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After days of scorching heat, the Nepartak storm on Tuesday swept some air and caused some damage in Tokyo.
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka couldn't resist and American gymnast Simone Biles made only a brief appearance in the all-around team competition, swept away by her doubts.
Between laughter and tears, the Olympics offer a daily swirl of emotions that cover with gold or leave bare.
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Sometimes I feel like I am carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders
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Before diving into the competition, Simone Biles posted an enigmatic message on Instagram. His first steps in the Tokyo Olympics reinforce the shadow that surrounds the star of world gymnastics. This Tuesday, at the foot of the first test, she was content with a quick passage in the team event. A pommel horse vault devoid of technical difficulties, collecting a score lower than that of her teammates, deeply upset her. After having discussed at length with her coaches, she sank into a tracksuit, protected in the substitute's skin, before letting the questions run over and over. "
Just a wound to my pride,
" she told Reuters.
Before explaining: “
As soon as I step on the mat it's just me and my head…
dealing with demons in my head
(…) I have to do what's right for me and focus on my sanity and not to compromise my health and well-being.
Simone Biles' package largely eclipsed the gold medal for Russian gymnasts (France took 6th place). The Americans (who had not been beaten in international competition since 2011) had to settle for the silver medal. The famous American gymnast was, next to Novak Djokovic, Katy Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel or Kevin Durant among the stars of the Olympics. She was launched, after the four titles won in Rio de Janeiro five years ago, in pursuit of the Russian Larisa Latynina (9 gold medals between 1956 and 1964). The doubt remains as to his participation in the next events ...
A few hours before this dramatic turn of events, the flame was suddenly extinguished for Naomi Osaka.
The Japanese returned to competition in Tokyo after hastily leaving Roland-Garros.
The world number 2 boycotted press conferences and expressed her vulnerable side.
A face long hidden in the world of sport.
His personality, his stance, his international successes make him an essential figure.
In its strength, its fragility and its mysteries.
Symbol of diversity, modernity, Naomi Osaka had lit the Olympic cauldron.
His slow, respectful climb of the stairs was invited as the highlight of the opening ceremony.
Naomi Osaka was pushed out of her tournament this Tuesday, eliminated 6-1, 6-4 in the round of 16 by Czech Marketa Vondrousova.
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An earthquake in the tennis tournament.
Cathy Freeman had in 2000 in Sydney managed to digest the emotion of being the last bearer of the flame before running for gold.
Not Naomi Osaka, who left the arena with black eyes and sobs in her voice: “
I really feel that there was a lot of pressure around these Games.
I think maybe it's because I've never competed in an Olympics before and for the first year it was a bit too much for me…
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