Meet members of Team USA going for gold at the Paris Olympics

Publish date: 2024-08-26

Over the course of 19 days, some 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries will test their skills against each other during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Of those, 590 athletes will be representing the United States. They have spent countless hours training to get here, all for the chance to compete for gold.

Thirty-two sports are competed at the Summer Games. This year, breakdancing is the only new sport added to the Olympic program, though new events such as kiteboarding and kayak cross also will be making their debut.

Climbing, skateboarding, surfing and 3x3 basketball were added to the list of Olympic sports during the Tokyo Olympics.

Jesse Grupper, sport climbing (Video: The Washington Post)

Since 1896, every Summer Games have featured swimming, track and field, gymnastics, fencing and cycling.

Lee Keifer, fencing (Video: The Washington Post)

Sunisa Lee, gymnastics (Video: The Washington Post)

Beiwen Zhang, badminton (Video: Adam Glanzman/The Washington Post)

While they have not been contested at every games and the rules were quite different, boxing, wrestling, and the pentathlon were part of the Ancient Olympic games.

Morelle McCane, boxing (Video: The Washington Post)

More than 300 medals will be awarded during the Games. The United States returned from Tokyo with 113 medals — 39 of them Gold — and will be looking to exceed those totals this time around.

Nevin Harrison, canoe kayak (Video: The Washington Post)

CJ Nickolas, taekwondo (Video: The Washington Post)

Perry Baker, rugby sevens (Video: Adam Glanzman/The Washington Post)

Gabby Thomas, track and field (Video: The Washington Post)

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Meet members of Team USA going for gold at the Paris Olympics