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Olympics ignite global unity with New Mexico ties at Rio
The Rio Olympics bring 10 000 athletes from 28 sports to Brazil 306 events. Eleven have New Mexico links including Cameron Bairstow Gavin Green Jarrin Solomon Gwladys Nocera Alena Sharp Ursula Wikstrom Anieka Newell Gerina Piller Nathan Schrimscher Courtney Frerichs Jillian Potter and others. The piece honors resilience highlighting Jillian Potter a UNM graduate and rugby player diagnosed with Synovial Sarcoma who now competes in 2016. The author Tom McDonald notes historic Olympian moments from Owens to Paralympics growth and the unifying spirit of the Games.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Albuquerque Journal
New Mexico
Team
USA
University of New Mexico
Cameron Bairstow
Australia
Gavin
Roswell
Gerina Piller
Nathan Schrimscher
Courtney Frerichs
UNM
Missouri
Jillian Potter
LaCueva High School
Albuquerque
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Jesse Owens
Rome
Rio