For some on track, Olympic moment means more than fast times

The official clock showed sprinter Scott Fiti's stay at the Olympics lasted 11.25 seconds. Simply racing down the track in the preliminary round of the men's 100 meters — the round before “Round 1” — meant everything to the 26-year-old runner from Micronesia. Fiti is one of dozens of athletes across several sports who made it to Tokyo thanks to the IOC's “universality quota places,” which helps ensure that each of the 206 national Olympic committees has at least one spot at the Games.

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