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One year to go: Will the Paris 2024 Olympics see a return to normalcy?

We haven’t had a “normal” Olympic Games since the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The 2020 Tokyo Summer Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games were both affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in significant changes and schedule disruptions.

The Conversation

Prince Harry all-smiles as he greets fans at Tokyo airport ahead of charity polo match

The Prince is on his way to a charity polo match

Evening Standard

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya: ‘I’m sure my career would be over if I was in Belarus now’

Sprinter who defected after the Tokyo Olympics has built a new life in Warsaw and won the right to run for Poland at this month’s world championships

The Guardian - UK

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Child, with twins, comes back to Black Sticks

Black Sticks star Sam Child returns after two years away to help her team's bid for Paris 2024 - as a new mum thankful for the fertility advice of an Olympic dame, she tells Suzanne McFadden

Newsroom.co.nz

Iran’s foreign minister in first high-level visit to Japan since 2019

The war in Ukraine and Tehran’s alleged military support for Russia are discussed in Tokyo.

Al Jazeera

ASUS Metaverse NFT Battle offers digital artists traffic-stopping exposure

The winning work will be showcased at Tokyo's famed Shibuya crossing.

Creative Bloq

Simone Biles makes stunning gymnastics return after two-year break: ‘It means the world’

Biles won the US Classic in Chicago as she returned to competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics

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Power Five Exclusion of Stanford, Cal Is a Bad Sign for Team USA’s Olympic Prospects

The collapse of the Pac-12 and the fallout for two universities that provide a steady stream of U.S. Olympians could have serious ramifications on the biggest stage in sports.

Sports Illustrated

Simone Biles makes stunning gymnastics return after two-year break: ‘It means the world’

Biles won the US Classic in Chicago as she returned to competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics

The Independent UK

What the U.S. could learn from Japan about making healthy living easier

On a trip back to her parents' native country, a writer rediscovers what makes it different. The urban design, and a culture that values longevity, make good health come al lot more naturally.

WEKU

It means the world – Simone Biles makes stunning return after two-year break

Biles won the US Classic in Chicago as she returned to competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics.

The Independent UK

Simone Biles dominates the US Classic in return to gymnastics after 2-year break

Confidence growing with every rotation, Biles soared to victory in her first meet since the Tokyo Games. Her all-around score of 59.100 was five points better than runner-up Leann Wong.

WEKU

Simone Biles Is All Smiles Ahead of Her First Competition in Years

Saturday’s Core Hydration Classic will mark the gymnast’s first time on the mat since her tumultuous time at the Tokyo Olympics.

Sports Illustrated

Simone Biles returns to competition this weekend for the first time since Tokyo

Biles' return is great news for USA Gymnastics, which just announced a new sponsorship deal with Nike. Also returning is Suni Lee, who took home the Olympic all-around gold after Biles dropped out.

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The Guardian - US

Simone Biles quietly returns to gymnastics with plenty left to offer

The greatest gymnast of all time returns to competition on Saturday for the first time in 732 days. Reports from a recent national team camp indicate she’s got plenty in the tank

InsideEVs

Uber To Deploy 100 Tesla Model Y Crossovers In Japan

Uber Japan will deploy a fleet of Tesla Model Y crossovers in Tokyo. These will be designated as Uber Premium vehicles.

The Independent UK

Two years after Tokyo, Simone Biles is coming back from 'the twisties.' Not every gymnast does

Simone Biles' return to compeitive gymnastics has renewed the conversation around “the twisties” that forced her to take herself out of multiple events at the 2020 Olympics

The Guardian - UK

‘A portal to a different world’: a gamer’s guide to visiting Japan

Whether you enter the big green pipe to Super Nintendo World, or want to rummage through rare games in Electric Town, Japan is a video game paradise

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The Independent UK

Japanese court sentences 'Joker' to 23 years for stabbing passenger, setting a fire on a Tokyo train

A Japanese court has sentenced a man to 23 years in prison for stabbing a passenger and setting a fire on a Tokyo express train while dressed in a Joker costume on Halloween two years ago

The Independent UK

Tom Daley reveals how son convinced him to return to diving at Paris Olympics

Daley hasn’t dived competitively since winning gold at at the Tokyo Olympics but is targeting Paris 2024

Zenger

Israel Sets Sights On Olympic Success In Paris After Impressive Qualifications

After overcoming tough challenges, Israel's athletes aim for gold in various sports at the 2024 Olympics.

WEKU

A WWII Japanese soldier's 'good luck flag' is returned to his family from U.S. museum

The flag belonging to Shigeyoshi Mutsuda was returned to his son from a U.S. war museum where it had been on display for 29 years. "It's a miracle," 83-year-old Toshihiro Mutsuda said.

My Imperfect Life

What happened to Lucie Blackman? Revisit the infamous case at the center of Netflix's latest true crime doc

For their latest true crime special, Netflix digs into what happened to Lucie Blackman in Tokyo all those years ago

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian shares mixed, Tokyo falls as Bank of Japan adjusts bond purchase policy

Asian shares are mixed after the Bank of Japan adjusted its bond purchase policy but kept its negative benchmark interest rate unchanged

The Hindu

India is an indispensable partner for free and open Indo-Pacific: Japanese Foreign Minister

India is an indispensable partner to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific and Tokyo would like to further expand cooperation in the region with New Delhi, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on July 28.

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