- ... that runners training to represent Laos at the 2012 Summer Olympics used barbell weights made from concrete, tires, and paint cans?
- ... that Ben Connor, who competed in his first marathon in October 2020, has qualified for the marathon race at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics?
- ... that, while representing Andorra at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Lluís Marin Tarroch served as the flag bearer and became the first Andorran to compete in snowboarding at the Games?
- ... that Julie Erichsen is the first female Norwegian gymnast to qualify for an Olympic Games since 1992?
- ... that Conn Findlay is one of only two individuals to win sailing's America's Cup and an Olympic gold medal in rowing?
