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Cup Craze: Souvenir Olympic cups are suddenly a hot item

Related Topics: Souvenir, Olympic Games, Collectable, Beer

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Will Rodriguez put his collectible cup down just for a second, then — swoosh! — it was swiped.

He owned one of the hottest souvenirs of the Rio de Janeiro Games: A plastic Olympic gymnastics beer cup.

"That was a good one," Rodriguez, of Dallas, lamented.

Yes, the Olympics has yet another cupping craze, though this one involves the swirling orange, blue and green color patterns on a yellow cup that include the name and silhouette for more than two dozen sports.

The most common sight at Olympic venues aren't medals draped around necks, but fans walking around with arms full, fixated on finding the next beer stand and hoarding empty cups.