[Last updated July 22 at 5:19 p.m. PT]
SAN FRANCISCO – Building upon its unparalleled Olympic history, the Pac-12 will be represented by 321 past, present and future students and current coaches competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The total number of Olympic athletes, which includes representatives from every Pac-12 institution, leads all conferences.
The Pac-12’s current total of 321 competing athletes is more than all but 11 of the National Olympic Committee delegations participating in the Games (United States, Japan, Australia, Germany, China, France, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, Russian Olympic Committee, Spain). In all, Conference-affiliated athletes will represent 54 National Olympic Committees in 30 sports. When including alternate athletes and coaching staffs, the size of the Pac-12 delegation grows to 367.
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Personal goals fuel Ledecky heading into Olympic showdown with Titmus
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21/07/2021 - 02:16 American Katie Ledecky is targetting 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle gold at the Tokyo Olympics AL BELLO GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File 4 min
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Ledecky has powered her way to five Olympic gold medals with laser-like focus on her goals, and an intensifying rivalry with Ariarne Titmus is not about to change the US freestyle great s approach.
Ledecky heads to the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games targeting an astonishing range of freestyle titles: 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m, the last an Olympic event for women for the first time.