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Tonga’s Hot Topless Oiled-Up Flag-Bearer Is Back At The Tokyo Olympics And People Are Loving It
Pita Taufatofua, Tonga’s hot oiled-up flag-bearer, made his return to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Steph Lu
Steph Lu is a reporter for Almost and is based in London.
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Naomi Osaka Lit The Olympic Cauldron At The Opening Ceremony In Tokyo And It Was Truly Iconic
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games on Friday July 23.
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The Tokyo Olympics’ Opening Ceremony Director Has Been Fired Over A Joke About The Holocaust
Kentaro Kobayashi, the director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, has been fired over a joke he made about the Holocaust during a comedy set he did in 1998.
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Women’s Soccer Teams Are Taking A Knee At The Olympics Before Their Matches Against Racial Injustice
After Great Britain’s women’s soccer team took a knee before its Olympics match, women’s soccer teams from around the world have been participating in the protest movement.
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This Northern Irish Gymnast Proved The “Anti-Sex” Cardboard Beds At The Olympics Is Fake News
Northern Irish gymnast Rhys Mcclenaghan has debunked a myth that the beds at the Tokyo Olympic Village, which are made of recyclable cardboard, are “anti-sex” in a video that has gone viral.
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This Ugandan Athlete Vanished At The Tokyo Olympics, Leaving A Note Saying He Didn’t Want To Go Home
Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko has disappeared in Japan ahead of the Olympics, leaving only a note saying he didn’t want to go back to Uganda as life was too difficult there.
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The Tokyo Olympics Have Officially Banned Fans After Japan Declared Another State Of Emergency
Fans have been banned from the most events at the Tokyo Olympic Games after Japan declared a state of emergency that will run throughout the duration of the games following a surge in COVID-19 cases and the threat of the highly contagious Delta variant.
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Actor And Wrestler John Cena Has Apologized To China After He Said Taiwan Is A Country
Actor and wrestler John Cena has apologized after he called Taiwan a country in a promotional video for the latest “Fast and Furious” film, which he stars in.
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A Japanese Town Used COVID-19 Emergency Funds To Build A Giant Squid Statue
Noto, a coastal town in the Ishikawa prefecture of Japan, has recently come under fire after it used emergency COVID-19 funds to build a giant squid statue.
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This Japanese Golfer Has Become The First Asian-Born Person To Win The Masters
Hideki Matsuyama, 29, has become the first Japanese person to win a men’s major golf championship and Asian-born person to win the Masters.
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The First Black Ballerina At Berlin State Ballet Says It Was Racist To Her And Told Her To Whiten Her Skin
Chloé Lopes Gomes, the first black ballerina at Germany’s leading ballet company, has spoken out against the racism that she experienced within the company.