All eyes in Bluffton were on Paris as the hometown hero Trevor Bassitt raced in the men's 400-meter hurdles semi-final Wednesday. Roughly 200 people packed the stands as the community gathered in the Bluffton High School gymnasium, watching the Bluffton Pirate turned United States Olympian compete. The word was put out Tuesday after Trevor had qualified for the semi-final.

Trevor Bassitt’s Olympic dream continues as he makes it to the semifinals race on Wednesday. The Bluffton native had a time of 48.64 seconds in the Men’s 400m hurdles repechage race on Tuesday. Bassitt came in first in that race, after coming in 5^th in the 2^nd heat of the qualifying races on Monday with a time of 49.36 seconds. Bassitt will run on Wednesday at 1:35 p.m. (EST) on NBC Lima. He will need to finish 1^st or 2^nd in his heat or have one of the best times of the day to move on to the finals on Friday. 

BLUFFTON, OH (WLIO) - More people than ever are tuning into this year's Olympics. School faculty who knew the hometown Olympian in his teens t…

BLUFFTON, OH (WLIO) - The Village of Bluffton is proudly showing their support for a homegrown Olympian. 

Paris 2024 Olympic schedule to watch Bluffton native Trevor Bassitt compete.