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Will Katie Ledecky Still Be Competitive for the Paris 2024 Olympics?
On 8/2/21 at 9:00 PM EDT
Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky wants to continue making history in the Olympics in 2024.
The 24-year-old, who just won gold in the 800m freestyle in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics wants to return to the 2024 Summer Olympics which will be held in Paris. That was not my last swim, Ledecky said. I m at least going to 24, maybe 28. We ll see. You never take anything for granted. You don t know if you re gonna be back at the next Olympics, so you just try to soak it all in.
At the opening ceremony of each Olympics, the U.S. delegation spills out in a seemingly unending stream of cheerful athletes, grinning and waving at the crowd. They re a jovial, good-natured lot, to be sure, but there are so very many of them.
And the U.S. isn t the only country that seems to take up an awful lot of real estate in the center of the stadium. In contrast are national delegations where just a few folks are there to represent their country. In even more extreme cases, only a sole athlete is present to wave his or her nation s flag, alone in that portion of the parade of nations.
How many sports are in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics? Which are the new ones?
The Olympic Games are a leading international event that recognizes a multitude of sports. This year, five sports will debut and thousands will compete.
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compete on an international stage and at the most elite level.
In order for a sport to be played at the Olympics, it must
first be recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Not until the sport is approved by the International Sports Federation can it be considered for competition in the Olympic Games. In 2021, the Olympic Committee has been especially keen on
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