BBC used Epic Games’ Unreal Engine to create the entire studio.Instead of flying its various presenters out to Tokyo, the BBC used the same engine as Fortnite to create a variety of studio set-ups.
23.07.2021 - 15:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is now underway - but fans will missing an iconic athlete this year.
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt will not be competing in the Olympic Games held in the Japanese capital.
Bolt took the 100m and 200m Olympic gold medals in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Games - but the Rio edition of the competition was his last.
The sprinter, widely considered to be the world's greatest, retired
BBC used Epic Games’ Unreal Engine to create the entire studio.Instead of flying its various presenters out to Tokyo, the BBC used the same engine as Fortnite to create a variety of studio set-ups.
Paralympian Tatyana McFadden feared her career was “over” after she was diagnosed with a blood clotting disorder in February 2017. The seven-time gold medal winner, who is known as the world’s best female wheelchair racer of all time, spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife and detailed her “really scary” experience as she underwent surgery to treat the problem.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have officially closed!
The 2020 Olympics concluded with an amazing closing ceremony in Tokyo, Japan this weekend.
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Jessica Springsteen is leaving the 2020 Olympics with a silver medal!
Ever since the G.O.A.T. wrapped her latest run at the Olympics, fans have been asking the same question: Will Simone Biles retire? Though she’s only 24, it wouldn’t be uncommon for a gymnast of her age to withdraw from the sport for good. But for now, Biles says she’s still “keeping the door open” on competing again.
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The perfect plot twist! Simone Biles will compete in the balance beam final at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, August 3, after previously withdrawing from the women’s team final and the individual all-around, vault, bars and floor finals.
Simone Biles plans to compete in the balance beam final on Tuesday. The event marks the 24-year-old Team U.S.A.
Simone Biles has withdrawn from two more events at the Tokyo Olympics.The 24-year-old gymnast will no longer be competing in the vault and uneven bars for the individual finals at Sunday’s 2021 Olympics.«Today, after further consultation with medical staff, Simone Biles has decided to withdraw from the event finals for vault and the uneven bars,» USA Gymnastics said in a statement.
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Simone Biles has made another big decision with her future in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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