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![Jamaica's Janieve Russell prepares to enter the starting blocks for the 400m hurdles.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e30ded2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4400x2880+0+0/resize/2000x1309!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe1%2F40%2Fb69e59c743c6a8b3afedd45f51bc%2Fla-photos-1staff-812415-sp-0804-tokyo-olympics9-wjs.jpg)
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![Bahama's Shaunae Miller-Uibo warms-up before round 1 of the 200m race.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3eee7d1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4056x2430+0+0/resize/2000x1198!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2F2b%2Fd5d0e9fc48748987b792e41c7d9f%2Fla-photos-1staff-812415-sp-0802-tokyo-olympics1-wjs.jpg)
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![Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce takes off from the starting blocks in round 1 of the 200m race.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8f19e0c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2304x1444+0+0/resize/2000x1253!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2F3d%2F49aae39642b4a63391e1c1bec834%2Fla-photos-1staff-812415-sp-0802-tokyo-olympics2-wjs.jpg)
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![-Nigeria's Tobi Amusan lines up at the start of the women's 100m hurdles.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1d66d25/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2396x1692+0+0/resize/2000x1412!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff3%2F2b%2F21657b5d483b9e3f9a84ae62cefa%2Fla-photos-1staff-812415-sp-0731-tokyo-olympics1-wjs.jpg)
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan lines up at the start of the women’s 100m hurdles.
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![Jamaica's Shadae Lawrence prepares to make a throw in the women's discus throw qualifying.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4466849/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3790x2578+0+0/resize/2000x1360!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbd%2F80%2F86617244497baff65a5394215a2e%2Fla-photos-1staff-812415-sp-0731-tokyo-olympics3-wjs.jpg)
=Jamaica’s Shadae Lawrence prepares to make a throw in the women’s discus throw qualifying.
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![Chrysoula Anagnostopoulou of Greece makes a throw in the women's discus throw qualifying.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ffca971/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3402x2220+0+0/resize/2000x1305!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F9c%2Fea31e46f466288bf09cea6c28037%2Fla-photos-1staff-812415-sp-0731-tokyo-olympics4-wjs.jpg)
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![Netherlands Nadine Visser lines up at the start of the women's 100m hurdles.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/53e1798/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2598x1657+0+0/resize/2000x1276!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2F86%2Fc293382e485aadf86af6f7872ab8%2Fla-photos-1staff-812415-sp-0731-tokyo-olympics5-wjs.jpg)
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![The hair of Angola's Azenaide Carlos flies through the air after taking a shot against Netherlands](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7e54ac1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2982x1884+0+0/resize/2000x1264!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb2%2Fbb%2Fd8eb8c25409ba748b53f31f1e08f%2Fla-photos-1staff-812415-sp-0729-tokyo-olympics6-wjs.jpg)
The hair of Angola’s Azenaide Carlos flies through the air after taking a shot against Netherlands in the preliminary round of team handball.
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![Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrates the gold medal in the 100m final.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/48f8000/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3984x2766+0+0/resize/2000x1389!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Ffe%2F3d17ec444145a61ad8490e232be1%2Fla-photos-1staff-812415-sp-0731-tokyo-olympics9-wjs.jpg)
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![Angola's Natalia Santos makes a pass against Netherlands in the preliminary round of team handball](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/651afe6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3348x2304+0+0/resize/2000x1376!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2F88%2F82323892499baed14c0acb5a7c70%2Fla-photos-1staff-812415-sp-0729-tokyo-olympics8-wjs.jpg)
(Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
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