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By Ryan Shepard May 24, 2021 One of the many casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic was the 2020 Olympics. Thankfully, the event wasn t canceled altogether, but it was postponed. With that said, a number of athletes were faced with a tough obstacle. Athletes across all Olympic sports were put in a position where they had to spend another year training, working and building toward a potential moment on the medal stand. While this may have been a lot to overcome for some athletes, Simone Biles has seemingly found a way to stay sharp and get better. Her skill and confidence was on full display at the U.S. Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana this weekend. ....
May 12, 2021 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) normally makes replays of its press conferences available to watch on YouTube. But today’s conference is notably absent. That’s probably because it was cut short when a protestor posing as a journalist snuck into the meeting and yelled, “No Olympics anywhere! Fuck the Olympics!” The protestor captured a sentiment that’s growing among public health experts, Japanese citizens, opinion writers, and more: The Tokyo Summer Olympics, scheduled to begin July 23, should be canceled. Cases of Covid-19 are rising in Japan, forcing its government to issue a state of emergency that will last through at least the end of May. On top of that, the country has been slow to roll out vaccines compared to other developed countries. Only about 2% of Japan’s population of 126 million is fully vaccinated. ....