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School-record total of 20 current, former University of Kentucky athletes to compete in Olympics

The University of Kentucky will have a total of 20 current and former athletes competing in the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo.

UK athletes will represent 10 countries in five different sports from July 21 through August 8.

Here are details from UK:

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A school-record total of 20 current and former University of Kentucky athletes and coaches will represent 10 countries across a range of five sports in the Summer Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo, Japan, from July 21 through August 8.

Nine Wildcats will compete for the United States, two for The Bahamas and Puerto Rico, and one each for Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe.