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in SportsWhat types of uniforms are allowed at the Olympic women’s beach volleyball Games?
The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball issued 22 pages of uniform guidelines for women players in Tokyo 2020. The options include short sleeves and tank tops, long sleeves for modesty and long sleeves for warmth, long pants and shorts, and a one-piece bathing suit or a bikini. The men wear tank tops and board shorts, which…
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in SportsWho is the man with the most weeks in total at the No. 1 spot in the history of Tennis Professionals rankings?
Novak Djokovic has held the No. 1 spot for the most weeks in total in the history of the ATP rankings._x000D_
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in SportsWho is the fastest man in the world’s history?
The men’s 100-meter run world record is held by Usain Bolt, who recorded a remarkable time of 9.58 seconds at the 2009 World Championships, becoming the fastest man in the world’s history._x000D_
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in SportsWho presented the 2021 Wimbledon trophy?
While The Duke of Kent, Prince Edward, traditionally presented Wimbledon trophies, The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, presented Ash Barty with her award on Saturday, July 10, 2021. The Duchess has been Patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2016._x000D_
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in SportsWhich women’s world record did Yulimar Rojas break in the Tokyo 2020 Games?
Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas personal best Triple jump of 15.67 m (51.4 feet), the world record, was set during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, on 1 August 2021, as her final jump in the final round._x000D_
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in SportsWhat is Simone Biles’s Olympic sport?
Considered the greatest gymnast, Simone Biles is the most decorated American gymnast, with 31 Olympic and World Championship medals combined, including three individual gold medals in the 2016 Olympics and a record seventh US national championship in June 2021._x000D_
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in SportsWhich country won the most Olympic medals in the Tokyo 2020 Games?
Team USA collected one-third of all of the medals handed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – with a total of 113 medals, 39 of them golden. Team China came second with 88 medals, 38 of them gold. Japan had its all-time national medal collecting record, with 58 medals, out of which 27 golds.
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in SportsWho is the first woman to win a “double-double” in Olympic track and field’s 100-meter and 200-meter races?
Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah became the first woman to win a “double-double” in Olympic track and field races, winning gold in both the 100-meter and 200-meter races in Tokyo 2020, repeating her two wins in the same contests at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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in SportsWho is the oldest male athlete to ever make it to the Wimbledon quarterfinals?
39-Year-old Roger Federer broke the age record for quarterfinalists in the Open era (since 1968) held by Ken Rosewall, who was also 39 when he reached the last eight in 1974. Rosewall was 39 years, 224 days old on the final day of the ’74 Wimbledon tournament, while Federer was 39 years, 337 days old…
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in SportsWhich country had one of its athletes defect during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
After Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said on Instagram that she was put in the 4×400 relay, even though she has never raced in the event, her team officials hustled her to the airport to put her on a plane back to Belarus. After managing to escape, Tsimanouskaya has received a humanitarian visa from Poland.…
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in SportsWhy did U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff miss the Tokyo Olympics?
U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff has announced on July 18, 2021, that she tested positive for the coronavirus and will not lead the U.S. tennis team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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in SportsWho is the youngest person ever to win an Olympic gold medal?
The youngest Olympic gold medalist was Team USA’s Marjorie Gestring at the 1936 games in Berlin. Gestring, only 13 years and 267 days old at the time, won gold in the women’s diving competition. Dimitros Loundras became the youngest medal winner when he won a bronze medal at ten years, 216 days, during the inaugural…
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in SportsExcept for England fans, which other team use Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” as an “official” cheer?
Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” has been played at Fenway Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, since 1997 and in the middle of the eighth inning at every game since 2002._x000D_
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in SportsWhich sports make their Olympic debut in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics?
Karate, sport climbing, skateboarding, and surfing are all sports that made their Olympic debut in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (held in July 2021)._x000D_
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in SportsHow old is Lionel Messi in 2021?
Lionel Messi celebrated his 34th birthday on June 24, 2021. He was born in 1987._x000D_
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in SportsHow many medals did tennis superstar Naomi Osaka win in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
Naomi Osaka leaves the Tokyo 2020 Olympics without a medal. The four-time major champion was upset in the third round Tuesday, July 27, 2021, by Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic. The 23-year-old Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron to open the Games officially._x000D_
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in SportsWhere are the 2024, 2028, and 2032 Summer Olympic games planned?
The 2024 Olympics will take place in Paris, while the 2028 Games will be in Los Angeles, and Brisbane, Australia, will host the Summer Games in 2032._x000D_
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in SportsHow was the 2021 Tokyo Olympics medal ceremony different?
Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics put their medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus. Medalists and ceremony officials also wore masks, which the medalists could then take off for 30 seconds. There were no handshakes and no hugs during the ceremony. The medals were presented to the athletes on a tray._x000D_
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in SportsArgentina won the Copa America for the 15th time. Which other country shares the record?
Argentina tied Uruguay’s all-time leading Copa America record with their 15th Copa America triumph on Saturday, July 10, 2021, over Brazil 1-0._x000D_
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in SportsIn which years were the Olympic games canceled altogether?
World War I and World War II forced the Olympics to be canceled altogether, so there were no 1916, 1940, or 1944 Olympic Games. The separate Winter Olympics didn’t exist at World War I, but World War II forced two of them to be called off.