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2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Final - Women's 100m Hurdles Final - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 17/08/2016. Third placed Kristi Castlin (USA) of USA, first placed Brianna Rollins (USA) of USA and second placed Nia Ali (USA) of USA celebrate. Photo by Dylan Martinez/REUTERS

OLYMPICS: Gold medialist Brianna Rollins: I want to be known as ‘the athlete who glorified God’

August 18, 2016

By Michael Foust, Christian Examiner

RIO DE JANEIRO (Christian Examiner) – A trio of American sprinters swept the 110-meter hurdles final Wednesday night during the Olympics, but it was the post-race interview that many TV viewers will remember.

Brianna Rollins won the gold medal with a time of 12.48 seconds, while teammates Nia Ali (12.59) and Kristi Castlin (12.61) captured the silver and bronze, respectively. It was the first Olympics since 1972 that a country had swept the event.

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