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Naya Tapper | Tokyo 2020 Olympic Profile

Team USA rugby player Naya Tapper explains why rugby's culture is really special to her and helps her to drive to succeed.

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NAYA TAPPER: My name is Naya Tapper, I'm the 2nd All-Time Try Scorer in the USA Sevens women's rugby team. I'm from Charlotte, North Carolina. I found rugby at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where I got my [INAUDIBLE] degree in exercise and sports science. I've been playing professional rugby for five years now and it'll be my first time going to the Olympics. So this is a very exciting and special journey for me.

I think it's one of the hardest sports in the world to play and it shows how amazing the athletes are. They're able to perform at the highest level in this sport specifically. And also, just the amazing culture that comes with the sport, the crowd, and how many people come from all over the world to watch one sport. That shows you how important the sport and the culture of it is.