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Former Saluki Deanna Price Training to Make History at Summer Olympics

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Brad Palmer
Published March 15, 2021 at 4:44 AM CDT
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Deanna Price draped in the American flag after capturing the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships.

WSIU's Brad Palmer talks with 2019 hammer throw world champion and former Saluki Deanna Price about the difficulties of training during the pandemic, regaining her competitive edge, overcoming injuries and trying to make history.
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Brad Palmer
As a news producer and news anchor on All Things Considered, Brad provides the listeners with a recap of the day's top local and state news as well as breaking news at any given time. Contact WSIU Radio at 618-453-6101 or email wsiunews@wsiu.org
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