Where the 2024 USA Olympic track and field team went to college (2024)

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The U.S. Olympic track and field team is Paris-ready. After nine days of intense competition at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials held in Eugene, Oregon, the top finishers in each event secured a spot on the prestigious roster.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

You must be a U.S. citizen and meet the eligibility requirements found in USATF Rule 1.1(a). Athletes may qualify for the 2024 US Olympic Team Trials with marks from Indoor or Outdoor competitions. There will be no conversions of entry performances for any reason.

Olympic veterans like Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, Noah Lyles and LeBron James are expected to lead the charge in Paris, but up-and-comers across more than 30 sports will have a chance to shine on the Olympic stage.

Five gymnasts on Sunday earned a spot to represent the U.S. women's gymnastics team at the 2024 Olympics Games in Paris after two days of participating in the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Hezly Rivera, Suni Lee and Simone Biles.

The first team she made was the 2016 Rio Games at 16 years old. At the time, McLaughlin-Levrone was eliminated before the final round. In an interview following the race, she said she would be back and ready to fight for a podium spot. McLaughlin-Levrone kept her word and made the Olympic team again in 2021.

As far as qualifying goes, the top three finishers in each event will qualify for Paris 2024 as long as they have the Olympic Standard.

The qualification window for the marathon races will occur from 1 November 2022 to 30 April 2024; for the 10,000 metres, combined events (heptathlon and decathlon), racewalks, and relays from 31 December 2022 to 30 June 2024; and for the remaining events on the program lineup from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

With breaking, sport climbing, skateboarding, and surfing all earning roster spots in the 2024 Paris Games, their promotion sadly means that multiple sports are getting the boot. Come July, three sports will be absent from the City of Light, including karate, softball and the heavy hitter, baseball.

The Paris Summer Olympics 2024 run from July 26-August 11. There are 329 events in total, with roughly 10,500 athletes from 184 countries taking part.

NBC is the proud home for all U.S. coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Each day during the Olympics, live competition will be presented across NBC, while each night an enhanced primetime show will spotlight the top moments from competition.

What did Taylor Swift say about Simone Biles? ›

Swift saw the tweet and responded with glowing support for the athlete. “Watched this so many times and still unready,” she said, playfully referring to her song. Swift added, “She's ready for it tho.” The Grammy-winner also included three clapping hands, a gold medal, U.S. flag and red heart emoji.

MINNEAPOLIS — St. Paul native and Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee will again represent the U.S. as part of the Women's Gymnastics team at the Paris Games this summer.

Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong were named the traveling replacement athletes. Biles started her night on the vault, posting a score of 15.500. She performed one of her signature moves - the Yurchenko double pike.

Start circling the dates on your calendar for the 2024 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships. This year the championships will be hosted in College Station, TX at Texas A&M University.

Track and field at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will feature some of the Olympics' top stars, including Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson, Mondo Duplantis, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Ryan Crouser, Shericka Jackson, Karsten Warholm and more.

Following the decision to award the two games simultaneously, Paris was understood to be the preferred host for 2024. On 31 July 2017, the IOC announced Los Angeles as the sole candidate for 2028, enabling Paris to be confirmed as host for 2024.