U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program: Journey to Paris 2024

The 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games are being held in Paris, France. Over 10,500 athletes from around the world will compete at the Games. A total of five Soldier-Athletes from the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) have been selected to Team USA! Three Soldier-Athletes will compete at the Olympics and two at the Paralympics!

Meet the team below. Be sure to follow updates and results for our Soldier-Athletes on our Social Media channels and view their competitions on NBC and Peacock

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2024 Paralympic Games: Women's Swimming, Paris, France

SFC Elizabeth Marks continues to impress as she competes at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France.

Silver Medal in the 50-meter freestyle S6 event setting a new American record.

Silver Medal in the 200-meter IM S6 event.

Silver Medal in the 100-meter Backstroke S6 event.

Silver Medal in the 4x50-meter Medley Relay 20 points event.

Silver Medal in the 4x50-meter relay 20 points event.

2024 Olympic Games: Men's Marathon, Paris, France

SSG Leonard Korir made his 2024 Olympic Games debut in the Men's Marathon running a time of 2:18.45. SSG Korir and 81 other athletes took to the streets of Paris, running the grueling 26.2 mile race this morning with only 71 athletes finishing the race.

2024 Olympic Games: Greco-Roman Wrestling 77kg, Paris, France

Spc. Kamal Bey falls to Kyrgyzstan's Akzhol Makhmudov 4-1 in the Men's 2024 Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling 77kg prelims.

CPT Samantha Sullivan wins a Bronze Medal at 2024 Olympic Games

Women's Rugby Sevens: CPT Samantha Sullivan and Team USA

USA vs. Japan (Pool Play): 36-7, CPT Sullivan scores 1st try of the tournament. (1-0)

USA vs. Brazil: 24-5 (Pool Play), CPT Sullivan scores 2nd try of the tournament. (2-0)

USA vs. France (Pool Play): 14-31 (2-1)

USA vs Great Britain (Quarter Final): 17-7, CPT Sullivan scores 3rd try of the tournament. (3-1)

USA vs New Zealand (Semi-Final): 12-24 (3-2)

USA vs Australia (Bronze Medal Match): 14-12 (4-2)

How to Watch WCAP Soldier-Olympians in Paris: NBC Olympic Broadcast Schedule can be downloaded here.

The 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Sweepstakes

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U.S. ARMY OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC TEAM

Check out the Paralympics schedule for each one of our Army WCAP athletes here. You can also view the Paralympic schedule next to each athlete. NBCUniversal will broadcast the Games on television and live streaming. Peacock TV will live stream every competition. For more details, visit NBC Olympics.

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