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When they were young: Manitoba’s Olympians

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For two weeks, 10 Manitoba athletes are living their ultimate sport dream: competing in the Olympics.

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For two weeks, 10 Manitoba athletes are living their ultimate sport dream: competing in the Olympics.

But their athletic journey to reach the Rio Summer Games began years ago; the Free Press documented some of their early successes.

RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES ThenFuture Olympic triathlete Sarah-Anne Brault breaks a record in the 3000m race at the Provincial Track and Field Championships in 2011.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES ThenFuture Olympic triathlete Sarah-Anne Brault breaks a record in the 3000m race at the Provincial Track and Field Championships in 2011.
UTI NowSarah-Anne Brault at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
UTI NowSarah-Anne Brault at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNPEG FREE PRESS FILES ThenJustin Duff got his start in volleyball as a 16-year-old at Maples Collegiate, then played for the University of Winnipeg.
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNPEG FREE PRESS FILES ThenJustin Duff got his start in volleyball as a 16-year-old at Maples Collegiate, then played for the University of Winnipeg.
JEFF ROBERSON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NowJustin Duff (centre) celebrates with teammates during a men's preliminary volleyball match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.
JEFF ROBERSON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NowJustin Duff (centre) celebrates with teammates during a men's preliminary volleyball match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES ThenCyclist Leah Kirchmann's (right, in 2004) first love was cross-country skiing
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES ThenCyclist Leah Kirchmann's (right, in 2004) first love was cross-country skiing
ANTON VOS / COR VOS NowCyclist Leah Kirchmann during the Women's World Tour cycling race in 2016.
ANTON VOS / COR VOS NowCyclist Leah Kirchmann during the Women's World Tour cycling race in 2016.
DAVID LIPNOWSKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES ThenChantal Van Landeghem, seen at age 14 in the Pan Am Pool, is now a bronze-medal winner as a 22-year-old at her first Olympics in Brazil.
DAVID LIPNOWSKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES ThenChantal Van Landeghem, seen at age 14 in the Pan Am Pool, is now a bronze-medal winner as a 22-year-old at her first Olympics in Brazil.
CHRIS YOUNG / THE CANADIAN PRESS NowChantal van Landeghem celebrates after winning the women's 50m freestyle event during the finals of the Canadian Olympic swimming trials in Toronto on Sunday, April 10, 2016.
CHRIS YOUNG / THE CANADIAN PRESS NowChantal van Landeghem celebrates after winning the women's 50m freestyle event during the finals of the Canadian Olympic swimming trials in Toronto on Sunday, April 10, 2016.
COLIN CORNEAU / BRANDON SUN FILES ThenBrandon Eagles gymnast Isabela Onyshko has taken the gymnastics world by storm, but her focus was already evident six years ago at a training session.
COLIN CORNEAU / BRANDON SUN FILES ThenBrandon Eagles gymnast Isabela Onyshko has taken the gymnastics world by storm, but her focus was already evident six years ago at a training session.
REBECCA BLACKWELL / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NowCanada's Isabela Onyshko performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.
REBECCA BLACKWELL / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NowCanada's Isabela Onyshko performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS ThenNow a seasoned professional competing at her second Olymipcs, soccer midfielder Desiree Scott (third from right) was on her way to becoming 'The Destroyer' at a national training camp in 2003.
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS ThenNow a seasoned professional competing at her second Olymipcs, soccer midfielder Desiree Scott (third from right) was on her way to becoming 'The Destroyer' at a national training camp in 2003.
Aaron Vincent Elkaim / THE CANADIAN PRESS NowCanada's Desiree Scott (11) moves the ball against Brazil's Beatriz (20) during a friendly match for the Road To Rio in Toronto, Saturday, June 4, 2016.
Aaron Vincent Elkaim / THE CANADIAN PRESS NowCanada's Desiree Scott (11) moves the ball against Brazil's Beatriz (20) during a friendly match for the Road To Rio in Toronto, Saturday, June 4, 2016.
MIKE APORIUS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES ThenNicole Sifuentes (left, in 2002) got her start running in Winnipeg before heading off to the University of Michigan.
MIKE APORIUS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES ThenNicole Sifuentes (left, in 2002) got her start running in Winnipeg before heading off to the University of Michigan.
FRANK GUNN / THE CANADIAN PRESS NowSifuentes (centre) is now competing at her second Olympics in the 1,500 metres. Here she's seenin the women's 1500 final at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto on Saturday, July 25, 2015.
FRANK GUNN / THE CANADIAN PRESS NowSifuentes (centre) is now competing at her second Olympics in the 1,500 metres. Here she's seenin the women's 1500 final at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto on Saturday, July 25, 2015.
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES ThenNow a pro distance runner, Eris Teschuk (right, in 2010) is at her first Olympics.
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES ThenNow a pro distance runner, Eris Teschuk (right, in 2010) is at her first Olympics.
DAN REIDLHUBER / THE CANADIAN PRESS Erin Teschuk (C) leads Maria Bernard (R) and Genevieve Lalonde through the water barrier in the final lap during senior women's 3000m steeplechase final at the Canadian Track and Field Championships and Selection Trials for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Edmonton, Alta., on Friday July 8, 2016.
DAN REIDLHUBER / THE CANADIAN PRESS Erin Teschuk (C) leads Maria Bernard (R) and Genevieve Lalonde through the water barrier in the final lap during senior women's 3000m steeplechase final at the Canadian Track and Field Championships and Selection Trials for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Edmonton, Alta., on Friday July 8, 2016.

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