Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Day 6 - Mid day Japan time July 28 to mid day Japan time July 29

 














The USA men's volleyball team beat Tunisia 3-1, 25-14, 23-25, 25-14, 25-23.

Simone Biles has withdrawn from the women's All Around Competition on Thursday July 29. Biles still has not said whether she will compete in the event finals next week. Jade Carey will replace Simone Biles in the women's All Around Competition.

The USA men's basketball team defeated Iran 120-66. The USA led 60-30 at halftime. The USA shot 55% from the field. The USA was led in scoring by Damian Lillard with 21 points followed by Davin Booker with 16 points. Jayson Tatum had 14 points, Zach Levine had 10 points and Kevin Durant and Khris Middleton had 10 points each. 

The USA women's water polo team lost to Hungary 10-9. Maddie Musselman scored 3 goals to lead team USA.

Andrew Cabobianco/Michael Hixon of the USA win silver in men's 3M Springboard Synchro with 444.36 points. Zongyuan Wang/Siyi Xie of China win gold with 467.82 points. Patrick Hausding/Lars Rudiger of Germany win bronze with 404.73 points.

The women's  USA 3 on 3 basketball beat France 18-16 in the semifinals to advance to the gold medal game against ROC. Kelsey Plum and Allisha Gray had 6 points each to lead team USA. 

Abbey Weitzeil of the USA advanced to the semifinals of the women's 100 freestyle.

Bryce Mefford and Ryan Murphy, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the men's 200 backstroke.

Annie Lazor and Lilly King, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the women's 200 breaststroke.

Michael Andrew and Chase Kalisz, both of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 200IM.

The USA women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay team of Anabella Sims, Paige Madden, Katie McLaughlin and Brooke Forde advanced to the finals.

The USA women's 3 on 3 basketball team defeated ROC 18-15 to win gold. ROC wins silver. Stefanie Dolson scored 7 points and Kelsey Plum scored 5 points to lead team USA. China beat France 16-14 to win bronze.

Brody Malone finished 10th (84.865 points) and Sam Mikulak finished 12th  (83.164 points), both of the USA, in the men's All Around Gymnastics competition. Daiki Hashimoto of Japan wins gold with 88.465 points. Xiao Ruoteng  of China wins silver with 88.065 points and Nikita Nagornyy of ROC wins bronze with 88.031 points.

Brody Malone scored a 14.100 on Pommel Horse, 13.833 on Rings, 14.366 on Vault, 13.466 on Parallel Bars, 14.400 on High Bar and 14.300 on Floor Exercise.

Sam Mikulak scored a 14.533 on Pommel Horse, 13.533 on Rings, 14.533 on Vault, 14.966 on Parallel Bars, 13.633 on High Bar and 12.933 on Floor Exercise.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Sarah Sponcil/Kelly Claes beat Makokha/Khadambi of Kenya 2-0, 21-8, 21-6.

Bobby Finke of the USA wins gold in the men's 800 freestyle in 7 minutes 41.87 seconds. Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy wins silver in 7 minutes 42.11 seconds. Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine wins bronze in 7 minutes 42.33 seconds.

Abbey Weitzeil of the USA advanced to the finals of the women's 100 freestyle.

Ryan Murphy and Bryce Mefford, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the men's 200 backstroke.

Regan Smith( 2 minutes 5.30 seconds) and Hali Flickinger (2 minutes 5.65 seconds), both of the USA, win silver and bronze respectively in the women's 200 butterfly. Yufei Zhang of China wins gold in 2 minutes 3.86 seconds, an Olympic record.

Caeleb Dressel of the USA wins gold (47.02 seconds) in the men's 100 freestyle, an Olympic record. Kyle Chalmers of Australia wins silver in 47.08 seconds. Kliment Kolesnikov of ROC wins bronze in 47.44 seconds. 

Lilly King and Annie Lazor, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the women's 200 breaststroke.

The USA women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay team of Allison Schmitt, Paige Madden, Katie McLaughlin and Katie Ledecky win silver in 7 minutes 40.73 seconds. China wins gold and sets a world record in 7 minutes 40.33 seconds. Australia wins bronze in 7 minutes 41.29 seconds.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena beat Capogrosso/Azaad of Argentina 2-1, 21-19, 18-21, 15-6. Dalhausser/Lucena finish pool D 2-1 and will advance to the knockout round.

USA Pole Vaulter Sam Kendricks has tested positive for COVID 19 and will not be able to compete in Tokyo. 

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Medal Count as of 11:55pm Eastern Time July 28

USA              13 gold, 13 silver, 10 bronze - 36 total
China            14 gold,  6 silver,    9 bronze - 29 total
ROC               7 gold,  11 silver,  7 bronze - 25 total
Japan             13 gold,  4 silver,   5 bronze - 22 total
Australia         7 gold,  2 silver,  10 bronze - 19 total

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