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Ricarda Funk of Germany competes in the Women's K1 heats of the Canoe Slalom at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Jul. 26, 2021 08:17 PM EDT

South Africa's Olympic soccer team members, wearing face masks, leave the training venue in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2021. Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. The Tokyo Games open on Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Jul. 19, 2021 05:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 29, 2019, file photo, Katherine Nye of the United States competes in women's snatch 76 kg weightlifting at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. The coronavirus crisis has forced many athletes to be creative as they try to continue their training, but in some Olympic sports, working from home is fairly routine. Nye trains in her garage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
In some Olympic sports, training from home is almost routine

By Noah Trister May. 12, 2020 02:15 AM EDT