Quincy Hall wins 400m final, Kristen Faulkner takes second gold
Quincy Hall made an epic comeback to win gold in the 400m, the US synchronized swimmer took the silver medal with the moonwalk and Kristen Faulkner won another gold in cycling.
Two major US track and field stars will be in the spotlight at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on Thursday: Noah Lyles and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who will compete in the finals of the men’s 200 metres and the women’s 400 metres hurdles, respectively.
The U.S. men’s basketball team will face Serbia in the semifinals. Egypt will face Morocco in the bronze medal soccer match, and beach volleyball is in the semifinals. The Seine and marathon swimming will take center stage, with the women competing in the 10K race, in which Katie Grimes of the U.S. team will participate.
There will be twenty sports in total, and USA TODAY Sports will bring you live scores, medal counts, highlights and more throughout the day. Stay tuned.
Olympic schedule today
Here are some highlights from the Olympics schedule. Peacock will be broadcasting all the sports and events live as they take place in Paris. All times are Eastern Time.
- athletics Preliminary and qualifying rounds start at 4:05 am (Follow our live coverage and highlights of athletics events). The evening session begins with the start of the women’s heptathlon before the evening’s five finals, including Noah Lyles in the men’s 200m and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in the women’s 400m hurdles. NBC will broadcast the evening session. USA Network will broadcast the morning session.
- Men’s basketball is holding two semifinal matches today at 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Host France will face Germany in the first match, while the USA will face Serbia in the final match. USA Network will broadcast both games.
- Beach volleyball is holding four semifinals today, two each for the men’s and women’s tournaments. The USA is not involved. In the women’s tournament, Switzerland will face Canada at 11 a.m. and Brazil will face Australia at 3 p.m.; in the men’s tournament, Germany will face Norway at 12 p.m. and Qatar will face Sweden at 4 p.m.
- Water polo for women advances to the semifinals today, with the first game at 8:35 a.m. (USA Network) and the second at 1:35 p.m. (USA Network). The Netherlands and Spain play the early game, while Australia and the United States face off in the afternoon.
- Women’s volleyball is in the semifinals with games at 10 a.m. (NBC) and 2 p.m. The early game pits the USA against Brazil, while Turkey and Italy play the later game.
- Marathon swimming is in the spotlight today with the women’s 10k. Katie Grimes of Team USA will compete. USA Network will broadcast.
- Other sports in use: Golf, taekwondo, rhythmic gymnastics, modern pentathlon, handball, diving, sport climbing, table tennis, wrestling, sailing, cycling, field hockey, weightlifting, boxing.
American climber Sam Watson set a world record of 4.74 seconds in the small final in speed climbing and won a bronze medal. Watson lost his head-to-head in the semi-final when a small slip-up cost him a place in the final against China’s Peng Wu. However, Watson fought his way to a place in the small final against Iranian speed climber Reza Alipour Shenazandifard, beating his own world record by 1/100 of a second. —Sandy Hooper
SAINT-DENIS, France – American middle-distance runner Brandon Miller qualified for the semifinals of the men’s 800 meters through the repechage round.
Miller ran a time of 1:44.21 to win the fourth and final heat of the 800. He had the best time of all runners in the repechage.
The semifinals in the 800-meter race will take place on Friday. — Tyler Dragon
LE BOURGET, France — American sport climber Brooke Raboutou has made it to the boulder and lead finals scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 10. Raboutou, a two-time Olympian, finished third in the semifinals. “I’m really glad I was able to stay calm and I just wanted to climb at my normal pace and rhythm,” Raboutou said. “Sometimes it can be stressful in these rounds to feel like you’re climbing to avoid falling. I didn’t want that. I wanted to feel good on the wall.” Her American teammate Natalia Grossman, a first-time Olympic competitor, had to put in a strong performance in the lead portion of the qualification but fell early on the route, placing seventh with four climbers remaining. Only the top eight climbers qualified for the finals and Grossman finished the competition in 11th place out of 20 climbers, missing the finals. — Sandra Hooper
SAINT-DENIS, France – The U.S. men’s 4×100 relay team made a statement in the opening round of the relay.
A team consisting of Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Kyree King and Courtney Lindsey brought the baton around flawlessly and from that point on the job was done.
The men led from start to finish, crossing the finish line with a time of 37.47 seconds, taking an easy victory.
Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek will likely compete for Team USA in the final. — Tyler Dragon
SAINT-DENIS, France – American Chase Jackson failed to advance past the opening round of the women’s shot put.
Jackson failed on her first two attempts and needed a third and final throw to advance to the finals. Unfortunately for Jackson, her third throw didn’t come cleanly off her hand and landed at 57 feet, 9 inches – just under a qualifying spot.
Jackson was visibly disappointed after her disappointing first round. She had come to Paris as a contender for the gold medal in the shot put. She has already won the world championship in this discipline two times in a row.
Americans Jaida Ross and Raven Saunders both advanced. — Tyler Dragon
SAINT-DENIS, France — The U.S. 4×100 relay team experienced a shaky exchange between Twanisha Terry and Gabby Thomas on the second and third legs that slowed them down a bit. However, Sha’Carri Richardson took the baton on the final stretch and sprinted past Germany to give Team USA the first-round victory in 41.94 seconds.
Germany finished second with a time of 42.15 and Switzerland secured the last qualifying spot with a time of 42.38.
The U.S. women will have to get their handoffs right, but they are favorites to win the gold medal in the relay, especially since Jamaica’s stars are not competing in that event. — Tyler Dragon
How to watch the Olympics today
NBC is broadcasting and streaming the Paris Olympics from every angle: Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it happens; NBC, USA Network, CNBC and E! are broadcasting various live events and replays throughout the day. Here are six tips and tricks to get the most out of Peacock during the Olympics.
Medal table today
Our medal tracker for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be updated after each individual medal event.
- The US women’s golf team opens the match with round 2, which begins at 3 a.m. 3:55 a.m.: Celine Boutier (France), Lilia Vu (USA), Amy Yang (Korea). 5:44 a.m.: Hannah Green (Australia), Charley Hull (Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Rose Zhang (USA). 5:55 a.m.: Nelly Korda (USA), Jin Young Ko (Korea), Ruoning Yin (China). Golf Channel broadcasts.
CHECK THE SCHEDULE OF ALL US TEAMS PLAYINGG IN KNOCKOUT ROUNDS
- Athletics: Women’s long jump (2 p.m.), men’s javelin (2:25 p.m.), men’s 200m final (2:30 p.m.), women’s 400m hurdles (3:25 p.m.), men’s 110m hurdles (3:45 p.m.). NBC broadcasts.
- Men’s football: Bronze match (11am) Egypt against Morocco. Telemundo broadcasts.
- Boxes: Four semifinals (15:30, 15:46, 16:02, 16:18), two finals (16:36, 16:51)
- Dive: Men’s 3m springboard, final (9am, E!)
- Wrestling: Six medal fights (start 1:30 p.m.)
- Weightlifting: Women 59kg (9am), Men 73kg (1.30pm)
- Taekwondo: Six medal fights (start 2:19 p.m.)
- Sport climbing: Men’s Speed Final (6:55 a.m., E!)
- Sailing: Dragon races for men and women (all day, times to be announced)
- Marathon swimming: Women’s 10 km (1:30 am, USA Network)
- Field hockey: Men Bronze (8 o’clock), Men Gold (13 o’clock)
- Ride a bike: Women’s Keirin final (1:11 p.m.), Men’s Omnium points race 4/4 (1:27 p.m.)
Canoe sprint: Men’s canoe pairs 500m final A (07:30), women’s kayak fours 500m final A (07:40), men’s kayak fours 500m final A (07:50) E! will broadcast.
- Women’s heptathlon events: 100m hurdles (4:05 o’clock), high jump (5:05 o’clock), shot put (13:35 o’clock), 200m (14:55 o’clock)
- Qualifications: Women’s shot put (4:25)
- Hope rounds: 100 m hurdles women (4:35 o’clock), 800 m men (6:00 o’clock)
- Round 1: 4x100m relay women (05:10), 4x100m relay men (05:35)
- Semifinals: 1,500 m women (13:35)
Final: Long jump women (2:00 p.m.), javelin men (2:25 p.m.), 200m men (2:30 p.m.), 400m hurdles women (3:25 p.m.), 100m hurdles men (3:45 p.m.)
