Current:Home > StocksHow many countries are participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics?-DB Wealth Institute B2 Reviews & Ratings
How many countries are participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics?
lotradecoin platform updates and news View Date:2024-12-25 22:23:42
The Summer Olympics are truly a worldwide spectacle as nations from all around the globe will send their best athletes to Paris to compete for gold.
More than 200 countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe will have delegations at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which officially get underway in an opening ceremony along the Seine River on Friday.
The number of nations participating these Summer Games does not include Russia and Belarus, which were suspended by the International Olympic Committee following the Russian invasion of Ukraine for violating the Olympic Truce. Approved athletes from those countries will compete as "Individual Neutral Athletes."
Get Olympics updates in your texts! Join USA TODAY Sports' WhatsApp Channel
Which country has the most athletes in 2024 Paris Olympics?
The United States will have the largest national delegation at the Summer Games in Paris with 592 total athletes.
Meet Team USA: See which athletes made the U.S. Olympic team and where they are from
Host nation France is second with 573, followed by Australia (460), Germany (427), Japan (404), Italy (403), China (388), Spain (382), Great Britain (327) and Canada (318) rounding out the top 10.
The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
How many US athletes are competing at 2024 Paris Olympics?
Team USA will have at least one competitor in 31 of the 32 sports on this year's Olympic program. (Team handball is the only exception.)
There are 592 athletes on the 2024 U.S. Olympic team, which makes it a slightly smaller group than the team at the most recent Summer Games in Tokyo (613).
Track and field is the largest U.S. contingent with a total of 120 athletes set to take part in those events.
veryGood! (57841)
Related
- Stuffed or real? Photos show groundhog stuck inside claw machine
- Johnny Manziel says Reggie Bush should get back Heisman Trophy he forfeited
- GBI investigating after 62-year-old man dies in Atlanta Police custody
- What is the birthstone for September? Learn more about the gem's symbolism, history and more.
- 'Truffles is just like me:' How a Pennsylvania cat makes kids feel proud to wear glasses
- Michigan police detained a Black child who was in the ‘wrong place, wrong time,’ department says
- Virginia player wounded in deadly attack returns for a new season as an inspiration to his teammates
- Will Milwaukee Brewers look to relocate if state stadium financing package fails?
- Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success
- What is the birthstone for September? Learn more about the gem's symbolism, history and more.
Ranking
- Anchorage police shoot, kill teenage girl who had knife; 6th police shooting in 3 months
- Fact checking 'Dreamin' Wild': Did it really take 30 years to discover the Emerson brothers' album?
- Beyoncé, Taylor Swift fans have boosted Uber demand as both artists tour across the U.S.
- Another inmate dies in Atlanta following incarceration at a jail under federal investigation
- Head of Theodore Roosevelt National Park departs North Dakota job
- Report: Dianna Russini leaves ESPN to become The Athletic’s top NFL insider
- How to watch Hip Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium with Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and Run-D.M.C.
- 3-year-old riding one of Texas’ migrant buses dies on the way to Chicago, officials say
Recommendation
-
A slain teacher loved attending summer camp. His mom is working to give kids the same opportunity
-
How common is nail biting and why do so many people do it?
-
Feeling lazy? La-Z-Boy's giving away 'The Decliner,' a chair with AI to cancel your plans
-
What does Georgia spend on 'Kirby Copter' for coach's recruiting? It's not cheap.
-
Pro-Palestinian protesters who blocked road near Sea-Tac Airport to have charges dropped
-
Vanderpump Rules' Tom Sandoval Breaks Silence on Rumored New Girl Tii
-
Ice cream sold in 19 states is recalled due to listeria outbreak
-
Jodie Sweetin Disappointed Her New Movie Was Sold to Former Costar Candace Cameron Bure's Network