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Brazil's libero Camila Brait and teammate Rosamaria Montibeller fist bump during a women's volleyball semifinal match against South Korea, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. 

Move over soccer: Brazil’s award-winning volleyball teams compete for Olympic gold

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Brazil may not be top-of-mind as a volleyball powerhouse. But since the 1980s, the men’s and women’s teams have been making waves on the court.

A group of 40 men of all ages wear a mix of white and blue judogis — the traditional judo uniform. Most are black belts.

France loves judo: How the French team won the Olympic gold

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In this May 17, 2021, demonstrators protest against the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers run into some of the strongest medical-community opposition so far with the games set to open in just over eight weeks. 

As demand grows to cancel Tokyo Olympics, who has the power to call it off?

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Workers move a sign at the Olympic Village for the 2022 Winter Olympics in the Chongli district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China, Oct. 29, 2020.

Human rights groups weigh boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

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People dressed in white carry the Olympic flag instead of the Russian flag.

Russia appeals to IOC for permission to fly flag at Games

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Two Koreas will march together at the Olympics

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They also agreed to form a unified women’s ice hockey team and the South said it will send its skiers to the Masikryong ski resort in the North for joint training with North Korean skiers ahead of the Games.

China's gold medal-winning Olympic volleyball team

Here’s some proof that women have always crushed the Olympics

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Our interactive tool helps you find how women athletes contribute to your country’s Olympic success.

China's gold medal-winning Olympic volleyball team

Here’s some proof that women have always crushed the Olympics

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Our interactive tool helps you find how women athletes contribute to your country’s Olympic success.

Runners compete in the Women's Marathon during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

See 120 years of struggle for gender equality at the Olympics

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Women are now competing in more Olympic events than in the past, but these interactjves and charts show the history of the gender gap — and show it still exists.Women are now competing in more Olympic events than in the past, but these interactjves and charts show the history of the gender gap — and show it still exists.

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By some measures, Rio will be the most secure Olympic Games yet

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Rio will have drones, an international command center, and even giant surveillance balloons keeping watch over the Games. There’s good reason for officials to stay vigilant.