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With the Friday, July 26, opening ceremonies officially starting the 2024 Paris Olympics, athletes will be lifting, kicking, throwing, shooting, dribbling, rowing, dancing, running and swimming as they compete on the world stage.
About a dozen athletes with connections to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be part of the Olympics. Several are listed below by sport and approximately in the order of when they compete. Events run through Sunday, Aug. 11.
If you know of any other Latter-day Saints competing in the Paris Olympic Games or in the Paralympic Games, please email their name, country and sport to ch********@de*********.com.
Football (soccer)
USA forward Taylor Booth, 23, a native of Eden, Utah, has been playing in the Netherlands for FC Utrecht as a midfielder. This is the first USA men’s team to go to the Olympics since 2008. Booth has played on several teams in Europe. This is his first Olympics.
When to watch: Team USA is in the men’s Group A pool, with matches Wednesday, July 24, against France; Saturday, July 27, against New Zealand; and Tuesday, July 30, against Guinea. The top teams from the four pool groups go onto the quarterfinals on Friday, Aug. 2. The semifinals are on Monday, Aug. 5, and the medal matches are on Thursday, Aug. 8, and Friday, Aug. 9.
Rugby sevens
Make Unufe, 32, is a wing on USA’s men’s rugby sevens team in the Paris Olympics. He played football at Provo High School in Provo, Utah. He’s been on several USA teams that have earned medals. Unufe was on Team USA during the 2016 Rio Games.
When to watch: Team USA is part of the men’s Pool C, with matches on Wednesday, July 24, against France and Fiji; Thursday, July 25, against Uruguay. Based on the pool matches, the tournament for 9th through 12th places and the quarterfinals are also on Thursday, July 25. The tournament continues on Saturday, July 27, with medal matches that evening.
Stephanie Rovetti, 32, is a flyhalf and wing for USA’s women’s rugby team, and this is her first Olympics. From Reno, Nevada, Rovetti played basketball for Brigham Young University and was on the 2014 Sweet 16 team. Rovetti switched to rugby and was part of the 2018 Club Sevens National Championships.
When to watch: Team USA is part of the women’s Pool C, with matches against Japan and Brazil on Sunday, July 28, and France on Monday, July 29. Based on the pool matches, the tournament for 9th through 12th places and the quarterfinals are also on Monday, July 29. The tournament continues on Tuesday, July 30, with medal matches that evening.
Pistol shooting
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