Go behind the scenes in Rio with these 12 Olympic athletes on Instagram
The Summer Olympics in Rio are turning into the Social Media Games.
Just try to find an athlete who doesn’t have a cell phone on them. Good luck with that.
We’ve scoured recommendations from media outlets, pop culture websites — even Vogue magazine — to come up with 12 athletes to follow on Instagram over the next three weeks.
Sam Mikulak, USA, gymnastics
Miles Chamley-Watson, USA, fencing
Ian Lariba, Philippines, ping pong
April Ross, USA, beach volleyball
Simone Biles, USA, gymnast
Rami Anis, Team Refugee (Syria), swimming
Allyson Felix, USA, track and field
Ruslan Zhaparov, Kazakhstan, taekwondo
Morghan King, USA, weightlifting
Aly Raisman, USA, gymnast
Ryan Lochte, USA, swimming
Carlin Isles, USA, rugby
This story was originally published August 5, 2016 at 5:20 PM with the headline "Go behind the scenes in Rio with these 12 Olympic athletes on Instagram."