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i think those 10 athletes are wonderful!
but, so are the Christian athletes from countries where is is sometimes harder to be a Christian:

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Virgin Mary ‘crosses the finish line’ with Olympic gold runner [Catholic Caucus]
cna ^ | August 10, 2012

Posted on Saturday, August 11, 2012 7:07:48 PM by NYer

London, England, Aug 10, 2012 / 04:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Ethiopian athlete Meseret Defar provided one of the most emotional moments of the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games when she crossed the finish line in the 5000 meter race to win the gold.

She then pulled a picture of the Virgin Mary out from under her jersey, showed it to the cameras and held it up to her face in deep prayer.

An Orthodox Christian, Defar entrusted her race to God with the sign of the cross and reached the finish line in 15:04:24, beating her fellow Ethiopian rival Tirunesh Dibaba, who was the favorite to win.

A teary-eyed Defar proudly showed the picture of the Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus that she carried with her for the entire race.

i think those 10 athletes are wonderful! but, so are the Christian athletes from countries where is is sometimes harder to be a Christian:

You are so right! Anyone watching this morning's distance could not help but be moved by ...

REFUGEE Guor Marial ran in the marathon today for a country that is not at the Olympics and a family he has not seen for 20 years. Marial began life in Sudan, a country debilitated by civil war. At eight, lured by the promise of a cow and a goat, he was kidnapped. He spent a year in slave labour. With another boy, he escaped, hiding in a cave. ''I was not scared of snakes or lions or anything. I would rather something kill me than a human come and take me.'' Marial says he lost 28 relatives in the war, including 7 of 10 brothers. He was captured and his jaw broken with the butt of a rifle. Marial is a christian who fled Muslim persecution during the Sudanese civil war.

and then there is ...

Stephen Kiprotich has won Uganda’s first-ever medal in the Olympic marathon, taking the gold Sunday morning in London. Kiprotich, 23, crossed the line in 2:08:01, the third-fastest marathon time in the history of the Olympic Games. When he crossed the finish line, he dropped to his knees, blessed himself and kissed the ground.

Azerbaijan's Aliya Garayeva reacts after competing using the ribbon in the individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics final at Wembley Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 11, 2012. Upon completing her gymnastic exercise, she also blessed herself. Around 95 percent of the population of Azerbaijan are Muslims.

It has been so heartwarming and encouraging to see so many of these athletes acknowledge their Creator for the gifts they have been given, and not the government.