COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado Springs resident has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Kamal Bey, has a rich history with Colorado Springs, beginning his time here by attending Pine Creek High School.
Nowadays, he works in the U.S. Army as a culinary specialist in Colorado Springs.
What some of his comrades may not know, however, is the person behind their nutrition, also happens to be a world-class wrestler.
When Bey travels abroad to Paris he will be representing Team USA in the 77 kg Greco-Roman wrestling event.
We wish Bey all the best and are excited to see a familiar Colorado Springs face make the city and country proud.
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91,000 Acres, 212 Homes Lost, and New Evacuations
An update on the devastating Aspen Acres Fire, which has now burned over 91,000 acres and destroyed 212 structures. New mandatory evacuations have been issued for parts of Fremont County as over 1000 firefighters continue to battle the massive blaze.
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