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BUM—BUM—ba-ba-ba-BAH-BAH.

The Olympic Anthem will sound again soon. On July 26th, delegations from nearly every country will parade down the river Seine, winding their way through the center of Paris in an unconventional stadiumless, athlete-focused opening ceremony. 

Team USA’s boat will include 16-year-old Hezly Rivera—the youngest athlete on the team—who qualified in women’s gymnastics alongside veterans Simone Biles and Sunni Lee. She’s only a few months younger than 16-year-old sprinter Quincy Wilson, the youngest man ever to represent Team USA in track.

The Paris Games will feature 10,500 athletes competing in 32 sports, including the Olympic debut of breaking (aka breakdancing) and the second Olympic installment of both skateboarding and surfing (held in the French Polynesian island of Tahiti because Paris isn’t known for its gnarly waves). 

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CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
The Olympics are an opportunity to enjoy the thrill of watching athletes do what God created them to do. As you watch athletes compete, thank God that he also made you to do beautiful things, and pray that you’d bring him glory in all you do.

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.” 

Ephesians 2:10 (CSB) (read full passage)