The holiday in San Diego that ignited the Boomers' Rio Olympics dream

By Michael Chammas
Updated October 3 2016 - 11:09am, first published August 18 2016 - 8:09pm
Team spirit: Aron Baynes scores for Australia in their quarter-final romp. Photo: Joe Armao
Team spirit: Aron Baynes scores for Australia in their quarter-final romp. Photo: Joe Armao
Patty Mills scores against Lithuania. Photo: Joe Armao
Patty Mills scores against Lithuania. Photo: Joe Armao

Rio de Janeiro: On the sun-soaked beaches of San Diego in February, the Boomers' Olympic flame begin flickering stronger than ever before.

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