Day 6 - July 31, 2024

Kate Douglass and Lilly King, both of the USA, advanced to the women's 200 breaststroke semifinals.

Ryan Murphy and Keaton Jones, both of the USA, advanced to the men's 200 backstroke semifinals.

Regan Smith and Alex Shackell, both of the USA, advanced to women's 200 butterfly semifinals.

American Perris Benegas wins silver (score of 90.70) in the women's cycling BMX freestyle park final. Yawen Deng of China wins gold with a 92.60 score and Natalya Diehm of Australia wins bronze with a 88.80 score.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes beat Clemence Viera/Aline Chamereau of France 2-0, 21-16, 23-21.

The USA women's volleyball team defeated Serbia 3-2, 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 14-25, 17-15. 

American Evy Leibfarth wins bronze (109.95) in the women's canoe slalom single final. Jessica Fox of Australia wins gold in 101.06 and Elena Lilik of Germany wins silver in 103.54.

Americans Paul Juda and Frederick Richard finished 14th and 15th in the men's gymnastics All Around Final. Paul Juda scored a 13.533 on Floor Exercise, 13.866 on Pommel Horse, 13.433 on Rings, 13.733 on vault, 13.866 on parallel bars and 13.866 on high bar. Frederick Richard scored a 13.200 on Floor Exercise, 12.733 on Pommel Horse, 13.600 on Rings, 14.100 on Vault, 14.133 on on Parallel Bars and 14.400 on High Bar.

The USA women's water polo team beat Italy 10-3. Maddie Musselman scored 3 goals to lead team USA.

The USA women's soccer team defeated Australia 2-1. Goals were scored by Trinity Rodman and Korbin Albert. The USA moves on to the quarterfinals.

American Torri Huske wins silver (52.29) in the women's 100 freestyle. Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden wins gold in 52.16 and Siobhan Bernadette Haughey of Hong Kong wins bronze in 52.33. 

Regan Smith and Alex Shackell, both of the USA, advanced to the women's 200 butterfly final.

The USA men's basketball team beat South Sudan 103-86. The USA led 55-36 at halftime. The USA was led in scoring by Bam Adebayo with 18 points, Kevin Durant had 14 points and Anthony Edwards had 13 points for Team USA.

American Katie Ledecky wins gold in the women's 1500 freestyle. Ledecky set an Olympic record of 15:30.02. Anastasiia Kirpichnikova of France wins silver in 15:40.35 and Isabel Gose of Germany wins bronze in 15:41.16.

The USA women's 3 on 3 basketball team lost to Azerbaijan 20-17. Dearica Hamby scored 7 points to lead team USA.

Keaton Jones of the USA advanced to the men's 200 backstroke final.

Kate Douglass and Lilly King, both of the USA, advanced to the women's 200 breaststroke final.

The USA men's 3 on 3 basketball team lost to Poland 19-17. The USA was led in scoring by Dylan Travis and Canyon Barry with 6 points each.

Medal Count at of 7:30pm Eastern time

USA                5 gold, 13 silver, 12 bronze - 30 total

France             8 gold, 10 silver,   8 bronze - 26 total

China              9 gold,   7 silver,   3 bronze - 19 total

Great Britain   6 gold,   6 silver,   5 bronze - 17 total

Australia         7 gold,   6 silver,   3 bronze - 16 total 

Day 2 - July 27, 2024

Americans Kassidy Cook/Sarah Bacon win silver in women's 3M Springboard Synchro diving with 314.64 points. Yani Chang/Yiwen Chen of China wins gold with 337.68 points. Yasmin Harper/Scarlett Mew Jensen of Great Britain wins bronze with 302.28 points.

The USA men's gymnastics team qualified for the team final by finishing 5th in qualification. Fred Richard and Paul Juda will compete in the men's All Around.

USA swimmers Tori Huske and Gretchen Walsh advance to the semifinals of the women's 100 Butterfly.

Katie Ledecky and Paige Madden, both of the USA, advanced to the women's 400 Freestyle Finals.

Nic Fink and Charlie Swanson, both of the USA advanced to the semifinals of the men's 100 Breaststroke.

Aaron Schackell, of the USA, advanced to the men's 400 Freestyle finals.

The USA  4 by 100 women's Freestyle Relay team of  Abbey Weitzeil, Simone Manuel, Erika Connolly and Kate Douglass advanced to the finals.

The USA 4 by 100 men's Freestyle relay team of Ryan Held, Matt King, Hunter Armstrong and Caeleb Dressel advanced to the finals.

The USA Beach Volleyball team of Miles Partain/Andy Benesh lost to Noslen Diaz Amaro/Jorge Luis Alayo Moliner 0-2, 18-21, 18-21.

Chloe Dygert of the USA wins bronze in women's Road Cycling Individual Time Trial in 41:10.70. Grace Brown of Australia wins gold in 39:38.24 and Anna Henderson of Great Britain wins silver in 41:09.83.

The USA women's Water Polo Team beat Greece 15-6. Jenna Flynn had 4 goals to lead team USA while Maggie Steffens, Tara Prentice and Jovana Sekulic each scored 2 goals.

The USA men's soccer team beat New Zealand 4-1. USA goals were scored by Walker Zimmerman, Gianluca Busio, Paxten Aaronson and Djordje Mihailovic.

Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske, both of the USA, advanced to the finals of the women's 100 Butterfly.

Katie Ledecky of the USA wins bronze (4:00,86) in women's 400 Freestyle. Ariarne Titmus of Australia wins gold in 3:57.49 and Summer McIntosh of Canada wins silver in 3:58.37

The USA men's volleyball team beat Argentina 3-0, 25-20, 25-19, 25-16,

The USA  4 by 100 women's Freestyle Relay team of  Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske and Simone Manuel win silver (3:30.20). Australia wins gold in 3:28.92 and China wins bronze in 3:30.30.

The USA 4 by 100 men's Freestyle Relay team of Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong and Caeleb Dressel win gold in 3:09.28. Australia wins silver in 3:10.35 and Italy wins bronze in 3:10.70.

The USA Beach volleyball team of Tarym Kloth/Kristen Nuss beat Heather Bansley/Sophie Bukovec of Canada 2-0, 21-17, 21-14. 

Medal Count as of 6pm Eastern time - July 27

Australia - 3 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze - 5 total

USA  -       1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze - 5 total

France -     1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze - 4 total

China -      2 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze - 3 total

Korea -      1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze - 3 total

Italy -        0 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze - 3 total

Day 9 - Mid day Japan time July 31 to mid day Japan time August 1

The USA women's volleyball team lost to ROC 3-0, 20-25, 12-25, 19-25. USA volleyball star Jordan Thompson left the match in the first set with an ankle injury. The USA is 3-1 in pool play. The USA has advanced to the quarterfinals and will next play Italy. 

The USA men's water polo team lost to Hungary 10-8. Alex Bowen and Ben Hallock had 2 goals each to lead team USA. the USA is 2-2 in pool play. 

Krysta Palmer (5th- 316.65 points) and Hailey Hernandez (10th- 291.60 points), both of the USA, advance to the 3M springboard finals.

The USA men's basketball team beat the Czech Republic 119-84. The USA led 47-43 at halftime and in the second half cruised to the win. Jayson Tatum led team USA with 27 points. Kevin Durant added 23 points and Zach Lavine scored 13 points for team USA.

Americans Brian Burrows and Madelyn Bernau win bronze in mixed team trap shooting final range. Spain wins gold and San Marino wins silver.

The USA triathlon mixed relay team of Katie Zaferes, Kevin McDowell, Taylor Knibb and Morgan Pearson wins silver in 1 hour 23 minutes and 55 seconds. Great Britain wins gold in 1 hour 23 minutes and 41 seconds and France wins bronze in 1 hour 24 minutes and 4 seconds.

In track and field, Juvaughn Harrison of the USA advanced to the men's long jump finals. American Marquis Dendy did not qualify for the finals.

Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria was ruled ineligible to continue in the women's 100 semifinals. Okagbare was disqualified from further Tokyo Olympics 100M running because of a positive human growth hormone test on July 19. Okagbare will no longer be able to compete at the Tokyo games.

American Teahna Daniels advanced to the women's 100 finals. 

Fred Kerley, Ronnie Baker and Trayvon Bromell, all of the USA, advanced to the men's 100 semifinals.

Athing Mu and Raevyn Rogers, both of the USA, advanced to the women's 800 finals. American Ajee Wilson did not advance to the finals.

The USA mixed 4 by 400 relay team of Trevor Stewart, Kendall Ellis, Kaylin Whitney and Vernon Norwood win bronze in 3 minutes 10.22 seconds. Poland wins gold in 3 minutes 9.87 seconds and the Dominican Republic wins silver in 3 minutes 10.21 seconds.

Teahna Daniels of the USA finished 7th(11.02 seconds) in the women's 100M dash. Elaine Thompson Herah of Jamaica wins gold in an Olympic record 10.61 seconds. Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce of Jamaica wins silver in 10.74 seconds and Shericka Jackson of Jamaica wins bronze in 10.76 seconds.

The USA baseball team beat South Korea 4-2. Nick Martinez got the win, David Robertson got the save. 

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Sarah Sponcil/Kelly Claes lost to Wilkerson/Bansley of Canada 2-1, 24-22, 18-21, 13-15 in the round of 16.. There was a controversial challenge call by the referee near the end of the second set. First the challenge was won by the USA, then it was changed to Canada winning the challenge on an in out call. First it was ruled in, then out with 2 challenges resulting in 2 different outcomes. Sponcil/Claes are eliminated. 

Caeleb Dressel of the USA wins gold (21.07 seconds- Olympic Record) in the 50M freestyle. Floresnt Manaudou of France wins silver in 21.55 seconds and Bruno Fratus of Brazil wins bronze in 21.57 seconds.

Robert Finke of the USA wins gold (14 minutes 39.65 seconds) in the men's 1500 freestyle. Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine wins silver in 14 minutes 40.66 seconds. Florian Wellbrock of Germany wins bronze in 14 minutes 40.91 seconds.

The USA women's 4 by 100 medley relay team of Regan Smith, Lydia Jacoby, Torri Huske and Abbey Wetzeil win silver (3 minutes 51.73 seconds). Australia wins gold in 3 minutes 51.60 seconds and Canada wins bronze in 3 minutes 52.60 seconds.

The USA men's 4 by 100 medley relay team of Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel and Zack Apple win gold (3 minutes 26.78 seconds - world record). Great Britain wins silver in 3 minutes 27.51 seconds and Italy wins bronze in 3 minutes 29.17 seconds.

In track and field, Emma Coburn, Courtney Frerichs and Valerie Constien, all of the USA, advance to the women's 3000M steeplechase finals.

Britney Reese and Tara Davis, both of the USA, advance to the women's long jump finals.

Brooke Andersen, Gwen Berry and Deanna Price, all of the USA, advance to the women's hammer throw finals.

Raven Saunders of the USA wins silver ( 64 Ft 9 in) in the women's shot put. Lijiao Gong of China wins gold with a throw of 67 Ft 5 in and Valerie Adams of New Zealand wins bronze with a throw of 64 Ft 4 in.

Michael Cherry and Michael Norman, both of the USA, advanced to the men's 400 semifinals.

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Medal Count as of 11:45pm Eastern Time July 31

USA                 19 gold, 20 silver, 13 bronze - 52 total

China               22 gold, 13 silver, 12 bronze - 47 total

ROC                11 gold, 15 silver, 11 bronze - 37 total

Great Britain     9  gold, 10 silver, 12 bronze - 31 total

Japan                17 gold,   5 silver,   8 bronze - 30 total

Australia          13 gold,   3 silver,  14 bronze - 30 total