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Majlinda Kelmendi: Judo superstar who unites Kosovo

She is the only Olympic medallist in Kosovo's history and is idolised by her compatriots, from the president down.

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Sports will not be fair anymore because of this

There have been protests in Japan over the Olympic Games happening there this year in the middle of a pandemic. Photo: Reuters
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The Olympics could happen as planned. But should it?

The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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North Korea drops out of Tokyo Olympics citing Covid-19

The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen through a traffic sign at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics

Manizha Talash,18, practises breakdancing during a training session in Kabul, Afghanistan January 10 2021. Picture taken January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
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Afghanistan's first female breakdancer sets sights on Paris Olympics

IOC President, Thomas Bach, hosts the first Executive Board meeting for 2021 at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland January 27, 2021. Greg Martin/IOC/Handout via REUTERS
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IOC says it is fully committed to staging Tokyo Games

The Olympic rings are pictured at dusk through a steel fence, at the waterfront area of the Odaiba Marine Park, after the postponing of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID 19), in Tokyo, Japan March 25, 2020/ Reuters
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'Tokyo Olympics in 2021 difficult without Covid-19 vaccine'

A 3D printed Olympics logo is seen in front of displayed "Tokyo 2021" words in this illustration taken March 24, 2020. Reuters
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In coronavirus-hit world, sponsors to stand by delayed Olympics

FILE PHOTO: Fireworks light up the sky near the illuminated Olympic rings at a ceremony to mark six months before the start of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo January 24, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
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A look back at cancelled Olympics

Students of Ariake-nishi Gakuen School wear protective face masks, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, as they wave to a para-athlete Chiaki Takada and Mascot Someity after an event Six Months to go until Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, February 25, 2020/ Reuters
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A growing sense of angst over virus-hit Olympic Games

BOA ready to arrange Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games in April
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BOA ready to arrange Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games in April

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Judge orders Rio Olympic park closed over security concerns