Get to know some of the athletes who will be competing for the U.S. in 32 sports at the Summer Games.
After years of training, months of waiting and pressure-filled moments during Olympic trials, the time has finally come. Nearly 600 athletes have officially qualified for the U.S. team and are headed to Paris to compete in 32 sports over 16 days at the Olympics from July 26 to Aug. 11, then in 22 sports at the Paralympics from Aug. 28 through Sept. 8. From legendary household names, to fresh-faced contenders, here are some of the U.S. men and women who will be going for gold in Paris.
Lozano was nicknamed “La Traviesa” by her late grandmother, who was killed in a shooting in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, when Lozano was 17. “I know my grandmother watched me every step of the way, and I will forever carry her with me,”Growing up in Louisville, Choi dreamed of going to the Olympics—as a gymnast. It wasn’t until she was enrolled at Penn that she was introduced to breaking, and she was immediately hooked.
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