Tokyo Olympics

Paralympics open to empty stadium in Tokyo — just …

Athletes from Japan Miki Matheson, Mineho Ozaki, Taiyou Imai, Erina Yuguchi, Kaori Icho, and Tskumi Asatani carry the national flag of Japan into the Olympic Stadium at the start of the Paralympic Opening Ceremony Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (Joe Toth for OIS via AP)

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As COVID-19 surges, Japan races to vaccinate after Olympics …

In this July 1, 2021, file photo, a Tokyo Metropolitan government employee takes the Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine shot at a vaccination center in the government building in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics are over, but it's still vacation season in Japan, and many are ignoring government pleas to avoid travel and stay away from bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus spikes at record levels. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

President Joe Biden praises U.S. Olympians for inspiring …

President Joe Biden leaves St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., after attending a Mass, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Track star Allyson Felix makes history with gold in final …

The United States team of Allyson Felix, Dalilah Muhammad, Athing Mu, and Sydney Mclaughlin, from left, celebrate winning the gold medal in the final of the women's 4 x 400-meter relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Track star Allyson Felix sets record, wins bronze for …

Allyson Felix of Team USA reacts after winning the bronze medal in the Women's 400m Final on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 06, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

2 coaches involved in Belarus sprinter case removed from …

Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya holds up an Olympic-related T-shirt with the slogan "I Just Want to Run" after her news conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

American teen Nevin Harrison wins gold in first Olympic …

Nevin Harrison, of the United States, reacts after winning the gold medal in the women's canoe single 200m final at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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‘We’re going home with a medal’: U.S. women earn …

United States' Megan Rapinoe celebrates with teammates scoring her side's 2nd goal against Australia in the women's bronze medal soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Kashima, Japon. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

U.S. routs Australia 97-78, will play for more basketball …

United States's Kevin Durant (7) celebrates with teammates after scoring during men's basketball semifinal game against Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Tokyo posts record 5,042 coronavirus cases in one …

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk under a water mist in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Belarus Olympic runner who feared punishment if she …

Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, center, arrives at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Tsimanouskaya plans to seek refuge in Europe after accusing team officials of trying to force her to leave the Tokyo Games early. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Tokyo Olympics: American Sydney McLaughlin wins gold …

Sydney Mclaughlin, of the United States, wins the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Belarus sprinter who sought refuge says punishment …

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, of Belarus, runs in the women's 100-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Simone Biles returns to Olympic competition, earns …

Simone Biles, of the United States, warms up prior to the artistic gymnastics balance beam final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)