How does Sarah Chung bring it home? By proudly representing Chicago as a competitive judo athlete. Sarah was born legally blind and, although she found her way to judo, she actually grew up trying a number of different sports including taekwondo, soccer and cross country. At 15 she attended an all-girls sports camp focused on
How does Robert Anderson bring it home? By proudly representing Chicago as a competitive judo athlete. Robert is dedicated to his sport: he commutes more than four hours round trip to the city for judo practice. And, although he didn’t qualify to go to Brazil, he’s training hard as an alternate. We’re still proud to
By being some of the greatest competition athletes in the world, and still remembering home. They are triathletes, basketball players, swimmers, wrestlers, cyclists and judokas. They’ve traveled the world competing for their sports, but their Chicago roots are always part of that journey. The road to the top comes with bumps along the way. But,
How does Matt Grevers bring it home? By proudly representing Chicago as a six-time Olympic medalist and world champion swimmer. It’s taken a six-day-a-week training schedule, a 130-gram-a-day protein diet, and a lot of determination, but Matt is ready to go all the way. And, he’s got the support of his family, friends and the
How does Melissa Stockwell bring it home? By proudly representing Chicago as a three-time paratriathlon world champion, U.S. Army veteran and 2016 Paralympic hopeful. In March 2004, Melissa deployed to Baghdad, Iraq with the 1st Cavalry Division. On April 13, 2004, on a routine convoy, Melissa became the first female soldier to lose a limb
How does Tony Ramos bring it home? By proudly representing Chicago as a men’s freestyle wrestling NCAA champion. Tony began wrestling at three. Now 25, his schedule for the sport is a little more strenuous, training five to six hours a day five days a week. His wrestling dreams have taken him out of state,