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Anna Korakaki and Eleftherios Petrounias, of Greece, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
By AJC sports
Updated July 23, 2021

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ePaper on Friday includes a mid-morning update with supplemental coverage of the Summer Olympics.

Look for photos and coverage from the opening ceremonies in Tokyo, plus a look at who to watch on Friday and Saturday in the early competitions

You can also find more coverage on the sports page of AJC.com and in print and ePaper editions on Saturday.

For Subscribers: In Friday’s ePaper, look for the Extra at 11 a.m. to find four full pages of Summer Olympics coverage. In addition to coverage from Tokyo, this will include our continuing look back at key moments of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution plans expanded ePaper Extra editions for every day of the Summer Games.

A page from the AJC Olympic Extra July 23, 2021. (AJC ePaper)

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