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The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, begins on February 4.
Of the nearly 3,000 athletes competing, only a fraction of those athletes are Black.
From new faces to familiar ones, here are some of the Black Athletes who will be going for gold in Beijing.
Speedskating
Erin Jackson
Team: USA
Age: 29
Short Track
Mama Biney
Team: USA
Age 22
Alpine Skiing
Mialitiana Clerc
Team: Madagascar
Age: 20
Carlos Maeder
Team: Ghana
Age: 43
Shannon Abeda
Team: Eritrea
Age: 25
Cross-Country Skiing
Samuel Ikpefan
Team: Nigeria
Age: 30
Bobsled
Elana Meyers Taylor
Team: USA
Age: 37
Sylvia Hoffman
Team: USA
Age: 32
Kaysha Love
Team: USA
Age: 24
Hakeem Abdul-Saboor
Team: USA
Age: 35
Cynthia Appiah
Team: Canada
Age: 31
Shanwayne Stephens
Team: Jamaica
Age: 31
Ashley Watson
Team: Jamaica
Age: 28
Matthew Wekpe
Team: Jamaica
Rolando Reid
Team: Jamaica
Age: 29