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Can Katie Ledecky Break The 8-Minute Barrier?

We’re on the ground in Rio covering the 2016 Summer Olympics. So far in these Olympics, the 19-year-old freestyle swimming sensation Katie Ledecky has won four medals for the U.S., three of them gold, and shattered the 400-meter world record in stunning fashion. She has just one event left in these games, and it’s the […]

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Can Katie Ledecky Break The 8-Minute Barrier?

We’re on the ground in Rio covering the 2016 Summer Olympics. So far in these Olympics, the 19-year-old freestyle swimming sensation Katie Ledecky has won four medals for the U.S., three of them gold, and shattered the 400-meter world record in stunning fashion. She has just one event left in these games, and it’s the […]

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Old Olympians Ride Horses; Young Ones Do Flips

We’re on the ground in Rio covering the 2016 Summer Olympics. Check out all our coverage here. Most adults probably feel as though they missed their chance at making it to the Olympics. Even at 24, I feel decrepit and ancient watching 19-year-old Simone Biles execute flips and twists at the Rio Games with an […]

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