Top five USA athletes to watch on Day 7 of Paris Olympics 2024

Caeleb Dressel and Valarie Allman will be leading the USA athletics contingent at Paris Olympics 2024.

The United States has sent the largest delegation to the Paris Olympics 2024, with a total of 592 athletes, representing the nation. As the country with the most medals in Olympic history, they aim to expand their tally with many athletics events commencing on Day 7 of the quadrennial Games.

So far, the U.S. contingent has collected nine gold medals, placing them second in the medal table. Considering that, here are the top five U.S. athletes to watch on Day 7, August 2 of the Paris Olympics 2024.

US athletes to watch on Day 7 of Paris Olympics 2024

Caeleb Dressel (Swimming – men’s 100m butterfly)

Having already grabbed a gold in the men’s 4x100m freestyle at the Paris Olympics 2024, Caeleb Dressel will aim to extend his medal tally at the quadrennial games. He has already for the 50m freestyle as the final is on August 3.

On August 2, 2024, 9:00 AM GMT the eight-time Olympic gold medalist will look to book his spot in the semis and eventually the finals of the 100m butterfly, as both the heats and semis are scheduled on the day, with the finals taking place on August 3. He is the defending Olympic champion and the world record holder in the 100m butterfly event.

Dressel’s other accomplishments include being a 15-time World Championships long course gold medalist. Notably, Dressel made a comeback to the sport after taking a break midway during the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.

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Ryan Crouser (Athletics – men’s shot put)

Ryan Crouser will be aiming for a third consecutive title in the men’s shot put at the Paris Olympics 2024. He bagged the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics with a massive throw of 23.30m on his sixth and final attempt which was also a new Olympic record. In the final, he was much ahead of his competitors Joe Kovacs and Tom Walsh as they achieved best throws of 22.65 and 22.47m to collect the silver and bronze medals.

He will be in action during the men’s shot put qualifications, slated for August 2 at 6:10 PM GMT, where he will look to secure his place in the finals of the shot put taking place on August 3. However, it is anticipated to be a challenging contest this time as Crouser has just recovered from an elbow injury sustained in 2024.

Nevertheless, the world record holder will be heading into the competition as one of the favorites for yet another Olympic crown.

Scottie Scheffler (Golf – men’s individual stroke play)

Scottie Scheffler is another prominent name from the USA who will be in action on August 2. The World no.1 golfer will be hoping to collect a prestigious medal for the United States at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Some of Scheffler’s top accolades include winning the Masters in 2024 and 2022 and The Players Championships in 2024 and 2023. August 2nd marks the Round 2 of the men’s individual golf at the Paris Olympics 2024 which will begin at 7:00 AM GMT. He is currently ranked T6 after the first round.

Katie Ledecky (Swimming – women’s 800m freestyle)

After securing a gold medal in the women’s 1500m event at the Paris Olympics 2024 with the eighth-fastest swim of all time, Katie Ledecky will now aim for her fourth consecutive Olympic title in the women’s 800m freestyle. As a result, she will be in action during the heats of the 800m freestyle, scheduled on August 2 at 9:40 AM GMT.

If she qualifies in the heats, she then will feature in the finals of the long-distance freestyle event on August 3, slated at 7:08 PM GMT. The world record holder is, however, expected to receive a tough challenge from her rival Ariarne Titmus, who settled for the silver medal during the Tokyo Olympics in the event.

Valarie Allman (Athletics – Women’s Discus throw)

Valarie Allman will be the one to beat in the women’s Discus throw at Paris Olympics 2024. She begins her campaign on August 2, in Group A. After qualifcation, the finals will take place on August 6.

Allman holds the second best mark this season in the discipline with a throw of 70.89 which she achieved two months back. She is the defending Olympic champion and will keen to start off with an impressive performance.

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