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What you need to know about the Tokyo Olympic Games right now

The sun shines above an image of the Olympic rings at Yokohama Baseball Stadium as the venue is prepared for softball competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

New Olympic champions -- one as young as 13 -- were crowned in Tokyo on Monday as an exuberant coach became the fan meme of the Games when the world watched him madly cheer his swimmer's victory in a spectator-free aquatic centre. 

Here's what you need to know about the Tokyo Games:

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