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LOS ANGELES. — The US Olympic Committee announced a 555-strong team for the Rio de Janeiro Games that includes 292 women, the most women to represent any country at the Games. With 263 men on the squad, it’s just the second time that the United States will send more women than men to the Olympics after fielding a team of 269 women and 261 men in London four years ago.

The team includes 68 gold medalists among 191 returning Olympians.

The US will compete in 27 sports and 244 of the 306 medal events that will be contested in Rio. The team was announced in a ceremony on Venice Beach in Los Angeles. Among the 191 returning Olympians there are three six-time Olympians, seven five-time Olympians, 19 four-time Olympians, 50 three-time Olympians and 112 two-time Olympians. — AFP.