The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan, but were postponed by a year to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the first postponement of a modern Olympics in peacetime, while retaining the 2020 name. The Games were held largely without spectators because of ongoing pandemic restrictions in Japan. American gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from several individual finals citing mental health concerns, drawing widespread attention to athlete wellbeing at elite competition.
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The 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan, but were postponed by a year to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the first postponement of a modern Olympics in peacetime, while retaining the 2020 name. The Games were held largely without spectators because of ongoing pandemic restrictions
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The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years
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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the Games
Wikipedia, Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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The cycling competitions of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured 22 events in five disciplines
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Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held in three categories: artistic gymnastics,
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The rowing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place between 23 and 30 July 2021
Wikipedia, Rafael Aghayev
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He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 75 kg division at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Wikipedia, Maggie Steffens
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At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Steffens set a new Olympic record for the most goals scored by an individual player in women's water polo at the Olympic Games.
Wikipedia, Emma Twigg
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At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Twigg won gold in the woman's single scull.
Wikipedia, Sunisa Lee
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She was also a member of the teams that won gold at the 2019 World Championships and silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Wikipedia: Adam Peaty
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He won the gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first by a male British swimmer in 24 years, and retained the title at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021, the first British swimmer ever to retain an Olympic title.
Wikipedia, Federica Pellegrini
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At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she became the first female swimmer to qualify for five consecutive Olympic finals in the same specialty (200 m freestyle).
Eva de Goede, Wikipedia
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Eva Roma Maria Drummond (née de Goede, born 23 March 1989) is a Dutch field hockey player and triple Olympic champion, having played in the Dutch teams that won the gold medals in the 2008, 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Delfina Merino, Wikipedia
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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Argentina national field hockey team and the team achieved the silver medal; at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she was part of the team that won the silver medal.
Jessica Fox (canoeist) - Wikipedia
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Fox is the sole Olympic champion in the C1 event, having won the gold medal in Tokyo at the 2020 Summer Olympics when the event debuted at the Olympic Games, and again finishing first at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Lisa Carrington - Wikipedia
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At the 2020 Summer Olympics she also won a gold medal in the K‑2 500 metres, with Caitlin Regal, and as an individual in the K‑1 500 metres.
Danuta Kozak - Wikipedia
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At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in Women's K-4 500 metres, and bronze medal in Women's K-2 500 metres.
Maialen Chourraut - Wikipedia
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She went on to win a silver medal in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Richard Carapaz - Wikipedia
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In July 2021, he won the gold medal in the road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Ecuadorian cyclist to win a medal and only the second Ecuadorian in any sport to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
Zhong Tianshi, Wikipedia
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On 2 August 2021, she teamed with Bao Shanju and defended her Olympic championship in the women's team sprint at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, thus becoming the first Chinese cyclist to win two Olympic gold medals.
Wikipedia, Lee Chong Wei
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He was appointed as Malaysia's chef de mission for the 2020 Summer Olympics, but skipped the event due to his health concerns.
Wikipedia, Andrew Hoy
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He has competed in eight Olympic games, from 1984 to 2020 with the exception of 2008, which is an Australian record; and at the 2020 Summer Olympics he was 62 years old, making him Australia's oldest ever male Olympian.
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