When to Watch North Carolina’s 14 Olympians in Tokyo

Author Brandon Plotnick

July 26th, 2021 2:39 PM

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are underway (yes, they are still called the 2020 Tokyo Olympics), and 14 athletes are representing North Carolina. When can you watch our North Carolina Olympians? We’ve got the scoop.

Nine different competition areas are represented by the 14 athletes, including five in different Track & Field disciplines. And of course two of those 14 are from right here in the greater Fayetteville area. (Note: There are additional Olympians who attend North Carolina universities, but don’t have hometowns in NC. We did not list those here.)

Let’s take a look at who the 14 North Carolina Olympians are, and when you can check out their competitions.

• Naomi Graham – Boxing – Fayetteville – Part 1

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  Staff Sergeant Naomi Graham is a middleweight boxer and will represent the United States in boxing as a team captain. She's a 2007 Pine Forest graduate. Find out more about her fight schedule below.

• Naomi Graham – Boxing – Fayetteville – Part 2

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  Naomi Graham is fighting in the women's middleweight class. Her first fight is set for 4:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 28. She opens with Russian Zenfira Magomedalieva.

• Quanera Hayes – Track & Field (400 m) – Hope Mills Part 1

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  Quanera Hayes celebrates with her son Demetrius after finishing first in the Women's 400 Meters Final at the U.S. Track and Field trials. Find out more about the Gray's Creek graduate's Olympic schedule below.
• Quanera Hayes – Track & Field (400 m) – Hope Mills Part 2

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  Quanera Hayes is competing in the women's 400 meter, and as part of the 4x400 relay team. The 400 is set for 8:45 p.m. on Monday, August 2, with the finals at 8:35 a.m. on Friday, August 6. The relay opening is 6:25 a.m. on Thursday, August 5 and the finals are 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 7.

• Ryder Ryan – Baseball – Charlotte

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  Ryder Ryan is a member of Team USA Baseball and is from Charlotte. He was born in Huntersville and attended the University of North Carolina. The pitcher is a part of the Texas Rangers minor league system currently. Team USA baseball starts their games at 6 a.m. EDT, on Friday, July 30 against Israel.

• Bam Adebayo – Basketball – High Point

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  Bam Adebayo (here against France during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games) is from High Point, and plays professional basketball for the Miami Heat. This is his first Olympic Games as part of the vaunted Team USA basketball squad. He was North Carolina's Gatorade HS Player of the Year in 2016.
• Evy Leibfarth – Canoe / Kayak – Bryson City

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  Evy Leibfarth was born in Sylva and now hails from Bryson City. She qualified for the semifinals in the women's K-1 Slalom, which will be held starting at 1 a.m. EDT on July 27. She's also competing in the C-1 Slalom set for 11:50 p.m. EDT, July 27.

• Michal Smolen – Canoe / Kayak – Charlotte

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  Michal Smolen was born in Krakow, Poland, but now calls Charlotte home. He's in his second Olympic Games and will compete in the men's K-1 Slalom set for 12:50 a.m. EDT on July 28. The finals are at 3 a.m. on July 30.

• Andrew Capobianco – Diving – Holly Springs

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  Andrew Capobianco's hometown is Holly Springs. Capobianco will compete in the Men's Synchro Springboard event, scheduled for 2 a.m. Eastern time on July 28. He'll also compete in the Men's Springboard set to start at 2 a.m. Eastern on August 2. The finals for that are at 2 a.m. on August 3.
• Claire Curzan – Swimming – Cary

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  Claire Curzan of Cary, already competed in the Women's 100m Butterfly on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Curzan, from Cardinal Gibbons HS in Cary, did not make the finals in the 100-meter butterfly in Tokyo, finishing 10th.

• Anna Cockrell – Track & Field – Charlotte

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  Anna Cockrell of Charlotte will compete in the Women's 400m Hurdles in Tokyo. The first race is set for 8 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 30, with the finals set for 10:30 p.m. EDT on August 3.

• Gabbi Cunningham – Track & Field – Charlotte

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  Gabbi Cunningham of Charlotte was added to Team USA late, and will compete in the 100-meter hurdles. Opening heats are set for 9:45 a.m. EDT on Friday, July 30, with the finals set for 10:50 p.m. EDT on Sunday, August 1.
• Keni Harrison – Track & Field – Clayton

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  Keni Harrison will also compete in the Women's 100-meter Hurdles in Tokyo. Opening heats are set for 9:45 a.m. EDT on Friday, July 30, with the finals set for 10:50 p.m. EDT on Sunday, August 1.

• Randolph Ross – Track & Field – Raleigh

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  Randolph Ross is the NCAA Champion in the 400 meter this year, and the Raleigh native and NC A&T student will compete for Team USA in the men's 400. The qualifying rounds are set for 9:45 p.m. EDT on July 31, with the finals set for 8 a.m. EDT on August 5.

• Caine Wilkes – Weightlifting – Matthews

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  Caine Wilkes of Matthews is competing in the +109kg weight class of the men's weightlifting competition. He competes in Group B at 12:50 a.m. on August 4.
• John Stefanowicz – Wrestling – Jacksonville

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  John Stefanowicz is a US Marine based out of Camp Lejeune, competing in Greco Roman wrestling in the Tokyo Games. His 87kg bracket begins at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, August 2.

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