Felix, S. Williams, Coach K in USOPC HOF class

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.– Seven-time gold medal sprinter Allyson Felix, four-time Olympic tennis champ Serena Williams and Mike Krzyzewski, who coached the U.S. to three basketball gold medals, become part of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Hall of Popularity’s class of 2025.

Gymnastics promote Gabby Douglas, snowboarding’s Bode Miller, beach volley ball player Kerri Walsh Jennings and Nike founder Phil Knight are likewise in the group that will be inducted at an event in Colorado Springs on July 12.

Others conscripts are Steve Cash (sled hockey), Anita DeFrantz (longtime IOC member, rower), Susan Hagel (Para archery, Para track and field, wheelchair basketball), Flo Hyman (volley ball) and Marla Runyan (Para track and field), in addition to the 2010 four-man Olympic bobsled team led by Steve Holcomb, and the 2004 females’s wheelchair basketball group.

“We’re proud to welcome the Class of 2025 into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Popularity and to honor the extraordinary achievements they have actually made as agents of Group USA,” USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland stated in a statement. “This induction commemorates not just their exceptional performances and lasting effect however likewise acknowledges the essential contributions of those who supported their journeys every step of the method. Earning a place in the Hall of Popularity is no small feat-especially offered the unbelievable talent across this year’s group of finalists.”

The Hall of Popularity’s inaugural class was inducted in 1983, and this will be the first class inducted considering that 2022. It will bring the overall number of those enshrined to 210.