Day 9

Allyson Felix, Phyllis Francis and Natasha Hastings, all of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the women's 400.

Marvin Bracey, Justin Gatlin, and Trayvon Brommell, all of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 100.

Emma Coburn, Colleen Quigley and Courtney Frerichs, all of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's 3000 Steeplechase.

Keturah Orji of the USA advanced to the finals of the women's triple jump.

Mason Finley of the USA finished 11th in the men's discus.

The USA women's water polo team defeated Hungary 11-6.

The USA wins gold in the rowing women's eight competition.

USA diver Abby Johnston advanced to the finals of the women's 3M Springboard diving competition with 324.75 points. Cassidy Cook of the USA, did not make the finals. Cook finished 13th with 304.35 points.

The USA men's volleyball team beat France, 3-1, 25-22, 25-22, 14-25, 25-22.

Sam Kendricks of the USA advanced to the finals of the men's pole vault.

LaShawn Merritt of the USA advanced to the semifinals of the men's 400.

Jeff Henderson of the USA wins gold in the men's long jump. Luvo Manyonga of South Africa wins silver. Greg Rutherford of Great Britain wins bronze.

Tori Bowie and English Gardner, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the women's 100.

In the men's 10,000M, Galen Rupp of the USA, finished 5th in 27 minutes 8.92 seconds. Mo Farah of Great Britain wins gold in 27 minutes 5.17 seconds. Paul Kipngetich of Kenya wins silver in 27 minutes 5.64 seconds. Tamirat Tola of Eithiopia wins bronze in 27 minutes 6.26 seconds.

Clayton Murphy and Boris Berian, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the men's 800.

Tori Bowie of the USA wins silver in the women's 100 in 10.83 seconds. Elaine Thompson of Jamaica wins gold in 10.71 seconds, Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica wins bronze in 10.86 seconds. English Gardner of the USA finished 7th in 10.94 seconds.

Barbara Nwaba of the USA finished 12th in the women's heptathlon with 6309 points. Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium wins gold with 6810 points, Jessica Ennis Hill of Great Britain wins silver with 6775 points. Brianne Theisen-Eaton wins bronze with 6653 points.

In women's swimming, in the 50 freestyle, Simone Manuel of the USA wins silver in 24.09 seconds. Pernille Blume of Denmark wins gold in 24.07 seconds. Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Belarus wins bronze in 24.11 seconds.

In men's swimming, in the 1500, USA swimmer Connor Jaeger wins silver in 14 minutes 39.48 seconds. Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy wins gold in 14 minutes 34.57 seconds. Gabriele of Italy wins bronze in 14 minutes 40.86 seconds.

The USA(Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer, Simone Manuel) wins gold in 3 minutes 53.13 seconds, in the women's 4 by 100 swimming medley relay. Australia wins silver in 3 minutes 55 seconds.
Denmark wins bronze in 3 minutes 55.01 seconds.

The USA(Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian) wins gold in 3 minutes 27.95 seconds in the men's 4 by 100 swimming medley relay. Great Britain wins silver in 3 minutes 29.24 seconds. Australia wins bronze in 3 minutes 29.93 seconds.

The USA won 33 swimming medals total. The USA won 16 gold, 8 silver, 9 bronze.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena beat Huber/Seidl of Austria 21-14, 21-15.

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Medal Count after Day 9

USA 24 gold, 18 silver, 18 bronze - 60 total
China 13 gold, 11 silver, 17 bronze - 41 total
Great Britain 10 gold, 13 silver, 7 bronze - 30 total
Japan 7 gold, 3 silver, 14 bronze - 24 total
Russia 6 gold, 9 silver, 8 bronze - 23 total

Day 3

In women's beach volleyball, the USA team of Lauren Fendrick/Brooke Sweat lost to Kolosinska/Brzostek of Poland 21-13, 13-21, 7-15.

Olivia Smoliga and Kathleen Baker, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the women's 100 backstroke.

Conor Dwyer and Townley Haas, both of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 200 freestyle.

Lilly King and Katie Meili, both of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the women's 100 breaststroke.

Ryan Murphy and David Plummer, both of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 100 backstroke.

Katie Ledecky and Leah Smith, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the women's 400 freestyle.

The USA advanced to the finals of the men's 4 by 100 freestyle relay.

The USA women's basketball team beat Senegal 121-56. It was the largest margin of victory for the USA in the Olympic history. Breanna Stewart, Sylvia Fowles and Diana Taurasi each had 15 points to lead team USA.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena beat Naceur/Belhaj of Tunisia 21-7, 21-12.

The USA men's volleyball team lost to Canada, 3-0, 23-25, 17-25, 23-25.

USA men's fencer Alexander Massialas wins silver in the men's Individual foil.

Corey Cogdell of the USA wins bronze in women's trap shooting.

Dana Vollmer of the USA wins bronze in the women's 100 butterfly in 56.63 seconds. Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden wins gold in 55.48 seconds. Penny Oleksiak of Canada wins silver in 56.46 seconds.

Conor Dwyer and Townley Haas, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the men's 200 freestyle.

Lilly King and Katie Meili, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the women's 100
breaststroke.

USA swimmer Cody Miller wins bronze in the men's 100 breaststroke in 58.87 seconds. Adam Peaty of Great Britain wins gold in 57.13 seconds. Cameron Van Der Burgh of South Africa wins silver in 58.69 seconds.

Katie Ledecky and Leah Smith, both of the USA, win gold and bronze respectively in the women's 400 freestyle. Jasmin Carlin of Canada wins silver. Katie Ledecky sets a new world record in 3 minutes 46.56 seconds.

Ryan Murphy and David Plummer, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the men's 100 backstroke.

Olivia Smoliga and Kathleen Baker, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's 100 backstroke.

The USA(Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian) win gold in the men's 4 by 100 freestyle relay in 3 minutes 9.92 seconds. France wins silver in 3 minutes 10.53 seconds. Australia wins bronze in 3 minutes 11.37 seconds.

The USA women's gymnastics team qualified for Tuesday's finals with a combined score of 185.238. China was second with a score of 175.279. Simone Biles and Aly Raisman qualify for All Around finals.

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Medal Count after Day 2

USA 3 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze - 12 total
China 3 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze - 8 total
Italy 2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze - 7 total
Japan 1 gold, 0 silver, 6 bronze - 7 total
Australia 3 gold, 0 silver, 3 bronze - 6 total