The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing are less than two weeks away, and we’re definitely starting to feel some Olympic fever. We know we’re just supposed to blindly support anyone representing Team USA No Matter What, but are there any local athletes to whom we can throw a little extra love? (Baltimore doesn’t count). A quick perusal of of the USOC athlete roster says, why yes! Keep in mind, a lot of Team USA still hasn’t filled out their online profiles, and we weren’t about to check each of the ones who didn’t, so there could be even more. But here’s a few potential hometown heroes for you to keep in mind.
Khan “Bob” Malaythong: Competing in Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles Badminton events. Malaythong grew up in Rockville, Md., though his bio shows he went to college in Colorado and now trains and lives in Orange County, Calif. In case you were curious, Bob’s favorite badminton racket is the NANO 9000.
