NEW YORK — New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will be well represented at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with dozens of local athletes competing across several categories.
The 2024 summer games officially start tonight and will end on Sunday, Aug. 11. The games are being held in Paris, France , and the opening ceremony is set to travel up the Seine River to the Trocadéro.
New York is sending 31 athletes to Paris, while New Jersey will send 23 athletes and Connecticut will send 11. They are set to compete in more than a dozen sports, from the classics like swimming and soccer to a new sport making its debut this year .
New York athletes to cheer for in the 2024 Paris Olympics
- Anita Alvarez, Buffalo – Artistic swimming
- Matt Anderson, West Seneca – Volleyball
- Rai Benjamin, Mount Vernon – Track and field
- Charlotte Buck, Nyack – Rowing
- Anne Cebula, Brooklyn – Fencing
- Sunny Choi, Queens – Breaking
- Olivia Coffey, Watkins Glen – Rowing
- Sam Coffey, NYC – Soccer
- Kyle Dake, Ithaca – Wrestling
- Maximilian Dietz, NYC – Soccer
- Kate Douglass, Pelham – Swimming
- Crystal Dunn, Rockville Centre – Soccer
- Jimmer Fredette, Glen Falls – Basketball
- Emily Mackay, Endicott – Track and field
- Salif Mane, the Bronx – Track and field
- Jack McGlynn, Middle Village – Soccer
- Meghan Musnicki, Naples – Rowing
- Jessica Pegula, Buffalo – Tennis
- Lauren Scruggs, Queens – Fencing
- Magnus Sheffield, Pittsford – Cycling
- Breanna Stewart, North Syracuse – Basketball
- McLain Ward, Brewster – Equestrian
- Rudy Winkler, Sand Lake – Track and field