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Katie Ledecky, of the United States, reacts following her heat of the women's 400-meter freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Swim showdown: US star Ledecky, Aussie to battle for gold

By Beth Harris Jul. 25, 2021 08:28 AM EDT

South Africa's Olympic soccer team members, wearing face masks, leave the training venue in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2021. Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. The Tokyo Games open on Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)
Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics

Jul. 19, 2021 05:57 AM EDT

Singer Cody Simpson, second from right, watches an Orlando Magic game from his court-side seats during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Simpson was dominating attention ahead of Australia’s Olympic swimming trials, until Maddie Groves pulled out of the six-day meet following a series of social media posts condemning “misogynistic perverts” in the sport.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Citing misogyny, Aussie swimmer pulls out of Olympic trials

By John Pye Jun. 11, 2021 03:54 AM EDT