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Inside the surprisingly complex engineering process that creates an Olympic torch: https://www.popsci.com/technology/olympic-torch-tokyo-design-explained/
How Abebe Bikila won the Olympic marathon without shoes: https://www.popsci.com/science/man-wins-olympic-marathon-barefoot/
Science of the Summer Olympics: Engineering in Sports: https://nsf.gov/news/mmg/?series_name=Science%20of%20the%20Summer%20Olympics:%20Engineering%20in%20Sports
Summer Olympics Science: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/highschool/chemistryclubs/activities/summer-olympics.html
Japanese scientists warn that Tokyo Olympics could help spread COVID-19: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/06/japanese-scientists-warn-tokyo-olympics-could-help-spread-covid-19
The Science Behind a Faster, Higher, Stronger Team USA: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-history/2021/07/21/summer-olympics-starring-scientists/
Lesson of the Day: ‘The Tokyo Olympics Explained’: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/learning/lesson-of-the-day-the-tokyo-olympics-explained.html
The Physics Behind Gymnastics, Explained (Vaults, Tumbles, and Flips): https://youtu.be/S0enJA8Iqxw
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