Get To Know the Arizona Athletes Competing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics

The 2021 Tokyo Olympics are almost here. After a year-long postponement due to the COVID-10 pandemic, the best athletes in the world will gather in Japan to participate in 28 different sports in the hopes of becoming an Olympic medalist.

The 2021 Olympic Games will begin on Friday, July 23 with the Olympic opening ceremony.
Start date: Friday, July 23
Opening ceremony time: 7 a.m. ET / 4 a.m. PT

For those that don’t want to get up early, the event will be re-broadcast Friday night in prime-time starting at 7:30 p.m. ET. That will run until midnight.

How to watch the opening ceremony in USA
TV channel: NBC
Live stream: Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, fuboTV

NBC will carry live coverage of the opening ceremony and all other Olympic events through their family of networks. The main network, NBC, will host the opening ceremonies.

Click here to view the full Olympic schedule.

More than 600 American athletes that are competing at the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics and 16 of those athletes are from Arizona.

Archery
Brady Ellison
Hometown: Globe, Arizona
Age: 32
Career Medals: 2 Silver, 1 Bronze

 

 

 

 

Baseball
Jamie Westbrook
Milwaukee Brewers (AAA)
Hometown: Gilbert, Arizona
Age: 26

 

 

 

 

Beach Volleyball
Sarah Sponcil
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Age: 24

 

 

 

 

 

BMX Racing
Corben Sharrah
University of Arizona
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Age: 29

 

 

 

 

Cycling (Road/Track)
Brandon McNulty
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Age: 23

 

 

 

 

 

Diving
Delaney Schnell
University of Arizona
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Age: 22

 

 

 

 

Gymnastics
Jade Carey
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Age: 21

 

 

 

 

 

Gymnastics
MyKayla Skinner
Hometown: Gilbert, Arizona
Age: 24

 

 

 

 

 

Rugby
Maceo Brown
Hometown: Tempe, Arizona
Age: 25

 

 

 

 

 

Rugby
Brett Thompson
University of Arizona
Hometown: Tempe, Arizona
Age: 30

 

 

 

 

Skateboarding
Jagger Eaton
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
Age: 20

 

 

 

 

 

Soccer
Julie Ertz
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
Age: 29

 

 

 

 

 

Tennis
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Age: 36
Career Medals: 1 Gold

 

 

 

 

Track & Field/Athletics
Devon Allen
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Age: 26

 

 

 

 

 

Track & Field/Athletics
Will Claye
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Age: 30
Career Medals: 2 Silver, 1 Bronze

 

 

 

 

Track & Field/Athletics
Aliphine Tuliamuk
Hometown: Flagstff, Arizona
Age: 32

 

 

 

 

 

There are 42 Olympic venues spread across Japan. Here is a complete list along with the sports that will take place there.

Venue	Events
Olympic Stadium	Opening/Closing Ceremonies, Track & Field, Soccer
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium	Table Tennis
Yoyogi National Stadium	Handball
Nippon Budokan	Judo, Karate
Tokyo International Forum	Weightlifting
Kokugikan Arena	Boxing
Equestrian Park	Equestrian
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Badminton, Pentathlon
Tokyo Stadium	Soccer, Pentathlon, Rugby
Ariake Arena	Indoor Volleyball
Ariake Gymnastics Centre	Gymnastics
Ariake Urban Sports Park	Cycling, BMX Racing/Freestyle, Skateboarding
Ariake Tennis Park	Tennis
Odaiba Marine Park	Marathon Swimming, Triathlon
Shiokaze Park	Beach Volleyball
Aomi Urban Sports Park	3-on-3 Basketball, Sport Climbing
Oi Hockey Stadium	Field Hockey
Sea Forest Cross-Country Course	Equestrian — Eventing, Cross Country
Sea Forest Waterway	Canoe Sprint, Rowing
Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Canoe Slalom
Yumenoshima Park Archery Field	Archery
Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Swimming, Artistic Swimming, Diving
Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Water Polo
Asaka Shooting Range	Shooting
Musashinonomori Park	Cycling Road
Sapporo Odori Park	Marathon, Race Walking
Makuhari Messe Hall	Fencing, Taekwondo, Wrestling
Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach	Surfing
Saitama Super Arena	Basketball
Kasumigaseki Country Club	Golf
Enoshima Yacht Harbour	Sailing
Izu Velodrome and MTB Course	Cyling Track, Mountain Bike
Fuji International Speedway	Cycling Road
Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium	Baseball, Softball
Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball, Softball
Sapporo Dome	Soccer
Miyagi Stadium	Soccer
Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Soccer
Saitama Stadium	Soccer
International Stadium Yokohama	Soccer