ST. PAUL, MN - Governor Tim Walz has proclaimed today, Friday, July 26, 2024, as Minnesota Olympians Day to celebrate the twelve individuals from Minnesota who will join the world’s best athletes at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

Minnesota athletes competing include Sunisa Lee, artistic gymnastics; Dakotah Lindwurm, marathon; Sarah Bacon, diving; Payton Otterdahl, shot put; Jordan Thompson, volleyball; Alise Willoughby, BMX racing; Matthew Wilkinson, 3000 steeplechase; Naphessa Collier, basketball; Lara Dallman-Weiss, sailing; Regan Smith, swimming; and Anthony Edwards, basketball. Cheryl Reeve will also represent Minnesota as coach of Team USA’s Olympic women’s basketball team.

“For decades, Minnesota athletes have excelled on the Olympic stage with record-breaking performances and inspiring achievements,” said Governor Walz. “I am immensely proud of the passionate, hard-working, determined individuals who will be representing Minnesota in the Paris Olympics. Regardless of the hardware brought home, Minnesota has a lot to celebrate this Olympic season.”