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'I am an Olympian because I worked my butt off'

Today In Rio

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Ginny Thrasher won the first gold medal in the 2012 Rio Games. She was competing in the 10m rifle shooting. She says mental training has been as important as physical fitness in taking her to the top. (Picture - U.S. Olympian Virginia Thrasher with her medal. Credit: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

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