Seven Olympic Moments Worth Revisiting

A spicy rhythmic gymnastics finale. A 62-year-old medalist. A former prodigy with a gold. The Olympic magic was spread across sports.

New York Times

By Randal C. Archibold
Photo: Reuters

Olympic moments abound, whether widely noticed or barely. There were 339 events in 33 sports contested by more than 11,000 athletes at the Tokyo Games, so don’t worry if you couldn’t keep up. Here is just a sampler:

Setting aside all the is-it-a-sport-or-not arguments, rhythmic gymnastics (the one with the ribbons) delivered some drama with an unexpected finale.

And an unsettled loser afterward.

The gold-medal favorite, Dina Averina of Russia, completed a routine as convoluted as the reason Russia is competing as R.O.C. (for Russian Olympic Committee) at the Olympics instead of its plain old name.

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Publish : 2021-08-08 18:18:00

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