Day 5

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena beat Pulido/Gomez of Mexico 21-14, 21-17.

The USA women's water polo team beat Spain 11-4.

Nathan Adrian and Caeleb Dressel, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the men's 100 freestyle.

Cammille Adams and Haili Flickinger, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the women's 200 butterfly.

Kevin Cordes and Josh Prenot, both of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 200 breaststroke.

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

The USA men's volleyball team lost to Italy 3-1, 26-28, 25-20, 23-25, 23-25.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Lauren Fendrick/Brooke Sweat lose to Larissa/Talita of Brazil 16-21, 13-21.

Travis Stevens wins silver in men's Judo 81 kg. Khasan Khalmurzaev of Russia wins gold. Sergui Toma of UAE and Takanori Nagase of Japan tie for bronze.

In women's 10M Synchro, USA divers Amy Cozad/Jessica Parratto finished 7th with a total of 301.02 points. Huixia Liu/Chen Roulin of China win gold with a total of 354 points. Jun Hoong Cheong/Pandela Rinong Pamg win silver with a total ofc 344.34 points. Meagan Benfeito/Rosaline Filion of Canada win bronze with a total of 336.18 points.

The USA women's gymnastics team wins gold with a total of 184.897 points. Russia wins silver with a total of 176.688 points. China wins bronze with a total of 176.003 points. Simone Biles scored at 15.933 on vault, 15.800 on floor exercise, 15.300 on balance beam and 14.800 on uneven bars. Aly Raisman scored a 15.833 on vault, 15.366 on floor and 15.000 on balance beam. Laurie Hernandez scored a 15.233 on balance beam, 15.100 on vault and 14.833 on floor exercise. Gabby Douglas scored a 15.766 on uneven bars. Madison Kocian scored a 15.933 on uneven bars.

The USA women's soccer team tied Columbia 2-2. Goals were scored by Crystal Dunn and Mallory Pugh. Columbia scored on a shot that went through USA goalkeeper Hope Solo's legs. The USA had the lead 2-1 when in the 90th minute Columbia scored again to tie it. The USA wins group G.

Nathan Adrian and Caeleb Dressel, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the men's 100 freestyle.

Katie Ledecky of the USA wins gold in the women/s 200 freestyle in 1 minute 53.73 seconds. Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden wins silver in 1 minute 54.08 seconds. Emma McKeon of Great Britain wins bronze in 1 minute 54.92 seconds.

USA swimmer Michael Phelps wins gold in the men's 200 butterfly in 1 minute 53.36 seconds. Masato Sakai of Japan wins silver in 1 minute 53.40 seconds. Tamas Kenderesi of Hungary wins bronze in 1 minute 53.62 seconds.

Cammille Adams and Haili Flickinger, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's 200 butterfly.

Kevin Cordes and Josh Prenot, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the men's 200 breaststroke.

Maya DiRado of the USA wins bronze in the women's 200IM in 2 minutes 8.79 seconds. Katinka Hosszu of Hungary wins gold in 2 minutes 5.58 seconds. Marie Siobhan-O'Connor of Great Britain wins silver in 2 minutes 6.88 seconds.

The USA team of Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas, Ryan Locte and Michael Phelps wins gold (7 minutes 0.66 seconds) in the men's 4 by 200 freestyle relay. Great Britain wins silver in 7 minutes 3.13 seconds. Japan wins bronze in 7 minutes 3.50 seconds.

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Medal Count after Day 5

USA 9 gold, 8 silver, 9 bronze - 26 total
China 8 gold, 3 silver, 6 bronze - 17 total
Japan 3 gold, 1 silver, 10 bronze - 14 total
Russia 3 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze - 12 total
Australia 4 gold, 0 silver, 5 bronze- 9 total

Day 4

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The USA men's water polo team lost to Spain 10-9.

The USA women's basketball team beat Spain 103-63. The USA was led in points by Diana Taurasi with 13 points, Sylvia Fowles and Elena Delle Donne had 12 points each. The USA led Spain 54-37 at halftime.

Katie Ledecky and Missy Franklin, both of the USA advance to the finals of the women's 200 freestyle,

Michael Phelps of the USA advanced to the semifinals of the men's 200 butterfly.

The USA beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson lost to Huber/Seidl of Austria, 21-18, 21-18.

The USA men's basketball team defeated Venezuela 113-69. Paul George led the USA in scoring with 20 points. Jimmy Butler had 17 points and Kevin Durant scored 16 points for team USA.

The USA women's volleyball team beat the Netherlands, 3-2, 18-25, 25-18,21-25, 25-20, 15-8.

The USA men's gymnastics team finished 5th with a total of 268.560 points. Japan wins gold with 274.094 points. Russia wins silver with 271.453 points. China wins bronze with a total of 271.122 points. Sam Mikulak high score was a 15.700 on the Parallel bars and 15.366 on the vault. Mikulak scored 15.000 on high bar, 14.866 on the floor exercise and a 14.733 on the pommel horse. Chris Brooks scored 15.108 points on the high bar, 15.100 on the parallel bars and 14.666 on the rings. Jake Dalton scored a 15.466 on the vault and 15.325 on the floor exercise. Danell Leyva scored a 15.533 on the parallel bars and a 14.333 on the high bar. Leyva fell off of the high bar. Leyva scored a 14.333 on pommel horse. Alex Naddour scored a 15.033 on the vault, 14.966 on the rings, 14.633 on the pommel horse and 13.566 on the floor exercise.

USA men's 10M Synchro divers David Boudia/ Steele Johnson wins silver with a total of 457,11 points. Aisen Chen/Yue Lin of China wins gold with a total of 496.98 points Eom Daley/David Goodfellow of Great Britain wins bronze with a total of 444.45 points.

Katie Ledecky of the USA advanced to the finals of the women's 200 freestyle. USA swimmer Missy Franklin did not qualify.

Conor Dwyer of the USA wins bronze in the men's 200 freestyle in 1 minute 45.23 seconds. Sun Yang of China wins gold with a time of 1 minute 44.65 seconds. Chad LeClos of South Africa wins silver with a time of 1 minute 45.20 seconds.

Kathleen Baker of the USA wins silver in the women's 200 backstroke with a time 58.75 seconds. Katinka Hosszu of Hungary wins gold with a time of 58.45 seconds. Kylie Massie of Canada wins bronze with a time of 58.76 seconds. Tying for bronze is Fu Yuanhui of China.

USA swimmer Ryan Murphy wins gold in the men's 100 backstroke with a time of 51.97 seconds. David Plummer also of the USA wins bronze with a time of 52.40 seconds. Xu Jaiyu of China wins silver with a time of 52.31 seconds.

USA swimmers Lilly King(1 minute 4.93 seconds) and Katie Meili(1 minute 5.59 seconds) wins gold and bronze respectively in the women's 100 breaststroke. Yulia Efimova of Russia wins silver in a time of 1 minute 5.50 seconds.

Michael Phelps of the USA advances to the finals of the men's 200 butterfly.

Maya DiRado and Melanie Margalis, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the women's 200IM.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross beat Wang/Yue of china 21-16, 21-9.

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Medal Count after Day 4

USA 5 gold, 7 silver, 7 bronze - 19 total
China 5 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze - 13 total
Japan 3 gold, 0 silver, 7 bronze - 10 total
Russia 2 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze - 10 total
Italy 3 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze - 9 total