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ICYMI: A Hero's Welcome For Olympian Castlin in Douglasville

The O'Neal Park event greeted Kristi Castlin, who completed a U.S. sweep with a bronze in the women's 100-meter hurdles in Rio.

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DOUGLASVILLE, GA — It was a hero's welcome Tuesday evening in Douglasville for local Olympic medalist Kristi Castlin.

Castlin took bronze in the women's 100-meter hurdles at the Summer Olympics in Rio in one of the games' most exciting finishes for the United States.

Castlin's third place completed a U.S. medal sweep in the event.

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Brianna Rollins won the gold medal, with a time of 12.48. Nia Ali took silver at 12.59 and Castlin finished the race in 12.61 seconds.

Castlin, 28, is a Douglasville native who graduated from Chapel Hill High School. She attended college at Virginia Tech.

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On Tuesday, everyone from the mayor to Castlin's sorority sisters to young runners hoping to be Olympians one day themselves turned out to welcome Castlin home.

Take a look at some of the tweets from the homecoming event, at O'Neal Plaza in downtown Douglasville:

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