Seven Illini Set for Rio Olympic Games

General August 3, 2016

Seven Illini Set for Rio Olympic Games

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One current and six former Fighting Illini student-athletes are set to represent their countries in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Opening Ceremonies are on Friday, Aug. 5.

Name	At Illinois	Country	Sport	Dates
Nikkita Holder	2007-09 \| BIO	Canada	Track & Field (100m H)	Aug. 16 (Rd 1)
Susanna Kallur	2001-02 \| BIO	Sweden	Track & Field (100m H)	Aug. 16 (Rd 1)
Ashley Kelly	2009-12 \| BIO	British Virgin Islands	Track & Field (200m)	Aug. 15 (Rd 1)
Thomas Pieters	2011-13 \| BIO	Belgium	Golf	Aug. 11-14
Rajeev Ram	2003 \| BIO	USA	Tennis (Doubles)	Aug. 6 (Rd 1)
Andrew Riley	2009-12 \| BIO	Jamaica	Track & Field (110m H)	Aug. 15 (Rd 1)
Pedrya Seymour	2014-current \| BIO	Bahamas	Track & Field (100m H)	Aug. 16 (Rd 1)

Good luck to the seven #Illini who will be competing at the #Rio2016 games!
» https://t.co/iMqQ6wyqXv pic.twitter.com/C1PGWTqZLY
— Illini Athletics (@IlliniAthletics) August 3, 2016

Watch the #Rio2016 Opening Ceremony tomorrow from @IlliniWTrack star Pedrya Seymour's POV ?? #Illini #Olympics pic.twitter.com/y6R4lufJcl
— Illini Athletics (@IlliniAthletics) August 5, 2016

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Players Mentioned

Pedrya Seymour: Hurdles/Sprints; Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Pedrya Seymour
: Redshirt Junior
: Hurdles/Sprints