The 2024 U.S. Olympic team roster has officially been announced with nearly 600 athletes making the list with a mix of new and familiar faces including Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles. This will be the fourth straight Olympics with more women than men competing.
The stands in the stadium on the outskirts of Paris were packed with fans. The excitement was building. But the strapping 22-year-old American who picked up his javelin and prepared to make history had no problem tuning out the crowd at the Olympic Stadium in Colombes. Eugene Oberst had played football for the legendary Knute Rockne at Notre Dame before he began chasing Olympic glory.
” By today’s standards, the cabin Oberst shared with his teammates would be considered spartan. But in his journal, he described his accommodations as “beautiful and comfortable.” “We have four beds, two below & two above in a straight line opposite the two port holes,” he wrote.
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