RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Let the 2016 Olympic Summer Games begin!
On Friday night, the Games' Opening Ceremonies take center stage, and one of the thousand-plus athletes walking in the event is former University of Memphis track and field standout . The former Tiger qualified for the men's pole vault as a member of the Latvian national team.
Pujats qualified for the Latvian track and field Olympic squad with an 18-8.25 (5.70m) vault. , a member of the Tigers coaching staff, is joining Pujats in Rio as he was named to the Latvian track and field Olympic coaching staff in mid-July.