Ever stumbled across an Olympic story that makes you go, "Wait, what?" Meet Isaquias Queiroz, a Brazilian canoer with a backstory that's almost too wild to believe. From surviving severe burns at three, being kidnapped at five, and losing a kidney after a misadventure with a tree and a snake—this guy’s life reads like a movie script. And then, he lands a silver medal at the Olympics. Isn't it incredible how some people's lives are just layer upon layer of amazing?
Read more about Isaquias's incredible life story here.