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More than 50 Indigenous athletes will compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, which begins July 26 and ends Aug. 11.

Some of the competitions for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, officially branded as Paris 2024, start on July 24. Paris is the main host city with events held at 16 other cities spread across Metropolitan France, plus a site in Tahiti for the surfing competition.

As the Olympics approaches, it's a great opportunity to celebrate the amazing success of 53 Indigenous athletes.

Meanwhile, the 2024 Paris Paralympics is just around the corner from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8, 2024.

A spokesperson from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee recently replied to an ICT question related to Indigenous athlete identification. “It is a complicated matter because we have our athletes self-identify, but at this time, we do not have any athletes who have identified as indigenous.” However, media sources indicate the U.S. will be represented by three Native Hawaiians in surfing, skateboarding and volleyball who have all competed at the prior 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The three Indigenous athletes representing the United States, all Native Hawaiian, are: Carissa Moore, competing in surfing; Heimana Reynolds, also Tahitian, in park skateboarding; and Micah Christenson, competing in volleyball.

The New Zealand team this year, meanwhile, will include more Indigenous athletes than any team in the history of the games, fielding 37 athletes of Māori descent among the 195 Olympians on its team, according to the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

The Australian team has 11 Olympians compared to a record 16 athletes competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

11 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander competitors

 representing Australia in eight different sports. These Olympians include past Olympic medal winners and newcomers to their first Olympics. They look to perform well for their country and people.

As these 11 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander athletes prepare to compete in Paris, they serve as an inspiration to their communities and the nation as a whole. Their dedication, talent and pride in their heritage make them true ambassadors for Indigenous Australians on the world stage.

New Zealand will be featuring 34 indigenous Olympians, who make up 17 percent of the country’s Olympic team.

More than 50 Indigenous athletes from the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand will compete in the Paris Olympics.

Indigenous athletes seeking gold at Paris Olympics

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