COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Three Ohio State Olympians fielded questions Friday and were most notably asked about being part of a record-breaking 26 Buckeyes who qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. 26 Ohio State athletes make Olympic Games Ohio State sprinters Anavia Battle and Eric Harrison Jr., along with OSU pistol shooter Henry Leverett, will be a part of that field with 12 countries represented overall by Buckeyes past, present and future. Battle, who will represent the USA in the 200-meter hurdles, said Ohio State’s presence at the Olympics shows how much the university is invested in all of its athletic programs. “OSU athletically is doing their thing,” Battle said with a laugh. “People don’t really look into our track [and field] program and seeing that we have . . . five athletes going I think that’s pretty amazing. You know it shines some light over here.” This past…
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