Several American athletes will compete on their sport's biggest global stage on Wednesday at the 2024 Paris Games.
Marc J. Spears explains why Jewell Loyd told him about USA's"healthy dose of fear" about facing Nigeria in the quarterfinals. and the United States women's basketball team can extend their Olympic winning streak to 59 games with a quarterfinal win Wednesday at the 2024 Paris Games., ranked No. 2 and No. 9 on the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, respectively, will also play in the first round.
Several track and field events continue throughout the day. Defending women's pole vault champion Katie Moon looks to return to the top of the Olympic podium. Three Americans will race in the 400-meter women's semifinals for a chance to contend for a medal in the final. Meanwhile, top-ranked Quincy Jones and Christopher Bailey hope to add to Team USA's medal count after the final of the men's 400.
There were no debut nerves to be had from Russell in her first Olympic race -- and she needed every ounce of focus she could muster to eek out a razor-thin victory. Russell's finish line lean just barely inched her ahead of Nadine Visser, of the Netherlands, as well as France's Cyréna Samba-Mayela, for first place in her heat.
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