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 8

In men's Track and Field, Mason Finley and Andrew Evans, both of the USA, qualified for the finals of the men's discus.

Michelle Carter and Raven Saunders, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's shot put.

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

In Track and Field, in the women's 10000m final, American's Molly Huddle and Emily Infeld finished 6th and 11th respectively with times of 30 minutes 13.17 seconds for Huddle and 31 minutes 26.94 seconds. Almaz Ayana of Eithiopia set a new world record and winning gold in 29 minutes 17.45 seconds. Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya wins silver in 29 minutes 32.53 seconds. Tirunesh Dibaba of Eithiopia wins bronze in 29 minutes 42.56 seconds.

Simone Manuel and Abbey Weitzeil, both of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the women's 50 freestyle.

Connor Jaeger and Jordan Wilimovsky, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the men's 1500.

The USA advance to the finals of the women's swimming 4 by 100 medley relay.

The USA advance to the finals of the men's swimming 4 by 100 medley relay.

The USA women's soccer team lost to Sweden on penalty kicks 4-3. Sweden took a 1-0 then Alex Morgan tied it. The teams played 30 minutes of extra time but was forced to go to penalty kicks. Christen Press missed a key kick over the goal and then Sweden won it. The USA women's soccer team is now eliminated from the tournament. This loss is the first for USA women's soccer since 2000.

The USA women's volleyball team beat Italy 3-1, 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20.

The USA men's Water Polo team lost to Montenegro 8-5.

The USA women's basketball team defeated Canada 81-51. The USA led at halftime 36-22. The USA was led in scoring by Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore who each had 12 points to lead team USA.

The USA men's basketball team beat Serbia 94-91. The USA was leading 50-41 at halftime. Leading scorers for the USA were Kyrie Irving with 15 points, Deandre Jordan had 13 points, Kevin Durant and Paul George each had 12 points.

Kim Rhode of the USA wins bronze in women's skeet shooting. Diana Bacosi of Italy wins gold. Chiara Cainero, also of Italy, wins silver.

Gil Roberts, Lashawn Merritt and David Verburg, all of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the men's 400.

Shnannon Rowbury, Jenny Simpson and Brenda Martinez, all of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the women's 1500.

Tori Bowie, Tianna Bartoletta and English Gardiner, all of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the women's 100.

Maya DiRado of the USA wins gold in the women's 200 backstroke in 2 minutes 5.99 seconds. Katinka Hosszu of Hungary wins silver in 2 minutes 6.05 seconds. Hilary Caldwell of Canada wins bronze in 2 minutes 7.54 seconds.

Michael Phelps, of the USA wins silver in the men's 100 butterfly in 51.14 seconds. Phelps shared the silver with Chad Leclos of South Africa and Lazlo Cseh of Hungary, Joseph Schooling of the Philippines wins gold in 50.39 seconds.

USA swimmer Katie Ledecky sets a new world record of 8 minutes 4.79 seconds in the women's 800 freestyle. Jazmine Carlin of Great Britain wins silver in 8 minutes 16.17 seconds. Boglarka Kapas of Hungary wins bronze in 8 minutes 16.37 seconds. Katie Ledecky finishes Rio with 4 gold and 1 silver medal.

USA swimmers Anthony Ervin(21.40 seconds) and Nathan Adrian(21.49 seconds) win gold and bronze respectively in the men's 50 freestyle. Florent Manaudou of France wins bronze in 21.41 seconds.

Simone Manuel of the USA advanced to the finals of the women's 50 freestyle. Abbey Weitzeil of the USA did not advance to the finals.

Michelle Carter of the USA wins gold in the women's shot put(67ft 8 1/4 in.) Valerie Adams of New Zealand wins silver. Anita Marton of Hungary wins bronze.

Jeff Henderson and Jarrion Lawson, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the men's long jump.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Kerri Walsh Jennings/April Ross beat Menegatti/Giombini of Italy, 21-10, 21-16.

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Medal Count after Day 8

USA 20 gold, 13 silver, 17 bronze - 50 total
China 13 gold, 10 silver, 14 bronze - 37 total
Japan 7 gold, 3 silver, 14 bronze - 24 total
Great Britain 7 gold, 9 silver, 6 bronze - 22 total
Russia 5 gold, 9 silver, 8 bronze - 22 total

Day 7

Nathan Adrian and Anthony Ervin, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the men's 50 freestyle.

Katie Ledecky and Leah Smith, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the women's 800 freestyle. Ledecky set a new Olympic record with a time of 8 minutes 12.86 seconds.

Michael Phelps and Tom Shields, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the men's 100 butterfly.

Missy Frankin and Maya DiRado, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the semifinals of the women's 200 backstroke.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Lauren Fendrick/Brooke Sweat lost to Birlova/Ukolova of Russia 18-21, 26-24, 13-15.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena beat Nicolai/Lupo in a great match, 21-13, 17-21, 24-22.

Simone Biles and Aly Raisman, both of the USA, win gold and silver respectively in the women's all-around gymnastics competition. Aliya Mustafina of Russia wins bronze.
Simone Biles scored 15.866 on the vault, 14.966 on the uneven bars, 15.433 on the balance beam and 15.933 on the floor exercise for a total of 62.198 points.
Aly Raisman scored a 15.633 on the vault, 14.166 on the uneven bars, 14.866 on the balance beam and 15.433 on the floor exercise for a total of 60.098 points.
Aliya Mustafina scored a 15.200 on the vault, 15.666 on the uneven bars, 13.866 on the balance beam and 13.933 on the floor exercise for a total of 58.665 points.

Kayla Harrison of the USA wins gold in women's judo 78kg, beating Audrey Tcheumeo of France 100- 0S2.

Anthony Ervin and Nathan Adrian, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the men's 50 freestyle.

No Americans were in the Finals of the women's 200 breaststroke.

Missy Franklin and Maya DiRado, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the women's 200 backstroke.

USA swimmer Ryan Murphy wins gold in the men's 200 backstroke in 1 minute 53.62 seconds. Mitch Larkin of Great Britain wins silver in 1 minute 53.96 seconds. Evgeny Rylov of Russia wins bronze in 1 minute 53.97 seconds.

Michael Phelps of the USA wins gold in the men's 200IM in 1 minute 54.66 seconds. Kosuke Hagino of Japan wins silver in 1 minute 56.61 seconds. Shun Wang of China wins bronze in 1 minute 57.05 seconds. American Ryan Lochte finished 5th in 1 minute 57.47 seconds.

Simone Manuel of the USA wins gold in the women's 100 freestyle in 52.70 seconds. Penny Oleksiak of Canada also wins gold in a identical time of 52.70 seconds. Sara Sjostrom of Sweden wins silver in 52.99 seconds.

Michael Phelps and Tom Shields, both of the USA, advance to the finals of the men's 100 butterfly.

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Medal Count after Day 7

USA 16 gold, 12 silver, 10 bronze - 38 total
China 11 gold, 8 silver, 11 bronze - 30 total
Japan 7 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze - 22 total
Russia 4 gold, 8 silver, 7 bronze - 19 total
Great Britain 4 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze - 16 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

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

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 8

In women's swimming, in the 50 freestyle, Jessica Hardy of the USA advanced to the semifinals and finals. She finished 7th in the finals.

In men's swimming, in the 1500 freestyle, Connor Jaeger advanced to the finals. He finished 6th in the finals.

The USA advanced to the finals of the women's 4 by 100 medley relay.

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

Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Beisel, both of the USA, win gold and bronze respectively in the women's 200 backstroke. Anastasia Zueva of Russia wins silver.

Michael Phelps of the USA wins gold in the men's 100 butterfly. Chad Le Clos of South Africa wins silver and Evgeny Korotyshkin of Russia wins bronze.

Katie Ledecky of the USA wins gold in the women's 800 freestyle. Mireia Belmonte Garcia of Spain wins silver. Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain wins bronze.

Cullen Jones of the USA wins silver in the men's 50 freestyle. Florent Manaudou of France wins gold. Cesar Cielo of Brazil wins bronze.

The USA women's soccer team advanced to the semifinals by beating New Zealand 2-0. Goals were scored by Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux.

In men's track and field, in the shot put, Americans Christian Cantwell, Reese Hoffa and Ryan Whiting advanced to the finals.

In the men's 400M hurdles, Americans Michael Tinsley, Kerron Clement and Angelo Taylor advanced to the semifinals.

Kibwe Johnson of the USA advanced to the finals of the men's hammer throw.

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

Evan Jager and Donn Cabral, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the men's steeplechase.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Jennifer Kessy/April Ross beat Kuhn/Zumkehr of Switzerland 21-15 and 21-19.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser lose to Nicoli/Lupo of Italy 17-21 and 19-21. Rogers/Dalhausser are eliminated.

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

Leo Manzano, Andrew Wheating and Matt Centrowitz, all of the USA, advance to the semifinals of the men's 1500M.

Marquise Goodwin and Will Claye, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the men's long jump.

Reese Hoffa of the USA wins bronze in the men's shot put. Tomasz Majewski of Poland wins gold. David Storl of Germany wins silver.

Hyleas Fountain of the USA was in 5th place after the first day in the women's heptathlon.

The USA women's water polo team beat China 7-6.

The USA women's volleyball team defeated Serbia 3-0, 25-17, 25-20 and 25-16.

The USA women's basketball team beat the Czech Republic 88-61.

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Medal Count after Day 8

USA 21 gold 10 silver 12 bronze - 43 total
China 20 gold 13 silver 9 bronze - 42 total
Russia 3 gold 12 silver 8 bronze - 23 total
Great Britain 8 gold 6 silver 8 bronze - 22 total
Japan 2 gold 8 silver 11 bronze - 21 total

Day 7

In men's swimming, in the men's 50 freestyle, Americans Anthony Ervin and Cullen Jones advanced to the semifinals. Both advanced to the finals.

In women's swimming, Katie Ledecky of the USA advanced to the finals of the 800 freestyle.

Michael Phelps and Tyler McGill, both of the USA, both advanced to the semifinals of the men's 100 butterfly. Both advanced to the finals.

Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Beisel, both of the USA, advanced to the semifinals of the women's 200 backstroke. Both advanced to the finals.

The USA beach volleyball team of Jennifer Kessy/April Ross defeated Liliana/Baquerizo of Spain in one of the best matches of the London games 21-19, 19-21 and 19-17.

Gabby Douglas of the USA wins gold in the women's gymnastics all around final. Victoria Komova wins silver while Aliya Mustafina wins bronze. Aly Raisman of the USA finishes 4th.

The USA men's water polo team beat Great Britain 13-7.

Kayla Harrison of the USA wins gold in women's judo 78kg.

Rebecca Soni of the USA wins gold in the women's 200 breaststroke. She set a world record. Satomi Suzuki of Japan wins silver and Luliia Efimova of Russia wins bronze.

Americans Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte win gold and bronze respectively in the men's 200 backstroke. Ryosuke Trie of Japan wins silver.

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, both of the USA, win gold and silver respectively in the finals of the men's 200IM. Laszlo Cseh of Hungary wins bronze.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers/Phil Dalhausser beat Benes/Kubala of CZE 21-13 and 21-15. Rogers/Dalhausser win pool B.

The USA men's volleyball team defeated Brazil 3-1, 23-25, 27-25, 25-19 and 25-17.

The USA men's basketball team routed Nigeria 156-73. Carmelo Anthony had 37 points in just 14 minutes. The USA broke the previous scoring mark which was 138 points in an Olympic games.

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Medal count after Day 7

USA 18 gold 9 silver 10 bronze - 37 total
China 18 gold 11 silver 5 bronze - 34 total
Japan 2 gold 6 silver 11 bronze - 19 total
Germany 4 gold 8 silver 5 bronze - 17 total
Russia 3 gold 6 silver 8 bronze - 17 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 2

American Taylor Phinney finshed 4th in the men's cycling road race.

In men's swimming, in the 400IM, Americans Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte advance to tonights final. Phelps finished 8th on time.

In women's swimming, in the 100 fly, both Americans Dana Vollmer and Claire Donahue advance to the semifinals and finals.

American swimmers Peter Vanderkaay and Conor Dwyer advanced to the finals of the men's 400 free.

In the women's 400IM, Americans Caitlin Leverenz and Elizabeth Beisel advance to the finals.

Americans Brendan Hansen and Eric Shanteau advance to the semifinals of the men's 100 breastroke. Brendan Hansen advanced to the finals.

The USA women's 4 by 100 relay team advanced to the finals.

In women's basketball, the USA beat Croatia 81-56. The USA lead at halftime 31-28 and outscored Croatia 28-9 in the 4th quarter.

USA women's soccer beat Columbia 3-0. Goals were scored by Megan Rapinoe, Abby Wambach and Carli Lloyd.

The USA women's volleyball team beat S. Korea 3-1, 25-19, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal beat Chiya/Goldschmidt of South Africa 21-10 and 21-11.

In women's beach volleyball, the American team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings defeated Cook/Henchley of Australia 21-18 and 21-19.

In men's swimming, Ryan Lochte of the USA wins gold in the men's 400IM beating Michael Phelps who does not medal. Phelps finished 4th. Thiago Pereira of Brazil wins silver and Kosoke Hagino of Japan wins bronze.

American swimmer Elizabeth Beisel wins silver in the women's 400IM. Ye Shiwen of China wins gold. Li Xuanxu of China wins bronze.

In women's swimming, the USA(Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal and Allison Schmitt) win bronze in the 4 by 100 free relay. Australia wins gold and the Netherlands win silver.

In the men's 400 free, Peter Vanderkaay of the USA wins bronze. Sun Yang of China wins gold. Park Tae Hwan wins silver.

The USA men's gymnastics team qualified for the team finals on Monday evening.

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Medal standings after Day 2

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