COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Djordje Mihailovic is headed to the Paris Olympics.
The Colorado Rapids midfielder was named to the U.S. Men’s Olympic Team roster on Sunday and will compete at the Olympics in Paris this month.
Mihailovic becomes the second active Rapids player to represent the United States in the Olympics joining Joey DiGiamarino who played for Team USA in the 2000 Olympics.
Mihailovic has recorded 19 goal contributions in his first season with the Rapids.
"Djordje's level of performance and output make him one of the top attacking talents in the full U.S. pool and he is fully deserving of this call-up," said Rapids President Pádraig Smith. "He has played an instrumental role for us this year and we are excited to see him represent the Rapids and Colorado on the Olympic stage."
The soccer portion of the Paris Olympics will start July 21 and will stretch to the final match in Paris on Aug. 9. This will be the first appearance for the men’s United States team in the Summer Olympic Games since 2008.
The United States Men's National Team is guaranteed at least three matches in the tournament starting on July 24 against France at Marseille Stadium.
The team will stay in Marseille to face New Zealand on July 27. The team will then have a matchup against Guinea on July 30 in Saint-Etienne.
When is the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony?
The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics will be held Friday, July 26.
Instead of being held in a traditional stadium, the Opening Ceremony will take the form of a 4-mile-long floating procession down the Seine River.
NBC will begin live coverage of the ceremony at 10 a.m. MT on Friday, July 26.
The Opening Ceremony will be broadcast on NBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com and the NBC/NBC Sports apps.
Mike Tirico, Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning will serve as hosts of NBC’s Opening Ceremony coverage. "Today" hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb will also be part of the broadcast team.
When does competition start at the Paris Olympics?
Several athletic events will be held before the Opening Ceremony.
Handball, rugby and soccer matches are scheduled on Wednesday, July 24, and Thursday, July 25. Archery also gets an early start on July 25.
After the Olympic cauldron is lit during the Opening Ceremony, there will be 16 more days of competition featuring about 10,500 athletes from more than 200 nations.
Where will the Paris Olympics be held?
Eighty percent of competition venues are within 6.2 miles of the Olympic and Paralympic Village in Paris.
The Olympics will use historic locations throughout France for competition venues.
Some of the venues include Eiffel Tower Stadium for beach volleyball, the Palace of Versailles for equestrian, Roland-Garros stadium for tennis, and the Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées for taekwondo and fencing.
Paris previously hosted the Olympics in 1900 and 1924, and will join London (1908, 1948 and 2012) as the only cities to host the Olympic Games three times.
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