UCLA to boast current, former athletes at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
While this summer's Olympics will likely be defined by all of the unprecedented circumstances surrounding them, one thing remains constant.
There will be Bruins galore.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were delayed a full year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and even with that extensive health and safety hiatus, there still won't be fans in the stands for this iteration of the Games. That means no UCLA fans, despite the fact that 43 athletes with ties to Westwood will be making the trip to Japan to compete on an international stage.
That number could have been even higher, had Kevin Love not withdrawn with a calf injury following one of Team USA men's basketball's scrimmages in Las Vegas earlier in July. UCLA softball outfielder Aaliyah Jordan was expected to play for Team Mexico as well, but she announced on Twitter she would not be joining the team in Tokyo.
Still, over three dozen UCLA alumni will battle for podium sports over the next few weeks, representing 17 different countries in 18 sports.
Baseball
Eric Filia (USA)
Zack Weiss (Israel)
Men's Basketball
Jrue Holiday (USA)
Zach LaVine (USA)
Women's Basketball
Angela Dugalic (Serbia) *Current UCLA student-athlete*
Nirra Fields (Canada)
Atonye Nyingifa (Nigeria)
Women's Beach Volleyball
Sarah Sponcil (USA)
Women's Golf
Maria Jose Uribe (Colombia)
Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand)
Women's Gymnastics
Jordan Chiles (USA) *Current UCLA student-athlete*
Danusia Francis (Jamaica)
Brooklyn Moors (Canada) *Current UCLA student-athlete*
Emma Malabuyo (USA) *Current UCLA student-athlete*
Women's Rowing
Saskia Budgett (United Kingdom)
Marie Jacquet (France)
Women's Soccer
Abby Dahlkemper (USA)
Jessie Fleming (Canada)
Sam Mewis (USA)
Teagan Micah (Australia)
Softball
Ally Carda (USA)
Rachel Garcia (USA)
Bubba Nickles (USA)
Delaney Spaulding (USA)
Women's Swimming
Ting Wen Quah (Singapore)
Women's Diving
Eden Cheng (United Kingdom) *Current UCLA student-athlete*
Maria Polyakova (Russia)
Men's Tennis
Marcos Giron (USA)
Jean-Julien Rojer (Netherlands)
Women's Tennis
Jennifer Brady (USA)
Ena Shibahara (Japan)
Men's Track & Field
Rai Benjamin (USA)
Sondre Guttormsen (Norway)
Women's Track & Field
Shae Anderson (USA) *Current UCLA student-athlete*
Meleni Rodney (Grenada)
Men's Volleyball
Garrett Muagututia (USA)
Mitch Stahl (USA)
Men's Water Polo
Max Irving (USA)
Alex Wolf (USA)
Women's Water Polo
Rachel Fattal (USA)
Bronte Halligan (Australia) *Current UCLA student-athlete*
Maddie Musselman (USA) *Current UCLA student-athlete*
Alys Williams (USA)
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