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FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016 file photo, Uzbekistan's Oksana Chusovitina acknowledges the audience after her routine on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Chusovitina had considered retirement before but chose to carry on before qualifying for her eighth Olympics — breaking her own record in the sport. This time around, the 1992 gold medalist said Tokyo will be her last Olympics. “It's already good that they have postponed. Everything will calm down and everything will be fine, and I think then the Olympics will go ahead as normal,” said the 44-year-old Chusovitina, who is training in restricted. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, file)

Record-setting Olympians stretch careers for games in 2021

by James Ellingworth Associated PressMarch 26, 2020

People take pictures with the Olympic Flame during a ceremony in Fukushima City, Japan, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start Thursday as planned in northeastern Fukushima prefecture, but with no torch, no torchbearers, no public, and little ceremony. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

For athletes, Olympic delay brings relief but new challenges

by James Ellingworth Associated PressMarch 24, 2020

Simone Biles of the United States performs on the vault in the women's all-around final at the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Simone Biles wins 5th all-around title at gymnastics worlds

by James Ellingworth Associated PressOctober 10, 2019

Simone Biles of the U.S. performs on the floor during women’s team final at the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, Tuesday.

Biles sets record as US wins world gymnastics team gold

by James Ellingworth Associated PressOctober 8, 2019

Referee Mark Geiger watches the Video Assistant Referee system, known as VAR, during the group F match between South Korea and Germany at the 2018 World Cup in the Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday

FIFA says video reviews have been 99.3% correct

by James Ellingworth Associated PressJune 29, 2018