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Top Five Athletes To Watch This Summer

The 2016 Summer Olympics commence!

Sammi Adelman
Jun 27, 2016
Mitchell College
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Top Five Athletes To Watch This Summer
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The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is fast approaching. I'm so excited to so many of my favorite athletes compete again and bring home medals for the USA! There is 42 sports being competed this year. There is also 306 events happening over 19 days of competition. Fun fact: there will be 136 medals for women, 161 for men and 9 mixed medals given out at this year's Olympics. Here are the top five athletes to watch:

1. Micheal Phelps, swimming

He is one of most decorated swimmers in the world and a new father as of recently. A man I've long admired and even had a crush on when I was younger. I hope he can repeat what he did 4 years ago in London. Everybody should cheer him on.

2. Ryan Lochte, swimming

I look forward to seeing him race against Mike again!

3. Missy Franklin, swimming

She is one of my favorites of the younger swimmers to watch! She is an awesome at swimming backstroke. Which is something I was never really good at when I swam.

4. Katie Ledecky, swimming

She also is quite young but one of the fastest long distance swimmers for the US and in the world. She has broken many records, some of them her own. Can't wait to see her crush the all of her longer races!

5. Gabby Douglas, gymnastics

I've been one of her biggest fans since 2012! I think she is one of the best I've seen since Nastia Luikin in 2008. I love her background and story. She's an inspiration.

Those are just a few. There are many more bad actually too many more to name that I can't wait to see! Go USA! And may the odds be ever in your favorite athletes favor!

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