Difference between revisions of "2021 Summer Olympics"
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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. | ||
| − | 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. | + | 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 == | ||
Revision as of 19:25, July 15, 2021
The 2020 Summer Olympics (Games of the XXXII Olympiad) will be held in Tokyo, Japan, beginning July 23, 2021, lasting about 16 days.
Initially, despite the liberal media hype about the coronavirus, organizers attempted to hold these games as planned in 2020. But pressure caused the shutting down of training centers in 2020, and ultimately Japan felt compelled to move these games to 2021.
The International Olympic Committee is now forbidding the wearing of political apparel to the Olympic Games, including Black Lives Matter apparel, as BLM is a political organization.[1] However, apparel containing generic terms such as "peace" and "equality" are still permitted.
Top Athletes
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.
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.
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.[2]
Grant Holloway nearly broke the world record in the men's 110m hurdles, running it in a time of 12.81 seconds at the trials, which is merely .01 seconds longer than the world record.
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.
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.
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
Liberal media coverage has been overwhelmingly devoted to women athletes who have been disqualified due to drug use or protesting the American flag. There has been little media coverage of male athletes in track and field or wrestling sports.