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One Lopez prevails at U.S. Olympic taekwondo trials

One member of the decorated Lopez taekwondo family could keep the tradition going at the Rio Olympics.

Two-time Olympic champion Steven Lopez won his weight division at the U.S. Olympic trials on Tuesday, but brother Mark Lopez, a 2008 Olympic silver medalist, lost, failing to advance to a continental qualifier in March.

Sister Diana Lopez, a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, had a baby girl in January 2015 and did not compete at the Olympic trials in Reno, Nev.

Steven Lopez, 37, beat 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Terrence Jennings 1-0 in overtime Tuesday.