The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
07.07.2016 | Texas Athletics, Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Volleyball, T-Association, Track & Field / Cross Country
Longhorns fans are encouraged to visit TexasSports.com/Rio as a one-stop index page to follow all current and former University of Texas athletes and coaches who will compete in Rio this August.
AUSTIN, Texas -- The University of Texas Athletics Department launched a Rio 2016 Olympics webpage on Thursday to provide the general public an efficient way to track all current and former UT athletes and coaches who will compete in the Olympic Games this August. Fans can view the page at TexasSports.com/Rio.
Highlights of the page include a complete roster of current and former student-athletes and coaches who have earned and accepted official bids to the Rio 2016 Olympics for their respective countries, a history section providing a listing of all-time UT Olympic medalists and all-time UT Olympians (by both Olympiad and by sport), and a newsstand categorized by sport that will provide links to feature content, articles and videos.
Once the Games begin, a Longhorns Medal Tracker will be added along with a daily schedule planner, so that fans can see all UT Olympians who will be competing on that particular day (along with respective sport, country represented, time of competition, and television/web stream broadcast information).
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be held Aug. 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Fans are encouraged to visit TexasSports.com/Rio regularly as the Olympics approach, as several current and former UT athletes remain in contention for spots on their respective teams.
