Seattle native, SportsCenter star pushes for 2024 Paris Olympics

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Ray Wells, Jr. was a state champion at Rainier Beach High School then broke records at Washington State University. Now, he's leaning on his father's relentless belief to make it to the Paris Olympics in July.

"To be able to represent Washington and Seattle and go to the Olympics. It would mean the world."In Feb. 2024, Ray Wells, Jr. was on top of the world. He ran a blazing 6.48-second finish in the 60-meter dash at an invitational in Spokane, the fastest finish in the world at the time."Personally, if you’re running at any point and I can remember the race, I’m not running fast enough.

He’s a fighter and I got a lot of my mentality from him, so I know God’s plan, I trust it all," said Ray.In 201, Ray tore his Achilles tendon, extinguishing his Tokyo Olympics hopes. As he pushes for Paris, three words embroidered on his back represent his injury recovery, and the training company that uplifts the Rainier Beach and South Seattle community."It’s called GLF — it stands for ‘God, loyalty, family,’" Ray explained.

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