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Mother-son duo to compete in same Olympics for first time

For the first time in Olympic history, a mother and son will be competing in the same games.

Nino Salukvadze and son Tsotne Machavariani, both shooters from the country Georgia, will be participating in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. According to Olympstats.com, it marks the first time a mother and a son will be in the same Olympics.

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There have been 70 cases where a parent and child have been in the same Olympics.