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Fourteen athletes from Virginia — five from Northern Virginia — will be competing in the 2012 Olympics in London starting this weekend. You can watch many of the events on NBC. If yo...

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More than a dozen athletes from Virginia and several from D.C. are already in London preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games, which start with the opening ceremony Friday.  In honor of ...

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They've put in innumerable hours of sweat, blood and tears to get where they are today. They are among the best of the best and are ready to prove their mettle. 529 athletes from 45 state...

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Julie Zetlin has been chasing a dream since she was four — and she caught it. Zetlin, a 22-year-old rhythmic gymnast, is representing the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in...

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There’s something about watching Olympic athletes that makes you want to get off the couch and go break a world record. Well, maybe not a world record. But at least do something acti...