KUSA TV, 9NEWS Anyone who watched the Summer 2004 Olympics remembers the gymnasts that looked and sounded exactly alike. Paul and Morgan Hamm joined Susie Wargin to talk Olympic trials and a new initiative they have joined.

The Hamm twins will be 26 in September and are looking to return to the Olympic Games in 2008 after they both won medals in Athens.

Paul is currently working through a broken hand injury and will miss the Olympic trails coming up, however, he’s rehabbing diligently and can petition to be on the team once he is ready to compete again.

The Hamm‘s are also a part of another team: the Right to Play program. It’s an athlete-based, international humanitarian organization emphasizing sports to help the development of children in underprivileged areas of the world. The goal is to help children build life skills and foster peace for children and communities worldwide.

Founded in 1992 as “Olympic Aid,” Right To Play uses specially-designed play and sports programs to improve health, build life skills and foster peace for children and communities affected by war, poverty and disease. The organization has turned a simple concept into a powerful platform that has enriched the lives of millions of children annually. Right To Play works both in humanitarian and development contexts by training volunteers as coaches to deliver programs in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. For more information visit www.righttoplayusa.org.

From now through the Olympic Games, Listerine will donate one dollar for every person (up to 100,000) who visits www.listerine.com and clicks on Right To Play’s red ball. Reaching this goal will help Right To Play improve the lives of 500,000 children in 23 countries by engaging kids in activities that teach healthy living through the Red Ball Child Play initiative.

Watch the Interview: Twin gymnasts Paul and Morgan Hamm discuss the upcoming Olympic games. 9NEWS 6 a.m. 6/3/08

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