The Olympic Games flame is all set to ignite after the whole 100 days. There will be no shortage of athletic prowess during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. As we count down 5 incredible athletes who are ready to break records and leave their marks on Olympic history, brace yourself for incredible accomplishments.
This is a list you won’t want to miss of the best Olympic players:
1. Mete Gazoz
Mete Gazoz, who was 21 years old at the time, made Olympic history as the first Turkish archer to win an individual gold medal in Tokyo. He is now 24 years old and is the favourite to win the title again in Paris. Gazoz is coming off a fantastic 2023 in which he won individual gold at the World Archery Championships and was recognized by the World Archery Federation for the third time as the Best Men’s Recurve Archer of the Year.
2. Bill May
Men will be able to compete in artistic swimming at the Olympics for the first time at the Paris Games. The best male artistic swimmer of all time, Bill May, 45, will now finally realize his longtime ambition of appearing on the Olympic stage thanks to this. As a member of the eight-person American squad that qualified for the Olympics for the first time since 2008, May, a six-time world medallist, will compete.
3. Viktor Axelsen
Viktor Axelsen, a Danish badminton disruptor who now has the top ranking in the world, is hoping to retain his crown in Paris this summer. Axelsen returned to the Games in Tokyo and defeated the reigning champion after falling to China’s Chen Long in Rio in 2016 and winning bronze. The 30-year-old, who stands 6-foot-4, has previously won two world championships.
4. Stephen Curry
For the Olympics in Paris, USA Basketball will have a men’s team that has several interesting players, including guard Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. Curry, who is 36 years old, has already won four NBA championships, been named the league MVP twice, and is by far the all-time leader in three-pointers made in the NBA. He hasn’t, however, participated in an Olympic game. Now that Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Warriors, is leading the American men’s team in Paris, Curry may finally add an Olympic gold medal to his resume.
5. Jahmal Harvey
USA Boxing will attempt to maintain the momentum heading into the Paris Games following a successful performance by the American men in Tokyo (three silver medals in boxing). Jahmal Harvey is one individual you should be wary of. The Oxon Hill, Maryland, native, 21, took home a gold medal at the Pan American Games in 2023 in addition to a global championship in 2021.
Conclusion
It’s challenging to forecast performances that will shatter records since unforeseen competition, injuries, and other circumstances might occur. The aforementioned five competitors, or others with comparable supremacy, might, however, test the limits of their sports in Paris. As these competitors strive for Olympic gold and maybe rewrite the record books, the 2024 Olympics promise to be an exciting showcase of human potential.