Meet The Minnesota Athletes Competing In The Tokyo Paralympics Games

The Tokyo Paralympics Games have begun and 11 Minnesota athletes will be representing Team USA.

Eleven of the Minnesota athletes will be participating in seven of 22 Paralympic events.

• Basketball
• Judo
• Table Tennis
• Track and Field
• Rugby
• Swimming
• Volleyball

According to the official Team USA website, here are Minnesota's Paralympic athletes:

Basketball:

Abby Bauleke

• Hometown: Savage, Minnesota
• Age: 20

Josie Aslakson

• Hometown: Jordan, Minnesota
• Age: 25

Rose Hollermann

• Hometown: Elysian, Minnesota
• Age: 25

Judo:

Ben Goodrich

• Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
• Age: 28

Table Tennis:

Ian Seidenfeld

• Hometown: Lakeville, Minnesota
• Age: 20

Track and Field:

Aaron Pike

• Hometown: Park Rapids, Minnesota
• Age: 35

Rugby:

Charles Aoki

• Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Age: 30

Swimming:

Mallory Weggemann

• Hometown: Eagan, Minnesota
• Age: 32

Natalie Sims

• Hometown: Edina, Minnesota
• Age: 24

Summer Schmit

• Hometown: Stillwater, Minnesota
• Age: 18

Volleyball:

Alexis (Lexi) Shifflett

• Hometown: Waseca, Minnesota
• Age: 25

The games began on Tuesday, August 24, and will continue through Sunday, September 5.