Things to become aware of the 2024 Paris Olympics
- As the first American guy to win the 2024 Olympics100-meter sprint in 20 years, did just that.
- Meanwhile, bronze went to Suni Lee in the crooked bars.
- After a hard-fought and thrilling match against Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic took home his maiden Olympic gold medal.
- In addition, the women’s road cycling race gold medal went to Kristen Faulkner.
- Defending gold medallist Bobby Finke won the 2024 Olympics1,500-meter freestyle on the final day of swimming; however, the American men’s winning run in the 4×100-meter medley ended with a silver medal. On the other hand, in their medley relay, the American women overcame all opposition to win the gold and establish a new world record.”
What’s scheduled for tomorrow the 2024 Paris Olympics
There will be plenty of thrilling action in store for us in the days ahead.
Simone Biles will try to add more gold to her collection in the balance beam and floor routines; consequently, she is continuing her amazing journey of recovery. Meanwhile, Suni Lee, another American who nearly missed the Games due to a return, will compete with her on the balance beam. Additionally, Jordan Chiles, another American, will try to contend for a podium place on the floor exercises.
Other events to watch out for are as follows in the 2024 Paris Olympics:
Triathlon
Mixed team relay, 2:00 a.m. ET/8:00 a.m. Paris
Shooting
Men’s rapid-fire pistol, 3:30 a.m. ET/9:30 a.m. Paris
Mixed team skeet, 9:00 a.m. ET/3:00 p.m. Paris
Badminton
Women’s singles, gold medal match, 4:55 a.m. ET/10:55 a.m. Paris
Men’s singles medal matches, 8:30 a.m. ET/2:30 p.m. Paris
Gymnastics
Men’s parallel bars, 5:45 a.m. ET/11:45 a.m. Paris
Women’s balance beam, 6:38 a.m. ET/12:38 p.m. Paris
Men’s high bar, 7:33 a.m. ET/1:33 p.m. Paris
Women’s floor exercise, 8:23 a.m. ET/2:23 p.m. Paris
Canoe Slalom
Women’s kayak cross, 10:55 a.m. ET/4:55 p.m. Paris
Men’s kayak cross, 11:00 a.m. ET/5:00 p.m. Paris
Track and Field
Men’s pole vault, 1:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. Paris
Women’s discus, 2:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. Paris
Women’s 5000m, 3:15 p.m. ET/9:15 p.m. Paris
Women’s 800m, 3:47 p.m. ET/9:47 p.m. Paris
Cycling
Women’s team sprint medal rounds, 1:54 p.m. ET/7:54 p.m. Paris
Basketball
Women’s 3×3 tournament medal games, 3:00 p.m. ET/9:00 p.m. Paris
Men’s 3×3 tournament medal games, 3:30 p.m. ET/9:30 p.m. Paris
Surfing
Men’s medal matches, 3:24 p.m. ET/9:24 p.m. Paris
Women’s medal matches, 4:05 p.m. ET/10:05 p.m. Paris
On Day 9, Team USA added ten medals, five of which were gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Today, at the Paris Games, Team USA increased its total medal count to 71 by adding, in particular, five gold, two silver, and three bronze medals to its collection.
Specifically, the five gold medals came from road cycling, swimming, golf, and track and field; meanwhile, the two silvers came from swimming and archery; and, additionally, the three bronzes came from skeet shooting, gymnastics, and track and field.
Notably, the United States contributed half of the twenty medals that were awarded today to its total.
As a result, it ranks first among rival countries and teams and is tied with China (19) for the most gold medals. In total, there are 19 gold, 26 silver, and 26 bronze medals held by the Americans.
Track & field: Men’s hammer throw from Canada is excellent
Today, Ethan Katzberg won the first gold medal in hammer throw history for Canada.
Since Duncan Gillis won silver in the event in 1912, Katzberg’s medal is, in fact, the first of any color to win. Furthermore, after going four Games without a gold medal in track and field, Canada has now earned at least one gold medal in this series.
In addition, Bence Halász of Hungary won the silver, and Mykhaylo Kokhan of Ukraine took home the bronze.
More importantly, Halász carries on a legacy. In the past 50 years, Hungary has won six track and field medals. All of them were in throwing competitions.
As for Ukraine, this is, notably, their second-ever medal in this category, whether it be for men or women. Specifically, the first medal was awarded to the 1996 silver medallist Oleksandr Krykun.
After taking home just one medal in track and field at the previous two Olympics, Ukraine earned three today.
Meanwhile, American Daniel Haugh was eliminated in qualifying, and fellow American Rudy Winkler finished sixth in the championship match.
The eight men in the final field for the 100 meters finished in under ten seconds in a first.
The 100-meter event saw eight men finish in less than 10 seconds. Moreover, this was a record for a wind-legal race, according to World Athletics. In addition, World Athletics, the organization that oversees all sports, including track and field, made the announcement.
The race was extremely close. Noah Lyles of Team USA won the gold with a time of 9.79. Meanwhile, Kishane Thompson of Jamaica finished in second place at the same time, 9.79. Ultimately, Lyles prevailed in the battle of the decimal places by 0.005 of a second.
On the other hand, Oblique Seville from Jamaica finished in last place today. Moreover, if they had competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Seville would have placed fourth with a score of 9.91.
In addition, in Tokyo, six finalists completed the race in less than ten seconds. However, one runner was disqualified, and another did not finish the race.
Highlights of women’s basketball: A’ja Wilson helps the United States defeat Germany
A’ja Wilson led a well-rounded offensive effort; furthermore, the team’s fierce defense helped convincingly defeat Germany in group play.
Highlights of women’s beach volleyball: Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes of the USA defeat Italy
quarterfinals of beach volleyball.
American duo Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes, therefore, advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics beach volleyball competition. Moreover, in the Round of 16, they successfully overcame Italy’s Marta Menegatti and Valentina Gottardi.
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