Amy Brennan (Spain) sent in some articles about her home state of Kentucky for the hometown challenge!!!

"There are no Olympic athletes from my actual tiny 1,000 people hometown, but there are a few from Kentucky so I'm sending these articles along.

Rio Olympians with Kentucky ties: Rio 2016: Olympians with Kentucky ties

There are Olympians representing multiple countries beyond the US who have studied in or played in Kentucky. Lots of different sports represented. 

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/07/30/rio-olympucs-2016-olympians-kentucky-ties/87772638/

Here's an article about Tyson Gay, a Lexington, Ky. native who happened to go to the same high school as my college roommate and close friend.

http://www.kentucky.com/sports/olympics/article88929142.html

And here's a video clip of one of my favorite Olympic moments of ALL TIME, featuring native Kentuckian Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic torch at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. This still makes me tear up with awe and pride. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEhNDUwksvU"

5 Bonus points to Amy for completing the challenge and 8 bonus points for sharing all these fun articles and a video!