The countdown is officially on.
It will be much different than when Paris last hosted the Summer Olympics, 100 years ago in 1924.
Then, the Olympics featured 17 sports and 126 medal events.
In 2024, Paris will feature 32 sports and 329 medal events.
In 2024, 10,500 athletes are expected to compete, with equal representation between men and women.
With a year before the Summer Games return, heres how the top American storylines are shaping up.
Ledecky has collected 10 medals in the past three Olympics (2012-2021): seven golds and three silvers.
That setback aside, Ledecky hasnt shown signs of regression.
She’s currently competing at the world swimming championships for the sixth time.
After that, Ledecky will resume her training in Florida in hopes of setting more records in Paris.
Can U.S. gymnast Simone Biles and U.S. mens swimmer Caeleb Dressel make successful comebacks?
Both Biles and Dressel excelled at their respective sports.
They both took time away to address their mental health.
And they both hope to compete at the Paris Olympics.
Will either or both of them produce an inspiring comeback story?
Or will either or both of them experience more hardships?
Biles then withdrew from a team event where the U.S. women eventually won a silver medal.
Dressel recently returned to the U.S. national championships, but he did not qualify for the world championships.
Biles will soon find out if she will encounter similar rust at the U.S. Classic.
