One Weight Lifter’s Transformative Journey to Achieving Her Olympic Quest

In 2018, weight lifter Mattie Rogers found out that her weight class wouldn’t be part of the Tokyo Games. To chase her Olympic dream, she had to go to extraordinary lengths. Here’s her story.

Host: Rodger Sherman

Guest: Mattie Rogers

Associate Producers: Erika Cervantes, Lani Renaldo

Additional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna Ramgopal

Fact Checker: Dan Comer

Talent Booker: Allyson Turner

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