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FILE - Japanese then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, and former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, right, with other delegates, celebrate after Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, in Buenos Aires, Argentine on Sept. 7, 2013. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the country’s central figure in landing the 2020 Olympics for Tokyo. Abe died after being shot while campaigning in western Japan on July 8, 2022.. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
Abe impersonated 'Super Mario' to promote Tokyo Olympics

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Gold medalist Eileen Gu of China celebrates during the medal ceremony for the women's freestyle skiing big air at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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FILE - Francois Carrard, FIFA Reform Committee Chairman, attends a news conference at the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 3, 2015. The former longtime IOC director general Francois Carrard has died, the Olympic body said Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. He was 83. The International Olympic Committee said it was “deeply saddened” to learn of Carrard’s death. The cause was not specified. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP, file)
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Dancers perform during the closing ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 file photo, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge shows the name of the city of Tokyo elected to host the 2020 Summer Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The International Olympic Committee on Sunday, Aug, 29, 2021 says Jacques Rogge who led the organization as president for 12 years, has died. He was 79. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool photo via AP, file)
Jacques Rogge, IOC president for 12 years, dies at 79

By Chris Lehourites Aug. 29, 2021 12:29 PM EDT

Jacques Rogge, who led the International Olympic Committee for 12 years as president, dies at age 79

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Jacques Rogge, who led the International Olympic Committee for 12 years as president, dies at age 79. ...

Sydney Mclaughlin, of United States, wins a heat in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Thompson-Herah breaks Flo Jo's Olympic record in women's 100

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Today in History

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at the prime minister official residence in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Abe was a star of the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, parading before a 70,000 sellout at the Maracana stadium as Nintendo game character Super Mario. It was Abe's humorous invitation to the next Olympics in Tokyo. It turns out that Abe won't be around, at least not in an official capacity, when the postponed Olympics are set to open on July 23, 2021. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
Shinzo Abe -- aka 'Super Mario' -- loses out on Olympics

By Stephen Wade Aug. 28, 2020 08:49 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 3, 2020, file photo, the New National Stadium, a venue for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is seen from Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics were postponed a month ago. But there are still more questions than answers about the new opening on July 23, 2021 and what form those games will take.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Tokyo Olympics: Questions, few answers in face of pandemic

By Stephen Wade Apr. 27, 2020 01:35 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 24, 2020, file photo, people take pictures with the Olympic Flame during a ceremony in Fukushima City, Japan. The Olympic flame has been removed from public display in Japan, and it's not clear when it will reappear again or where. The flame arrived in Japan from Greece on March 26. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Tokyo Olympic flame taken off display; next stop unclear

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