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Originally published on July 19, 2021 7:55 pm Soccer player Megan Rapinoe, swimmer Katie Ledecky and gymnast Simone Biles are among the 11,000 athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics beginning this week on July 23. More than 600 athletes from across the U.S. are headed to Japan to represent Team USA, and they ll have to navigate the twists and turns of this year s unusual Olympic Games. The journey to Japan Because of coronavirus protocols, athletes are only allowed to check into the Olympic Village five days before their scheduled events. Not only do athletes have to adjust their internal body clocks to a time zone at least 13 hours ahead, but they also have to adapt to the high temperatures and humidity of the area. Training camps for the swim and weightlifting teams have been set up in Hawaii, where conditions are closer to that of Japan; the location presents its own challenges, though, as Tokyo is still 19 hours ahead of Hawaii.

South africaUnited statesSouth africanMegan rapinoeCoco gauffThomas bachSimone bilesAilsa changKatie ledeckySarah hirshlandTeam united statesInternational olympic committeeUnited states olympic paralympic committeeTokyo olympicsOlympic villageOlympic committee president thomas bach