The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris kickoff this Friday, with its Opening Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. ET. The games will run until Sunday, Aug. 11.
Join us in cheering on two of our medical students, Lexington-native Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt! The husband-wife fencing duo are Olympic veterans, making a collective ninth Olympic appearance (fourth for Kiefer, fifth for Meinhardt) in Paris this summer.
Kiefer joined the º£½Ç½ûÇø College of Medicine in 2017 and Meinhardt in 2020. Both completed their first two years of medical school at º£½Ç½ûÇø before taking a leave of absence to compete as Olympians. They plan to return next fall to continue their clinical training.
For past coverage of their Olympic wins, check out these stories from º£½Ç½ûÇøNow from 2021:
