Malaika Mihambo
Germany's Nike Lorenz wears a rainbow emblazoned shin guard as she passes the ball during a women's field hockey match against India at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Elaine Thompson-Herah, of Jamaica celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the women's 200-meter at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Daiki Hashimoto, of Japan, performs on the horizontal bar during the artistic gymnastics men's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019 file photo, Malaika Mihambo, of Germany, celebrates her gold medal in the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. World long jump champion Mihambo wants to double up with the 100 meters at the Tokyo Olympics next summer. “That's definitely the plan for next year. I've noticed that I really like sprinting,” Mihambo told German news magazine Der Spiegel in an interview published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 but said it would be tough to establish herself as a sprinter. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, file)
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