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Simone Biles has withdrawn from the women's All Around Competition on Thursday July 29.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

Day 6

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson lost to Herrera/Gavira of Spain, 19-21, 21-16, 7-15. Gibb/Paterson are eliminated after going 1-2 in Pool F.

Simone Manuel and Abbey Weitzeil, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the women's 100 freestyle

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

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

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the men's 200IM.

The USA advanced to the finals of the women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay.

The USA women's volleyball team defeated Serbia, 3-1, 25-17, 21-25,25-18, 25-19.

The USA women's basketball team beat Serbia 110-84. Diana Taurasi led team USA with 25 points. Breanna Stewart added 17 points and Tina Charles scored 15 points.

USA 3M Springboard Synchro divers Sam Dorman/Michael Hixon win silver with a total of 450.21 points. Jack Laugher/Chris Mears of Great Britain win gold with a total of 454.32 points. Yaun Cao/Qin Kai of China win bronze with a total of 443.70 points.

Sam Mikulak of the USA finished 7th with 89.631 points, and Chris Brooks, also of the USA finished 14th with 87.632 points in the men's gymnastics all around competition. Kohei Uchimora of Japan wins gold with a total of 92.365 points. Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine wins silver with 92.266 points. Max Whitlock of Great Britain wins bronze with 90.641 points.

The USA men's basketball team beat Australia 98-88. Australia was leading the USA at halftime 54-49. Carmelo Anthony led team USA with 31 points. Kyrie Erving added 19 and Kevin Durant scored 14 for team USA.

Kristin Armstrong of the USA wins gold in the women's cycling road time trial. Olga Zabellinskaya of Russia wins silver. Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands wins bronze.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross beat Forrer/Verge-Depre of Switzerland 21-13, 22-24, 15-12. This match was only the seconf time Walsh Jennings lost a set in Olympic play. She is 47-2 in Olympic sets.

Josh Prenot of the USA wins silver in the men's 200 breaststroke in 2 minutes 7.53 seconds. Dmitriy Balandin of Kazakhstan wins gold in 2 minutes 7.46 seconds. Anton Chupkov wins bronze in 2 minutes 7.70 seconds.

Simone Manuel and Abbey Weitzeil, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the women's 100 freestyle.

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

Cammile Adams of the USA finished 4th and USA swimmer Haili Flickinger finished 7th in the women's 200 butterfly final.

Nathan Adrian of the USA wins bronze in the men's 100 freestyle in 47.85 seconds. Kyle Chalmers of Australia wins gold in 47.58 seconds. Pieter Timmers of Belgium wins silver in the men's 100 freestyle in 47.80 seconds.

USA swimmers Lilly King and Molly Hannis did not advance to the finals of the women's 200 breaststroke.

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the men's 200IM. Phelps finished first, Lochte second.

The USA team of Allison Schmitt, Leah Smith, Maya DiRado and Katie Ledecky win gold in the women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay in 7 minutes 43,03 seconds. Australia wins silver in 7 minutes 44.87 seconds. Canada wins bronze in 7 minutes 45.39 seconds.

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Medal Count after Day 6

USA 11 gold, 11 silver, 10 bronze - 32 total
China 10 gold, 5 silver, 8 bronze - 23 total
Japan 6 gold, 1 silver, 11 bronze - 18 total
Russia 4 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze - 15 total
Great Britain 3 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze - 13 total

Day 9

Bryshon Nellum and Tony McQuay of the USA advance to the semifinals of the men's 400M. LaShawn Merritt did not finish due to bad hamstring.

Jenn Suhr and Becky Holliday, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's pole vault.

Emma Coburn and Bridget Franek, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's steeplechase.

Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Ryan Bailey, all of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 100M.

Christina Loukas and Cassidy Krug, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the women's 3m diving springboard.

The USA men's basketball team beat Lithuana 99-94. Carmelo Anthony and Lebron James each had 20 points.

Serena Williams of the USA wins gold in the women's singles tennis finals beating Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-0, 6-1.

Mike and Bob Bryan of the USA wins gold in men's doubles tennis beating Michael Llodra/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 7-6.

The USA men's volleyball team lost to Russia 3-2, 29-27, 25-19, 24-26, 16-25 and 8-15.

In women's swimming, in the 4 by 100 medley relay, the USA team of Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt wins gold. Australia wins silver and Japan wins bronze.

In men's swimming, in the 4 by 100 medley relay, the USA team of Matt Grevers, Brandan Hansen, Michael Phelps and Nathan Adrian win gold. Japan wins silver and Australia wins bronze.

The USA men's water polo team lost to Serbia 11-6.

Kerron Clement, Angelo Taylor and Michael Tinsley, all of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 400 hurdles.

Carmelita Jeter, Allyson Felix and Tianna Madison, all of the USA, advanced to the women's 100M finals.

Sanya Richards Ross, Francena McCorory and Dee Dee Trotter, all of the USA, advanced to the finals of the women's 400M.

Will Claye of the USA wins bronze in the men's long jump. Greg Rutherford of Great Britain wins gold and Mitchell Watt of Australia wins silver.

Galen Rupp of the USA wins silver in the men's 10,000M. Mo Farah of Great Britain wins gold and Tariku Bekele of Eithopia wins bronze.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings beat Van Iersel/Keizer of the Netherlands, 2-0, 21-13 and 21-12.

Carmelita Jeter of the USA wins silver in the women's 100M in 10.78 seconds. Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce of Jamaica wins gold in 10.75 seconds and Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica wins bronze in 10.81 seconds.

The USA men's beach volleyball of team of Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal beat Semenov/Prokopiev of Russia 2-0, 21-14 and 22-20.

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Medal totals after Day 9

USA 26 gold 13 silver 15 bronze - 54 total
China 25 gold 16 silver 12 bronze - 53 total
Great Britain 14 gold 7 silver 8 bronze - 29 total
Russia 3 gold 15 silver 10 bronze - 28 total
Japan 2 gold 10 silver 12 bronze - 24 total

Day 6

In women's swimming, in the 100 freestyle, Jessica Hardy and Missy Franklin of the USA qualified for the semifinals. Both Advanced to the finals. Missy Franklin finished 5th and Jessica Hardy 8th in the finals held on August 2.

In men's swimming, in the 200 backstroke, Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals. Both advance to the finals.

In the women's 200 breaststroke, Rebecca Soni and Micah Lawrence, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals. Both advance to the finals.

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, both of the USA, qualified for the semifinals of the men's 200IM. Both advanced to the finals.

The USA advanced to the finals of the women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal defeated Samoilovs/Sorokins of Latvia 21-10 and 21-16. Gibb/Rosenthal win pool D.

Danell Leyva of the USA wins bronze in the men's gymnastics all around. Kohei Uchimura of Japan wins gold and Marcel Nguyen of Germany wins silver.

In men's 3m springboard synchro diving, Troy Dumais/Kristian Ipsen of the USA win bronze. Luo Yutong/Qin Kai of China wins gold. Llya Zakarov/Evgeny Kuznetsov of Russia wins silver.

Kristin Armstrong of the USA wins gold in the women's cycling Individual time trials.
Judith Arndt of Germany wins silver and Olga Zabelinskaya of Russia wins bronze.

Nathan Adrian of the USA wins gold in the men's swimming 100 freestyle. James Magnussen of Australia wins silver and Brent Hayden of Canada wins the bronze.

The USA team of Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer, Shannon Vreeland and Allison Schmitt wins gold in the women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay. Australia wins silver while France wins bronze.

The USA women's volleyball team beat China 3-0, 26-24, 25-16 and 31-29.

The USA women's basketball team beat Turkey 89-58.

The USA women's water polo team tied Spain 9-9.

In women's beach volleyball, The USA team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings beat Doris Schwaiger/Sephanie Schwaiger of Austria 17-21, 21-8 and 15-10. May-Treanor/Walsh-Jennings lost their first set ever in Olympic play.

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Medal Count after Day 6

China 17 gold 9 silver 4 bronze - 30 total
USA 12 gold 8 silver 9 bronze - 29 total
Japan 2 gold 4 silver 11 bronze - 17 total
France 5 gold 3 silver 5 bronze - 13 total
Germany 3 gold 8 silver 2 bronze - 13 total

Day 5

In men's swimming, in the 100 freestyle, Americans Nathan Adrian and Cullen Jones advance to the semifinals. Nathan Adrian advanceto the finals.

In women's swimming, in the 200 butterfly, Americans Cammile Adams and Kathleen Hersey advance to the semifinals. Both advance to the finals. Kathleen Hersey finished 4th and Cammile Adams finished 5th in the finals on August 1.

In the men's 200 breaststroke, Scott Weltz and Clark Burckle, both of the USA, both advance to the semifinals. Both qualified for the finals. Scott Weltz finished 5th and Clark Burckle finished 6th in the finals on August 1.

The USA qualified for the finals of the men's 4 by 200 freestyle relay.

The USA women's gymnastics team wins gold with 183.596 points. Russia wins silver with 178.530 points and Romania wins bronze with 176.414 points.

The USA men's volleyball team defeated Germany 3-0, 25-23, 25-16 and 25-20.

The USA women's soccer team beat North Korea 1-0. The only goal was scored by Abby Wambach.

The USA men's water polo team beat Romania 10-8.

Allison Schmitt of the USA wins gold in the women's 200 freestyle. Missy Franklin of the USA finished 4th. Camille Muffat of France wins silver and Bronte Baratt of Australia wins bronze.

Michael Phelps of the USA wins silver in the men's 200 Butterfly. Chad Leclos of South Africa wins gold. Takeshi Matsuda of Japan wins bronze.

Caitlin Leverenz of the USA wins bronze in the women's 200IM. Ye Shiwen of China wins gold. Alicia Coutts of Australia wins silver.

The USA team of Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, Ricky Berens and Michael Phelps win gold in the men's 4 by 200 freestyle relay. France wins silver and China wins bronze.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser beat Herrera/Gavira of Spain 19-21, 21-16 and 15-13.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Jennifer Kessy/April Ross defeated Van Iersel/Keizer of the Netherlands 21-15, 12-21 and 15-8.

The USA men's basketball team beat Tunisia 110-63. Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love each had 16 points for team USA.

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Medal Standings after Day 5

China 13 gold 6 silver 4 bronze - 23 total
USA 9 gold 8 silver 6 bronze - 23 total
Japan 1 gold 4 silver 8 bronze - 13 total
France 4 gold 3 silver 4 bronze - 11 total
S. Korea 3 gold 2 silver 3 bronze - 8 total

Day 3

The USA men's basketball team beat France 98-71. Kevin Durant had 22 points to lead Team USA.

USA men's volleyball team defeated Serbia 3-0, 25-17, 25-22 and 25-21.

In men's swimming, Americans Nick Thoman and Matt Grevers qualify for the semifinals in the 100 backstroke. Both qualify for the finals.

Allison Schmitt of the USA qualified for the women's swimming 400 free finals.

In men's swimming, in the 4 by 100 freestyle relay, the USA qualifies for the finals.

In women's synchro 3 meter diving, the USA team of Abby Johnston and Kelci Bryant win silver. Wu Minxia and He Zi of China win gold. Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel of Canada win bronze.

In women's gymnastics, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas of the USA qualified for the all around. Jordyn Wieber of the USA did not qualify.

In women's swimming, the USA's Dana Vollmer wins gold in the 100 butterfly final. Lu Ying of China wins silver. Alicia Coutts of Australia wins bronze.

In men's swimming, Ryan Lochte of the USA advanced to the finals of the 200 freestyle.

Brendan Hansen wins bronze for the USA in the men's 100 breaststroke final. Cameron Van Der Bergh of South Africa wins gold. Christian Sprenger of Australia wins silver.

Allison Schmitt of the USA wins silver in the women's 400 freestyle. Camille Muffat of France wins gold. Rebecca Adlington of Great Britian wins bronze.

In the women's 100 backstroke, Missy Franklin of the USA advances to the finals.

The USA men's 4 by 100 freestyle relay team of Nathan Adrian, Cullen Jones, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte win silver. France wins gold and Russia wins bronze.

In the women's 100 breaststroke, Rebecca Soni and Breeja Larson, both of the USA, advanced to the finals.

In women's beach volleyball, the USA team of Jennifer Kessy and April Ross defeated Gallay/Zonta of Agrentina 21-11 and 21-18.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser beat Asahi/Shiratori of Japan 21-15 and 21-16.

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Medal Count after Day 3

China 6 gold 4 silver 2 bronze - 12 total
USA 3 gold 5 silver 3 bronze - 11 total
Italy 2 gold 3 silver 2 bronze - 7 total
S.Korea 2 gold 1 silver 2 bronze - 5 total
Japan 0 gold 2 silver 3 bronze - 5 total