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Poi olympics is no easy feet. rowing up and down this 200-meter stretch, he's looking pretty good. prioritizing performance over everything else. his hardships back home only motivating him to push harder. >> translator: i have so many problems at home. my father is dead. my mother is paralyzed. our fields are dry. we're in debt. so i need to win to support my family, to have a better life. >> reporter: rowing himself and his family out of poverty. he's aiming for gold in rio. he knows it's a long shot, but for his family and drought-ridden village, in many ways he's already won. cnn, india. >...

>> reporter: on the lake four years ago where the world's best rowers raced to glory, a new dream is just beginning. this is angola's first ever rowing team to qualify for the olympic games. >> to know olympic champions were made here. it is a great honor for us. we hold ourselves to high standards to honor the olympic spirit. >> reporter: in october 2015, andre mathias for the men's lightweight rowing. >> no one associates rowing is and angola.

♪ the olympics are filled with stories of athletes who overcame incredible odds to be at the games. cnn introduces a rower who grew up in a dusty indian village constantly hit with droughts. he says his olympic quest means so much more than just a shot at a gold medal. >> reporter: he was once terrified of water. he'd never seen so much water in his life. life is strange sometimes. >> you ready? >> reporter: call it irony or fate. the 25-year-old is going from a drought-stricken village in india to rio de janeiro. he's the only indian rower to qualify for the 2016 olympics. >> translator: ...

It is sharkivity map and app it meant to engage a public fascinating with sharks and helping to keep swimmer ares safe. >> we would use that, oh, yes, sounds like a cool thing to have when you are watching the kids. >> 141 individual white sharks identified in the cape cod waters last year. and a thosen shotted. flags now fly. >> we move away from the jaw's mentality but understand it is an apex predator and the ocean is their environment and we're entering their world when we go into the water. >> another benefit is shark safety tips. do not swim near societies. molly line. fox news. >> caugh...

Including shark alerts when one is seen close to shore. with 151 sharks identified in cape cod's waters last year and roughly a dozen spotted so far this season, flags now fly, a visual reminder of what lies beneath. >> to change public perception so we move away from the "jaws" mentality, the ocean is their environment. so we are entering their world when we go into the water. >> reporter: in massachusetts, fox news. let the games begin. here's a live lock from rio. the summer olympics officially start tonight with the opening ceremony. >> but the games are overshad overshadowed by concerns...