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08-02-2016, 04:47 PM
15 dramatic storylines that make the Rio Olympics simply irresistible
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Water cooler conversations across the world will revolve around the Olympics (http://mashable.com/category/olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) beginning Aug. 5. But the Olympics are quite a lot.*
To whit: Over 19 days in Rio (https://www.rio2016.com/en/sports), 136 medals will be awarded for women and 161 medals will be awarded for men — plus nine mixed medals. How do you even begin to make sense of the madness?*
We're here to cut through all that **ise. The Summer Games have e**ugh subplots and storylines to interest even the most casual observer.*
SEE ALSO: Cocaine and kidnappings: The Rio Olympics look more screwed than ever (http://mashable.com/2016/07/26/rio-olympics-problems/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Inspiring comebacks, unexpected underdogs, superhuman prodigies, touching backstories, tear-inducing motivations — the list goes on. But to find the good stories, you have to k**w where to look.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/02/olympics-storylines-2016/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Water cooler conversations across the world will revolve around the Olympics (http://mashable.com/category/olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) beginning Aug. 5. But the Olympics are quite a lot.*
To whit: Over 19 days in Rio (https://www.rio2016.com/en/sports), 136 medals will be awarded for women and 161 medals will be awarded for men — plus nine mixed medals. How do you even begin to make sense of the madness?*
We're here to cut through all that **ise. The Summer Games have e**ugh subplots and storylines to interest even the most casual observer.*
SEE ALSO: Cocaine and kidnappings: The Rio Olympics look more screwed than ever (http://mashable.com/2016/07/26/rio-olympics-problems/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Inspiring comebacks, unexpected underdogs, superhuman prodigies, touching backstories, tear-inducing motivations — the list goes on. But to find the good stories, you have to k**w where to look.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/02/olympics-storylines-2016/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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