Age diversity shines in Team USA with Olympic hopefuls ranging from teens to veterans

Age diversity shines in Team USA with Olympic hopefuls ranging from teens to veterans

Team USA showcases age diversity with an 18-year-old skateboarder and a 49-year-old powerlifter set to compete in the Olympics.

Age diversity shines in Team USA with Olympic hopefuls ranging from teens to veterans

Team USA’s diverse roster of athletes, ranging from teenagers to veterans, embodies the adage, “Age is just a number.” Two athletes’ ages are hard to ignore among the team members. Bobby Body, a 49-year-old U.S. Army and Marine Corps veteran will be competing in powerlifting at the Paralympics. “I wanna be that 95-year-old guy, training with people saying, ‘Holy cow look at that guy,’ I guess it’s my therapeutic happy place,” Body said. Minna …