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Toyota’s basketball robot stuns at the Tokyo Olympics with its flick of the wrist

Basketball fans tuning in to watch Team USA battle France on the court watched as a spooky 7-foot-tall figure rolled into position, picked up a ball and shifted its arms to make a perfect three-point shot from half court. The machine was designed to do the same thing over and over again with 100% accuracy.

Elaine Thompson-Herah wins gold, and passes a legend, in a star-studded 100-meter final

When the Jamaican crossed the line, the massive video board above her at an empty National Stadium flashed her time with a stunning punctuation: 10.61. Olympic record, breaking the one set 33 years earlier by Florence Griffith Joyner.

Positive COVID-19 test shatters US soldier’s dream of Olympic gold in pole vaulting

First Lt. Sam Kendricks, 28, was one of several athletes who tested positive for the virus on Thursday.

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Yokota airman’s daughter relishes memory of performing in Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony

Alice Stratton, the 10-year-old daughter of an airman, was one of the children featured in a dance number in the opening of the pandemic-delayed games.

Marine Corps veteran aims for a strong finish in CrossFit’s first adaptive games

Marine Corps veteran Sarah Rudder, 38, tied for second in the CrossFit open adaptive trials this past spring, which qualified her for this week's NOBULL CrossFit Games 2021, which will include more than 600 able-bodied and adaptive athletes from around the world, today through Sunday.

Biles withdraws from gymnastics final to protect team, self

Simone Biles withdrew from the competition following one rotation, a stunning decision that opened the door for the team Russian Olympic Committee to surge to gold. Her American teammates held on for silver after the 24-year-old realized following a shaky vault she wasn't in the right headspace to compete.

From building bridges to running pitches: Former US Army engineer makes Olympic rugby debut

Cody Melphy, formerly an enlisted bridge engineer and a member of the Army World Class Athlete Program, recently finished his enlistment and became a full-time professional rugby player.

Without the crowd's roar, Tokyo Olympians search for spirit

In arenas across Tokyo, athletes accustomed to feeding off the deafening roar of the crowd are searching for new ways to feel Olympic enthusiasm.

Deck sprints aboard USS Iwo Jima prepped Navy officer for Tokyo Olympics

Ensign Regine Tugade-Watson, who competed for Guam at the 2016 Rio Olympics, deployed as a surface warfare officer on the amphibious-assault ship in March, but she didn’t use that as an excuse to slacken her training.

Army shooter is first US service member to win gold medal at Tokyo Olympics

First Lt. Amber English, a logistics officer and member of the Army Marksmanship Unit, bested Diana Bacosi of Italy, the 2016 women's skeet gold medalist.

Gymnastics team, tired of ‘sexualization,’ wears unitards

For decades, female gymnasts have worn bikini-cut leotards. In qualifying on Sunday, however, the German team instead wore unitards that stretched to their ankles, intending to push back against sexualization of women in gymnastics.

Only Tokyo could pull off these Games? Not everyone agrees

Coast Guard endurance athlete raises money for clean water, one mile at a time

Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Katie Spotz recently ran 341 miles across the state of Ohio in 11 days. But she is not just running for her own fitness. To date, Spotz has raised over $300,000 for clean water initiatives and had an impact on 25,000 lives through her activism.

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Katie Ledecky continues to own the 800 meters, wins her third straight Olympic gold

US soldier blasts through Olympic steeplechase field to qualify for final

Buried amid Olympics and pandemic, Yokota time capsule honors a special time in history

American gymnast Sunisa Lee takes Olympic gold

Olympic golf contest gets a helping hand from members of US military community

Active-duty sailor and former Naval Academy baseball player Charlie Connolly remains unsigned after being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers

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