Meet New England's athletes heading to this year's Olympics

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Meet New England's athletes heading to this year's Olympics
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With the Paris Olympics kicking off in just under one week, get to know the Team USA athletes that have ties to New England

With the Paris Olympics kicking off at the end of the week, get to know the Team USA athletes that have ties to New EnglandDozens of athletes from the region will compete in a variety of sports when the Games kick off. Here's a comprehensive list.began her career in archery. Mucino-Fernandez was born in Massachusetts and raised in Mexico City, but she came back to the U.S. to train for the Olympics. Nearly eight years after that, she competed in the 2020 Olympic Games.

Breana Stewart, who led the University of Connecticut to four straight championships and earned gold medals in the last two Summer Olympics, is looking for more hardware in Paris.is a veteran in the world of women's professional basketball. As a senior at UConn nearly 20 years ago, she first got called up to the senior national team. She was the No. 1 WNBA pick back in 2004 and has played for the Phoenix Mercury as a guard ever since.

Boston Celtics fans were thrilled to meet Jrue Holiday at the Dick's Sporting Goods store in Natick, Massachusetts, on Saturday. Follow NBC10 Boston on... Instagram: instagram.com/nbc10boston TikTok: tiktok.com/@nbc10boston Facebook: facebook.com/NBC10Boston X: twitter.com/NBC10Boston, who grew up watching the Games. The Pennsylvania native attended Maryland and in 2014 she was drafted no. 4 overall in 2014 by the New York Liberty, then traded to the Connecticut Sun the same day.

Eli Dershwitz has gold medal aspirations in Tokyo, and his twin sister, Sally, will be cheering him on from Massachusetts.will head to Paris this summer as Team USA's men saber replacement athlete. Dolegiewicz is not the only Olympian in his family. His uncle, Antoni Zajkowski won silver at the 1972 Olympic Games. The Harvard graduate was the 2022 NCAA men's saber champion and a member of the USA Cadet National Team for saber.will head to the Olympic Games this summer.

We spoke with a local rowing team that qualified for the Paris 2024 Paralympics after training on the Charles River.was introduced to rowing in her freshman year of high school. During her high school years at Phillips Academy, the Paralympian competed in crew and springboard diving. She's a two-time World Championship participant and won silver in the PR3 mixed four with coxswain at the 2023 championships..

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