10 athletes to watch from Team USA at the Summer Olympics

This year's summer Olympics will recognize athletes accomplishments in *** new way. *** way that's almost hard to believe didn't exist prior to now. Gold medal, track and field winners will receive equal prize money regardless of their home country. The announcement serves as *** reminder of the physical and financial burden athletes carry just to attend, not to mention win gold at the Olympics from sponsorships on Wheaties boxes to gold medals being an Olympic athlete is big business, but the majority of athletes don't achieve well from their talents. The financial cost associated with being an Olympic athlete can be high and the payoff extremely varied. In April 2024 world athletics, the umbrella organization for global track and field events made *** pivotal announcement, track and field, gold medalists regardless of their country will receive equal pay about $50,000 for individual athletes. Relay teams will split the winnings since Olympians and niche events only get the spotlight briefly during the week's long games. It can cast *** heavy financial burden in the off season. Not to mention winnings vary wildly depending on the country at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo US gold medalists received 37,500 silver, received 22,500 bronze. 15,000 plus health care. By comparison, Singapore offered its gold medalists *** staggering 1 million Singapore dollars, which is equivalent to $734,890. Indonesia reportedly gave its winning athletes six figure payouts too. During the 2016 Rio Olympics, gold medalist from Indonesia won $346,000 plus *** lifetime annual stipend. These monetary changes reflect an uphill battle for athletes to financially support themselves while competing for their country. The issue of Olympic athlete pay has evolved over the recent decades. The ethos of the Olympics previously centered around amateurism rather than playing for money, giving an advantage to upper class athletes who typically had the time and resources to train and participate in the games. It wouldn't be until the 19 eighties when the US was losing badly in basketball that pro US athletes could finally participate, resulting in the iconic dream team of 1992 and redeemed team of 2008. Removing the amateurism requirement was *** landmark decision that literally altered history. In 1982 the IOC reinstated the late Jim Thorpe as *** co winner for the 1912 Olympic Decathlon and Pentathlon after disqualifying him for playing professional sports prior to the games, the IOC just in 2022 further declared him the sole champion of those events The reins station also meant that Thorpe became the first indigenous Olympic gold medalist for the United States. Although the World athletics prize money only extends to gold medal winners. The world athletics is hopeful that it will soon be expanded to silver and bronze too.

Competition is already underway in Paris for the 2024 edition of the Summer Olympics and Team USA is set to take to the River Seine Friday for the Opening Ceremonies.Video above: How Are Olympians Paid?Here are 10 athletes from the nearly 600 Americans heading to France to compete in this year바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Olympics that you need to watch:Simone BilesIt바카라 게임 웹사이트�s hard to imagine that the greatest of all time has something to prove. But Biles 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the oldest Olympian gymnast in decades at 27 바카라 게임 웹사이트� isn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t returning to the Olympics for a farewell tour.The taste of her stunning experience in Tokyo three years ago, suffering a case of the twisties 바카라 게임 웹사이트� a sensation that gymnasts describe as a loss of rhythm and control during complex maneuvers 바카라 게임 웹사이트� forced her to withdraw from multiple events. It was the biggest shock of the Tokyo Games and left many observers wondering if the career of one of the most incredible athletes of all time had just ended in a flash.Now that she is in Paris, Biles is aiming to cement her place atop the gymnastics mountain. She has been on a tear of late, dominating at the U.S. Championships and looking toward Paris with an eye on repeating her historic run in Rio de Janeiro eight years ago.Video below: Team USA announces roster for Paris Olympics Artistic GymnasticsLeBron JamesIt바카라 게임 웹사이트�s the return of the King to the Olympic stage. Having skipped the competitions in 2016 and 2021, James 바카라 게임 웹사이트� who is 39 바카라 게임 웹사이트� is likely playing in his final Olympics as the leader of the U.S. men바카라 게임 웹사이트�s basketball team.James has been a part of incredible U.S. Olympic teams 바카라 게임 웹사이트� 2008바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Redeem Team comes to mind 바카라 게임 웹사이트� but made his Olympic debut at the disastrous Athens Games in 2004. Two full decades later, the Los Angeles Laker will be saying farewell to the international stage looking to drape gold around his neck one last time.James바카라 게임 웹사이트� return to the team is a harbinger of where the U.S. men바카라 게임 웹사이트�s basketball team finds itself in world competition. Americans may expect the men바카라 게임 웹사이트�s team to run roughshod over the competition but 바카라 게임 웹사이트� as two nail-biting wins ahead of the Games proved 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the rest of the world is catching up. The return of the game바카라 게임 웹사이트�s greatest player over the last two decades is proof that the Americans are not messing around in their quest for gold and to assert dominance over the game worldwide.James will serve as one of Team USA바카라 게임 웹사이트�s flag carriers on Friday along with tennis star Coco Gauff.Katie LedeckyThe seven-time Olympic gold medalist is aiming to create more iconic scenes in Paris. Fans will long remember the races in which Ledecky embarrassed her competition with sizable freestyle victories in 2016, and the much closer contests in 2021 as her competition began to close the gap.Her Olympic success 바카라 게임 웹사이트� 10 medals in total 바카라 게임 웹사이트� has made her one of the faces of Team USA coming into Paris.In the lead-up to the Games, the 21-time world champion has again been putting on impressive displays and is aiming to prove in her fourth Olympics that there is no one better in the pool.Video below: Katie Ledecky to skip Olympics Opening CeremonyNoah LylesHe바카라 게임 웹사이트�s the fastest man in the world and he enters the Olympics바카라 게임 웹사이트� signature race as an underdog.Lyles, 27, is the world champion in the 100-meter dash but enters Paris as an underdog to Jamacia바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Kishane Thompson, setting up one of the most dramatic editions of the race in years 바카라 게임 웹사이트� especially as the American has frequently talked about beating the world record set by Thompson바카라 게임 웹사이트�s countryman, Usain Bolt back in 2009.Lyles aims this year for four gold medals, competing in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 4X100 relay and 4x400 relay. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a full plate for Lyles, who is trying to bounce back from a disappointing Tokyo Games three years ago in which he finished third in the 200-meter dash 바카라 게임 웹사이트� his signature race.Sha바카라 게임 웹사이트�carri RichardsonIt바카라 게임 웹사이트�s redemption time for Richardson.Suspended from the Tokyo Games due to a positive test for THC 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the active ingredient in marijuana 바카라 게임 웹사이트� ahead of her departure, Richardson comes into Paris looking to prove she is the fastest woman in the world. She has run well in the build-up to Paris, including setting multiple personal bests in 2023, but she바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll face an uphill challenge taking on her Jamaican rivals who have traditionally dominated sprint races.Richardson will be racing in the 100 meters, but did not qualify in the 200-meter race.Caeleb DresselCompeting in his third Olympic Games, Dressel is the standout men바카라 게임 웹사이트�s swimmer on Team USA and is looking to cement his place in American swimming lore with another medal haul.Having already won seven gold medals in his Olympic career, Dressel will compete in fewer races in these Games. He바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll focus on the 100-meter butterfly, the 50-meter freestyle and the 4x100-meter relay team.Dressel has won gold in every Olympic event he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s entered so far in his career. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a sterling record that he바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll look to keep as he aims for double-digit gold medals over the course of his three Olympic Games.Sophia SmithHeading to her first Olympics, Smith is the leading light of a new generation of stars for the U.S. Women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s National Team.The forward, who plays her professional football for the Portland Thorns in the NWSL, is looking to make a major impact in her first time competing in the Olympics. With the U.S. women struggling to find the crucial final touch in the matches leading up to their departure from Paris, it바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll be up to Smith to provide a spark at the front of the U.S.바카라 게임 웹사이트� attack.Smith leads a team looking for redemption after getting knocked out in the Round of 16 in last year바카라 게임 웹사이트�s World Cup and failing to take home the gold in Tokyo three years ago, settling for bronze after a triumphant stretch of major tournaments. With a new-look team, Smith looking to stake her claim as the next great American women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s striker as the rising generation of American soccer players comes into focus.Sunisa LeeThe returning all-around women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s gymnastics gold medalist is looking to show that her victory in Tokyo was no fluke. Lee grabbed the gold in 2021 after Biles바카라 게임 웹사이트� shocking exit and Lee바카라 게임 웹사이트�s victory can sometimes get lost in the memories of her teammate dressed in her warm-up gear, cheering from the sidelines instead of competing.But Lee remains one of the top performers in the world and is now attempting to do something that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s not been done since 1968: Win back-to-back gold medals in the all-around competition.Lee and Biles will also be looking to reclaim the American team바카라 게임 웹사이트�s gold medal in the team competition. While Biles was a part of the victorious 2016 team, Lee has yet to win a team gold medal and will be looking to get the taste of defeat to the Russian team in 2021 washed away.A바카라 게임 웹사이트�ja WilsonWilson heads to Paris looking to prove to the world that she is the leading American basketball talent in the women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s game, even as newcomers like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese threaten to take that spot.With the talented rookies left at home by USA basketball decision makers, Wilson 바카라 게임 웹사이트� a multiple time WNBA MVP and the top player on the back-to-back WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces 바카라 게임 웹사이트� is looking to repeat the success she had in Tokyo, helping to win the gold medal for Team USA.It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a massive moment for women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s basketball as Clark and Reese바카라 게임 웹사이트�s rise 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and rivalry, both in college and in the pros 바카라 게임 웹사이트� has driven new interest in the game. But Wilson has been leading the charge as the league바카라 게임 웹사이트�s best player for years now and she바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll use Paris바카라 게임 웹사이트� grand stage to try and prove that she is the top American player at a time of great growth for the women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s game.Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneCompeting in the 400-meter hurdles individually and on the relay team, McLaughlin-Levrone is looking to go back-to-back in both races.One of the most electric athletes on Team USA바카라 게임 웹사이트�s track squad, McLaughlin-Levrone is entering her third Olympic Games. She바카라 게임 웹사이트�s the current world-record holder in the 400-meter hurdles and is looking forward to a massive showdown with Femke Bol, the Dutch hurdler who is the current world champion in the 400-meter hurdles.Bol and McLaughlin-Levrone have competed around the world in recent years, and their showdown in Paris is likely to be one of the most anticipated moments of the Games.

PARIS —

Competition is already underway in Paris for the 2024 edition of the Summer Olympics and Team USA is set to take to the River Seine Friday for the Opening Ceremonies.

Video above: How Are Olympians Paid?

Here are 10 athletes from the nearly 600 Americans heading to France to compete in this year바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Olympics that you need to watch:

Simone Biles

It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s hard to imagine that the greatest of all time has something to prove. But Biles 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the oldest Olympian gymnast in decades at 27 바카라 게임 웹사이트� isn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t returning to the Olympics for a farewell tour.

The taste of her stunning experience in Tokyo three years ago, suffering a case of the twisties 바카라 게임 웹사이트� a sensation that gymnasts describe as a loss of rhythm and control during complex maneuvers 바카라 게임 웹사이트� forced her to withdraw from multiple events. It was the biggest shock of the Tokyo Games and left many observers wondering if the career of one of the most incredible athletes of all time had just ended in a flash.

Now that she is in Paris, Biles is aiming to cement her place atop the gymnastics mountain. She has been on a tear of late, dominating at the U.S. Championships and looking toward Paris with an eye on repeating her historic run in Rio de Janeiro eight years ago.

Video below: Team USA announces roster for Paris Olympics Artistic Gymnastics

LeBron James

It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s the return of the King to the Olympic stage. Having skipped the competitions in 2016 and 2021, James 바카라 게임 웹사이트� who is 39 바카라 게임 웹사이트� is likely playing in his final Olympics as the leader of the U.S. men바카라 게임 웹사이트�s basketball team.

James has been a part of incredible U.S. Olympic teams 바카라 게임 웹사이트� 2008바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Redeem Team comes to mind 바카라 게임 웹사이트� but made his Olympic debut at the disastrous Athens Games in 2004. Two full decades later, the Los Angeles Laker will be saying farewell to the international stage looking to drape gold around his neck one last time.

James바카라 게임 웹사이트� return to the team is a harbinger of where the U.S. men바카라 게임 웹사이트�s basketball team finds itself in world competition. Americans may expect the men바카라 게임 웹사이트�s team to run roughshod over the competition but 바카라 게임 웹사이트� as two nail-biting wins ahead of the Games proved 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the rest of the world is catching up. The return of the game바카라 게임 웹사이트�s greatest player over the last two decades is proof that the Americans are not messing around in their quest for gold and to assert dominance over the game worldwide.

James will serve as one of Team USA바카라 게임 웹사이트�s flag carriers on Friday along with tennis star Coco Gauff.

Katie Ledecky

The seven-time Olympic gold medalist is aiming to create more iconic scenes in Paris. Fans will long remember the races in which Ledecky embarrassed her competition with sizable freestyle victories in 2016, and the much closer contests in 2021 as her competition began to close the gap.

Her Olympic success 바카라 게임 웹사이트� 10 medals in total 바카라 게임 웹사이트� has made her one of the faces of Team USA coming into Paris.

In the lead-up to the Games, the 21-time world champion has again been putting on impressive displays and is aiming to prove in her fourth Olympics that there is no one better in the pool.

Video below: Katie Ledecky to skip Olympics Opening Ceremony

Noah Lyles

He바카라 게임 웹사이트�s the fastest man in the world and he enters the Olympics바카라 게임 웹사이트� signature race as an underdog.

Lyles, 27, is the world champion in the 100-meter dash but enters Paris as an underdog to Jamacia바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Kishane Thompson, setting up one of the most dramatic editions of the race in years 바카라 게임 웹사이트� especially as the American has frequently talked about beating the world record set by Thompson바카라 게임 웹사이트�s countryman, Usain Bolt back in 2009.

Lyles aims this year for four gold medals, competing in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 4X100 relay and 4x400 relay. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a full plate for Lyles, who is trying to bounce back from a disappointing Tokyo Games three years ago in which he finished third in the 200-meter dash 바카라 게임 웹사이트� his signature race.

Sha바카라 게임 웹사이트�carri Richardson

It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s redemption time for Richardson.

Suspended from the Tokyo Games due to a positive test for THC 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the active ingredient in marijuana 바카라 게임 웹사이트� ahead of her departure, Richardson comes into Paris looking to prove she is the fastest woman in the world. She has run well in the build-up to Paris, including setting multiple personal bests in 2023, but she바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll face an uphill challenge taking on her Jamaican rivals who have traditionally dominated sprint races.

Richardson will be racing in the 100 meters, but did not qualify in the 200-meter race.

Caeleb Dressel

Competing in his third Olympic Games, Dressel is the standout men바카라 게임 웹사이트�s swimmer on Team USA and is looking to cement his place in American swimming lore with another medal haul.

Having already won seven gold medals in his Olympic career, Dressel will compete in fewer races in these Games. He바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll focus on the 100-meter butterfly, the 50-meter freestyle and the 4x100-meter relay team.

Dressel has won gold in every Olympic event he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s entered so far in his career. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a sterling record that he바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll look to keep as he aims for double-digit gold medals over the course of his three Olympic Games.

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Caeleb Dressel

Sophia Smith

Heading to her first Olympics, Smith is the leading light of a new generation of stars for the U.S. Women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s National Team.

The forward, who plays her professional football for the Portland Thorns in the NWSL, is looking to make a major impact in her first time competing in the Olympics. With the U.S. women struggling to find the crucial final touch in the matches leading up to their departure from Paris, it바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll be up to Smith to provide a spark at the front of the U.S.바카라 게임 웹사이트� attack.

Smith leads a team looking for redemption after getting knocked out in the Round of 16 in last year바카라 게임 웹사이트�s World Cup and failing to take home the gold in Tokyo three years ago, settling for bronze after a triumphant stretch of major tournaments. With a new-look team, Smith looking to stake her claim as the next great American women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s striker as the rising generation of American soccer players comes into focus.

Sunisa Lee

The returning all-around women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s gymnastics gold medalist is looking to show that her victory in Tokyo was no fluke. Lee grabbed the gold in 2021 after Biles바카라 게임 웹사이트� shocking exit and Lee바카라 게임 웹사이트�s victory can sometimes get lost in the memories of her teammate dressed in her warm-up gear, cheering from the sidelines instead of competing.

But Lee remains one of the top performers in the world and is now attempting to do something that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s not been done since 1968: Win back-to-back gold medals in the all-around competition.

Lee and Biles will also be looking to reclaim the American team바카라 게임 웹사이트�s gold medal in the team competition. While Biles was a part of the victorious 2016 team, Lee has yet to win a team gold medal and will be looking to get the taste of defeat to the Russian team in 2021 washed away.

A바카라 게임 웹사이트�ja Wilson

Wilson heads to Paris looking to prove to the world that she is the leading American basketball talent in the women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s game, even as newcomers like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese threaten to take that spot.

With the talented rookies left at home by USA basketball decision makers, Wilson 바카라 게임 웹사이트� a multiple time WNBA MVP and the top player on the back-to-back WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces 바카라 게임 웹사이트� is looking to repeat the success she had in Tokyo, helping to win the gold medal for Team USA.

It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a massive moment for women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s basketball as Clark and Reese바카라 게임 웹사이트�s rise 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and rivalry, both in college and in the pros 바카라 게임 웹사이트� has driven new interest in the game. But Wilson has been leading the charge as the league바카라 게임 웹사이트�s best player for years now and she바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll use Paris바카라 게임 웹사이트� grand stage to try and prove that she is the top American player at a time of great growth for the women바카라 게임 웹사이트�s game.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone

Competing in the 400-meter hurdles individually and on the relay team, McLaughlin-Levrone is looking to go back-to-back in both races.

One of the most electric athletes on Team USA바카라 게임 웹사이트�s track squad, McLaughlin-Levrone is entering her third Olympic Games. She바카라 게임 웹사이트�s the current world-record holder in the 400-meter hurdles and is looking forward to a massive showdown with Femke Bol, the Dutch hurdler who is the current world champion in the 400-meter hurdles.

Bol and McLaughlin-Levrone have competed around the world in recent years, and their showdown in Paris is likely to be one of the most anticipated moments of the Games.

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Sunisa Lee

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