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5/14: Anna Kournikova promotes kid fitness for Cartoon Network

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May 14, 2009

Former tennis star Anna Kournikova, now more famous for being famous, came to Hyatt Regency in Atlanta for the Boys & Girls Club's national conference. The 27-year-old beauty, who lives in Miami, was in town as a Boys & Girls Club spokeswoman and also to promote Cartoon Network's "Get Animated" campaign, which encourages kids to (ironically) get off from the couch and go exercise.

Yes, that Cartoon Network tie in is the only reason it’s on this blog. Oh, and it’s Anna Kournikova. Did I say that already?

I spoke with her for three minutes Wednesday and here’s the video I shot:

She played Four Square, a playground game, with some kids from a local Boys & Girls club.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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