Comcast Announces Team USA Sponsored Athletes for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024
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"This summer, the world’s best athletes will compete in one of the most beautiful cities at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024,” said
Comcast is excited to highlight these talented athletes as they look to make their dreams a reality on the biggest stage. Team Comcast includes the following athletes:
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Noah Lyles , Track and Field,Alexandria, VA
Lyles, aU.S. Olympic bronze medalist and six-time gold medalist at the Track & Field World Championships, has set his sights on breaking the World Record in the 200m race inParis .
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Sophia Smith , Soccer,Fort Collins, CO
After scoring half of Team USA’s goals during the 2023World Cup tournament, Smith will make herOlympic Games debut inParis . In 2020, Smith was the first overall pick in the NWSL draft and was namedLeague MVP andU.S. Soccer’s Female Player of the Year in 2022.
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Anna Hall , Track and Field, Greenwood, CO
After shattering the American Pentathlon record, Hall earned a silver medal at the World Championships in Heptathlon. This summer, she will make herOlympic Games debut inParis .
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Victor Montalvo , Breaking,Kissimmee, FL
Since entering his first breaking battle at age 14, Montalvo – known as B’Boy Victor – has become an all-star in the breaking world and is usually ranked in the top two globally. Victor became the first American breakdancer to qualify for the Games and will be representingTeam USA in theOlympic Games debut of Breaking.
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Torri Huske , Swimming,Arlington, VA
Huske – aU.S. Olympic silver medalist – made history as one of only four Americans to ever win six medals at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, where she also became the world champion in the 100m fly. Huske now looks forward toParis where she is aiming for gold.
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Grant Holloway , Track and Field,Chesapeake, VA
Holloway – aU.S. Olympic silver medalist – has won the last three World Championships in the 110m hurdles and is aiming for gold inParis . Holloway also holds the 60m Hurdle world record.
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Jewell Loyd , Basketball,Lincolnwood, IL
Loyd – a two-timeFIBA Women's Basketball World Cup gold medalist and five-time WNBA All-Star – is going for her third Olympic gold medal onTeam USA inParis . Loyd was selected as the number oneWNBA draft pick in 2015 and has been a two-timeWNBA champion over her nine-year career.
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Carson Foster , Swimming,Cincinnati, OH
In 2012, at just 10 years old, Foster made swimming headlines when he broke the National Age Group Record in the 100m Butterfly. He went on to become a silver medalist at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in the 400m IM and the 4x200 freestyle relay. Foster hopes for a breakout performance inParis .
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Anastasia Pagonis , Para Swimming,Long Island , NY
Pagonis found solace in swimming as a way to reclaim her independence after losing her vision at a young age. By 17, she had already earned two Paralympic medals inTokyo . With the assistance of her trusty guide dog, Radar, she now uses her platform to create engaging social media content that raises awareness about visual impairment for her millions of followers.
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Dennis Connors , Para-Cycling,Livermore, CA
Connors, a multi-sport athlete who served in theUnited States Marine Corps , is an eight-timeU.S. Para-Cycling Men’s Trike National Champion. In 2023, he secured gold in the World Championships and at the Parapan American Games inSantiago, Chile .
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Mallory Weggemann , Para Swimming,Eagan, MN
Weggemann, a highly decoratedU.S. Paralympic gold medalist, will compete in her fourth Paralympics inParis . As a new mom, Weggemann is on a mission to showcase that motherhood is a comma, not a period as she looks to defend her Paralympic gold fromTokyo , this time with her daughter in the stands.
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Daniel Romanchuk , Para Track and Field,Mount Airy, MD
Romanchuk – aU.S. Paralympic gold medalist – is scheduled to compete in the Paralympic marathon inParis and is hoping to qualify for more events at the Paralympic Track and Field trials in late July. In 2019, Romanchuk became the first male American wheelchair racer to win both theBoston andLondon marathons, helping him win the World Para Athletics Marathon Championships title.
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Trevon Jenifer , Wheelchair Basketball,La Plata, MD
Before becoming a three-timeU.S. Paralympian and motivational speaker, Jenifer was an accomplished track athlete and wrestler in his youth. The Paralympic gold medalist will be heading toParis this summer as an integral member of theU.S. Wheelchair Basketball team.
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Chuck Aoki , Wheelchair Rugby,Minneapolis, MN
As one of the top Wheelchair Rugby players in the world, Aoki has devoted his life to adaptive sport and disability advocacy. After making his 2012 debut at the Paralympic Games inLondon , he went on to be named captain of theU.S. WheelchairRugby team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. WhileAoki and Team USA have brought home two Paralympic silver medals and one bronze since he joined the team in 2012, they have their eyes on gold inParis .
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Sarah Adam , Wheelchair Rugby,Naperville, IL
Adam will make herU.S. Paralympic Team debut inParis and become the first woman in history to compete on theU.S. WheelchairRugby team in the Paralympics. In 2019, she began playing the sport, just a few years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
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Grace Norman , Paratriathlon,Jamestown, OH
Norman, a three-time Paralympic medalist and four-time world champion, was born with congenital constriction band syndrome. She won her first gold medal in 2016 when the sport of Paratriathlon debuted at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, where Norman also earned a bronze medal in Track and Field. Norman won the triathlon silver medal at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics, and she aspires to bring home her second gold medal inParis .
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