The 2024 Summer Olympics includes approximately 10,500 athletes who represent 206 National Olympic Committees countries or territories as well the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.
The United States is sending a delegation of over 500 athletes who will compete in nearly every sport. Team USA is a diverse group of athletes who were born in the United States as well as athletes born abroad and athletes who are children of immigrant parents. Approximately four percent of athletes competing on Team USA are foreign-born and more than seven percent of athletes on Team USA are children of immigrant parent(s) or second-generation immigrants.
In a new commentary piece, Dr. Marissa Kiss examines the foreign-born and second-generation born immigrant athletes on Team USA as well as the changing demographics of athletes on the Refugee Olympic Team. Dr. Kiss is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) at George Mason University.
Additional information about immigrant Olympians and the IIR's Immigrants, Athletes, and Inclusion initiative are available on the IIR webpage.