2024 Paris Olympics: Here are the AANHPI athletes to follow

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Members of the USA Table Tennis team got to meet NBA star Steph Curry during the
2024 Paris Olympics opening Parade of Nations.

Representation matters! If you're like me, always seeking that AANHPI thread intertwined in the American quilt, the Olympics provides a microcosm of the United States. The diversity of the almost 600  American competitors is a great example to the world the role of immigrants in the United States. 

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

• Sunny Choi
• Logan Edra

Women's Gymnastics

• Sunisa Lee
• Leanne Wong
• Aleah Finnegan (Philippines)
• Levi Jung-Ruvivar (Philippines)
•  Emma Malabuyo (Philippines)

Men's Gymnastics

• Asher Hong

Men's Fencing

• Alexander Massialas
• Gerek Meinhardt
• Mitchell Saron

Women's Fencing

• Lee Kiefer
• Samantha Catantan (Philippines)

Husband and wife, Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhartdt, will represent the USA in fencing.

Women's Volleyball

• Justine Wong-Orantes

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

• Kanak Jha
• Michael Jung
• Amy Wang
• Lily Zhang

Filipino Hawaiian Carissa Moore

Surfing

• Carissa Moore

Artistic Swimming

• Calista Liu
• Jacklyn Luu
• Megumi Field
• Audrey Kwon

Swimming

• Torri Huske

Women's Water Polo

• Emily Ausmus

Men's Water Polo

• Johnny Hooper

Skateboarding

• Sky Brown (Great Britain)

Men's Golf

• Collin Morikawa

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)

Men's Tennis

• Rajeev Ram

Women's Tennis

• Jessica Pegula
• Naomi Osaka (Japan)

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.