There will be no shortage of Big Red representation at the Paris Olympics.
Nebraska will have 14 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 an alternate for the decathlon. Petra Luteran (Hungary) will participate in the Paralympics.
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.
Nebraska Paris Olympics Schedule (all times central)
July 27 (4:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., or 1:00 p.m.) – Yanni Chronopoulos (Canada) Men’s Qualification
July 27 (4:00 a.m.) – Jack McVeigh (Australia) vs. Spain
July 27 (6:30 a.m.) – Keisei Tominaga (Japan) 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 Qualification
July 28 (10:15 a.m.) – Tyronn Lue (USA) vs. Serbia
July 29 (10:00 a.m.) – Jordan Larson, Justin Wong-Orantes, and Kelsey Robinson (USA) vs. China
July 29 (10:30 a.m.) – Yanni Chronopoulos (Canada) Men’s Team Final
July 30 (6:30 a.m.) – Jack McVeigh (Australia) vs. Canada
July 30 (10:15 a.m.) – Keisei Tominaga (Japan) vs. France
July 30 (11:15 a.m.) – Emma Spence (Canada) Women’s Team Final
July 31 (10:00 a.m.) – Jordan Larson, Justin Wong-Orantes, and Kelsey Robinson (USA) vs. Serbia
July 31 (2:00 p.m.) – Tyronn Lue (USA) vs. South Sudan
Aug. 2 (4:00 a.m.) – Keisei Tominaga (Japan) vs. Brazil
Aug. 2 (6:30 a.m.) – Jack McVeigh (Australia) vs. Greece
Aug. 3 (10:15 a.m.) – Tyronn Lue (USA) vs. Puerto Rico
Aug. 4 (6:00 a.m.) – Jordan Larson, Justin Wong-Orantes, and Kelsey Robinson (USA) vs. France
Aug. 5 (3:10 a.m. or 4:35 a.m.) – Nick Percy (Great Britain), 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
Aug. 6 (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), Javelin Qualification
Aug. 7 (1:25 p.m.) – Nick Percy (Great Britain), Discus Final
Aug. 8 (3:25 a.m.) – Axelina Johansson (Sweden) & Mine De Klerk (South Africa), Shot Put Qualification
Aug. 8 (9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.) – Women’s Volleyball Semifinals
Aug. 8 (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), Shot Put Final
Aug. 10 (4:00 a.m.) – Men’s Basketball Bronze Medal Game
Aug. 10 (10:15 a.m.) – Women’s Volleyball Bronze Medal Match
Aug. 10 (12:40 p.m.) – Rhema Otabor (Bahamas) & Maggie Malone-Hardin (USA), Javelin Final
Aug. 10 (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