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Those were the words that Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce used repeatedly as she made slow progress through the media mixed zone ...

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The U.S. track team overhauled its struggling relay strategy to start this Olympic cycle and won four of five possible gold ...

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Sanae Takaichi’s rise marks a milestone, but women in Japan still struggle to enter politics, lead corporations, or share in ...

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The acolyte of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to make a sharp turn to the right on immigration and defence.