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Glittering gold distracts from Tokyo woes

Sports · 4:50 PM UTC

Sport stretched out over Tokyo on Saturday and gold medals rained down as the Olympic Games burst into life, finally casting aside some of the shadow of COVID-19 and controversy that has plagued the global showpiece.

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