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School-Record 22 Kentucky Wildcats to Compete at 2024 Paris Olympic Games

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There will be a school-record 22 current and former Kentucky Wildcats competing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Eight Wildcats will compete in the 5×5 basketball, seven Wildcats will compete in athletics (track and field), two in fencing, one in 3×3 basketball, one in volleyball and one in diving.

One UK alumna and one current UK assistant coach will serve as national team assistant coaches at the Games.

Here are more details from UK Athletics:

PARIS – A school-record 22 University of Kentucky student-athletes, alumni and coaches will represent seven countries across six sports at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad to be held in France from July 26-Aug.