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Considered by many to be the future of USA Weightlifting, CJ Cummings is working to end the U.S.’s 32-year medal drought in men’s weightlifting.

Alphonso Davies has come a long way in a short time. Born at a refugee camp to parents fleeing civil war in Liberia, he walked onto the pitch in Vancouver 15 years later as the second youngest MLS player ever.

In the first episode of VICE Sports’ 16 Project, we caught up with Paralympic athlete Ellie Robinson to learn what it takes to go for gold at Tokyo 2020.