Name: Olympic athletes look forward to the return of the family celebration
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Description: During the pandemic, spectators were limited at the Olympics. Paris marks the return of full crowds, and for the athletes, that means special hugs.

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I remember crossing the line in Tokyo it hitting me that I had just won and realizing that my family wasn't there to feel the weight of the gold medal for the first time I was just thinking about my family back home What I do with my medal I just kept thinking about bringing it home to my family It's obviously you standing on the podium But there's so many people that have played a part in that having them There was so important I was looking for my parents and I kept saying where's my mom But my dad thinks I kept saying where's my dad There's nothing like the moment of like jumping into their arms after Yeah we believe

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