Foluke Akinradewo: Indoor volleyball, United States. A key player on teams that won Olympic silver and bronze in 2012 and 2016, respectively, Akinradewo figures to \u2026<\/b>
\nFoluke Akinradewo: Indoor volleyball, United States. A key player on teams that won Olympic silver and bronze in 2012 and 2016, respectively, Akinradewo figures to be a veteran leader as the Americans push for gold. Michael Andrew: Swimming, United States. The 22-year-old qualified to swim three events in Tokyo, during what will be his Olympic debut: The 50 freestyle,100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley. Dina Asher-Smith: Track and field, Great Britain. One of the world\u2019s elite sprinters, Asher-Smith won a gold and two silvers at the 2019 world championships in Qatar and could very well repeat that showing in Tokyo. Perry Baker: Rugby, United States. A two-time recipient of the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award, Baker is the star on an American team that could surprise in Tokyo. Simone Biles: Gymnastics, United States. One of the biggest names and most accomplished athletes in Olympic sports, Biles won four gold medals and one bronze in Rio and looks primed to match or exceed that haul this summer. Ismael Borrero: Wrestling, Cuba. Borrero, who competes in Greco-Roman wrestling, is the reigning Olympic and world champion \u2013 and one of Cuba\u2019s top medal hopes in Tokyo. Trayvon Bromell: Track and field, United States. After overcoming a string of injuries, Bromell has emerged as the clear favorite in the first post-Usain Bolt era of the men’s 100-meter dash. Jade Carey: Gymnastics, United States. A specialist in vault and floor exercise, the 20-year-old figures to play a key role for the U.S. in Tokyo before returning home to compete collegiately at Oregon State. Joshua Cheptegei: Track and field, Uganda. The 24-year-old Cheptegei currently holds the world record in both the 10,000 meters and 5,000 meters. He set the latter mark at an event in August, besting a previous record that stood for 16 years. Jordan Chiles: Gymnastics, United States. The 20-year-old Chiles trains with Simone Biles and will be her teammate on the U.S. team, which is heavily favored to win Olympic gold this summer. Ryan Crouser: Track and field, United States. A dominant force in shot put, Crouser will hope to once again edge fellow American Joe Kovacs and win his second consecutive Olympic gold. Matheus Cunha: Soccer, Brazil. Cunha scored five goals in CONMEBOL Olympic qualifying competition last year for Brazil, which won gold in Rio and is a perennial Olympic contender in the sport. Kyle Dake: Wrestling, United States. After edging 2012 gold medalist Jordan Burroughs at the Olympic trials in April, the 30-year-old Dake will now head to Tokyo with hopes of bringing home a gold of his own. Artur Dalaloyan: Gymnastics, Neutral Athletes From Russia. The 2018 all-around world champion is among the Russian athletes who will compete under a neutral flag in Tokyo as punishment for the country\u2019s doping violations. Daniel Dias: Para-swimming, Brazil. One of the most decorated athletes in Paralympic history, the 32-year-old has won a whopping 24 Paralympic medals in swimming over the past three Games and figures to add to that total in Tokyo. Eva de Goede: Field hockey, Netherlands. The Dutch women have won either gold or silver at each of the past four Olympic Games, and de Goede \u00d0 the reigning two-time International Hockey Federation player of the year \u00d0 is among their brightest stars. Andre De Grasse: Track and field, Canada. De Grasse won three medals at the 2016 Olympics and two more at the 2019 world championships, emerging as a serious medal contender at both 100 and 200 meters this summer. Stefanie Dolson: Basketball, United States. A two-time NCAA champion at Connecticut and now a two-time All-Star in the WNBA, Dolson will hope to help the U.S. win gold in the Olympic debut of 3-on-3 basketbal. Luka Doncic: Basketball, Slovenia. The Dallas Mavericks star dropped a triple-double in a win over Lithuania to secure his country’s spot in the Olympic field. Caeleb Dressel: Swimming, United States. The 24-year-old Florida native is destined for Olympic stardom this summer and racking up eight medals, including six golds, at the most recent swimming world championships in 2019. Armand Duplantis: Track and field, Sweden. Born and raised in Louisiana, the 21-year-old wunderkind recently broke the world record in pole vault and has become one of the biggest names in field events. Kevin Durant: Basketball, United States. One of the world’s most dominant players, Durant headlines a U.S. team looking to win its fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal. Chlo\u00e9 Dygert: Cycling, United States. After a scary crash at the 2020 world championships, the 2016 silver medalist will rehab with an eye on medaling again in Tokyo. Brady Ellison: Archery, United States. Ellison, now 32, is a three-time Olympic medalist and one of American\u2019s perennial contenders in the sport. Roger Federer: Tennis, Switzerland. Arguably the greatest tennis player of his generation, Federer\u2019s sparkling resume has one glaring hole: He\u2019s never won an Olympic gold medal in singles. Allyson Felix: Track and field, United States. The 35-year-old and nine-time Olympic medalist is now heading to her fifth Olympics, and the first since the birth of her daughter, Camryn. Connor Fields: BMX, United States. The first American to win an Olympic gold medal in BMX is expected to be back in 2021, with hopes of winning gold medal No.2. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Track and field, Jamaica. Now 34, Fraser-Pryce will be making her fourth appearance at the Olympics in search of her third gold medal in the 100-meter dash. Todd Frazier: Baseball, United States. The 11-year MLB veteran played a crucial role for Team USA in qualifying, including a four-hit performance against Venezuela that officially secured the team’s spot in Tokyo. Janja Garnbret: Sport climbing, Slovenia. Garnbret is just 21, but she\u2019s already won two combined world titles and established herself as a dominant force in climbing, which is making its Olympic debut. Coco Gauff: Tennis, United States. The 17-year-old Gauff is the headliner on a young U.S. tennis squad that will be without several marquee names, including Serena Williams, at the Olympics this summer. Lex Gillette: Para track and field, United States. Gillette has competed in long jump at four Paralympic Games, and brought home four medals \u00d0 all silver. Will he finally break through in Tokyo? Naomi Graham: Boxing, United States. A staff sergeant in the U.S. Army, Graham has also become a serious gold medal contender for Tokyo in a weight class that has previously been dominated by Claressa Shields. Adeline Gray: Wrestling, United States. After suffering an injury in competition just before COVID-19, the Olympic delay represents a new opportunity for Gray, a five-time world champion. Vincent Hancock: Shooting, United States. A former sergeant in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Hancock won back-to-back gold medals in men\u00d5s skeet in 2008 and 2012 before a disappointing showing in 2016. Mikkel Hansen: Handball, Denmark. The three-time International Handball Federation player of the year is the leader of a Danish team that won gold in Rio and is a perennial contender in handball. Grant Holloway: Track and field, United States. The former Florida Gator and reigning world champion in the 110-meter hurdles could be in for a star turn in Tokyo. Katinka Hossz\u0153: Swimming, Hungary. After swimming collegiately at Southern Cal, Hossz\u0153 has become one of the world’s best in the individual medley events, winning eight world titles and two Olympic golds since 2013 alone. Melissa Humana-Paredes, right, and Sarah Pavan: Beach volleyball, Canada. The Canadians have never won a medal in women\u2019s beach volleyball, but they have a shot at gold in Tokyo thanks to Humana-Paredes and Pavan, the reigning world champions. Nyjah Huston: Skateboarding, United States. A four-time world champion in the street discipline, this American is likely to be a breakout star in one of the newest Olympic sports. Kanak Jha: Table tennis, United States. Jha was the youngest American to compete in Rio, when he was just 16, and will aim to now build on his bronze medal at the 2019 Pan-American Games in Tokyo. Laura Kenny: Cycling, Great Britain. The 28-year-old has won a total of four gold medals in two Olympic appearances and will aim to add a few more next summer. Sam Kerr: Soccer, Australia. The Aussies have never made it past the quarterfinal round of either the World Cup or Summer Olympics, but Kerr, who won two MVP awards in the National Women’s Soccer League before moving to Chelsea, gives them reason to hope. Lilly King: Swimming, United States. Specializing in the breaststroke, the 23-year-old is expected to win multiple gold medals in Tokyo, to add to the pair she won in Rio during her Olympic debut. Eliud Kipchoge: Marathon, Kenya. The first person to run a marathon in under two hours, Kipchoge will now try to follow up that historic feat by repeating as an Olympic gold-medalist this summer. Alix Klineman, right, and April Ross: Beach volleyball, United States. Ross has twice reached the Olympic podium, winning silver in 2012 and bronze in 2016. Now, she’ll go for gold with a new partner in Klineman, with whom she’s been playing since 2018. Jin Young Ko: Golf, South Korea. The No.1 player in the world and 2019 LPGA player of the year could very well add an Olympic medal to her resume in Tokyo, alongside compatriots Sei Young Kim and 2016 gold medalist In Bee Park. Sakura Kokumai: Karate, United States. A perennial podium threat in the kata discipline of karate, the 28-year-old Kokumai is arguably Team USA’s top contender for a medal in Tokyo this summer as karate makes its Olympic debut. Katie Ledecky: Swimming, United States. If Ledecky can repeat her incredible performance from Rio, where she won five Olympic golds, she would become just the second Summer Olympian to earn 10 golds. The current leader in gold medals is Michael Phelps, who has 23. Evy Leibfarth: Canoe slalom, United States. After punching her ticket for Tokyo in April, the 17-year-old Leibfarth figures to be one of the United States\u2019 youngest Olympic athletes. Jessica Long: Para-swimming, United States. Long has already racked up 23 Paralympic medals, including 13 golds, in four trips to the Games, and will try to add to that total in Tokyo. Vincent Luis: Triathlon, France. The 31-year-old hasn’t finished better than seventh in his first two Olympic appearances but has emerged as a medal threat ahead of Tokyo after winning back-to-back World Triathlon Series titles. Noah Lyles: Track and field, United States. At 23, Lyles is already the face of America’s track and field team and one of Team USA’s brightest stars. He’s favored to win at least one gold medal in Tokyo. Simone Manuel: Swimming, United States. Another big name in American swimming, Manuel won four medals in Rio, including two gold, and hopes to add to that total this summer. Damir Martin: Rowing, Croatia. Martin won silver at the Rio Games in agonizing fashion, finishing five thousandths of a second behind the winner. He’ll be hoping for better luck — and a gold medal — this summer in Tokyo. Alexander Massialas: Fencing, United States. Massialas, whose father coaches the U.S. men’s foil national team, booked his ticket to Tokyo before the COVID-19 pandemic began and will hope to add to the two medals he won in Rio. Oksana Masters: Para-cycling, United States. A Paralympic juggernaut, Masters has competed in both the Summer and Winter Games since 2012 and will look to earn her first cycling medal this summer. Tatyana McFadden: Para track and field, United States. The 31-year-old has already won 17 medals in five Paralympic appearances \u2013 but she\u2019ll be back for more in Tokyo. Rory McIlroy: Golf, Ireland. McIlroy pulled out of the 2016 Olympics, citing concerns over the Zika virus, but promises to be one of the stars in the field this time around. Sydney McLaughlin: Track and field, United States. A burgeoning star in American track and field, the 21-year-old could return home next summer with multiple medals, in her primary event (the 400-meter hurdles) and as part of a relay team. Gabriel Medina: Surfing, Brazil. The Brazilians have set the bar in the men\u2019s professional surfing circuit of late, and the 27-year-old Medina \u2013 a two-time champion \u2013 is among the country\u2019s best. Tamyra Mensah-Stock: Wrestling, United States. Mensah-Stock was one of three American women to win their weight class at the 2019 world championships and will hope to maintain that form into 2021. Sam Mikulak: Gymnastics, United States. A six-time U.S. all-around champion, the 28-year-old is poised to make his third trip to the Olympics with hopes of winning his first medal. Anders Mol and Christian S\u00f8rum: Beach volleyball, Norway. This Scandanavian country isn’t typically associated with beach volleyball prowess, but that will change this year as Mol and S\u00f8rum are set to enter the Olympics as defending world champions, and unquestionably the team to beat. Kento Momota: Badminton, Japan. After fracturing his eye socket in a car crash early last year, the two-time defending world champion in men\u2019s singles is healthy and eyeing his first Olympic medal. Carissa Moore: Surfing, United States. The Hawaii native won the 2019 World Surf League and figures to be a medal threat when surfing makes its Olympic debut this summer. Leomon Moreno: Goalball, Brazil. The Brazilians have been dominant in goalball of late thanks in large part to Moreno, who scored a tournament-best 44 goals en route to Brazil’s second consecutive world title in 2018. Dalilah Muhammad: Track and field, United States. The reigning world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the 400-meter hurdles figures to be one of several American stars on the track in Tokyo. Misugu Okamoto: Skateboarding, Japan. The 14-year-old Okamoto burst onto the scene in recent years and has become the clear-cut favorite to win gold in the park discipline in Tokyo. Adam Ondra: Sport climbing, Czech Republic. Widely considered to be the world’s best climber, both indoors and outdoors, Ondra will now hope to add Olympic gold to his lengthy list of achievements. Shohei Ono: Judo, Japan. The 28-year-old Ono is a three-time world champion,2016 Olympic gold medalist and arguably the top judoka in the world ahead of the Tokyo Games. Naomi Osaka: Tennis, Japan. In just a few short years, Osaka has become a dominant presence on the court, with three Grand Slam single’s titles in three years, and one of the sport’s most marketable athletes off it. Cat Osterman: Softball, United States. A legend in the sport, Osterman is expected to compete for the United States in Tokyo, when she will be 38, and then retire shortly thereafter. Natalia Partyka: Para table tennis, Poland. The 31-year-old has won eight Paralympic medals but also regularly competes against able-bodied opponents. She competed at both the Olympics and Paralympics in 2008,2012 and 2016, and could do so again in Tokyo. Adam Peaty: Swimming, Great Britain. The 26-year-old breaststroke specialist currently holds two world records and is Britain’s top swimming star Megan Rapinoe: Soccer, United States. One of the most recognizable names in women’s soccer, Rapinoe will be 36 when the Tokyo Games begin. She’ll try to help the U.S. rebound with a medal after a disappointing fifth-place showing in Rio. Raevyn Rogers: Track and field, United States. A former Oregon standout, Rogers and compatriot Aje\u00e9 Wilson finished second and third, respectively, at the 2019 world championships. Now they — and 19-year-old Athing Mu — could be in medal contention in Tokyo. Giles Scott: Sailing, Great Britain. A four-time winner of the Finn Gold Cup, the premier sailing event in its class, Scott will try to win a second Olympic gold before Finn sailing leaves the Olympic program in 2024. Molly Seidel: Marathon, United States. A longtime distance runner, but surprise Olympic qualifier, Seidel placed second in the U.S. marathon trials last year in what was her first ever marathon. Daiya Seto: Swimming, Japan. Seto was suspended by the Japan Swimming Federation last year after he admitted to having an extramarital affair, which violated the federation\u2019s sportsmanlike conduct rules. But he remains one of the world\u2019s elite swimmers, and perhaps Japan\u2019s top medal contender in Tokyo. Sarah Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m: Swimming, Sweden. Prolific at shorter distances, Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m currently holds six world records and promises to be one of Sweden’s top talents in the pool, and at the Olympics overall. Regan Smith: Swimming, United States. The Minnesota teen is among the many up-and-comers in American swimming, and primed for a breakout performance in Tokyo after winning two world titles at the 2019 world championships. Kyle Snyder: Wrestling, United States. After winning gold in Rio in 2016, Snyder was dominant at the Olympic trials in April and has his eye on a repeat performance in Tokyo. Maggie Steffens: Water polo, United States. The American women have blossomed into a water polo powerhouse, and the 27-year-old Steffens will hope to lead them to a third consecutive Olympic gold. Lasha Talakhadze: Weightlifting, Georgia. The 6-foot-6,372-pound Talakhadze has won four consecutive world titles in his weight class and is the heavy favorite to bring home another gold for Georgia this summer. Pita Taufatofua: Taekwondo, Tonga. Perhaps best known as Tonga\u2019s shirtless flag-bearer, Taufatofua has competed in both the Summer and Winter Games in recent years and already booked his ticket to Tokyo. Diana Taurasi: Basketball, United States. A WNBA legend, Taurasi will be 39 when the Games begin next summer but has a strong chance to win a fifth Olympic gold. Ben Thompson: Para-archery, United States. Thompson was named the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s Male Paralympian of the Year in 2019 after a dramatic win at the world championships and is in search of his first Paralympic medal. Lexi Thompson: Golf, United States. Thompson finished 2020 just outside the Top 10 in the world rankings but will likely be among several American women with a shot at winning a medal next summer. Shi Tingmao: Diving, China. The winner of two gold medals in Rio, Tingmao has been named the International Swimming Federation’s female diver of the year in each of the past five years. Richard Torrez Jr.: Boxing, United States. An up-and-coming talent in the super heavyweight division, the Tulare, California native has emerged as one of the top U.S. medal threats in boxing. Kohei Uchimura: Gymnastics, Japan. One of Japan’s most decorated gymnasts, the 31-year-old will be greeted as a hometown hero next summer if he qualifies, though, after a string of injuries in recent years, that is not a foregone conclusion. Isabell Werth: Equestrian, Germany. Werth has won a record 10 medals in equestrian over five Olympic appearances dating back to 1992 and could very well add to that haul this summer. Tang Xijing: Gymnastics, China. The Chinese teen finished second to Simone Biles in all-around competition at the 2019 world championships and will be among those vying for a medal in Tokyo. Cao Yuan: Diving, China. A three-time Olympic medalist, Yuan is one of several Chinese divers who could find themselves on the podium this summer. Katie Zaferes: Triathlon, United States. Zaferes finished 18th at the Rio Games but has since emerged as one of the elite athletes in her sport, finishing first and second ITU World Triathlon Series in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Mariel Zagunis: Fencing, United States. The 35-year-old has already secured her spot at what will be her fifth Olympic Games, where she\u00d5ll try to win her third gold in sabre.<\/p>\n