COLUMBUS, Ohio — The 2024 Paris Olympics brings millions together to celebrate their country and watch as talented athletes compete against other countries to earn gold. This year, there are quite a few Olympics-bound athletes from right here in Ohio.

This year's Olympics begin on Friday, July 26 and run until Sunday, Aug. 11.

Here’s a list of who has qualified, where in Ohio they are from and their sport:

Hunter Armstrong – Swimming – Dover, OH

Trevor Bassitt – Track and Field – Bluffton, OH (Ashland University)

Simone Biles - Gymnastics - Columbus, OH 

Molly Bruggeman – Rowing – Dayton, OH

Nina Castagna – Rowing – Cincinnati, OH

Marcus Christopher – Canton, OH – Cycling

Stephen Curry – Basketball – Akron, OH

Mariah Denigan – Swimming – Fairfield, OH

Annette Echikunwoke – Track and Field – Pickerington, OH (University of Cincinnati)

Carson Foster – Swimming – Cincinnati, OH

Blake Haxton – Canoeing – Columbus, OH 

Max Holt – Volleyball – Cincinnati, OH 

Lebron James – Basketball – Akron, OH

Lee Kiefer – Fencing – Cleveland, OH

Joe Kovacs – Shot put – Columbus, OH 

Rose Lavelle – Soccer – Cincinnati, OH  

McKenzie Long – Track and Field – Pickerington, OH

Morelle McCane – Boxing – Cleveland, OH

Katie Moon – Track and Field – Lakewood, OH (Ashland University)

Maycey Vieta – Diving – Gahanna, OH (representing Team Puerto Rico)

Athletes who attend/attended an Ohio university:

Duan Asemota – Track and Field – Ohio State University (representing Team Canada)

Alex Axon – Swimming – Ohio State University (representing Team Canada)

Katelyn Abeln – Shooting – Ohio State University

Nikki Dzurko – Artistic swimming – Ohio State University

Emma Finlin – Swimming – Ohio State University (representing Team Canada)

Scarlett Finn – Artistic swimming – Ohio State University (representing Team Canada)

Eleanor Harvey – Fencing – Ohio State University (representing Team Canada)

Lena Hentschel – Diving – Ohio State University (representing Team Germany)

Tristan Jankovics – Swimming – Ohio State University (representing Team Canada)

Ada Korkhin – Shooting – Ohio State University

Henry Leverett – Shooting – Ohio State University

Ciara McGing – Diving – Ohio State University (representing Team Ireland)

Tomas Navikonis – Swimming – Ohio State University (representing Team Lithuania)

Sade Olatoye – Track and Field – Ohio State University (representing Team Nigeria)

Ruby Remati – Artistic swimming – Ohio State University

Kristen Romano – Swimming – Ohio State University (representing Team Puerto Rico)

Kyle Snyder – Wrestling – Ohio State University

Jordan Thompson – Volleyball – University of Cincinnati