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The 2024 Paris Olympics officially began last night. Instead of the teams entering a filled stadium, the parade of nations floated down the Seine on a flotilla of tour boats. Oh, those French!
The list below of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander athletes at the Paris Games is likely incomplete. Unless otherwise noted, the athletes are representing the United States. I included those athletes of Asian descent who live and train in the US but for various reasons, have chosen to compete for other countries.
The Philippines, for example, made it a strategy to improve their world presence by recruiting athletes from the Philippine diaspora, especially those who developed their skills by living in the US, which has better training facilities and developmental programs for athletes.
For additional background, I provided links to earlier articles posted on this blog, Views From the Edge.
Breaking
Women's Gymnastics
- Sunisa Lee
- Leanne Wong
- Aleah Finnegan (Philippines)
- Levi Jung-Ruvivar (Philippines)
- Emma Malabuyo (Philippines)
- Asher Hong
- Alexander Massialas
- Gerek Meinhardt
- Mitchell Saron
- Lee Kiefer
- Samantha Catantan (Philippines)
Women's Volleyball
Men's Volleyball
- Erik Shoji
- Micah Christenson,
- Micah Ma’a
- Garrett Muagututia.
Badminton
- Winson Chu
- Jennie Gai
- Anne Ku
- Kerry Xu
- Joshua Yuan
- Beiwen Zhang
Table Tennis
- Carissa Moore
Artistic Swimming
- Calista Liu
- Jacklyn Luu
- Megumi Field
- Audrey Kwon
Swimming
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
- Lilia Viu
- Rose Zhang
Judo
- Jack Yonezuka
Men's Rugby
- Naima Fuala'au
- Lucas LaCamp
Women's Rugby
- Alena Olsen
- Alexandra Sedrick
Shooting
- Ada Korkhin
400m hurdles
- Lauren Hoffman (Philippines)
EDITOR'S NOTE: For additional commentary, news and views from an AANHPI perspective, follow me on Threads, on X or at the blog Views From the Edge. There may be more additions to the list as the Games continue, so check back periodically.
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