7-6 NWR NW Runner and Rio
The US will send a team of sprinters to the Olympics in Rio. The men's and women's teams feature younger runners and one veteran, 34-year-old Justin Gatlin a Gold Medal Winner in the 2004 Olympics. Rio Will Be His Fourth Olympics And He Has Inspired Younger Teammate Marvin Bracy Who Is 22. The Women's Team Includes English Gardener, A First Time Olympian Who Graduated from the University of Oregon And Was Running At Hayward Field Sunday Where She Won The 100 M Trial.
Elsewhere and according to MyNorthwest.com, authorities have recovered the body of a hiker who fell over the edge of a waterfall hole in early June while sliding down Aasgard Pass in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office says a rescue team located the body of 24-year-old Qi He under the snowpack during a pre-planned search for him Saturday. His family has been notified.
He was a Chinese citizen who was a student and intern in the Seattle area.