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Writing by Sam Denby
Research by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy
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References
[1] http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SP....ORT/07/16/japan.olym
[2] https://www.2020games.metro.to....kyo.lg.jp/hostcityco
[3] https://gtimg.tokyo2020.org/im....age/upload/productio
[4] https://www.jstor.org/stable/26150950
[5] https://olympics.com/ioc/international-federations
[6] https://www.godeidrettsanlegg.....no/sites/default/fil
[7] https://www.obs.tv/prx/asset.php?tgt=OBSMediaGuide-Tokyo2020-June2021-5f0ea6ff37b8.pdf&gen=1
[8] https://www.swissolympicteam.c....h/dam/jcr:8e8f7fdc-4
[9] https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.....com/2021/05/26/toky