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2016 Rio Olympics - Taekwondo -Women's -57kg Victory Ceremony - Carioca Arena 3 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 18/08/2016. Hedaya Malak Wahba (EGY) of Egypt celebrates on the podium with her bronze medals. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS SPORT TAEKWONDO) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. Picture Supplied by Action Images

Olympic Dreams: Hedaya Malak focused on making more taekwondo history

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Japan denies considering vaccine priority for Olympic athletes

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Japan social media furore over prospect of vaccine priority for Olympic athletes

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Tokyo organisers hit by test event cancellations for pool sports

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Olympic Dreams: how a football lover defied the odds and made history en route to Tokyo

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , March 10, 2021 – James Ellington , Dubai-based British sprinter doing training for the Summer Olympics at the Dubai Sports City athletics track in Dubai. (Pawan Singh / The National) For Sports/Online. Story by John

Olympic Dreams: Dubai-based sprinter Ellington 'blessed to be alive'
Marwan El Kamash swims to victory in his heat in the Men 800 Meter Freestyle during the Toyota US Open Championship - Indianapolis at the IUPUI Natatorium on November 12, 2020. Getty Images

Olympic Dreams: Marwan Elkamash finds renewed zest for swimming
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 30, 2021. Mike Ballard is a former rugby player turned parakayker after breaking his back. Mike training at the Al Raha Beach area in his bid to make it to the Tokyo Games. Victor Besa/The National. Section: SP Reporter : Paul Radley

Olympic Dreams: From Abu Dhabi to Tokyo, Ballard is a man on a mission
Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli (C) kisses his gold medal after winning the men's 10km open water swimming marathon at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Hyde Park in London, on August 10, 2012. Mellouli claimed victory to become the first person to win Olympic titles in both pool and open water races. AFP PHOTO / LUIS ACOSTA (Photo by LUIS ACOSTA / AFP)

Olympic Dreams: Mellouli targets one last hurrah after a career of success and sacrifice
Mayar SHERIF (EGY) plays Akiko OMAE (JPN) in their round 1 match, on court 1 in the Australian Open 2021 Women’s Qualifying, at Dubai Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, January 11, 2021. Tennis Australia Photo by Jorge Ferrari

Olympic Dreams: Mayar Sherif ready to make her mark in Tokyo and beyond
Phoenix Suns forward Abdel Nader (11) battles Oklahoma City Thunder guard Hamidou Diallo for the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Abdel Nader: Egypt's NBA trailblazer determined to shine for Phoenix Suns
A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum, in Tokyo. Reuters

Olympics, Euros, Dubai World Cup - major sports events to see in 2021
epa08967815 A man walks past a Tokyo Olympic Games advertising board in Tokyo, Japan, 27 January 2021. The International Olympic Committee is to hold an Executive Board meeting regarding the Tokyo Olympics that are rescheduled to open on 23 July 2021. Uncertainty is rising as Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures entered a new state of emergency following a spike in Covid019 cases. Public support is fading and more than 80 percent of the population is in favour of another postponement or even a cancellation of the Tokyo Games. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

Tokyo Olympics test event to be postponed: reports
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee reacts after winning the 100m butterfly final during the Japan National Swimming Championships, which doubles as a qualifying event for the coronavirus-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on April 4, 2021. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU

Japanese swimmer qualifies for Tokyo two years after leukaemia diagnosis

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The lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics continues with the resumption of test events this week, following last week's start of the Olympic torch relay. PA

Tokyo Olympics to resume test events with Covid countermeasures in place

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The Olympic torch is lit by a member of Japan's women's national football team in Naraha, northeastern Japan. The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics began its 121-day journey across Japan on Thursday and is headed towards the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 23. AP

Tokyo Olympics Torch begins journey with masked runners and cheering banned

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El Salvadoran surfer Katherine Diaz (not pictured) was struck by lightning while training near her home. Getty Images

Salvadoran surfer killed by lightning while training for Olympic qualifier

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The Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters

Tokyo organisers expected to discuss foreign spectators on Saturday

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame is displayed outside Fukushima railway station in March last year, shortly before the relay was postponed. Spectators will be banned from the start of the relay, which begins on March 25.  AFP

Fans barred from Tokyo Olympics torch relay start

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People walk past at the National Stadium in Tokyo on March 10, 2021. AP

Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offer

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A couple pose for photos in front of the Olympic rings on display at the Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo on February 24, 2021. AFP

Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics set to be staged without overseas spectators

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A couple pose for photos in front of the Olympic rings on display at the Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo on February 24, 2021. AFP

All-Around Gymnastics World Cup in Tokyo cancelled due to Covid-19

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MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 02: Olympic skateboard qualifier Tyler Edtmayer of Germany gets some big frontside air over the gap while training on March 03, 2021 in Munich, Germany. Skateboarding will be an official Olympic event for the first time at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo that had to be postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images for LUMIX)

Skateboarding eyes bright future at Tokyo Olympics

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Mohammad Hassan can now pursue his sporting dreams after successful surgery. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Emirati surfer sets sights on Olympic glory after life-changing operation

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Yoshiro Mori holds the Olympic flame after its arrival at the Matsushima airbase in Miyagi prefecture on March 20, 2020. AP Photo

Yoshiro Mori resigns as Tokyo Olympics chief after sexist comments

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