Day 10

In the women's marathon, Americans Shalane Flanagan, Desiree Linden and Amy Cragg finished 6th, 7th and 9th respectively.

The USA women's basketball team beat China 105-62. The USA led China 60-26 at halftime. Tina Charles and Brittney Griner led team USA with 18 points each.

The USA men's basketball team just got by France 100-97. The USA led France 55-46 at halftime. Team USA was led by Klay Thompson with 30 points.

The USA men's water polo team beat Italy 10-7. The USA does not advance.

In the men's gymnastics individual event finals - Floor Exercise, Americans Jake Dalton(15.133) and Sam Mikulak (14.333) finished 6th and 8th respectively. Max Whitlock of Great Britain wins gold(15.633). Diego Hypolito(15.533) of Brazil wins silver. Arthur Mariano(15.433) wins bronze.

Simone Biles of the USA wins gold in the women's gymnastics Individual event finals - Vault, with a 15.966.
Maria Paseka of Russia wins silver with a 15.253. Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland wins bronze with a 15.216.

Alex Naddour of the USA wins bronze in the men's Pommel Horse with a 15.700.
Max Whitlock of Great Britain wins gold with a 15.966. Louis Smith of Great Britain wins silver with a 15.833.

Madison Kocian of the USA wins silver in the women's uneven bars with a 15.833. Aliya Mustafina of Russia wins gold with a 15.900. Sophie Scheder of Germany wins bronze with a 15.566. Gabby Douglas of the USA scored a 15.066 on the uneven bars.

Abby Johnston of the USA finished 12th in the women's 3M Springboard diving finals.

The USA women's volleyball team defeated China, 3-1, 22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-19. The USA finished undefeated in pool play.

In women's 75kg weightlifting, Sarah Robles of the USA wins bronze with total lift of 286kg
Suping Meng of China wins gold with a total lift of 307kg. Kuk- Hyang Kim of Korea wins silver with total lift of 306kg.

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

Trayvon Brommell and Justin Gatlin, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the men's 100.

Shannon Rowbury and Jenny Simpson, both of the USA, advance to the women's 1500 finals.

Lashawn Merritt of the USA wins bronze In the men's 400 in 43 85 seconds. Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa sets a new world record in winning gold in 43.03 seconds. van Niekerk broke USA sprinter Michael Johnson's 1999 record of 43.18 seconds. Kirani James of Grenada wins silver in 43.76 seconds.

Justin Gatlin of the USA wins silver(9.89 seconds)in the men's 100. Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins gold in 9.81 seconds.
Andre De Grasse of Canada wins bronze in 9.91 seconds. Trayvon Brommell finished 8th in 10.06 seconds. Bolt defends his title as worlds fastest man. Bolt has now won gold in 3 consecutive Olympics in the men's 100.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross beat Bawden/Clancy of Australia 21-14, 21-16. Walsh Jennings/Ross advance to the semifinals.

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Medal Count after Day 10

USA 26 gold, 21 silver, 22 bronze - 69 total
China 15 gold, 13 silver, 17 bronze - 45 total
Great Britain 15 gold, 16 silver, 7 bronze - 38 total
Russia 9 gold, 11 silver, 10 bronze - 30 total
Japan 7 gold, 4 silver, 15 bronze - 26 total

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