Nebraska to be Represented by 15 Huskers in Paris
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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.
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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 |
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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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