Lynda Kiejko. (File photo courtesy of Kevin Kiejko)
It is not uncommon for athletes to follow in their family’s footsteps, but for Lynda Kiejko, Tokyo 2020 is set to be extra special.
The Calgary native will be Canada’s sole shooting representative in Japan, the sixth Olympics for members of her immediate family.
That is an impressive feat by itself, but this one is personal for Kiejko.
“My father, the late Bill Hare, was a three-time Olympian,” Kiejko explains. “He actually competed in Tokyo in 1964, his first Olympics.
“So 57 years after, I get to go and compete in the same place and at the same range my dad competed on. I am absolutely thrilled.”
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