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Naomi Osaka, Japan’s most famous athlete, lit the Olympic caldron. The Japanese public is widely opposed to the Games.... Here are live updates and our medal count. Australia: The women’s swim team won its third straight gold medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay on Sunday in world-record time.... Ashleigh Barty, the top-seeded Australian tennis player, was eliminated from the tournament. Japan: Yuto Horigome, the son of a Tokyo taxi driver, won the first gold ever in skateboarding, a new O

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