Charting USA’s Up-and-Coming Athletes To Watch For On Road To Olympics 2024

On its way to commencement, the 2024 Paris Olympics is not only reintroducing sports but is also establishing new sports in its roster. These popular sports include breakdancing, or breaking, which originated in New York back in the 1970s. 

Along the same lines, countries are preparing their rosters to unfold in the Olympic arena. Interestingly, team USA’s Olympics team roaster for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics will be featuring over 500 athletes from different sports. In addition to this, it will be one of the biggest delegations at the Olympic games, opening on July 26, 2024. But who are these qualified contenders in the clan of Team USA?

Spotlighting the rising stars at the 2024 Paris Olympics 

As the anticipation of the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024 is built, all eyes are on USA’s burgeoning talent. This year, the USA will be unleashing a new generation of athletes rapidly making their mark on Olympic glory and has been promising exceptional performance. To send shockwaves through the sporting world, Team USA posted the list of its 2024 Paris Olympics Roaster on Instagram. They penned, “… and they’re just getting started. Take a look back at Team USA’s breakout performances on the #RoadToParis.”

Fred Richard 

Frederick Nathaniel Richard, best known as Fred Richard, has made headlines in 2023 like never before. The 19-year-old has earned some notable laurels at such a tender age, the recent being the all-around World Gymnastics Championships bronze.  

Name- Fred Richard

Status-Qualified 

Sport- Gymnastics 

Sarah Adam 

Sarah is a para-athlete who is already qualified for the upcoming 2024 Para Olympics. Interestingly, Sarah’s win at the Parapan Games made her the first woman with wheelchair rugby gold. In addition to this, it also helped her to secure a spot at the upcoming event. 

Name-Sarah Adam 

Sport-Wheel Chair Rugby

Status-Qualified 

Laulauga Tausaga -Collins

Laulauga’s journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics was quite unexpected. She unleashed her path with the biggest throw of her life at 69.49m, beating her own record of personal best four meters away. Although she secured fifth place at the event, she also clinched an Olympic berth.  

Name- Laulauga Tausaga -Collins 

Sport-Track and Feild (Thrower)

Status-Qualified

Hannah Chadwick and Guide Skyler Espinoza 

Para-cyclist Hannah Chadwick features a great bond with her guide, Skyler Espinoza. In their first-ever sprint, Chadwick and her guide secured a bronze medal in the world championships. However, a few months later, both of them doubled up on gold at the ParaPan games. 

Name- Hannah Chadwick and Guide Skyler Espinoza

Sport- Para-cycling 

Status-Qualified

Minna Stess

The Young dynamo, Minna Stess shattered world records with her first third-place win at the Park World Championships. With this, the 17-years-old became the first USA woman to stand atop the podium with a skateboard at world events or Olympic qualifiers. 

Name-Minna Stess

Sport-Skateboarding

Status-Qualified

Noelle Malkamaki

Shattering previously set records is almost a hobby for Noelle Malkamaki. The track and field para-athlete etched her name in history by surpassing the record three times. She first established a global mark in shotput at the F46 national championships. However, in July, she did it two more times to participate in the 2024 Para-Olympics. 

Name- Noelle Malkamaki

Sport-Track and Field 

Status-Qualified

Jeromie Meyer

Jeromie Meyer managed to add a 67-66 win against Great Britain to secure a world championship win in June. In addition to this, Jeromie holds a record of being the only bench player to secure a point. 

Name-Jeromie Meyer

Sports- Wheelchair basketball

Status-Qualified 

CJ Nickolas

Nickolas’s journey with Taekwondo started when he finished as a runner-up at the world level in the men’s 80kg category. As no other participant from Team men qualified for the upcoming Taekwondo event, Nickolas is expected to clear the qualifiers. Therefore, he is estimated not only to qualify but also clinch a medal at the Olympics this time. 

Name-CJ Nickolas

Sports-Taekwondo 

Status-Unqualifed 

Joscelyn Roberson

Joscelyn introduced herself at the international level soon after joining Simone Bile’s gym. However, her performance at the world level was different than expected, as she witnessed various injuries that restricted her from participating in the finals. 

Name Joscelyn Roberson 

Sports-Gymnastics 

Status-Unqualified

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Sam Watson

Sam established a new record for the USA at the beginning of this year at a mere 17 years. However, his exceptional performance was seen at the 2023 Pan American Games, where he not only clinched a gold medal but also secured an Olympic bronze. 

Name-Sam Watson

Status-Qualified 

Sports-Climbing

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