The Olympic Games are the most important sporting event. Everyone is watching From the announcement of the venue to the lighting of the Olympic torch, fans are starting to get excited regarding the competition of this sporting celebration that takes place every four years.
Representing the USA at the Olympic Games
It’s time to find out who will be the standard-bearers for the United States at the Olympics in Paris. The selection of the flag bearer is based on tradition, sporting merit and representativeness. The method of choosing the chosen ones does not have a global rule, but each country uses a different methodology.
These are some of the flag-bearing athletes:
LeBron James (Basketball): 3 Olympic medals. At 39, he is a true veteran. His last Olympic medal was won more than 12 years ago in London. In Paris, he will be looking for his fourth and possibly last Olympic medal.
Katie Ledecky (Swimming): 10 Olympic medals. With seven Olympic gold medals, Ledecky will compete in four events, looking to increase her total to eleven and her overall tally to fourteen. She is a specialist in the women’s 1500m freestyle, where she holds fourteen of the top fifteen times. Will Paris be the scene of her fifteenth?
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Noah Lyles (Athletics): 1 Olympic medal. Favored in the 200m, Lyles is looking to compete in the sprint double and become the first athlete since Usain Bolt to win medals in both the 100m and 200m.
Nyjah Huston (Skateboarding): He has no Olympic medals. He will arrive in Paris as the sixth best skater in the world.
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2024-07-22 05:45:02
