Making Team USA: What to Watch This Month

What: This last chance tournament will take place over the course of four days in Istanbul, Turkey, and include both freestyle and Greco-Roman disciplines. Team USA will look to qualify five athletes who were selected as winners at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling but did not have a quota spot earned. The delegation for USA Wrestling at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is currently 13 out of a possible 18 athletes.

Where: Istanbul, Turkey

When: May 9-12

Who: Spencer Lee, Zain Retherford, Dalton Roberts, Ellis Coleman and Kamal Bey will all be competing to secure their spot in Paris

What: The 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Archery will be the final competition to decide the 2024 U.S. Olympic Archery Team.

Where: Newberry, Fla.

When: May 13-14

Who: Olympians Brady Ellison, Jack Williams, Jennifer Mucino Fernandez and Casey Kaufhold will all be competing with the hope of returning to the Olympic Games. Fans should also be on the look out for newcomers Jackson Mirich and Catalina Gnoriega.

What: Comprised of the road race, time trial and criterium, this U.S.-based race will decide multiple athletes for Team USA at the Paris Olympic Games. The winners of the elite men's and women's time trials events will automatically qualify for the Olympic Games.

Where: Charleston, W. Va.

When: May 14-19

Who: Stay tuned for a start list

More: Additional information can be found here

What: This BMX Racing World Championships will take place back in Rock Hill, South Carolina, after it's debut in 2017. Team USA atheltes Alise Willloughby and Corben Sharrah saw success back in 2017 and clinched both the men's and women's world titles. This time around, the world titles will also provide a qualification ticket to Paris.

Where: Rock Hill, S.C.

When: May 17-18

Who: Alise Willoughby, Corben Sharrah, Felicia Stancil, Kamren Larson and Cameron Wood will all be names to watch as they chase qualification for the Paris Olympic Games.

More: Additional information can be found here

What: The Core Hydration Classic is the final competition for elite artistic gymnasts before the 2024 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Chamiponships. This event will only be for elite junior and senior women as they look to prepare for the Olympic Trials.

Where: Hartford, Conn.

When: May 17-18

Who: Olympians Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee will all be attending the competition. In addition, fan favorites Shilese Jones, Trinity Thomas and Leanne Wong will all be making their 2024 elite debut.

More: Additional information can be found here

What: A new format for the 2024 Olympic quad, the Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS), will be the sole qualification opportunity for skateboarding and BMX freestlye, and the last chance qualifier for breaking and sport climbing. A two-part series, OQS Shanghai will be the first of two events that count towards qualification for all four sports. Final Olympic qualification will be decided in OQS 2 Budapest.

Where: Shanghai, China

When: May 16-19

Who: Olympians Nyjah Huston, Jagger Eaton, Mariah Duran, Bryce Wettstein, Hannah Roberts and Brooke Raboutou will all be competing in the event, in the attempt to qualify for back-to-back Games. The competition format could also work well for newcomers and Pan American Games medalists Paige Heyn, Taylor Nye and Jeffrey Louis.

More: Additional information can be found here

What: Team USA will send seven athletes to this last chance qualifier, in an attempt to round out their 2024 U.S. Olympic Team. A total of 51 places in the Olympics are up for grabs across an expected pool of 630 athletes.

Where: Bangkok, Thailand

When: May 24-June 2

Who: Although the athletes are still being finalized, fans can expect to see a similar delegation to elite athlete's that competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago and World Qualification Tournament 1 in Italy.

More: Additional information can be found here