Gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Katie Ledecky made history with a pair of powerhouse performances at the Paris Olympics. TODAY’s Craig Melvin also shares the highlights of Sha’Carri Richardson winning her first 100-meter heat with her sights set on gold.
Phoebe Bacon and Regan Smith will compete for the U.S. in the women's 200-meter backstroke and Team USA's Carson Foster will go up against France's breakout star Leon Marchand in the men's 200-meter.made her Olympic debut in Round 1 of the women’s 100-meter, easily cruising to a victory in her heat.after losing 4-0 to Morocco in the quarterfinal. And in track and field, the men will race the 10,000-meter final.
“I think the environment has changed so much in gymnastics to where it almost feels like you’re at an NCAA meet now,” Lee said of the competitive camaraderie in Paris. “People will cheer after your first pass, like we can we smile, we’re laughing, we’re having fun on the floor.” If Marchand swims faster than 1:54.23, he will leave Phelps with just one Olympic record. Phelps still has the 200-meter freestyle Olympic record.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Andrew Nembhard combined for 38 points to lead Canada. Dario Brizuela, who poured in 18 points, paced Spain. Heavyweight Riner beat world No. 1 Minjong Kim from South Korea to claim his third Olympic title since Beijing 2008, and his sixth medal in total.Riner was one of the two French athletes who lit the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony, alongside Marie-Jose Perec.Minyvonne BurkeHuang and Zheng Siwei took first place in the badminton mixed doubles today, beating South Korea’s Kim Wonho and Jeong Naeun and Japan’s Watanabe Yuta and Higashino Arisa.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo reacted and expressed her “unwavering support” to Jolly, adding that he carried “our values high” and that “Paris was proud and honored to count on his talent to celebrate our city.” Kraut, 58, took the only penalty when her horse missed a jump. Her win Friday made her the oldest female Olympian to win a medal for the U.S. since 1904.
This is the U.S.' first medal in this event, which made its debut in Tokyo, and its first archery medal since the 2016 Rio Olympics. To qualify for the final, runners must be one of the first two in their semifinal heat or the next two fastest overall. “When I met boxer Lin Yu-ting, I saw an athlete who is fearless in the face of challenges, whether they come from inside or outside the ring,” she said on social media. “Today, when she represents Taiwan on the Olympic stage, we will be behind her & all the Taiwanese Olympians making us proud.”
The French media reported that the volunteer said the man kissed her against her will right after his daughter won. The Paris Prosecutor’s office confirmed to NBC that it had “received a complaint from an Olympic Games volunteer who claims to have been forced to receive a non-consensual kiss from the father of a judo champion just after his daughter’s victory.”
U.S. goalkeeper Patrick Schulte guessed correctly, diving to his left, but the pace and precision of Rahimi’s strike was enough for the score. “Simone Biles being the GOAT, winning Gold medals and dominating gymnastics is her black job,” Davila wrote.Carlos Alcaraz's incredible summer is continuing, and he will now play for Olympic gold in Paris after easing past Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 6-1 at Roland Garros to book his spot in Sunday's gold medal match.
The score triggered a red-and-green smoke bomb in lower stands here at Parc des Princes, filled largely with Moroccan supporters. "I honestly started getting a little bit emotional," Lee said when asked how it felt when she landed her floor routine to secure bronze."I don't know if you can tell but I almost started tearing up. But I was just so happy."They need to beat Australia to have any chance of progressing to the quarterfinals, and the two-time NBA MVP is doing everything within his power with 15 points to help Greece to a comfortable 53-36 lead at the half.
Silver medalists New Zealand, as well as the USA also capsized after crossing the finish line. Standing on their boats, the teams' sailors threw their fists in the air in excitement. The race, initially scheduled for Thursday was rescheduled to today due to the weather conditions.After securing gold in the individual all-around for a second time yesterday, Simone Biles was donning another jewel — her custom-made GOAT necklace.
Imane Khelif of Algeria, left, and Angela Carini of Italy during their boxing match at the Olympics on Aug. 1, 2024 in Paris.On Thursday Khelif won her women’s 66kg prelim flight in just 46 seconds after her opponent, Italy’s Angela Carini, withdrew from the bout. Win today at Paris’ Parc des Princes — home to Paris Saint-Germain soccer club — and the U.S. will have a guaranteed shot at a medal.Team USA's Xander Schauffele is having a brilliant round at Le Golf National. After 14 holes, he is five-under-par and that puts him top of the leaderboard overall on 11-under.The defending Olympic champion has overtaken Japan's overnight leader, Hideki Matsuyama.
America’s Ian Barrows and Hans Henken, racing in their first Olympics, will start in fourth position behind leaders Spain, second-placed Ireland and just behind New Zealand. They'll also want to keep one eye on the Polish team, which is just behind them in fifth.Sha'Carri Richardson flew to victory in 10.94 seconds in her first-ever Olympic race. In doing so, she qualified for the semifinal round of the women’s 100m at the Paris Olympic Games.
A disastrous third-round dive killed off any medal chances for Team USA's Tyler Downs and Greg Duncan. Duncan got his leap off the board all wrong with one foot slipping off the board, before he almost belly-flopped into the water. Downs also faltered on the team's fifth dive, failing to enter the water vertically.
Richardson qualified for Tokyo 2020 with the fastest 100m at the U.S. trials, but was suspended after testing positive for banned substance THC, the chemical in cannabis. The medal is Team USA's first shooting medal of these Games, with Switzerland's Chiara Leone edging out Maddalena for gold.Great Britain’s Andy Murray and Dan Evans lost to Team USA's Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the men's tennis doubles quarterfinals late Thursday. The defeat ended Murray’s run and meant that he has now retired from professional tennis, in a move he flagged at the start of the Paris Games.
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