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TOKYO — In February 2020, the Tokyo Olympics organizers unveiled the motto for these Summer Games: “United by Emotion.” They had no idea how prescient that would turn out to be. We are awash in strong feelings that run deeper than the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
In a span of mere hours, Olympic fans traversed a trail of tears with two of the biggest names here, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky.