Japan marched last in the Opening Ceremony Parade of Nations as the host country. The iconic red and white flag was held higher than most thanks to Japan’s tall flagbearer, Washington Wizards star Rui Hachimura.
Continue ReadingBy Teele Rebane, CNN Covid-19 has thrown more than a few curve balls at Tokyo Olympic organizers — but this isn’t the first Games to battle a pandemic. A century ago, the 1920 Antwerp Olympics were held only a few months after the Spanish flu ravaged the world, killing at least 50 million people. In
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Athletes from Team USA celebrate while walking in the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony. Flagbearers Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez speak to Mike Tirico about their hometowns, their parents, and making history at the Olympics.
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”Muy orgulloso, no esperabamos todo esto, lo que hicieron por nosotros fue más de lo que esperabamos. Esperabamos que nomas iban a asistir algunos de sus supervisores o poca gente que trabaja con él pero desde que llegamos de Phoenix nos trataron muy bien.Mucha gente llegó ,mucha gente lo conocía, a él le gustaba mantener contacto con todos sus amigos y si te conocía se acercaba a hablar contigo, te contaba chistes” mencionó con orgullo el jóven Omar Facio hijo de Rubén
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — El equipo de béisbol que se conocía como Cleveland Indians cambiará su nombre la próxima temporada a los Cleveland Guardians (Guardianes de Cleveland), anunció el club de la MLB el viernes por la mañana, luego de las críticas que recibió el apodo durante décadas por parte de las comunidades indígenas. “Verás,
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Yang Qian won the 10-meter air rifle competition Saturday to claim the first medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Pita Taufatofua, el abanderado de Tonga en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio, una vez más salió y generó pasiones en redes con su cuerpo aceitado. Taufatofua llamó por primera vez la atención de todos en los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016 vistiendo un traje tradicional de Tonga y cubierto de aceite de
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Team USA veterans Brady Ellison and Mackenzie Brown were knocked out of the first-ever mixed team archery prelim at the Olympics.
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By Sarah Moon and Stella Chan, CNN A massive wildfire raging out of control in the rugged mountains straddling the California-Nevada border, tearing through tens of thousands of acres was initially determined by US Forest Service officials to not be a threat and allowed to burn. The lightning-sparked Tamarack Fire, first discovered on July 4
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles and Natasha Bertrand, CNN David Buckley, the newly named staff director for the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection, was found to be retaliating against a whistleblower during his time as the CIA inspector general, according to a report by the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Pita Taufatofua carried the flag for Tonga in his third straight Olympics. He wasn’t the only athlete donning oil and no shirt as Vanuatu’s Riilio Rii joined the trend.
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China’s Yang Qian took the first medal of the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, winning the women’s 10-meter air rifle competition. U.S. shooter Mary Tucker placed sixth.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Así fue la ceremonia de apertura de Tokio 2020. El calendario de algunos atletas latinoamericanos. Así se ve Tokio desde el aire. Esta es una edición especial de nuestro newsletter 5 cosas sobre los Juegos Olímpicos. 1 Así fue la ceremonia de apertura de Tokio 2020 La ceremonia de apertura
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Syria’s 12-year-old Hend Zaza, the youngest athlete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has been eliminated from competition.
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The Olympic Rings, made out of solid wood, were displayed inside Olympic Stadium as the Opening Ceremony paid tribute to Japan’s rich history of carpentry and architecture.
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Five-time Olympic medalist Denis Abliazin, an Olympic Athlete from Russia, won a bronze medal in 2016 in rings and looked just as dominant in the qualification round of the men’s competition.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden made a forceful return to the campaign trail on Friday night in Virginia, stumping for gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe by linking the Democrat’s opponent to the man Biden had defeated several months ago — former President Donald Trump. While Biden did not say Glenn Youngkin’s name, he directly
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German cyclist Simon Geschke withdrew from Saturday’s Tokyo Olympics road race after testing positive for COVID-19
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While away training for their upcoming match, Megan Rapinoe and the USWNT joined Mike Tirico on NBC’s Opening Ceremony coverage virtually from their team bus.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Los beneficios de la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Johnson & Johnson Janssen aún superan los riesgos potenciales, según datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). “Muchas hospitalizaciones, admisiones a la UCI y muertes se pueden prevenir mediante las
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