It may be too early to determine a legacy for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but that won't stop people from trying to define it even before the Paralympics have yet to begin.
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With 58 medals, including 27 gold, at the Tokyo Games, Japan's Olympians collected 17 more medals than the nation's previous record. The host nation received medals in 20 of 33 sports on the Olympic menu.
Plenty of records were broken and a number of new sports were introduced. But beyond the more obvious first, there was a dizzying array of accomplishments and milestones.
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