U.S. President Joe Biden has invited over 800 Olympic and Paralympic athletes who competed in the Tokyo and Beijing Games to the White House for a ‘first of its kind’ reception in early May.
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland said bringing together both delegations from two different Games may be a challenge.
“It’s not an easy task, but I think we’ve proven Team USA and the team behind the team is more than capable of doing hard things.”
After the Tokyo 2020 Games were postponed by a year due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. finished with 113 medals overall and 39 golds in the Tokyo Summer Games.
“For athletes (who) take so much pride in representing the United States, this is a really great honor,” said Hirshland.
The medal table in Beijing totaled eight golds among the 25 overall medals for Team USA.
“It’s also a great opportunity for them to reconnect outside the Games environment and for us to gather and truly celebrate all that they accomplished.”
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