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This truth was on full display at theTokyo Games, where thousands of athletes tested their mettle across33 sports.
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“We are so proud.
Felix made her Olympic debut as an 18-year-old at the 2004 Athens Games andhas participatedand medaledin every Games since.
In Tokyo, Felix ran the 400 in a blazing49.46, the second fastest time in her 17-year career.
But her legacy extends well beyond the track.
A true GOAT, indeed.
Biles went on to re-enter the Olympic competition andclaim the bronze medal in balance beam.
The victory marked Team USAs seventh straight gold medal and 55th consecutive win in the Olympics, asESPN reported.
“It’s been a tremendous journey,” Taurasi said,according to ESPN.
“It’s 20 years of sacrifice, of putting everything else aside and just wanting to win.
The 27-year-old American from Wisconsin had only run two marathons before she tackled the distance at the Tokyo Games.
she said after the race,according to NPR.
“I just wanted to stick my nose in where it didn’t belong and get after it.
The Olympics only happen every four years; you might as well take your shot.”
Lee also made an indelible mark as the first Hmong-American to represent the U.S. in the Games.
Because you never know whats going to happen in the end.
The two runners made for a dominating 1-2 punch for Team USA.
Its iron sharpening iron.
Every time we step on the track, its always something fast.
Did that really just happen?!?
But the Netherlands athlete picked herself up and immediately started sprinting.
With next-level grit and a blazing fast stride, 28-year-old Hassan surged by her competitors one by one.
Hassans three-peat podium featwhich involved her racing24,500 meters in six races over nine daysis seriously impressive.
Chusovitina has said Tokyo would be her last Olympic Games.
Sixteen years later, she earned individual silver for the vault in Beijing.
In Tokyo, she competed for Uzbekistan.
On the podium, everyone is the same whether you are 40 or 16.
But its a pity there are no points for age.
The current world record, 10.49, is held by Flo-Jo, who died in 1998.
“But to show you that there’s more in store.
Hopefully one day I can unleash that time.”
Just Google Katie Ledecky.
Im really tough on myself.
Biles re-entered the competition and earned bronzeon beam.
Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum earned silver medals as part of the team competition.
