Americans are gearing up to cheer for their favorite Olympians this summer. Don’t forget to South Sudan to your who-to-watch list.

The team became the lone team from Africa to qualify for the 2024 Olympics and has two athletes with Iowa connections.

Peter Jok went undrafted in the 2017 NBA Draft after a strong college career at Iowa. Jok has bounced around with various professional teams outside of the NBA. He played overseas for three seasons, then played for the G-League’s Sioux Falls Skyforce in 2023-24 before being signed by the signed by the Ottawa Blackjacks in March.

The former Cyclones men’s basketball star Marial Shayok is a key starter for South Sudan’s Olympic team. He showed up in the team’s exhibition game against USA, dropping a team-high 24 points.

How to watch Peter Jok and Marial Shayok in the 2024 Paris Olympics

TV: Varies by game

Streaming: Peacock; NBCOlympics.com; NBC Olympics app

More: Here are the athletes with Iowa connections competing in the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics

When do Peter Jok and Marial Shayok compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics?

All times are Central.

• Sunday, July 28: 4 a.m. against Puerto Rico (CNBC)
• Wednesday, July 31: 1:45 p.m. against USA (USA) or midnight Thursday (replay on USA)
• Saturday, Aug. 3: 2 p.m. against Serbia (CNBC)

Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez is a general assignment reporter for the Register. Reach her at vreynarodriguez@registermedia.com or follow her on Twitter @VictoriaReynaR.

Abortion providers are bracing for Iowa’s near total abortion ban to take effect on Monday.

In Illinois, the Chicago Abortion Fund, a group which provides referrals and funds to those seeking abortions, saw a 165 percent increase in support requests from patients in Iowa this month, it told The Washington Post.

“It’s staggering even to me,” the group’s executive director Megan Jeyifo said.

Last month, the Iowa Supreme Court lifted a hold on a 2023 state law, banning abortions in most cases after six weeks, after a lower court temporarily blocked the law.

The ban will now take effect Monday morning.

In preparation, Planned Parenthood told NBC News it’s expanding services in surrounding states like Illinois, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

“We are standing by ready to help patients receive access to care, even if that means traveling out of state,” Ruth Richardson, president of Planned Parenthood North Central States, said.

The Emma Goldman Clinic, based in Iowa City, said it will seek to support patients who need to travel out of state now for care.

“We will help those for whom we are unable to provide abortion services to navigate the logistics of seeking care in other states,” it said in a statement.”

Prior to the 2023 law, which contains exceptions for rape, incest, fetal abnormality, and lethal risks to the mother, Iowa banned abortions after 22 weeks.

Abortions expected to drop 97 percent once the new law takes effect, according to Planned Parenthood.