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09-15-2016, 08:30 PM
Dude pranks New Yorkers into thinking he's an Olympic gold medalist
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With hundreds of games played at the Rio Olympics (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/category/rio-2016?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), it can be a little difficult to remember exactly which country eventually took home the gold.
Taking advantage of gullible tourists and proud Americans, Kelvin Li successfully pranked nearly everyone he encountered in New York's Time Square by telling them he won the gold for Team USA in badminton. Just to be clear, Team USA did **t win a gold, or any medal for that, in men's single or double badminton.
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Regardless, Li was able too lie his way into the hearts of random New Yorkers and tourists alike, snapping selfies and eating free empanadas the entire time.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/15/fake-olympic-gold-medalist-/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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