すべての人に対する自由と正義は、私たちが信じている

ものです。

The 2020 Tokyo

Olympics (in 2021)

Sacrifice, athleticism, and the power of human excellence caused the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics
to exist. It was nearly delayed again, but the miracle of hard work caused it to be a success during
the worst pandemic in over 100 years. The Olympics remains a gold standard of worldwide sporting
events. It hosts many of the best athletes on Earth, and its goals of unity and human camaraderie
are transparently clear. Also, we are adamant that the International Olympic Committee must
promote political messages to be shown more overtly during any Olympic Games. Suppression of free
political speech is antithetical to truth or honest dialogue. That is precisely the poignant precept.
Thousands of years ago, the ancient Olympic Games were in existence in ancient Greece, and the
Modern Olympic Games has existed since 1896 (which started in Athens, Greece). Today in 2021,
we have new legends growing from many backgrounds and nationalities displaying their valuable
gifts to the world. Soon, 2022 will exist, and the same embrace of the principles of love, social justice,
voting rights, equality, and black liberation is always found in our souls greatly.
Allyson Felix of Team USA reacts after winning the bronze medal in the
Women’s 400m Final on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at
Olympic Stadium on August 06, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Matthias
Hangst/Getty Images)

The Table of Contents

1. The Prologue

2. The Opening Ceremony

3. The Early Days

4. Historic Wins

5. A Finale to Remember

6. The Conclusion

7. Appendix A: The 75th Anniversary of

the National Basketball League (NBA)
Today, the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics is over. After its delay
for more than a year, it is time to analyze the circumstances of
the events. The Summer Olympics transpiring at Japan in the
year of 2021 has been a long time coming. It was previously
cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic. Yet, the athletic
competitive mentality still remained among the myriad of
sports performers. The pandemic is still spreading, and the
initial ceremony was completely finished. The human being The USA Gymnastics Team rose to the
who lighted the flame was the young tennis player Naomi occasion on many Olympic events. They
Osaka. Osaka is one of the greatest tennis players of her have shown the world that there is no
generation. Naomi has been brave to publicly discuss her shame in outlining our issues in public
mental health issues when dealing with public media
view. Not to mention that Simone Biles
conferences. She has Haitian and Japanese heritages. Also,
and other young athletes displayed great
some athletes couldn't join the Olympics because of catching
performances that inspired audiences
the virus. Other athletes couldn't be a part of it because of, in
my opinion, excessive rules in dealing with certain things like
worldwide.
Sha'Carri Richardson, who admitted her errors. Richardson has
been sincere in her words involving the marijuana issue. Yet, after that, Sha'Cari liked a post disrespecting black
Jamaican women track and field winners, and Sha'Cari disrespected the black American legend, Allyson Felix.
Sha’Carri is wrong for that, and she needs to apologize to the Jamaican athletes and Allyson Felix completely.
At the end of the day, you must critique Sha'Cari Richardson on her mistakes (as there are no excuses for her
errors), so her mentors can stir her into the right direction. I believe in compassion, but I reject xenophobia and
any form of bigotry. We certainly desire that Sha'Cari Richardson to experience growth and existing in a more
blessed life. Also, Gwen Berry courageously protested against racial injustice, which was similar to the 1968
Olympic fisted protest done by Tommie Smith and John Carlos. The IOC has been strident in their anti-activism
policies, which I absolutely disagree with. The drones (during the opening Tokyo Olympic ceremony) making a
design of the world's continents, the music, and the process of nations were certainly significant. I'm a black
American, so the American team certainly came in ready to compete at the highest level. The events of
swimming, track and field, basketball, tennis, soccer, baseball, golf, volleyball, and other sports have caused the
world to see that, despite our differences, we love the strength of human camaraderie. The sport of
skateboarding is now the first sport of its kind having Olympic representation, and that is certainly great news.

To know about the history of the 2020 Olympics fully, you have to know about the history of Tokyo in a great
extent. It is the largest city in Japan with almost 14 million people with almost 850 square miles. During ancient
times, Tokyo was a small fishing village called Edo or part of the Musashi Province. The Edo clan fortified the
location in the late 12th century. By 1457, Ōta Dōkan built Edo Castle. In 1590, Tokugawa Ieyasu moved from
Mikawa Province (his lifelong base) to the Kantō region. When he became shōgun in 1603, Edo became the
center of his ruling. During the subsequent Edo period, Edo grew into one of the largest cities in the world with
a population topping one million by the 18th century. But Edo was still the home of the Tokugawa shogunate
and not the capital of Japan (the Emperor himself lived in Kyoto from 794 to 1868). During the Edo era, the city
enjoyed a prolonged period of peace known as the Pax Tokugawa, and in the presence of such peace, Edo
adopted a stringent policy of seclusion, which helped to perpetuate the lack of any serious military threat to the
city. Edo used its resources to rebuild itself from fires, earthquakes, and other natural disasters that harmed the
city. Americans came to Japan via the American Commodore Matthew C. Perry in 1853. Perry forced the opening
of the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate. This caused an increase of demand of new foreign goods and a high rise
of inflation. That is why social unrest followed when higher prices existed. Rebellions and demonstrations
continued when people smashed rice establishments. Supporters of the Meiji Emperor leveraged the disruption
that these huge rebellious demonstrations were causing to consolidate power by overthrowing the last
Tokugawa shōgun, Yoshinobu, in 1867. After 265 years, the Pax Tokugawa came to an end. In 1869, the 17-year-
old Emperor Meiji moved to Edo, and in accordance, the city was renamed Tokyo (meaning Eastern Capital).
The city was divided into Yamanote and Shitamachi. Tokyo was already the nation's political and cultural center,
and the emperor's residence made it a de facto imperial capital as well, with the former Edo Castle becoming
the Imperial Palace. The city of Tokyo was officially established on May 1, 1889.

The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line portion between Ueno and Asakusa was the first subway line built in Japan and East
Asia by December 30, 1927.
Central Tokyo, like Osaka, has Some of the Highlights of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
been designed since about
1900 to be centered on major
railway stations in a high-
density fashion. That is why
suburban railways were built
relatively cheaply at street
level and with their own right
of way. Tokyo had expressways
and the basic design didn't
Joe Frazier won the Edith Marie Bob Hayes was the Wyomia Tyus won
change. Tokyo went on to 1964 Olympic McGuire won fastest human of gold in the 100m
suffer two major catastrophes heavyweight four of her six his generation, and and silver in the 4 X
in the 20th century: the 1923 championship. He national titles. he won the 100m 100m women relay
Great Kantō earthquake, which would go on to be During the 1964 and the 4 X 100m race in 1964.
left 140,000 dead or missing; one of the best Olympics, she relay race.
and World War II. By 1943, the boxers in history. won the 200m
city of Tokyo merged with the gold medal.
prefecture of Tokyo to create
the Metropolitan Prefecture of Tokyo.
Since then, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government served as both the prefecture government for Tokyo, as well
as administering the special wards of Tokyo, for what had previously been Tokyo City. World War II wreaked
widespread destruction of most of the city due to the persistent Allied air raids on Japan and the use of
incendiary bombs. The bombing of Tokyo in 1944 and 1945 is estimated to have killed between 75,000 and
200,000 civilians and left more than half of the city destroyed. The deadliest night of the war came on March
9–10, 1945, the night of the American "Operation Meetinghouse" raid; as nearly 700,000 incendiary bombs
rained on the eastern half of the city, mainly in heavily residential wards. Two-fifths of the city were
completely burned, more than 276,000 buildings were demolished, 100,000 civilians were killed, and 110,000
more were injured. Between 1940 and 1945, the population of Japan's capital city dwindled from 6,700,000 to
less than 2,800,000, with the majority of those who lost their homes living in "ramshackle, makeshift huts."
After WWII, Douglas MacArthur administered Japan for 6 years. It rebuilt itself with government programs. By
the 1950's, its economic grown was fast. The occupation of Japan ended in 1952. Later, they hosted the 1964
Summer Olympics to show their vitality. This caused more developments in the 1970's and the 1980's. Tokyo
had the Sunshine 60 skyscraper in 1978, the Narita International Airport, and other buildings. Now, the Tokyo
subway and commuter rail network became one of the busiest in the world. The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and
tsunami that devastated much of the northeastern coast of Honshu was felt in Tokyo. However, due to
Tokyo's earthquake-resistant infrastructure, damage in Tokyo was very minor compared to areas directly hit
by the tsunami, although activity in the city was largely halted. Tokyo continues to grow after centuries of its
existence. Tourism is popular during a global pandemic. Japanese culture has been diffused worldwide,
including in the United States of America.

The Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics Games was historic on July 23, 2021. It was formally opened by
Emperor Naruhito. The Olympic Charter mandated that the proceedings had to have formal and ceremonial
opening including welcoming speeches, the hoisting of the flags, the parade of athletes, and the mention of the
host nation's culture including its history. Most of the opening event was pre-recorded. There were some live
segments expressed on television too. This ceremony is the 125th anniversary of the 1896 Summer Olympics at
Athens, Greece (which was the inaugural edition of the modern Olympic Games). The theme of the Olympic
Ceremonies is Moving Forward, referencing the global COVID-19 pandemic. There was the opening ceremony
theme being the Tokyo 2020 slogan United by Emotion, which the organizers intend to "reaffirm the role of
sport and the value of the Olympic Games." To this day, we are still fighting the pandemic virus which has caused
many innocent human beings to lose their lives. Before the event started, there was a flight made by the Blue
Impulse. This was the aerobatics squadron of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force. It marked the 57th
anniversary of the 1964 Games in Tokyo. Later, doves were flown. There was video montage of the journey to
allow the 2020 Games to come to Tokyo.
The first performance of the ceremony, designed "[showcase] Japan’s forte in digital art and projection mapping
technology," featured a digital graphics projection on the stadium floor. At the center of which nurse and boxer
Arisa Tsubata (who won a national championship only two years after taking the sport, however, was unable to
participate as an athlete after a qualifying match was cancelled) jogged on a treadmill. He was joined by
performers on an exercise cycle, on a rowing machine, and many of them were running in place. Other
performers abstract danced, and a colored ball of light were projected, "symbolizing the athletes’ plight in
training during the pandemic for this event." The ceremony opened with dancers wearing white outfits
connected by red strings, meant to "portray the inner workings of the body and heart." Many Japanese people
honored the Japanese national flag. The Olympics rings were revealed. They represent the continents (being
Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania) of the world involved in the Olympics. Greatness, athleticism,
and courage aren't limited by a single continent. You always find a remnant of heroes in all the continents of
the world literally. Then, the Parade of Nations existed where team delegations from every nation involved
existed. The Refugee Olympic Team, composed of refugees from several countries, was the second nation to
enter, after Greece. For the first time ever in the opening ceremony, the countries that will host the next two
Olympic Games, France (in 2024) and the United States (in 2028), marched immediately before the host nation
Japan entered. A countdown from '21' referencing the postponement of games played, showing athletes
overcoming the challenges of the past year. At 0, 694 fireworks then are then set off.

For the first time, each team had the option to allow two flag bearers, one male and one female, in an effort to
promote gender equality. As Russia had been banned to partake in sporting events by the World Anti-Doping
Agency, Russian athletes marched under the ROC designation and flag. The United States of America expressed
their large delegation too. According to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), Team USA has
613 members this year of 2021. Of them, 193 are returning Olympians.
The cauldron was designed by the Canadian-Japanese designer Oki Sato, who attended Waseda University, the
same university as Yoshinori Sakai, the cauldron-lighter in 1964. The steps to reach the cauldron, symbolizing
Mount Fuji, were "designed to evoke the image of a blooming flower." The music featured in the cauldron
lighting included Boléro by Maurice Ravel, "Rise of the Planet 9" from Dr. Copellius, composed by Isao Tomita,
followed by the fireworks featuring the music of Takashi Yoshimatsu's Symphony No. 2 "At terra."

The flame was brought into the stadium at the end of the torch relay by wrestler Saori Yoshida and judoka
Tadahiro Nomura. It was carried by a trio of Japanese baseball greats (Shigeo Nagashima, Sadaharu Oh, and
Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui), a doctor and a nurse, paralympian Wakako Tsuchida, and a group of students from
Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures who were born shortly before the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and
tsunami. Finally Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka carried it up the steps to light the Olympic cauldron. The
flame was lit by Naomi Osaka. Naomi Osaka is one of the greatest tennis players of this generation who admitted
her mental health issues courageously in public. She competed in the Olympics. Also, Naomi Osaka has pledged
to give resources to the victims of the recent 2021 Haitian Earthquake at came about in August of 2021. Naomi
Osaka is a great role model.

The Early Days

The Olympics had many events going onward. On July 21, 2021 (on Wednesday), there were the first matches
in the group stage of the women's tournament involving soccer. This day saw the group stage event of softball
being played too. By July 22, the first matches of the group stage of the Men's tournament of soccer were
played. The 2nd day of group stages of softball was played as well. On Friday, events like archery, rowing, and
the opening ceremony took place at Japan National Stadium (on July 23, 2021). By Saturday of July 24, 2021,
many awards came for numerous events like archery, cycling, judo, shooting, taekwondo, and weightlifting. Lee
Kiefer won fencing for women's foil on July 25. For gymnastics, America won silver for Women's artistic team
all-around (that includes Simone Biles too). The American Sunisa Lee won gold in gymnastics events. Carissa
Moore won gold for women's surfing on July 27, 2021. Lydia Jacoby won women's 100m breaststroke in
swimming. On July 2021, Women's 3X3 basketball gold winners are Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum,
and Jackie Young (from America). Russia won silver, and China won bronze. One the same day, Katie Ledecky
won gold from America, Erica Sullivan from America won silver, and Sarah Kohler from Germany won bronze.
On July 29, 2021, the American Sunisa Lee won gymnastics women's artistic individual all-around being gold,
Rebecca Andrade won silver from Brazil, and Angeina Melnikova won bronze being from Russia. On July 29,
2021 Caeleb Dressel from America won gold from Men's 100m freestyle in swimming.

Sister Raevyn Rogers is from Houston,

Texas, and she won her bronze medal
during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (in the
800m). She ran track for the world-famous
Oregon Ducks when she was in college.
She won gold medals in other events too.
On Saturday of July 31, 2021, there was the historic victory for 3 black Jamaican women in the women's 100m.
Elaine Thompson Herah won gold, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won silver, and Shericka Jackson won bronze. All 3
women are from Jamaica. Elaine Thompson Herah set up her legacy as the new generation's track and field
legend. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is already the top five greatest women sprinter in human history. Shelly-Ann
Fraser-Pryce worked so hard in her career spanning more than 15 years now. Shericka Jackson is developing her
career greatly as well. Daniel Stahl of Sweden won men's discus throw for gold, Sweden's Simon Pettersson won
silver, and Lukas Weißhaidinger from Austria won bronze. For the mixed 4X400m relay, Poland won gold, the
Dominican Republican won silver, and America won bronze. For the mixed relay of the triathlon, Great Britain
won gold, America won silver, and France won bronze. Involving weightlifting, China won gold at 81kg with Lu
Xiaojun, Dominican Republic's Zacarias Bonnat won silver, and Italy's Antonio Pizzolato won bronze. For the
women's triple jump, Gon Lijiao won gold, Raven Saunders of America won silver, and Valerie Adams from New
Zealand won bronze. For swimming (in the men's 4 X 100m medley relay), America won gold, Great Britain won
silver, and Italy won bronze.

COURAGE
 Historic Wins
On Sunday of August 1, 2021, there were many results that took place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. For the 100m
men's race, Marcell Jacobs of Italy won gold, Fred Kerley of the United States won silver, and Andre De Grasse
won bronze being from Canada. In the men's high jump, Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi
of Italy share gold medals. Maksim Nedasekau from Belarus won bronze. For the women's shot put, China's
Cong Lijiao won gold, Raven Saunders from America won silver, and Valerie Adams from New Zealand from
bronze. On Monday on August 2, 2021, the winners of the women's 100m hurdles are Jasmine Camacho-Queen
from Puerto Rico (winning gold), Kendra Harrison from America (winning silver), and Megan Tapper from
Jamaica (winning bronze).

There are tons of Olympic news in Early August of 2021. We know that Simone Biles won bronze in the balance
beam competition involving gymnastics. This comes after Simone Biles admitted her mental health issues to the
public. It certainly takes bravery to describe emotional issues that the whole world knows. Biles remains the
greatest gymnast in human history. For the 200 meters women race, Jamaica's Elaine Thompson adds to her
legend by having the 2nd fastest time in 200m history with 21.53. She won gold. Elaine Thompson adds to her
legend as the second Jamaican to won back-to-back 200m races in the Olympics (the first was Veronica
Campbell-Brown). Namibia's Christine Mboma won silver, and the American Gabby Thomas won bronze with a
time of 21.87. That 200m race was one with many of the greatest talented 200m track women runners of all
time. Gabby Thomas is a living legend. As for the 400m hurdles for women, Sydney McLaughlin won gold with a
new world record. Her time is 51.46 second. Silver was given to Dalilah Muhammad with a time of 51.58
seconds. Muhammad survived the pandemic virus and injury. Bronze was given to Femke Bol with a time of
52.03 seconds. The race had American Anna Cockrell in it too. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have included some of
the most talented athletes of all time indeed. Gwen Berry of America raised her fist in the air to defend free
speech and promote solidarity with the oppressed.
 USA's women volleyball team won gold during the 2020 Olympic Games.

Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya defected to Poland, because she criticized the dictator of Belarus. She
lives in asylum after Belarusian team officials pulling her from the women's 200-meter sprint after she criticized
the sport authorities on social media. Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam became the 2nd athlete ever to win back-to-
back women's heptathlon titles after having the gold medal on Thursday. Thiam joins the American Jackie
Joyner-Kersee to win 2 heptathlon titles at the Games with Joyner-Kersee winning in 1988 and 1992. Also, the
American Katie Nageotte won the women's pole vault in gold. Silver was won by Russia's Anzhelika Sidorova.
Great Britain's Holly Bradshaw won bronze.
There is many Olympic news now in early August of 2021. For the
200m Finals for men in the Olympics. De Grasse from Canada won
gold. K. Bednarek from America won silver, and Lyles from
America won bronze. After all these years, the Afro-Canadian
Andre De Grasse finally got his dream to win gold fulfilled. He ran
the race of his life. For the 4 X 100 m relay for women race,
Jamaica won gold, America won silver, and Great Britain won
bronze. The Jamaican relay team had Briana Williams, Elaine
Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Shericka Jackson.
The American relay team had Javianne Oliver, Teahna Daniels,
This is the American relay team of the 4 X
Jenna Prandini, and Gabreille Thomas. The Great Britain relay
100m relay during the 2020 Tokyo
team had Asha Philip, Imani Lansiquot, Dina Asher-Smith, and
Olympics. They ran a courageous race.
Daryll Neita. For the 400m race, Shaunae Miller-Uibo from the
Bahamas won gold, Jamaica's Stephanie Ann McPherson won silver, and America's Allyson Felix won bronze.
Tamyra Mensah-Stock is the First Black Woman to Win Olympic Gold in Wrestling. She was born in Chicago on
October 11, 1992. She grew up in Houston, Texas.
Source on the image to the right: David Ramos / Getty Images. The image to the left
showed the gold medal winners of the 4 X 400 women’s relay (with Allyson Felix,
Dalilah Muhammad, Athing Mu, and Sydney McLaughlin). The image to the right
shows the legendary athlete Allyson Felix.

On Friday night of August 6, 2021, the USA men's basketball team won gold. This is their 4th straight gold medal.
In the era of more international style of play being very commonplace, the American defeated France by 5
points. The leader of the American team is Kevin Durant. Durant has his 3rd Olympic gold medal, and he led the
team in scoring and 3-point shooting. Weeks ago, many people questioned whether the American would win a
gold medal, but they proved the doubts wrong again. Kevin Durant said that the USA basketball team has
unparalleled talent. The American team has shown offensive skills and defense. They blocked the shots of
players from many teams like France, Australia, etc. Popovich was the coach of the team. Jayson Tatum, Damian
Lillard, Bam Adebayo, June Holiday, Draymond Green, and other players were on the USA men's basketball team
too.

This is the Jamaican 4 X 100m relay team (with Briana Williams,

Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Shericka
Jackson) who won gold during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Their
victory has been historic in the history of sports.
 Jesse Owens (1936) Florence Griffith Joyner (1984 Simone Biles (2016 and Carl Lewis (1984, 1988,
and 1988) 2020) 1992, and 1996)

Usain Bolt (2008, 2012, and Muhammad Ali (1960) Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1988, Wilma Rudolph (1956 and
2016) 1992, and 1996) 1960)

Dara Torres (1984, 1988, Michael Phelps (2004, 2008, Allyson Felix (2008, 2012, Michael Johnson (1992,
1992, 2000, and 2008) 2012, and 2016) 2016, and 2020) 1996, and 2000)

LeBron James (2004, 2008, Michael Jordan (1984 and Serena Williams (2000, 2008, Jim Thorpe (1912)
and 2012) 1992) and 2012)
SAITAMA, JAPAN – AUGUST 07: Team United States poses for photographs with
their gold medals during the Men’s Basketball medal ceremony on day fifteen of the
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on August 07, 2021 in Saitama,
Japan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

History is meant to be made all the time. Allyson Felix made history on this year of 2021. She has her gold medal
in the 4 X 400m relay. It was a product of her own dream. Allyson Felix survived so much to reach that gold. Felix
also promoted rights for pregnant women and women in general. Now, she is the most decorated American
track and field athlete in Olympic history with 11 medals. Felix recently had a daughter, she stood up for her
own dignity and she has rejected corporate exploitation. Her teammates winning the gold are Sydney
McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, and Athing Mu. They won the race in 3 minutes and 16.85 seconds. Poland
won silver, and Jamaica won bronze. Allyson Felix is at peace as she has stated in the aftermath of the relay
race. The men in the 4 X 400m relay race won gold too from America. Their names are: Michael Cherry, Michael
Norman, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, and Vernon Norwood. Congratulations
to the winners, including Allyson Felix. Felix has spoken out in public in favor of maternity leave, of equal rights,
and respect given to pregnant women (especially black pregnant women and other pregnant women of color).
Allyson Felix loves her husband and her daughter. That is always a blessing.

The 4 X 400 m relay race was

won by the USA men’s team.
The winners of gold are Bryce
Deadmon, Michael Cherry,
Michael Norman and Rai
Benjamin. The source of the
picture on the left is from Getty
Images.
Source: Christian Petersen/Getty Images Sport.

MOTHER,
HERO,
PIONEER, AND
During the Barack Obama
administration, Allyson Felix
LEGENDARY
served on the President’s
Council on Fitness, Sports, ATHLETE OF
Nutrition, which is an advisory
committee to promote
physical activity and nutrition
THE AGES
programs for all Americans of
every age. She promoted First
Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s
Move! Active Schools events
and healthy school breakfasts.

Dreams fulfilled are part of her life. For running in

the 100m, the 200m, and 400m, and other relays, she
is one of the greatest track and field athletes of all
time. We all know now that she is the most decorated
American track and field Olympian in human
history with 11 Olympics medals (Carl Lewis
graciously congratulated her on her
accomplishments). She won the Jesse Owens/Jackie
Joyner Kersee Award five times. From standing up
for the human rights of pregnant women to
defending truth, she continues to inspire human
beings worldwide. Also, Felix has advocated
programs to creative activities to help people with Black Love is Always
disabilities and inspire sports values to be about Glorious and Beautiful.
respect, discipline, and overcoming adversity.
Allyson Felix will always be remembered as a spiritual
Christian woman, a legend, a mother, a wife, and a
role model for future generations.
 THREE TIME GOLD
MEDALIST, TWO
TIME NBA
CHAMPION, AND
2008 NBA ROOKIE
OF THE YEAR

Kevin Durant proved the doubters Kevin Durant’s mother, Wanda

wrong by leading the Men’s USA Durant, has been a hero in
Basketball team to win their gold medal Kevin’s life from inspiring him in
in 2021. He was born in Washington, his career to motivating him to
D.C. He is one of the best forwards of achieve his accomplishments.
all time, and he is the top 2 best players
in the NBA now. He is a 2-time NBA
Champion. Shooting from every angle
of the court and having great defense
encompass his game. Kevin Durant is
known to love his mother, have tons of
investments in many areas, and is one
of the greatest shooters in the history of
basketball (he is playing for the
Brooklyn Nets currently).
 Team USA poses for photographs with their gold medals during the Women's
Basketball medal ceremony on the final day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images. Congratulations to the 2020 USA Women's Olympic
Basketball Team.

A Finale to Remember
The end of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is over. This Olympics in Tokyo is unlike any Olympics in my lifetime. You
have new futuristic sports coming about like skateboarding. Also, you have historic firsts like the first Indian
winning a gold medal. Not to mention that America has the most gold medals and the most overall medals in
any nation during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics too. America proved once again that it can rise to the occasion like
any other nation on Earth. The Olympics almost didn't exist, but it transpired during the horrendous pandemic.
The American women volleyball team (with people like Foluke Akrinradewo, Jordan Thompson, Jordan Larson,
etc.) won their first gold medal ever against Brazil. The American volleyball women’s team started to cry being
emotional after their victory. The USA women's basketball team won gold too on August of 2021. They defeated
Japan. Their team had the leaders of Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Britney Griner, Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson, Jewell
Lloyd, Skylar Diggins-Smith, and other people who wanted to win. Diana Taurasi said that she wants to play for
the Olympics at Paris in 2024. Japan won silver and France won bronze. The USA's women Olympic basketball
has won gold for the 7th straight time since 1996. The WNBA has reached into new heights since the 1990's.
2022 will be the 25th year anniversary of the start of the WNBA too. The Tokyo Olympics has many athletic
human beings showing political stances against injustice and oppression too. America had 39 gold medals, 41
silver, and 33 bronze making a total of 113 medals in 28 different sports. After the Paralympic Games in Tokyo
(from August to September of 2021), there will be the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing (in 2022), and the new
Summer Olympic games in Paris by 2024. Times is going fast indeed. 2021 is almost over. I remember 1996 just
like yesterday. Paris awaits.

Source: Fireworks are displayed over the Olympic Stadium during the closing
ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on August 8, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carl
Court/Getty Images).

The last ceremonies of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo had many celebrations. They also made known that
the next 2024 Olympics would be in Paris. It was a very historic Olympics. New events were introduced (during
the 2020 Tokyo Olympics) like 3X3 basketball, freestyle BMX, and mixed gender team events like the return of
madison cycling for men (and the introduction of the same event for women). New IOC policies also allowed
the host organizing committee to add new sports to the Olympic program for just one Olympic Game. The
disciplines added by the Japanese Olympic Committee were baseball and softball, karate, sport climbing, surfing,
and skateboarding, the last four of which made their Olympic debuts. The United States of America topped the
medal count by having the most total golds in 39 medals and the total medals being 113. America won 41 silver
and 33 bronze. American athletes were very talented like other athletes in the world. China finished second by
both respects (38 and 88).
 EXTRA OCCURENCES DURING THE 2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS
Lee Kiefer won gold in the individual foil
part of fencing during the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio
and grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. Her
mother was born in the Philippines, and her
father is a neurosurgeon plus captain of the
Duke University fencing team. She is a right-
handed foil fencer. Lee Kiefer is the first
American to win this event in Olympic
history.
Valerie Allman is a track and field athlete
who won a gold medal for the 2020 Tokyo
Summer Olympics. She was born in Newark,
Delaware who was educated at Stanford
University. She won silver at many other
events too. She graduated from Silver Creek
High School at Longmont, Colorado. She has
a B.S. in Product Design in 2017 from
Stanford University.
Sister Athing Mu is a young legend. She won a gold
medal in the 800m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,
breaking a national record set by Ajee Wilson in 2017.
Mu took a 2nd gold medal as part of the 4 X 400 m
relay race. Trenton, New Jersey is the city of her birth
too. She ran for the Texas A&M Aggies too. Mu
always honors her spiritual faith being a Christian.
Her father is Deng Mu, and her parents immigrated
to America from South Sudan. Also, she is the 2nd
youngest of seven siblings. She is 19 years old, and she
will make even more achievements in the years to
come.
Sydney McLaughlin is 22 years old with 2 gold medals
involving the 400m hurdles and the 4 X 400m
women’s relay race during the 2020 Tokyo Summer
Olympics. Brunswick, New Jersey is the place of her
birth. She has the world record for the 400m hurdles
with the time of 51.46 seconds, set on August 4, 2021
during the Olympics. She comes from an athletic
family. McLaughlin is a spiritual Christian who
recently was engaged to former football player Andre
Levrone Jr.
Host nation Japan finished third, setting a record for the most gold medals and total medals ever won by their
delegation at an Olympic Games with 27 and 58. Great Britain finished fourth, with a total of 22 gold and 65
medals, becoming the first nation at the Summer Olympics to increase or equal their total medals won in the
two Games subsequent to hosting them. The Russian delegation competing as the ROC finished fifth with 20
gold medals and third in the overall medal count, with 71 medals. Bermuda, the Philippines, and Qatar won
their first-ever Olympic gold medals. Burkina Faso, San Marino, and Turkmenistan won their first-ever Olympic
medals.

The 2020 Summer Paralymics took place in Tokyo. It lasted from August 24, 2021 to September 5, 2021. They
were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 162
nations participated in the games including the Refugee Paralympic Team and the Russian Paralympic
Committee. The games had 4,403 athletes and 539 events in 22 sports. The Games were the second Summer
Paralympics hosted by Tokyo since 1964, and the third Paralympics held in Japan overall since the 1998 Winter
Paralympics in Nagano. The Games featured 539 medal events in 22 sports, with badminton and taekwondo
both making their Paralympic debut to replace football 7-a-side and sailing. China topped the medal table for
the fifth consecutive Paralympics, with 96 golds and 207 total medals. Great Britain finished second for the ninth
time, with 41 golds and 124 total medals. The United States finished third, with 37 golds, their best finish since
the 2008 games, and 104 total medals. The Russian Paralympic Committee finished fourth, with a total of 36
golds and 118 total medals, putting them in third place when ranked by total medals. Many volunteers helped
the athletes constantly. The flames from each of the flame lighting festivals hosted in each prefecture were
brought together in Tokyo on August 21, 2021, where the Paralympic Flame was officially lit. The last four days
of the torch relay started in Tokyo. The locations in which the torch relay goes through were like the 2020
Summer Olympics torch relay. Badminton and taekwondo made their Paralympic debut in Tokyo, while
classifications were added or realigned in other sports; canoe, shooting, table tennis, track cycling, and
wheelchair fencing saw increases in the number of medal events held, while there were reductions in athletics
and swimming. Many of the athletes in the 2020 Paralympic Games are Uganda's Ritah Asiimwe, Ellie
Simmonds, Jardiel Vieira Soares, and other human beings.
 *The 2020 Tokyo Olympics reminds us that working together matters. We should
not forsake our core convictions of integrity, justice, and honor. We should realize
that if we want the world to be better, then we have the responsibility in doing our
parts in making it better. That's real talk.

By Timothy

The Olympic rings months ago were This newly built Japan National Stadium
on display at the Tokyo Bay to in Tokyo was the venue for the ceremonies
promote the Games. and the athletics events.
 (NBA)
This year of 2021 is now the 75th year anniversary of the NBA (the National Basketball Association). This is a very
historic time indeed. The NBA was born on June 6, 1946, at New York City. It went from a small league to have
now of 30 teams (including one in Canada), and one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United
States of America plus Canada. For decades, it has featured some of the best players in basketball players in
history. It has included many activists who stood up for racial and social justice long before it became popular.
One example is that Bill Russell fought for civil rights in America during the 1960's. Bill Russell is one of the top
5 greatest players of all time in my opinion. Its original name was the Basketball Association of America (BAA). It
later changed its name to the NBA on August 3, 1949, after merging with the competing National Basketball
League (NBL). NBA Players now including some of the highest paid athletes by average in terms of their national
income. During the early years of the NBA, it was found in large arenas, small gyms, and a mix of large including
small cities. The teams, during the early years, were found in the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia
Warriors, Syracuse Nationals, etc. The Pistons moved from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Detroit in 1957. The first person
of color in the NBA was the Japanese-American Wataru Misaka during the 1947-48 season. He played for the
New York Knicks. The first black African American player was Harold Hunter, who played for the Washington
Capitol in 1950. Later, more black players came into the NBA like Chuck Cooper, Nathaneile Clifton, and Earl
Lloyd. One of the leading centers of the early days was George Mikan, who won 5 NBA Championships. He was
part of the Minneapolis Lakers being the league's first sport dynasty.

Bill Russell, in my view, was Wilt Chamberlain was one of
one of the most underrated the strongest athletes in
players in basketball history. history. He was the only NBA
He won 11 NBA player to score 100 points in
Championships, 5 NBA one game. Also, he was an
MVP, and had a gold medal. expert in track and field. He
He could play offense and was a scorer, defender, 2-
defense. He was an time NBA Champion, and he
outstanding rebounder too. was a MVP in the NBA 4
times.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar is a
well-known social activist.
He had tons of NBA records,
and he is easiest one of the
top 2 greatest NBA player in
history (with 6 NBA rings
and 6 NBA MVP awards). His
longevity was part of his
strength along with the
skyhook which was the
greatest offensive play in
basketball history.
Magic Johnson was a
basketball leader, who won
championships in college
and at the NBA (winning 5
Championships). He was an
outstanding ball passer and
understand the court like a
genius. He and Bird along
with Isaiah Thomas and
others during the 1980’s
helped to expand the NBA
to what it is now.

By 1954, the NBA introduced the 24 second shot clock in order to encourage shooting and discourage stalling.
If the clock ends, and one team fails to make a shot, the ball is given to the other team. The rookie center Bill
Russell joined the Boston Celtics in 1957. He took the league by storm. The guard in the Celtics was Bob Cousy,
and the coach of the team during the start was Red Auerbach. They led the Boston Celtics to win 11 NBA titles
in 13 seasons. The center Wilt Chamberlain entered the league with the Warriors in 1959. He was a dominant
individual star of the 1960's being one of the top 5 best NBA players in history. Wilt Chamberlain has the single
game record in scoring being 100 points in a game and rebounding (being 55 rebounds in one game). Russell's
rivalry with Chamberlain became one of the greatest rivalries in the history of American team sports. The 1960's
was a time dominated by the Celtics and other players from other teams too. One of the greatest players during
the 1960's and 1970's was Oscar Robertson. Oscar Robertson was an outstanding NBA player who can play
defense and offense including Elgin Baylor. Elgin Baylor's creativity influenced the creative offensive displays of
Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James. The Celtics won in 1968 and in 1969. The League evolved. By
the end of the 1960's, the Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, the Philadelphia Warriors moved to San
Francisco, the Syracuse Nationals became the Philadelphia 76ers, and the St. Louis Hawks moved into Atlanta. By
the late 1960's and 1970's, the rival ABA league existed. The ABA was the American Basketball Association that
had more freedom and had just as much great talent as the NBA. The NBA later saw Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Rick
Barry, and others. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar not only had the skyhook (which was the greatest offensive play in
history) and many records in the NBA. He is easiest one of the top 2 greatest basketball player in all of the human
history. Rick Barry also came into the ABA too. ABA stars were like Julius Erving of the Virginia Squires. Jerry West
of the NBA was the picture on the logo of the league too. The ABA merged with the NBA by the 1977 season.
The 1970's saw excellent players like Jabbar, Dave Cowens, Erving, Elvin Hayes, Walt Frazier, Moses Malone, Artis
Gimore, George Gervin, Dan Issel, and Pete Maravich.

Oscar Robertson was one of the
greatest basketball players in
history. He was a 12 time All-Star,
an MVP winner, and he was the first
player in NBA history to average a
triple double for a season in 1962.
He was an NBA Champion in 1971,
and he won Olympic gold in the
1960 Summer Olympics at Rome.
He had versality and was a rookie
scoring 30 points a game. Oscar
Robertson invented the head fake
and the fadeaway jump shot.
Elgin Baylor recently passed on
March 22, 2021. He was a great
player who had creative moves that
Jordan, Bryant, and Lebron emulate
in their careers. He was the Rookie
of the Year in 1959, He was an 11-
time NBA All-Star, and he was a
great rebounder. Baylor spent 22
years as a general manager of the
Los Angeles Clippers. Elgin Baylor
was the greatest NBA Player who
never won a Championship. He was
that good.
Dr. J was an outstanding dunker. He
had great strength and power while
he was on the basketball court. He
gave basketball new swagger and
creativity in his game. He is the
most influential dunker and
basketball player of the last quarter
of the 20th century without
question. He won the NBA
Championship in 1983, he was a 2-
time ABA Champion, and he was a
great scorer. His game speaks for
itself.

The popularity of the NBA soared by 1979 to 1998. The three-point field goal was added to the NBA in 1979. In
1979, the rookies of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird joined the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics
respectively. They changed the game forever. The NBA increased in its growth and support. Both players faced
each other in the 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game. They played against each other in 3 NBA
Finals (1984, 1985, and 1987). Magic won 5 NBA titles, and Bird won 3 NBA titles. Then, you have Isaiah Thomas
who played for the Detroit Pistons, and he was born in Chicago. Isaiah Thomas was one of the greatest guards
in NBA history with a lot of heart plus talent. In 1984, David Stern became the NBA commissioner. He was the
best in history helping to grow the league internationally not just nationally. In 1984, Michael Jordan, Hakeem
Olajuwon, and other legends were in the league. Michael Jordan had an immediate impact when he came into
the league. Michael Jordan struggled in the beginning, and later, he became the greatest NBA player of all time
with his courage, scoring, defending, and all-around leadership. The league grew in 1988 and 1989 into Charlotte,
Miami, Orlando, and Minnesota. In 1989 and 1990, the Detroit Pistons won 2 NBA Titles with Isaiah Thomas,
Dennis Rodman, Bill Laimbeer, and other playing in the team. Chuck Daly was the coach. Most of the 1990's was
dominated by the Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan as the team leader. The Bulls back then was coached by Phil
Jackson. The Bulls won 2 3 peats (from 1991-1993 and from 1996-1998). Hakeem Olajuwon (who had great
basketball skill and agility) and other players won back-to-back titles with the Houston Rockets in 1994 and 1995.
The international growth of the NBA happened with the 1992 Olympic basketball Dream Team. It had Michael
Jordan, Bird, Magic, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, John Stockton,
Chris Mullin, Charles Barkley, and NCAA payer Christian Laettner. The Dream Team was elected to the Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 11 of its players and 3 coaches were elected to the Hall of Fame as individuals.
In 1995, there were the Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies. In 1996, the Women's National Basketball
Association of the WNBA was born with support from the NBA. Michael Jordan retired on top in 1998 for his 2nd
time after he won his 6th NBA Championship.

Michael Jordan is the complete
competitor. Michael Jordan has 6 NBA
Finals, 5 MVP Awards, and was a 9 NBA
All Defensive First Team. Michael
Jordan was a 10-time NBA Scoring
Champion and took basketball into
new heights of prominence being the
GOAT. Michael Jordan also played
baseball and won 2 gold medals at 2
Olympic Games too.
Kobe Bryant was all about heart and
talent. He had skills, great shooting
ability, and flexibility. As a younger
person to a middle-aged man, he
played every game like it was his last
game on Earth (with 5 NBA rings). He
loved the sport, his wife and his
children. He was the best NBA Player
of his generation. Rest in Power
Brother Kobe Bryant.
Lebron James is the greatest NBA
Player of the current generation. He
won NBA Championships in 3 teams.
He has 4 NBA Finals victories. Also, he
is a great passer, won Rookie of the
Year in 2004, was a 17-time NBA All
Star, and has 4 NBA MVP Awards. He
has been an activist and a leader in his
own community too.

There are many reasons why Michael Jordan is the best ever. Michael Jordan had the highest points per game
average than any other player in NBA history (more than Wilt and Kareem). Also, Michael Jordan won 5 MVPs,
10 scoring titles, 6 NBA Finals Championships (being the best player and overall leaders in all 6 NBA Finals wins),
was a 3-time steals leader, was a 11 time all Star Game member, and a 3 time All Star MVP. He was part of 9 All-
Defense Teams as well. He won Defensive Player of the Year too. Michael Jordan has the most accolades than
any other player in NBA history (more than Bill Russell, more than Kareem, more than Wilt, more than Lebron
James, and more than Magic Johnson). Michael Jordan had to train to be the greatest, and he played baseball to
come back to win further 3 straight rings. Kareem and Wilt never did that before. When Michael Jordan was 35
years old in 1998, he was the NBA Champion, MVP of the League, NBA Finals MVP, All NBA First Team, All
Defensive First Team, and All-Star Game MVP. Michael Jordan carried the Chicago in 1998 to win their 6 th NBA
ring.

A 1998 lockout shortened the 1998-1999 season. The Spurs from San Antonio won their championship in 1999
with David Robinson and Tim Duncan. The Western Conference dominated the league after Michael Jordan left
the Bulls. Phil Jackson led the Lakers and Gregg Popovich led the San Antonio Spurs to have 10 titles in the 21st
century. By 2000, Shaq and Kobe Bryant won 3 straight NBA Titles from 2000 to 2002. The Spurs beat the Nets
in 2003. The Pistons won the NBA Championship in 2004. After the violence on November 2004, the league
changed its policies by limiting the sale of alcohol, increasing security, and having stricter rules. The fight was
between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons including people in the stands. In 2005, the Spurs won the
title, and the Miami Heat won it in 2006 (led by Dwayne Wade). In this time, Lebron James was in the league.
From early won, Lebron James would be another all-time great. In 2007, the Spurs beat Lebron and the Cavs. In
2008, the Celtics beat the Lakes in the NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant used that defeat as motivation to win back-to-
back Championships in 2009 and 2010. This was after the USA Redeem Team winning gold at the 2008 Summer
Olympics at Beijing. The new Big Three of LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade helped to win
championships in 2012 and 2013. In 2011, Drik Nowitzki won it for the Dallas Mavericks. LeBron James came back
to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014. By this time, there was the Golden State Warriors with Stephen Curry and Klay
Thompson being leaders of that team. The Warriors had the best record in league history with 73-9 in 2016. In
2016, LeBron won his championship with the Cavaliers to overcome a 3-1 deficit. In 2017 and 2018, Kevin Durant
used his skills to win the Finals against the Cavaliers.

The Chicago Sky winning their first WNBA Championship in 2021 has been very
historic. Candace Parker was very emotional about winning the ring at her own
hometown in Chicago. We know that Candace Parker is one of the greatest
WNBA Players in history with 2 WNBA championships, one WNBA Finals MVP,
and she is a 6-time WNBA All-Star Candace Parker is a WNBA Defensive Player
of the Year, a 2-time NCAA champion, and she won 2 gold medals from the
Olympics at Beijing during 2008 and at London during 2012.

The 1998 Houston Comets was the greatest WNBA team in history. They had legendary players like Cynthia
Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes, Tina Thompson, and Kim Perrot (who passed from cancer in 1999). In 1998, they
put together a win loss record of 27-3 for a .900 winning percentage – a WNBA record that still stands. They
went on to repeat as champions (after 1997), defeating the Phoenix Mercury in the first-ever WNBA Finals
that year due to the championship game being extended into a three-game championship series. Cynthia
Cooper led the team in scoring with 22.7 points per game. She also shot 40 percent from three. Sheryl Swoopes
averaged 15.6 points per game. Tina Thompson averaged 12.7 points and seven rebounds per game. Off the
bench, the Comets key contributors in Kim Perrot, who was like the glue of the team and Janeth Arcain, who
was solid also. In the 1998 season, they finished first in offense and defensive points per game. They would
successfully win 4 WNBA Titles in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
 Giannis Antetokounmpo finally led his Milwaukee Bucks to win his
first NBA Championship. He is one of the greatest basketball players
in his generation with his speed and ball handling skills. The Bucks
won their first NBA Finals since 1971. Both of his parents are
Nigerian. His father is Yoruba, and his mother is Igbo.

The Toronto Raptors beat the Warriors in 2019 with Kawhi Leonard winning another title. The pandemic was in
the 2019-2020 season. Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus early on. Many NBA stadiums were empty. The
2020 Finals between the LA Lakers and the Miami Heat ended with Lebron James and the Lakers winning another
title. Now, the Chicago Sky is the team that won their first franchise WNBA championship in 2021. It is a historic
time. Candace Parker celebrated with her teammates and family in an emotional celebration. The WNBA
concluded its 25th anniversary season. Its viewership has increased from last year. The Chicago Sky defeated the
Mercury with the score of 80-74. Also, Sky guard Kahleah Copper won the 2021 Finals MVP by averaging 17
points and 5.5 rebounds in the series. Candace Parker (who is a forward) finished the game with 16 points and
team high 13 rebounds. The WNBA viewership has increased by 51% as compared to the 2020 regular season.
Candace Parker mentioned Kobe and his daughter Gianni as giving her inspirational in her victory at her
hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Chicago has it first professional championship in a major sports team since the
year of 1998. Thousands of fans were with them on their team parade up Michigan Avenue. Courtney Vandersloot
and other players were in a jubilant mood. Thousands of people had come to join in the festival. In 2021, the
Minnesota Bucs won their first championship in a long time with Giannis as the MVP. The NBA Cares program
helps to promote social responsibility in addressing social issues worldwide. Now, the NBA is here and still strong
after 75 years.

These swimmers are bronze

medalists of Team USA during the
2020 Tokyo Olympics. Their
By Timothy
names are: Erika Brown, Abbey
Weitzeil, Natalie Hinds, and
Simone Manuel. The source of
this image is from Getty Images.
 Peace for Now Y’all. The
Journey Continues, and the Truth is
on Our Side.