PARIS, France — As the opening ceremonies begin at the Paris Olympics on Friday, it brings back memories of racing in the yard or swimming against your friends as a kid. Then, pretending to win a medal like so many we've watched in the past at the summer games.
Over the next few weeks, nearly 40 athletes with Louisiana ties—current and former LSU Tigers, New Orleans Pelicans, and Trio from Tulane—will make that dream a reality.
Here is a list of the athletes with Louisiana ties:
- Amber Anning, Great Britain - Track and Field
- Godson Oghenebrume, Nigeria - Track and Field
- Thelma Davies, Liberia- Track and Field
- Mondo Duplantis, Sweden - Track and Field
- Tima Godbless, Nigeria - Track and Field
- Natoya Goule-Toppin, Jamaica - Track and Field
- JuVaughn Harrison, USA - Track and Field
- Aleia Hobbs, USA - Track and Field
- Shakeem McKay, Trinidad and Tobago - Track and Field
- Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Great Britain - Track and Field
- Vernon Norwood, USA - Track and Field
- Favour Ofili, Nigeria - Track and Field
- Ella Onojuvwevwo, Nigeria - Track and Field
- Sha’Carri Richardson, USA - Track and Field
- Claudio Romero, Chile - Track and Field
- Jose Alvarado, Puerto Rico - Basketball
- Duop Reath, Australia - Basketball
- Daniel Theis, Germany - Basketball
- Tremont Waters, Puerto Rico - Basketball
- Kristen Nuss, USA - Beach Volleyball
- Taryn Kloeth, USA - Beach Volleyball
- Adrian Abadia Garcia, Spain - DIving
- Juan Celaya-Hernandez, Mexico - Diving
- Chiara Pellacani, Italy - Diving
- Lizzie Cui Roussel, New Zealand - Diving
- Helle Tuxen, Norway - Diving
- Aleah Finnegan, The Philippines - Gymnastics
- Pavel Alovatki, Moldova - Swimming
- Brooks Curry, USA - Swimming
- Jere Hribar, Croatia - Swimming
- Jovan Lekic, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Swimming
- Sabrina Lyn, Jamaica - Swimming
- Maggie Mac Neil, Canada - Swimming
- Neal Skupski, Great Britain - Tennis
- Aliaksei Shostak, USA - Trampoline
- Hailey Van Lith, USA - 3x3 Basketball
- Rena Wakama, Nigeria - Basketball
- Tharushi Karunarathna, Sri Lanka - Swimming
- Thad Lettsome, British Virgin Islands - Dinghy
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