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1. Ejowvokoghene Oduduru


Usain Bolt and Ejowvokoghene Oduduru
Oduduru (R) who went viral off an interview given after winning gold at the 2015 African Junior Championships, finished second in Heat 9 behind Jamaica’s Usain Bolt in a time of 20.34 seconds to enter the men’s 200m semi-finals.


Country: Nigeria


Sport: Athletics


 


2. Trần Quốc Cường


Trần Quốc Cường
Trần is representing Vietnam at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 10m air pistol and 50m pistol disciplines. Credit: NOCs


Country: Vietnam


Sport: Shooting


 


3. Krzysztof Lijewski


Krzysztof Lijewski
Krzysztof and his teammates are in the quarterfinals of the men’s Handball tournament. Credit: AFP


Country: Poland


Sport: Handball


 


4. Avtandil Tchrikishvili


Avtandil Tchrikishvili will face off US’ Travis Stevens in Men's 81kg semi-finals. Credit: Getty Images
Avtandil Tchrikishvili will face off with US’ Travis Stevens in Men’s 81kg semi-finals. Credit: Getty Images


Country: Georgia


Sport: Judo






5. Komronshokh Ustopiriyon


 




Komronshokh Ustopiriyon (TJK), Asset Akhmetzhanov (KAZ)
Komronshokh (in blue) after defeating Asset Akhmetzhanov in Grand Prix in Astana. Credit: IJF




Country: Tajikistan


Sport: Judo


 




6. Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit




Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit celebrates first ISSF World Cup win. Credit: ITG
Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit celebrates first ISSF World Cup win. Credit: ITG 






Country: Thailand


Sport: Shooting








7. Çağla Büyükakçay




Büyükakçay sits at No.67 on world tennis ranking. Credit: Various
Büyükakçay sits at 69 on women’s tennis world ranking. Credit: Various






Country: Turkey


Sport: Tennis






 


8. Przemysław Krajewski


Przemysław Krajewski
Krajewski, who’s representing Poland at the Rio Olympics, plays for Polish handball club KS Azoty-Puławy. Credit: NOCs


Country: Poland


Sport: Handball


 


9. Tuyana Norpolovna Dashidorzhieva


 


Tuyana Dashidorzhieva
Tuyana won the gold medal at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. Credit: NOCs


Country: Russia


Sport: Archery


 


10. Nguyễn Tiến Minh




Nguyễn Tiến Minh won bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship in 2013. Credit: Getty Images
Nguyễn Tiến Minh won a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship in 2013. Credit: Getty Images


Country: Vietnam


Sport: Badminton


 


11. Maja Włoszczowska


Maja Włoszczowska
Maja will compete in women’s Mountain bike cross-country race at the Olympics on Saturday, August 20. Photo: AP


Country: Poland


Sport: Cycling


 

		


			
			


										


							

																	
								
								
								
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