How many US athletes are going to the Rio Olympics?

The United States will send more athletes than any other nation competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics next month.

During a ceremony on Saturday, the United States’ complete roster for the 2016 Rio Olympics was announced on Periscope for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The ceremony was held in Venice Beach, CA, just outside of Los Angeles (who has put in a bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics), and featured some of the most decorated Olympians in recent years in Tamika Catchings (women’s basketball) and Kerri Walsh Jennings (beach volleyball).

Not only was the United States’ full Olympic roster made official, it featured 555 athletes. That number is the largest of any nation competing in Brazil next month, which is the first time the U.S. will have more competitors than any other nation in the Summer Olympics since 2004 in Greece.

The United States will compete in 244 of the 306 medal-eligible events and will be represented in 27 of the 28 sports played at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

A couple fun numbers: There will be more women (292) participating in the 2016 Rio Olympics than men (263) for the United States and 363 athletes will be making their first appearances at the Olympic Games for the red, white and blue.

Among those appearing on behalf of the United States in the 2016 Rio Olympics: Michael Phelps (swimming), Venus and Serena Williams (tennis), Kerri Walsh Jennings (minus Misty May-Treanor in beach volleyball), Kevin Durant (men’s basketball) and 52-year-old equestrian Philip Dutton; the oldest of any American Olympians this summer.

Dutton, along with Emil Milev and Kim Rhode (shooting), are the oldest competitors for the United States team and with their appearances in Rio, they will give the U.S. 11 athletes in Olympic history to participate in six Olympic Games.

(h/t NBC Sports)

For more coverage of the Olympics, please visit our hub page.