Olympics-Glittering gold distracts from Tokyo woes
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Shooting - Women s 10m Air Rifle - Medal Ceremony - Asaka Shooting Range, Tokyo, Japan – July 24, 2021. Gold medallist Yang Qian of China celebrates on the podium with silver medallist, Anastasiia Galashina of the Russian Olympic Committee and bronze medallist, Nina Christen of Switzerland REUTERS/Ann Wang
July 24, 2021
By Ossian Shine
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sport stretched out over Tokyo on Saturday and gold medals rained down as the Olympic Games burst into life, finally casting aside some of the shadow of COVID-19 and controversy that has plagued the global showpiece.
China made an instant statement of intent when Yang Qian grabbed the Games’ first gold, and Japanese judoka Naohisa Takato lifted home hearts with gold on the mat a day after the nation’s global superstar https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/slimmed-down-ceremony-open-pandemic-hit-tokyo-games-2021-07-23, tennis player Naomi Osaka, had l
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