COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A record 26 incoming, current, or former Ohio State athletes are heading to the Olympics this summer. Among them are four fencers, all hoping to make some history for their country in Tokyo. Diego Cervantes is a rising junior for the Ohio State fencing team and will compete for Mexico.When describing the moment he qualified for the Olympics, Diego said, “It was like a dream come true for me. I don’t know. I felt really, really happy. I cried a lot.” Making the Olympics is exactly what Diego envisioned when he committed to the Buckeyes. Now he has a chance to win Mexico’s second-ever fencing medal. Ohio State sprinter Anavia Battle makes U.S. Olympic team in 200 meter dash “Living here and training here has made me a better fencer. My teammates are better. I get to train better,” said Diego.Diego’s name and picture will soon be…
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