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Here Are All the NYC Athletes Competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics

By Julia Bottles | August 4, 2016 1:49pm
 Carmelo Anthony will once again be competing for Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Carmelo Anthony will once again be competing for Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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This Olympics you can root for more than just Team USA. Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a list Thursday of every athlete currently living in New York state who will be competing in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Here's a look at your hometown heroes:

• Carmelo Anthony, Basketball (Manhattan)

 Miles Chamley-Watson, Fencing Foil  (Manhattan)

• Tina Charles, Basketball (Queens)

• Natasha Hastings, Track and Field 4x400m (Queens)

• Daryl Homer, Fencing Saber (Bronx)

• Alisa Kano, Gymnastic Rhythmic Group (Manhattan)

• Deliah Muhammad, Track and Field 400m Hurdles (Queens)

• Lia Neal, Swimming 4x100m Free (Brooklyn)

• Nzingha Prescod, Fencing Foil (Brooklyn)

• Kristen Shaldybin, Gymnastics Rhythmic Group (Brooklyn)

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