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With Tokyo 2020 upon us, here are some magical Olympic moments since Sydney 2000.”},{“title”:”Allyson Felix reflects on her legacy ahead of Tokyo 2020″,”duration”:”04:01″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/06/15/allyson-felix-tokyo-2020-building-legacy-motherhood-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/06/15/allyson-felix-tokyo-2020-building-legacy-motherhood-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210616123907-20210616-olympics-allyson-felix-2-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/06/15/allyson-felix-tokyo-2020-building-legacy-motherhood-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/tokyo-2020-olympics/”,”description”:”Six-time Olympic champion Allyson Felix talks to Coy Wire about how motherhood has affected her life, building her legacy in athletics and Tokyo 2020.”,”descriptionText”:”Six-time Olympic champion Allyson Felix talks to Coy Wire about how motherhood has affected her life, building her legacy in athletics and Tokyo 2020.”},{“title”:”Janja Garnbret: The making of a climbing superstar”,”duration”:”03:37″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/06/02/janja-garnbret-sport-climbing-tokyo-olympics-slovenia-spt-intl-lon-orig-cmd.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/06/02/janja-garnbret-sport-climbing-tokyo-olympics-slovenia-spt-intl-lon-orig-cmd.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210422141320-garnbret-tease-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/06/02/janja-garnbret-sport-climbing-tokyo-olympics-slovenia-spt-intl-lon-orig-cmd.cnn/video/playlists/tokyo-2020-olympics/”,”description”:”Slovenian athlete Janja Garnbret is one of the best sport climbers on the planet. The World Cup champion is heavily favored to win gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.”,”descriptionText”:”Slovenian athlete Janja Garnbret is one of the best sport climbers on the planet. 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Tokyo 2020: The Japanese superfan who spent $40,000 on Olympics tickets – CNN International
