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Stillwater's Blankenship to run 1,500-meter race in Olympics

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Ben Blankenship of Stillwater is set to run the 1,500-meter race Tuesday in Rio. He's one of many Minnesota athletes competing in the games.

MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with Dave Schwartz of KARE 11 about Blankenship and other athletes in the Olympics with Minnesota ties.

Click on the audio player above to hear their conversation.