MARYLANDERS TO WATCH IN THE OLYMPICS THIS SUMMER By Dylan Roche
The last time the Summer Olympics happened—Rio, 2016—Maryland had much to be proud of. Athletes hailing from our state brought home a collective 16 gold medals along with three silvers and a bronze. While Maryland doesn’t have as many athletes competing this year, these elites who will soon be heading to Tokyo for competition have impressive backgrounds and promise to make all their fans and followers here in Maryland proud once again.
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One of the reasons it’s exciting to see locals competing in the Olympics—these athletes have been crushing it in their disciplines as far back as childhood, so those who can say they “knew them when” have been following their athletic careers since high school or even earlier. As for the Tokyo Olympics, athletes qualified as early as July 2019, but when the pandemic hit, it meant the 2020 games had to be moved to 2021—and members of Team USA kept on training.
Here are the Marylanders you can expect to see when the games commence (as of press time)
