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Nebraska to be Represented by 15 Huskers in Paris

The Big Red will be on the big stage over the next couple of weeks at the Paris Olympics.

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska Cornhuskers competing in the Paris Olympics.
Nebraska Cornhuskers competing in the Paris Olympics. / @Huskers on X
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There will be no shortage of Big Red representation at the Paris Olympics.

Nebraska will have 15 current and former Huskers in action at this year's Games. Those Huskers will participate in four different sports.

The most representation comes from Nebraska track and field with six athletes. Rhema Otabor (Bahamas) and Maggie Malone-Hardin (USA) will compete in the women's javelin, Axelina Johansson (Sweden) and Miné De Klerk (South Africa) are there for women's shot put, and Till Steinforth (Germany) is competing in decathlon. Petra Luteran (Hungary) will participate in the Paralympics.

Team USA volleyball has a trio of former Huskers: Jordan Larson, Justin Wong-Orantes, and Kelsey Robinson.

Nebrasketball has two former Huskers playing: Keisei Tominaga, Japan; Jack McVeigh, Australia. Tyronn Lue is also in Paris as an assistant for the U.S. Men's Basketball National Team.

In gymnastics, Emma Spence and Yanni Chronopoulos are alternates for Team Canada.

The full schedule is below.

Date

Time (central)

Athlete (Nation)

Competition

July 27

4:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., or 1:00 p.m.

Yanni Chronopoulos (Canada)

Men’s Gymnastics Qualification

4:00 a.m.

Jack McVeigh (Australia)

Men's Basketball vs. Spain

6:30 a.m.

Keisei Tominaga (Japan)

Men's Basketball vs. Germany

July 28

2:30 a.m., 4:40 a.m., 7:50 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 2:10 p.m.

Emma Spence (Canada)

Women's Gymnastics Qualification

10:15 a.m.

Tyronn Lue (USA)

Men's Basketball vs. Serbia

July 29

10:00 a.m.

Jordan Larson, Justine Wong-Orantes, & Kelsey Robinson (USA)

Women's Volleyball vs. China

10:30 a.m.

Yanni Chronopoulos (Canada)

Men's Gymnastics Team Fianl

July 30

6:30 a.m.

Jack McVeigh (Australia)

Men's Basketball vs. Canada

10:15 a.m.

Keisei Tominaga (Japan)

Men's Basketball vs. France

11:15 a.m.

Emma Spence (Canada)

Women's Gymnastics Team Final

July 31

10:00 a.m.

Jordan Larson, Justine Wong-Orantes, & Kelsey Robinson (USA)

Women's Volleyball vs. Serbia

2:00 p.m.

Tyronn Lue (USA)

Men's Basketball vs. South Sudan

Aug. 2

3:05 a.m.-11:50 a.m.

Till Steinforth (Germany)

Decathlon: 100m, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump, 400m

4:00 a.m.

Keisei Tominaga (Japan)

Men's Basketball vs. Brazil

6:30 a.m.

Jack McVeigh (Australia)

Men's Basketball vs. Greece

Aug. 3

3:05 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

Till Steinforth (Germany)

Decathlon: 110m Hurdles, Discus, Pole Vault, Javelin, 1500m

10:15 a.m.

Tyronn Lue (USA)

Men's Basketball vs. Puerto Rico

Aug. 4

6:00 a.m.

Jordan Larson, Justine Wong-Orantes, & Kelsey Robinson (USA)

Women's Volleyball vs. France

Aug. 5

3:10 a.m. or 4:35 a.m.

Nick Percy (Great Britain)

Men's Discus Qualification

Aug. 6

2:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., or 2:00 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball Quarterfinals

4:00 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals

Aug. 7

3:25 a.m. or 4:50 a.m.

Rhema Otabor (Bahamas) & Maggie Malone-Hardin (USA)

Women's Javelin Qualification

1:25 p.m.

Nick Percy (Great Britain)

Men's Discus Final

Aug. 8

3:25 a.m.

Axelina Johansson (Sweden) & Mine De Klerk (South Africa)

Women's Shot Put Qualification

9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball Semifinals

10:30 a.m. or 2:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Semifinals

Aug. 9

12:40 p.m.

Axelina Johansson (Sweden) & Mine De Klerk (South Africa)

Women's Shot Put Final

Aug. 10

4:00 a.m.

Men’s Basketball Bronze Medal Game

10:15 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball Bronze Medal Match

12:40 p.m.

Rhema Otabor (Bahamas) & Maggie Malone-Hardin (USA)

Women's Javelin Final

2:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Gold Medal Game

Aug. 11

6:00 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball Gold Medal Match

Aug. 30-Sept. 8

Petra Luteran (Hungary)

Paralympics

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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