Current:Home > InvestWhich country has the largest delegation in Paris for the 2024 Olympics? -EverVision Finance
Which country has the largest delegation in Paris for the 2024 Olympics?
View
Date:2025-04-12 06:43:39
More than 10,000 athletes from over 200 nations will go for the gold – and silver and bronze – this summer at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The competition will consist of 329 events spread among 32 different sports, which are now underway and run through Aug. 11 in Paris and 16 other cities in metropolitan France (plus one event in Tahiti).
This year will mark the sixth Olympics to be held in France (three Summer and three Winter Games), and will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first Paris Olympics, held in 1924.
Here are some fun facts about the countries and their athletes:
Get Olympics updates in your texts! Join USA TODAY Sports' WhatsApp Channel
Meet Team USA: See which athletes made the U.S. Olympic team and where they are from
How many total athletes will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics?
There are 10,714 athletes from 206 different countries scheduled to take part in this year's Olympic Games.
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.
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! (76)
Related
- US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
- Here's where striking actors and writers can eat for free
- Angels outfielder Taylor Ward placed on IL with facial fractures after being hit in head
- Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is valuable for medicine, but a declining bird needs them for food
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- PCE inflation measure watched by Fed falls to lowest level in more than 2 years
- The Strength and Vitality of the Red Lipstick, According to Hollywood's Most Trusted Makeup Artists
- How Rihanna's Beauty Routine Changed After Motherhood, According to Her Makeup Artist Priscilla Ono
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- Maralee Nichols Shares New Photo With Son Theo After Tristan Thompson Pays Tribute to Son Tatum
Ranking
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- New Report Card Shows Where Ohio Needs to Catch up in Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Drake scores Tupac's custom crown ring for $1M at auction: 'Slice of hip-hop history'
- What recession? It's a summer of splurging, profits and girl power
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- Sen. McConnell plans to serve his full term as Republican leader despite questions about his health
- National Chicken Wing Day 2023: Buffalo Wild Wings, Popeyes, Hooters, more have deals Saturday
- Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is valuable for medicine, but a declining bird needs them for food
Recommendation
Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
'Love Island USA' week 2 heats up with a 'Vanderpump' cameo, feuds, so many love triangles
Shop Deals on Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Women's and Men's Wedding Guest Looks and Formal Wear
Is Barbie a feminist icon? It's complicated
Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
Maralee Nichols Shares New Photo With Son Theo After Tristan Thompson Pays Tribute to Son Tatum
The 75th Emmy Awards show has been postponed
Randall Park, the person, gets quizzed on Randall Park, the mall