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(Reuters) - Focus on handball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Both the men's and women's competitions start with a pool phase with two groups of six. The top four teams from each gro...

(Reuters) - Focus on karate at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are two types of events: "kata" (form) and "kumite" (sparring) * In kata, individuals demonstrate offensive and defe...

(Reuters) - Focus on tennis at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are five events in total -- singles and doubles tournaments for both men and women, and a mixed doubles competition....

(Reuters) - Focus on modern pentathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Modern pentathlon consists of five events: pistol shooting, epee fencing, 200m freestyle swimming, show jumping...

(Reuters) - Focus on beach volleyball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Each team consists of two players competing on a sand court measuring 16m x 8m. The net is 2.43m high for men an...

(Reuters) - Focus on wrestling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Wrestling at Tokyo 2020 will feature three competitions, with 96 men in each style and 96 women. * Men and women compet...

(Reuters) - Focus on sailing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are 10 events featuring four different classes of boats (skiffs, sailboards, dinghies and multihull craft). * The R...

(Reuters) - Focus on golf at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Golfers play four rounds of 18 holes each day over four days, with the player totalling the fewest combined strokes declared...

(Reuters) - Focus on surfing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Surfing is making its Olympic debut as part of the IOC's bid to attract a younger audience to the Games * Shortboards, wh...

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar paused for breath on Tuesday as traders looked to testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for guidance, after a surprise shift in the ...