The Olympic Games get underway in Paris on July 26th. Of course we’ll be cheering for each and every one of our American athletes, but there’s just something special about the athletes from close to home, y’know.

Here’s a chart listing all of the athletes competing in the Paris games that come from right here in PA!

A good number of athletes may not necessarily be from Pennsylvania, but certainly have ties to the Keystone State, thanks to their time as a student-athlete at Penn State. Some will represent the USA, others their home country.

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