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Get Ready to Cheer on USA Athletes!

Includes a FREE Medal Tracker Printable!

By Jessica Compton, Editorial Manager of Evergreen.Macaronikid.com and Arvada.Macaronikid.com July 15, 2021

After a year delay, the US athletes finally get to compete in Tokyo July 23-August 8. With 28 different sports, everyone in your family is sure to find something they enjoy. There are 5 new sports being added this year - baseball/softball, skateboarding, karate, surfing, and sport climbing. Our family's favorites are gymnastics, track and field, and baseball. You can see the complete schedule and other details here.

The following athletes call Colorado home. Be sure to cheer extra loud for them!

  • Zachary Lokken, Durango - canoe/kayak
  • Colin Duffy, Broomfield - climbing
  • Brooke Raboutou, Boulder - climbing
  • Christopher Blevins, Durango - cycling
  • Erin Huck, Boulder - cycling
  • Maddie Godby, Louisville - cycling
  • Yul Moldauer, Golden - men's gymnastics
  • Samantha Achtenberg, Littleton - modern pentathlon
  • Amro ElGeziry, Colorado Springs - modern pentathlon
  • Kendall Chase, Evergreen - rowing
  • Jessica Thoennes, Highlands Ranch - rowing
  • Cody Melphy, Littleton - rugby
  • Amber English, Colorado Springs - shooting
  • Lucas Kozeniesky, Colorado Springs - shooting
  • Will Shaner, Colorado Springs - shooting
  • Lindsay Horan, Golden - soccer
  • Anastasija Zolotic, Colorado Springs - taekwondo
  • Hillary Bor, Colorado Springs - track and field (men's 3000 m steeplechase)
  • Emma Coburn, Crested Butte - track and field (women's 3000 m steeplechase
  • Val Constien, Edwards - track and field (women's 3000 m steeplechase)
  • Elise Cranny, Niwot - track and field (women's 5000 m and 10,000 m)
  • Mason Finley, Chaffee County - track and field (discus)
  • Benard Keter, Colorado Springs - track and field (men's 3000 m steeplechase)
  • Woody Kincaid, Littleton - track and field (men's 5000 m and 10,000 m)
  • Annie Kunz, Wheat Ridge - track and field (heptathlon)
  • Paul Chelimo, Colorado Springs - track and field (men's 5000 m)
  • Valarie Allman, Edwards - track and field (discus)
  • Kevin McDowell, Colorado Springs - triathlon
  • Summer Rappaport, Thornton - triathlon
  • Jordyn Poulter, Aurora - women's volleyball
  • Haleigh Washington, Colorado Springs - women's volleyball
  • Adeline Gray, Denver - wrestling
  • G'Angelo Hancock, Fountain - wrestling
  • Ildar Hafizov, Colorado Springs - wrestling
  • Jacarra Winchester, San Leandro - wrestling
  • Tracy Hancock, Fountain - wrestling

Bring the fun of these sporting events to your home by hosting your own backyard games. Invite your friends and neighbors and make it a fun event everyone will remember!

Help your kids keep track of all of the medals won by American athletes with our printable medal tracker

Download your FREE medal tracker printable here!

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When visiting events and local businesses, be sure to tell them Macaroni KID sent you... and don't forget to tell all your friends!