US athletes won fewer medals than they did in 2016 but they also displayed traits that have often been forgotten in the turbulent five years since the Rio Games
Joe Biden held a Zoom call with Team USA Olympians on Saturday as the Tokyo Games drew to a close.
“You handle yourself with such grace, and such decency,” Biden said. “You made me so damn proud.”
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