The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will finally begin this week after being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Team USA athletes have arrived in Tokyo, Japan and are preparing for their sports competitions. New Jersey will be well represented on Team USA once again.
A handful of sports will begin their scheduled competitions earlier, but the official Opening Ceremonies are being held Friday.
If you are looking for a hometown athlete to follow throughout the games, Jersey Sporting News has created a list to help you find your favorite.
Athlete | Sport | Competition |
Todd Frazier | Baseball | Baseball |
Patrick Kivlehan (not NJ native - played at Rutgers) | Baseball | Baseball |
Darren Fenster (former Rutgers player, one of Team USA assistant coaches) | Baseball | Baseball |
Edrice Adebayo | Basketball | Men's Basketball |
Jessica Springsteen | Equestrian | Jumping Individual Jumping Team |
Dagmara Wozniak | Fencing | Women's Sabre Individual Women's Sabre Team |
Jackie Dubrovich | Fencing | Women's Foil Individual Women's Foil Team |
Elizaveta Pletneva | Gymnastics (Rhythmic) | Group All-Around |
Colton Brown | Judo | Men's -90 kg |
Mary Reckford | Rowing | Lightweight women's double sculls |
Tracy Eisser | Rowing | Women's pair |
Carli Lloyd | Soccer | Women's Soccer |
Tobin Heath | Soccer | Women's Soccer |
Nic Fink | Swimming | Men's 200m breaststroke |
Athing Mu | Track & Field | Women's 800m |
Curtis Thompson | Track & Field | Men's javelin throw |
English Gardner | Track & Field | Women's 4x100 relay |
Keturah Orji | Track & Field | Women's triple jump |
Sam Mattis | Track & Field | Men's discuss throw |
Sydney McLaughlin | Track & Field | Women's 400m hurdles |
Morgan Pearson | Track & Field | Men's individual and mixed relay |
Jersey Sporting News will be closely following our New Jersey athletes along their journey at the Tokyo Olympics. We'll have updates throughout the games.
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