Family and friends of Kristine O'Brien cheered her on at a local pub as the first-time Olympian from Massapequa Park competed in Tokyo. Her family had planned to go to Japan, but the pandemic put a halt to their plans, Newsday's Cecilia Dowd reports. Credit: Newsday / Steve Pfost/Steve Pfost

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