San Diego Olympic Athletes Compete in Rio Games: Aug. 20, 2016
On Saturday, local volleyball athletes Carli Lloyd and Karsta Lowe will compete in a bronze medal match against The Netherlands in Rio de Janeiro
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On Saturday, the women of the U.S. indoor volleyball team -- including two local athletes -- competed for their chance at bronze at the 2016 Rio Games.
Lloyd is a 2007 Fallbrook High School graduate who joined the U.S. Women's National Team in January 2011. She played volleyball through high school and as a student at University of California-Berkeley. Most recently, she's been competing on a professional level in Italy.
Lowe joined the U.S. women's national team in May 2015 after graduating from UC Los Angeles. Lowe competed in tennis when she attended La Costa Canyon High School. She currently plays in Italy with Futura Volley.
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David Lee was born in Alpine, California and his parents still live there. San Diegans will be rooting for him as U.S. Volleyball takes the floor in Rio.
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Santee's Alex Bowen of Team USA signs autographs for fans during the USA Men's Olympic Water Polo Team announcement onboard the USS Midway on July 7, 2016 in San Diego, California.
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Fallbrook's Carli Lloyd of the USA women's indoor volleyball team poses for a portrait at the American Sports Center on May 24, 2016 in Anaheim, California
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USA Rugby's Richelle Stephens - an alum of Fallbrook High School - runs with the ball during a training session at the Olympic Training Center on July 14, 2016 in Chula Vista, California.
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Joe Kovacs poses for a portrait on Nov. 19, 2015 in Los Angeles. He trains at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center in California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Lakeside resident Nic Long qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in BMX.
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Rancho Santa Fe native Karsta Lowe attended La Costa Canyon High School and she's now competing with U.S. Volleyball in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Paris Henken (L) attended Coronado High School and now she'll be competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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Coronado's Jesse Smith celebrates winning the Men's Water Polo Preliminary Round match against Montenegro with his son Brook in London during the 2012 Olympics. He'll be part of the team going to Rio.
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Meb Keflezighi celebrates after winning the men's U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Houston. The San Diego High School alum likes to run near Mammoth Mountain as part of his training.
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Corben Sharrah reacts after winning the main event during the USA Olympic Trials for BMX held at the Olympic Training Center on June 11, 2016 in Chula Vista, California. Sharrah trained at the BMX track before heading to Rio.
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SDSU alum Whitney Ashley competes in the Women's Discus qualification during Day One of the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships Moscow 2013. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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Sarah Hammer of Temecula, a four-time Olympian and world record holder, will compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Chris Benard compete in the Triple Jump in the Olympic trials in July 2016. He trained in Chula Vista at the Olympic Training Center before heading to Rio.
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Cyclist Connor Fields poses on November 17, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Fields trained for his BMX competition on the track at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center.
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San Diego Lifeguard Academy alum Margaret Hogan reacts after her second place finish and Olympic qualifying time in the Sr Women K1 500m Final on May 20, 2016.
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Hilltop High School graduate, Desiree Davila, celebrates at the U.S. Marathon Olympic Trials in January 2012. She'll be competing in the marathon event in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Sam Crouser competes in the Men's Javelin Throw Final during the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials. He spent a lot of time leading up to Rio at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.
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Mission Bay HS alum Charles Jock will be competing in the men's 800 meter run in Rio. Here he is during the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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Archer Mackenzie Brown poses for a portrait on March 9, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) Brown trains at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista.
BMX athlete Alise Post will represent the U.S. in Rio.
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Racewalker John Nunn of Santee has competed in several Olympics.
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U.S. Rugby hopeful Jillion Potter.
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Jake Kaminski is seen here competing in London 2012. He trained at the OTC in Chula Vista leading up to the games. Kaminski will compete again for the U.S. in Rio.
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Steffen Peters, of Carmel Valley, California, waves to the crowd after riding his horse Ravel, in the equestrian dressage competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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The top three women finishers, from left, Shalane Flanagan, first, Desiree Davila, second, and Kara Goucher, third, embrace after running in the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Flanagan, who won San Diego's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, will be competing again in Rio.
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Marathon runner Amy Cragg of Long Beach will be competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Ryan Crouser participates in Men's Shot Put Final during the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials on July 1, 2016. Crouser was a resident athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.
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(L-R) Silver medalist Sarah Hammer of the United States, Gold medalist Laura Trott of Great Britain, and Annette Edmondson of Australia celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Women's Omnium Track Cycling in London 2012. Hammer will return to Rio to compete in cycling.
Miranda Melville of San Diego will be competing in the racewalking event in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Longtime resident athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Cyrus Hostetler will compete in the Men's Javelin Throw.
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Sean Furey, will represent the Chula Vista OTC and TeamUSA in Rio in the javelin throw. He has been a longtime resident athlete at the training facility in San Diego's South Bay.
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Tyler Nase (L) celebrates with a teammate on July 13, 2013 in Lucerne, Switzerland. Nase trains at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center and will compete in rowing.
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Ricky Robertson will compete in the Men's High Jump Final in the 2016 Rio Olympics. He lived and trained in Chula Vista, California at the Olympic Training Center.
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Will Claye won a medal in London 2012. He'll be back competing in the Triple Jump in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Claye spent the time leading up to Rio at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.
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Heather Miller-Koch, pictured in the Women's Heptathlon Long Jump during the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials on July 10, trained at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center.
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Andrew Evans will compete in the discus event of Track & Field after spending some time training in Chula Vista at the Olympic Training Center.
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On Sunday, there will be more volleyball action from Rio 2016 as the U.S. men's volleyball team competes for bronze against Russia. The match goes down at 5:30 a.m. PT.
The U.S. team includes 6-foot-8 Alpine resident David Lee.
The 34-year-old athlete joined the U.S. men’s national team in 2005. In 2015, the middle blocker served as team captain at the FIVB World Cup where the U.S. men won gold and secured a ticket to Rio. This is Lee's second time at the Olympics; he competed in the 2008 Beijing Games, too.
For updates from the 2016 Rio Games, including profiles of San Diego athletes, visit our Olympics section here.
NBC 7’s Steven Luke is reporting from Rio during the 2016 Olympic Summer Games; follow him on Twitter and Facebook for updates from Brazil as the 2016 Olympic Summer Games come to a close.
