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​Age: 29Sport: EquestrianKieffer will be part of the U.S. Eventing Team at the Olympics for the first time in her career. Here’s what she had to say about her

Age: 30Hometown: Maplewood, NJSport: FencingAs a young athlete who played tennis, softball, and volleyball and ran track, Muhammad often wore extra clothing to

​Age: 24Sport: SwimmingAs Olympians go, it’s hard to find more successful than Jessica Long. A 12-time gold medalist, Long has dominated Paralympic swimming

Checking up on some Olympians before the opening ceremony tonight, the saddest own goal ever, Nike has a big weekend ahead, James Harrison is a human catapult, and DeAngelo Williams' special birthday surprise.

When you think of sailing, what comes to mind? Maybe a nice, calm ride on the ocean, lake, or even a river? Well, that’s one kind of sailing. But it’s also a

​Age: 31Sport: Track and FieldAmerican track star Sanya Richards-Ross knows a thing or two about crossing finish lines and winning gold. Need proof? Just check

At the London Games in 2012, the United States took its first team Olympic title since 1996. While Gabby Douglas (seated, center) became the first

​Age: 18Hometown: Las Vegas, NevadaSport: High JumpAfter Cunningham won the gold medal in the high jump at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in

​Age: 33Hometown: Kalona, IASport: ArcheryIn October 2009, Stutzman, who was born without arms, was unemployed. He decided the cheapest way to feed his family

​Age: 20Hometown: Palo Alto, CASport: Table TennisZhang's favorite part of the 2012 London Olympics was the instant the Games began. "The moment you walk out

​Age: 28Hometown: Sicklerville, NJSport: WrestlingWhen Burroughs reflects on his gold-medal-winning Olympic debut in London four years ago, he reaches a

​Age: 21Hometown: Flint, MISport: BoxingDuring the May middleweight quarterfinals of the Women's World Boxing Championships in Kazakhstan, Shields faced local

Age: 23Hometown: Dublin, CASport: Sitting VolleyballZummo, who was born with two congenital disorders, had her right leg amputated below the knee when she was

Here's the must-see action on the 16th and final day of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

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