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Spartan rower ready to compete in Rio Olympics

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Emily Regan will row for Team USA at the Rio Olympica Games. She competed for MSU from 2007-09.

Former MSU rower Emily Regan will compete in the Rio Olympic Games. Current Sports host Al Martin talks with Regan about her sport and what it takes to make Team USA.

The opening ceremony for the summer Olympics in Rio will be held tonight. For 16 days, the greatest athletes in the world will compete on a global stage.

One of those athletes is former Michigan State University rower Emily Regan.

Current Sports host Al Martin recently spoke with Regan about her sport, her time at MSU, and her Olympic dreams.

Scott Pohl is a general assignment news reporter and produces news features and interviews. He is also an alternate local host on NPR's "Morning Edition."
Al Martin is the host of Current Sports, the daily radio call-in program from WKAR NewsTalk. Al is also on the WKAR News team as a regular sports contributor and plays a key sports reporting and content role on all other WKAR media platforms.
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