2020 Olympic
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hroughout the Olympics, all participants had to perform without the presence of fans. Initially, 10,000 local fans were allowed to attend games, but the rise of COVID-19 cases in Tokyo skyrocketed. According to USA Today, numbers peaked at 1,010 cases in May, one month before the start of the Olympics. Much was unknown, but the Olympic committee decided to proceed with the games on July 23rd. The USA went on to record 113 medals. According to Forbes, thirty-three (33) were bronze, forty-one (41) silver and thirty-nine gold (39) medals were won. With China and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) right behind in total medals received. In Track and Field, USA’s Fred Kerley brought home the silver medal in the Men’s 100 meter dash, and in a stunning exhibition, the Jamaican women sweep the 100 meters, winning the gold, silver, and bronze medals for the event. For the 200 meter, USA’s
Kenneth Bednarek won silver and Noah Lyles and Gabrielle Thomas won bronze for the USA. For the women’s 400 meter, the extraordinary Alison Felix won bronze for her final Olympic game appearance. Felix has won seven Olympic medals and has become the first female ever to do so. Also, USA’s Raevyn Rogers won bronze in the women’s 800 meter. Paul Chelimo received bronze in the men’s 5,000 meter. Grant Holloway won silver in 110 meter hurdles and in the 100 meter hurdles, Keni Harrison won silver. Rai Benjamin brought home silver in the 400 meter hurdles. For the women’s 400 meter hurdle, USA’s Sydney McLaughlin won gold and Dalilah Muhammad received silver for the USA. In the 4x400 relay, the USA men won the gold medal. In the 4x100 relay, the USA women won silver, falling short once again
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to the Jamaican women’s complete annihilation of the 100 meters. However, the USA women brought home the gold in the 4x400 relay, For the mixed 4x400 team USA won bronze. For USA swimming, in the 50 and 100 meter freestyle Caeleb Dressel took home gold. The U.S also received gold from Dressel in the 100 meter butterfly. Hali Flickinger won bronze in the women’s 200 meter butterfly. In the 4x100 freestyle and the 4x100 medley, the U.S men won gold. In the 4x100 medley the men set a new Olympic and world record. The USA women won bronze In the 4x100 freestyle. In the 4x200 freestyle and 4x100 medley, the women won silver. Women’s basketball was victorious at the Tokyo Olympics, beating Japan 90-75 to secure the gold medal. The women’s U.S team has won seven (7)
straight gold medals, which is an Olympic record for basketball. After winning the Rio Olympics in 2016 with gold, many believed the USA men’s basketball team would have difficulty in winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics, given the limited talent on the roster. However, as a result of a dazzling performance by Kevin Durant, team USA managed to beat France 87-82. The women’s Volleyball team beat their rival Brazil 3-0 to earn gold. This marked the USA women’s first gold medal in Volleyball and their fourth medal in a row. The team had previously won three (3) silver and two (2) bronze medals at past Olympics. The USA women’s national soccer team won bronze in this year’s Olympics, after suffering an unexpected loss to Canada in the semifinals. After winning the World Cup in 2019, many
