A list of Olympians to follow on social media

Updated Jul. 22, 2021 7:21 a.m. ET

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TOKYO (AP) — With the Olympics starting Friday, athletes from around the world are in Tokyo, most of them restricted to training and their hotels because of virus protocols. Still, they are posting photos and videos of their travel and

A list of 50 Olympic athletes, sorted by sport, to follow on social media, with links to their Instagram accounts.

3-ON-3 BASKETBALL

, Italy: Wisconsin native and

ARCHERY

, United States: Three-time Olympic medalist nicknamed “The Arizona Cowboy.”

, Mexico: Young archer who began her career using the compound bow, but who has since switched to the recurve bow.

, Turkey: Named the 2018 Male Recurve Athlete of the Year and Breakthrough Athlete of the Year by World Archery.

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

, United States: Gymnastics superstar and gold medalist.

, Brazil: Gymnast whose career since the 2016 Olympics has been defined by a streak of injuries.

BADMINTON

, Denmark: Bronze medalist at the 2016 Olympics.

BASEBALL

, Japan: Former New York Yankees pitcher who returned to Japan in early 2021.

, Dominican Republic: Plays in the Seattle Mariners minor league system.

BASKETBALL

, Slovenia: Dallas Mavericks All-Star guard.

, Japan: Washington Wizards forward who played collegiately at Gonzaga.

BOXING

, Uzbekistan: Carried the country's flag at the 2016 Olympics.

EQUESTRIAN

, United States: Daughter of rock star Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa.

FENCING

, India: Became India's first Olympic fencer in sabre.

GOLF

, United States: Won the British Open last week. He is an American of Chinese and Japanese descent.

, United States: Finished in third at the Masters in April.

HANDBALL

, Egypt: His father also played on the Egyptian national team.

JUDO

, Japan: Gold medalist at the 2016 Olympics.

, Japan: Ranked first in the extra-lightweight division.

, Netherlands: Won a gold medal at the world championships in 2019.

SHOOTING

, Britain: Continued her family's tradition of competing in shooting, despite suffering from arthritis.

SOCCER

, United States: Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year in 2019.

, Japan: Midfielder for Real Madrid.

SOFTBALL

, United States: Named MVP of the Japan Women's Softball League five times.

SURFING

, Australia: Seven-time World Surfing League World Tour champion.

SWIMMING

, Italy: Holds the 200-meter freestyle world record.

, United States: Five-time Olympic gold medalist.

TRACK AND FIELD

, United States: Holds the women's 400-meter hurdled world record.

, Jamaica: Two-time Olympic gold medalist.

, Norway: Pacemaker for Eliud Kipchoge's sub-2 hour marathon.

, Britain: Won a gold medal in the women's 200 meters at the 2019 world championships.

, United States: Won gold medal in the 200 meters at the 2019 world championships.

, Germany: Won gold medal in the javelin at the 2017 world championships.

, Qatar: High jumper named the 2017 IAAF Male Athlete of the Year.

, Greece: Pole vaulter who won Olympic gold medal in 2016.

, France: Three-time medalist in the 60-meter hurdles at the World Indoors.

, Germany: German-Tanzanian long jumper and sprinter.

, United States: Shot put gold medalist at the 2016 Games.

, South Africa: Won a gold medal in the 100 meters at the Commonwealth Games in 2018.

, United States: Broke the world record for the women's 100-meter hurdles in 2016.

, Netherlands: Competes in the 400 meters and the 400-meter hurdles.

, Poland: Two-time Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw.

, United States: Pennsylvania native who specializes in the 800 meters.

, Switzerland: Competes in the 200 meters and the 400-meter hurdles.

, Colombia: Won a silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2019 world championships.

, Ireland: Finished fourth in the the 400-meter hurdles at the 2016 Olympics.

, Ethiopia: Holds the indoor world record for the mile.

, Austria: Won a bronze medal in the discus at the 2019 world championships.

WRESTLING

, Russian Olympic Committee: Won an Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Games.

, Japan: Won an Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Games.

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