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'Dancing with the Stars' announces all-athletes edition

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"Dancing with the Stars" is switching things up.

During Tuesday's season 25 finale, co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews announced that a four-week, all-athletes edition of the dancing competition will air in spring 2018.

"Ten athletes from all corners of the sports world will be teamed up with the show's professional dancers and compete on the ballroom floor for a chance to win the coveted Mirrorball trophy," ABC said in a press release.

Among the athletes who have competed on the show in the past are Emmitt Smith, Laurie Hernandez, Kristi Yamaguchi, and most recently, Terrell Owens and Derek Fisher.

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