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Aries Merritt has a degree in sports management. He is involved in community outreach in the Knoxville, Tennessee area. He enjoys giving back and inspiring children through clinics. In 2013, Aries was diagnosed with collapsing FSGS (a genetic kidney disease), and in 2016 he received a kidney transplant in 2016 from his sister LaToya. In Beijing, China, he won a bronze medal in the hurdles with his kidney barely functioning.