NBC Olympics 2024

Canadian rugby captain Olivia Apps brings awareness to sport, autoimmune disease

Canada rugby captain Olivia Apps runs into the open field with the ball during the 2024 Paris Olympics

By NBC Olympics

Published July 29, 2024 1:51 PM

(Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Canadian rugby sevens star Olivia Apps’ dramatic year feels more and more like a movie as the team captain bring awareness to both a sport and an autoimmune disease.

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