The United States is competing for gold in the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.
In addition to the actual diving into a seemingly bottomless pool that is actually only 16 feet deep, the international spectacle that will begin in Paris on July 26 and be followed by the 2024
Paralympics on August 28 will feature the typical array of sports that you can’t stop obsessing over whenever the Summer Games arrive. From the U.S. men’s soccer team hoping to make good on their first Olympics appearance since 2008 to sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson’s quest for redemption and swimmer Katie Ledecky’s everything-to-prove opportunity to lap the 800-meter competition for the fourth consecutive Games, Team USA is bursting with stars and stories. Simone Biles is leading the mostly seasoned U.S. women’s gymnastics squad on their ascent back to the top.
Indeed, it would be a historic occasion if she were to become the first female swimmer to achieve this accomplishment. (The only male swimmer to win four consecutive Olympic gold medals in a single event is Michael Phelps, who will be in Paris as an NBC Sports commentator.) “My goals are not to be the first person to do this, to be the first person to do that and join this person and this person as the only ones that have done this,” Ledecky stated to the Associated Press. “My goals are very time-focused and splits-focused and technically focused.”
Well, she’ll have to find it out. Watching Ledecky glide over the water with the utmost ease only requires you to sit back (or forward, on the edge of your seat). Before you start wearing red, white, and blue—after all, they are the colors of France and the United States—get to know the athletes who will be spearheading Team USA’s enduring pursuit of the top medal total at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris:One contender to be crowned the world’s fastest man is Noah Lyles. After an unexpected bronze in the 100 meters in Tokyo, the 2023 world champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4×100 meter relay—the uncommon sprint treble—plans to
sweep all three in Paris. Without a doubt, Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history. However, the 2016 Olympic gold medallist in all-around had unresolved business in Paris after withdrawing from the most of the Tokyo 2021 events due to a case of the twisties. Alongside Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera are representing Team USA.
