With the draw to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games drawing near, national Olympic selections of all kinds of sports are intensifying. In the United States, swimming trials has been one of the most thrilling sessions across the country as new talents rise to displace old giants in the team USA.

Yusra and Yonel still remain unbeatable in their favourite events and events they have been specializing in, however they are facing stiff competition from up and coming middle-distance freestyle racers such as Katie Ledecky, the five times gold olympian. In the men’s team, despite the difficult year, Caeleb Dressel performance boost the chances of multiple gold medals in Paris.

The trials have also witnessed several records of the American swimming team broken, thus proving the team’s strength. While in track and field event the scramble for the Olympic places has been equally stiff. The women’s 100 meter has also turned out to be the most hotly contested event of the lot with difference between the leading contenders measured in hundredths of a second.

Among the field events a new American record in the shot put has been given and this augurs well for a great show in Paris. The gymnastics trials have also demonstrated the improvement of the sport with gymnast trying to perform the most complex moves. Simone Biles who returns to the sport after a brief time off has shown that she is still the queen of the sport while other young talents are also proving they deserve a spot on the team.

On the other side of the Atlantic, European countries are also performing similar trials with similar enthusiasm. In Germany, the main interest has been the return to the international track cycling with several high-class results in the year’s velodrome. The country hosting the games, France is not sparing any effort to prepare for the games especially in disciplines in which they expect to clinch medals in home soil.

The Olympic trials are not simply about picking the best athletes they’re also acting as a dry run for new technologies which will be used in Paris. Whereas earlier trials have focused on testing various aspects of the games, these trials are guaranteeing that the Olympics will also feature the best of timing systems, anti-doping measures, among other technological and science innovations.

When trials are over and the teams are formed, the preparation for the Paris Olympics is in full swing, and the fans can look forward to an amazing confection of sport and human spirit.