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→‎Top Athletes: Simone Biles ... Her sportsmanship is as great as her athleticism, as she graciously accepted her second-place finish in one event better than the media did.
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Clayton Murphy won the [[U.S.]] trials for the 800m in the best time of this year, and did not even look fatigued after the race.  He won the bronze medal in this race in 2016.
 
Clayton Murphy won the [[U.S.]] trials for the 800m in the best time of this year, and did not even look fatigued after the race.  He won the bronze medal in this race in 2016.
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Ryan Crouser set a new world record in the shot put at the trials, by tossing the 16-pound iron ball 23.37 meters (76 feet 8 1/4 inches).  This shattered a 31-year-old record.
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Simone Biles, considered to be perhaps the greatest gymnast of all times, will be competing in multiple events.  She won 4 gold medals and one silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics.  Her sportsmanship is as great as her athleticism, as she graciously accepted her second-place silver medal in one 2016 event better than the media did.
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Ryan Crouser set a new world record in the shot put at the trials, by tossing the 16-pound iron ball 23.37 meters (76 feet 8 1/4 inches).  This shattered a 31-year-old record by 10 inches.
    
Katie Ledecky could win five medals in swimming, after winning a gold in 2012 and four in 2016 at those Olympics.<ref>https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/01/22/usa-athletes-olympic-team-tokyo/</ref>
 
Katie Ledecky could win five medals in swimming, after winning a gold in 2012 and four in 2016 at those Olympics.<ref>https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/01/22/usa-athletes-olympic-team-tokyo/</ref>
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JuVaughn Harrison is the first American since [[Jim Thorpe]] in 1912 to qualify for the Olympics in both the high jump and the long jump.
 
JuVaughn Harrison is the first American since [[Jim Thorpe]] in 1912 to qualify for the Olympics in both the high jump and the long jump.
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Galen Rupp won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 2016 Olympics in 2016, and a silver medal in the 10,000m at the 2012 Olympics in 2012. Rupp won the marathon at the trials this summer and will be competing in that event in his fourth Olympics.
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Sydney McLaughlin set a new world record of 51.90 in the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 51.90 seconds.
    
== Biased media coverage ==  
 
== Biased media coverage ==  
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