The Opening Ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics, a year delayed, publicly opposed —went off Friday night on a humid 82-degree evening in Tokyo, in an Olympic Stadium eerily quiet since it was devoid of its traditional horde of excited spectators.
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Opening Olympics Opening Ceremony Kicks Off in Tokyo as COVID-19 Surges | CBS This Morning
The opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics kicks off today after a year of delays, setbacks, and embarrassments. Jamie Yuccas has the latest from Japan’s capital city.
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How the Tokyo Olympics Became the Most Expensive Summer Games Ever | WSJ
The Tokyo Games are on track to be the most expensive summer Olympics ever, with the pandemic adding to mounting economic losses. WSJ unpacks the financial costs.
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Urgent Investigation After Teen’s Waterpark Death | Good Morning America
A 14-year-old girl’s death at an Ohio waterpark has prompted new questions about regulations for local amusement parks.
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18-Year-Old Boogie Boarder Saves Drowning Mother and Son | Inside Edition
18-year-old Ohio student Travis Shrout was out boogie-boarding with a friend who was recording them with a drone on the North Carolina shore. Travis was about to head for shore when he noticed a mother and her child struggling in the coastal waters. A former lifeguard, Shrout paddled to the mom and gave her his boogie board. Then he headed for her 10-year-old son, who was heading out to sea and had gone under a few times, the teen said. He was able to grab the child and bring him ashore.
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Bolles Swimming Coach Weighs In on Training Future Olympians | First Coast News
MJ is live at a Jacksonville school known for training future Olympians.
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Olympics Memories: Eric the Eel | The Daily Show
Today, we remember one of the most inspiring Olympics stories of all time: the Equatorial Guinea swimmer, Eric the Eel. #DailyShow #Olympics #EricTheEel
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Maine Swimmers Can Now Train and Compete In an Olympic-Sized Pool | News Center Maine
The new pool is located at Colby College and will allow both swimmers and divers to experience a 50-meter pool, which is the standard for Olympic competitions.
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Caeleb Dressel Leads Team USA’s Promising Group of Young Swimmers at Tokyo Olympics | KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source
The pool is one place where Team USA can collect plenty of medals in the coming weeks.