The 2024 season is about to kick in and the athletes are gearing up for the Olympics. Along with the athletes, major brands have also started making their mark with prominent partnerships and endorsement deals. Following suit, Delta Air Lines also announced its roster of Team USA athlete ambassadors for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. Interestingly, joining forces with Allyson Felix on the endorsement roster of Delta is none other than sprinting star Gabby Thomas and swimming prodigy Chase Kalisz.

As the 2024 Olympic games stand just 7 months away, Delta partners with 15 Team USA athlete ambassadors on the road to Paris 2024. Interestingly, as the airline company sent a special welcome hamper to the athletes, Thomas and Kalisz took a moment to share glimpses of their gifts.

Gabby Thomas and Chase Kalisz flaunt their new partnership with Delta

As Gabby Thomas and Chase Kalisz joined the Delta Air Lines clan with their 13 compatriots, they took to their respective social media handles to express their elation. Thomas uploaded a video on her Instagram story where she announced her partnership with the brand is flaunted the gifts given by them. One of them was a memento with a plastic airplane and a note written on it. It said, “Welcome to the Delta family. We are excited to support you on your future journey!” Captioning the video, she further penned, “Thanks Delta! So excited for this partnership“.

Similarly, the Maryland swimming star Maryland swimming icon Chase Kalisz also flaunted his collaboration with the brand. He got the same package as Thomas and expressed his gratitude to the Airlines company for the gift hamper. He expressed, “Excited to partner with Delta Airlines and SkyMiles!”

Interestingly, as Delta Airlines welcomes 15 athletes from Team USA, its Chief Marketing officer expressed her elation in a heartfelt message for all the Olympians and Paralympians of Team USA roster.

Delta Airlines CMO shares a heartfelt paean for Team USA

Delta’s Team USA athlete ambassadors represent legacy sports including track and field and swimming, as well as emerging sports such as skateboarding, breaking and sport climbing. As the Airlines partnered with 15 dynamic avenues for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Chielf Marketing officer Alicia Tillman stated, “It is an exciting time as the world prepares for competition next summer, and in just a few months Delta will carry these athlete ambassadors along with the rest of Team USA to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 – connecting the world through sport and competition,”

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More so, to encourage employee engagement opportunities, and to amping up the marketing and customer activations, the athletes will appear in commercials, digital ads, social media and more on behalf of the brand. “Each of these athletes personifies what Delta and our people stand for, and we are proud to support them as they keep climbing toward their gold medal dreams,” added Tillman.

Now, as Gabby Thomas and Chase Kalisz also joined forces with Delta Airlines, their fans are now awaiting the new endorsements that this new partnership is going to present. With this, the 15 athletes of Team USA are now girded up to board the train to Paris, some as spectators, while others as participants.

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