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Nevada athletes set to compete at 2024 Paris Olympics

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Carolyn G. Goodman Mayor at City of Las Vegas | Wikipedia

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Nevada athletes will be representing Team USA in Paris this summer.

Faith Dillon is participating in Taekwondo, competing in the women’s 57kg event. This marks her first Olympics.

Katie Grimes, a member of the Sandpipers club team that uses Las Vegas pools, became the first Team USA Olympian to qualify by name for the Paris games. She will compete in women's swimming.

Alexis Lagan from Boulder City will compete in pistol shooting, specifically in the air pistol event.

Beiwen Zhang, currently ranked 10th globally for women’s singles, will participate in badminton.

Luke Hobson, a former Reno High swimmer who won the men's 200-meter freestyle at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, will also be part of the men's 4-x-200 relay team.

Krysta Palmer will represent Northern Nevada as a diver at the summer games.

Join us in congratulating and cheering for these athletes from the Silver State and here in Las Vegas as they compete at the summer games in Paris.

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