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Team USA topped the medals list at the Tokyo Games, narrowly edging China in golds. Here, track stars Sydney McLaughlin (left) and Dalilah Muhammad celebrate winning gold and silver respectively in the women's 400-meter hurdles in Tokyo. Andrej Isakovic /Pool / Getty Images hide caption
Hungary's Ervin Zador is led from the pool with blood pouring from a cut eye, as a water polo match with the Soviet Union descended into chaos at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The Games played out in a volatiles time — and thanks to a 17-year-old's letter, they ended on a note of unity. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption
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