Olympic schedule and athletes to look out for

Athletes are gearing up for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games set to begin on July 24. The opening ceremony is on July 26. (Credit: Unsplash/Solen Feyissa) By Mekhi AbbottAFRO Sports Internmabbott@afro.com andKelsi JonesAFRO Sports Internkejon59@morgan.edu With the July 26 opening ceremony for the 2024 summer Paris Olympics comes the need to pay attention to several athletes in each discipline. AFRO sports interns Kelsi Jones and Mekhi Abbott highlight the athletes you need to keep an eye on as the biggest sporting event across the globe is fast approaching.& Abbott and Jones will focus on the Olympic athletes who made the United States national team. However, top global competitors will also be highlighted.& Track and Field – WomenEvent: 100-meter dashEvent Begins: Aug. 2Event Final: Aug. 3Sha’Carri Richardson, 24, is searching for redemption as she qualifies for the first Olympics of her young, accomplished career. The 2023 World Champion was ruled ineligible to compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics due to testing positive for cannabis after winning the 2020 United States (U.S.) Olympic trials. Now, after repeating as the U.S. Olympic trials 100-meter dash champion, Richardson will look to claim the gold medal in Paris; something she didn’t even have a chance...