Tiffany Porter has had an 11-year track and field career -- from high school to the University of Michigan to around the world.

Here are the athletes with ties to the great state of Michigan competing at the Tokyo Olympics.

Sisters Tiffany Porter and Cindy Sember are making repeat appearances at this summer's Olympic games.

The Summer Olympics are currently scheduled to start July 23. That’s good news for sisters and 100-meter hurdlers Cindy Ofili and Tiffany Porter.

Four elite athletes put in the work despite the coronavirus pandemic even though the Olympics were postponed. Athletes had to put their lives on hold and train for another year when the postponement was announced. “Had to train on hills or train on grass,” Sember said. AdSoftball player Amanda Chidester said she did what a lot of people did -- purchased home workout equipment. But all the athletes kept a great perspective and were willing to adjust.

DETROIT – The Japanese government is denying a report in a British newspaper that it’s considering canceling the already postponed Summer Olympics. The Olympic host city, Tokyo, is under a state of emergency. READ: 6 months until postponed Tokyo Olympics -- will it go on? More than 11,000 athletes from more than 200 nations compete in 33 sports during the Olympics. READ: Tokyo governor: Japan can host Olympics despite virus spike