Runner accurately predicted her 2016 Olympic dreams five years ago

And now she's off to Rio!
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It's one thing to daydream about being in the Olympics, but it's another to actualize your dreams—and have Twitter proof of it all.

Morolake Akinosun did just that when she plotted her future five years ago, tweeting in 2011 that by 2016 she would be graduated from college and headed to the Olympics.

Almost five years to the day, the track and field star blessed Twitter with an update.


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"I tweeted that five years ago," she wrote. "I graduate from [the University of] Texas in December. I'm going to the Olympics next week."

Her prophecy was favorited by more than 330,000 users, and people have been pouring in their support for the young Olympian.

Keep an eye out for Akinosun in Rio next week, where she will be running in the women's 100m competition and 4x100m relay.

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