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2-time Olympic medalist weighs in on Olympics amid pandemic

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2-time Olympic medalist weighs in on Olympics amid pandemic

2-time Olympic medalist weighs in on Olympics amid pandemic

CNN’s Jim Acosta talks with two-time Olympic gold medalist Brandi Chastain about the upcoming summer Olympics in Tokyo amid a fourth wave of coronavirus in Japan.


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