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Like many of you, every four years I am bitten by the Olympics bug. I am caught up in the beauty of the Games. Young athletes, dedicated to hard work and a dream, have gathered to compete. And this time all of us really are together on the same stage.

For the first time in the history of the Games, every participating country has sent a woman as part of its delegation. It’s also the first time that women can medal in virtually all the same events as men.