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Estonian ‘Trio to Rio’ marathon triplets vye for Olympic gold

Tartu, Estonia (AFP) –Three sisters from Estonia will make history at the Rio Olympics by just showing up: the marathon-runners are the first identical triple threat to vye for gold. The 30-year-old triplets — Leila, Liina and Lily Luik — have come a long way since kicking off their running career in 2010 at Tartu University after a sporty childhood of dance and swimming. “We do know we’ve qualified for Rio but surely the real […]