Olympians and Paralympians honored at the White House
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden could not make it to the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris this past summer, so he brought the athletes to the White House Monday morning.
Leading off the celebration with American Olympic and Paralympic athletes was Rayvon Owen, who sang the national anthem. Owen was a fourth-place finisher on “American Idol.”
Paralympian Nicky Nieves with youth reporter Xander Dorsey at the White House on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. Photo credit: Jennifer Igbonoba, NABJ Black News & Views
Hundreds gathered on the South Lawn of the White House as Biden celebrated the athletes and their successes. While many Americans associate the summer games with gymnast Simone Biles or sprinter Noah Lyles, Monday offered an opportunity for the administration to honor those athletes whose stories of victory are just as dramatic and poignant, if not more.
“Thank you for representing the very best of America,” Biden told the athletes.
Biden said he couldn’t go to the Olympics because of security measures and he chose to stay and meet the athletes in Washington while First Lady Jill Biden travels to the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president, slated for Tuesday.&
Biden told the crowd that...
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