In 2020, the Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) made history by achieving near gender parity, with women making up 48.8% of the total athletes.

The U.S. won silver in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and bronze in Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021 after it was postponed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Mexican delegation, made up of 97 men and 65 women, were flagged by golfer Gaby López and diver Rommel Pacheco , who waved the flag with great enthusiasm at their presentation.

HOPE MILLS, N.C. (WTVD) -- USA National Champion Quanera Hayes is headed to the 2021 Olympics. The 29-year-old proudly calls the Carolinas home. " I'm praying every day just claiming and speaking it.