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some good stuff with the olympics. more than 11,000 athletes representing more than 200 countries are set to compete. this is a chance of a lifetime. andy scholes is joining us now with some of the inspirational stories. andy, what stands out? ana, there s so many. right? because so many of these athletes work their entire lives to get to this very moment. the olympic games. and let me introduce you to american weight lifter maddie rogers. the 25-year-old from florida is going to be competing in her very first olympic games. maddie grew up a gymnast. then was a competitive cheer leader. then a cross fitter, now a world class weight lifter. he dad passed away in 2001. when she turned 18, she was given a letter he wrote that said one day she s make it to the olympics. my dad passed of cancer when i was six.