Sha’Carri wins first gold, Olivia Reeves makes US weightlifters proud
Sha’Carri Richardson won her first gold medal in Paris, US weightlifter Olivia ended both a dry spell and a record, and the US basketball team stormed into the final.
The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris may be coming to an end, but there are still some crucial Olympic medals at stake.
On Saturday, 52 Olympic medals will be awarded in 21 sports, including a gold medal in men’s basketball. Team USA, led by LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, will face France and NBA stars Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert in the gold medal game. The United States men’s national basketball team is seeking its fifth consecutive gold medal.
The United States women’s national soccer team is also aiming for gold, against Brazil. The U.S. women are in the Olympic final for the first time since 2012 and have a chance to win their first major international tournament since the 2019 World Cup.
Here’s a look at all the Olympic medals up for grabs on Saturday:
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What is the medal count at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris?
The USA leads the overall medal count with 111 medals – 33 gold, 39 silver and 39 bronze. Team USA is tied with China in the gold medal count. Here are the top 10 by total medal count after Friday:
- 1. USA — 111 (33 gold, 39 silver, 39 bronze)
- 2. China — 83 (33 gold, 27 silver, 23 bronze)
- 3. Great Britain — 57 (14 gold, 20 silver, 23 bronze)
- 4. France — 56 (14 gold, 20 silver, 22 bronze)
- 5. Australia – 48 (18 gold, 16 silver, 14 bronze)
- 6. Japan — 37 (16 gold, 8 silver, 13 bronze)
- 7. Italy — 36 (11 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze)
- T8. Netherlands — 29 (13 gold, 6 silver, 10 bronze)
- T8. Germany — 29 (12 gold, 9 silver, 8 bronze)
- 10. South Korea — 28 (13 gold, 8 silver, 7 bronze)
You can see the complete medal table for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris here.
Which Olympic medals are up for grabs on Saturday?
Here are all of the Olympic medal events scheduled for Saturday, along with the time the events begin. All times are Eastern Time:
- athletics
- 2am: Men’s Marathon
- 13.10: Men’s high jump
- 13.25: 800 m Men
- 13.40: Javelin throw for women
- 14 o’clock: Men’s 5,000 m
- 14:25: 1,500 m women
- 15:12: Men’s 4x400m relay
- 15:22: Women’s 4x400m relay
- golf
- 3am: Women’s finals
- Handball
- 4 a.m.: Women Bronze
- 9am: Ladies Gold
- Table tennis
- 4 a.m.: Women’s team bronze
- 9am: Gold for the women’s team
- Water polo
- 4:35 am: Women’s bronze medal match
- 9:35 am: Women’s gold medal game
- basketball
- 5 a.m.: Men’s Bronze Medal Match
- 3:30 p.m.: Men’s gold medal match
- Weightlifting
- 5:30 am: Men 102kg
- 10 O `clock: Women 81kg
- 2:30 p.m.: Men +102kg
- Sport climbing
- 6:28 am: Women’s bouldering and lead finals
- volleyball
- 7am: Men’s Gold Medal Game
- 11:15 am: Women’s bronze medal match
- Canoe sprint
- 7am: Women’s Kayak Single 500m Final A
- 7:20 am: Kayak singles, men, 1,000 m, final A
- 7:50 am: Women’s Canoe Singles 200m Final A
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- 8 o’clock: Group all-around final
- Dive
- 9am: 10m platform diving, men
- football
- 11am: Women’s gold medal game
- Cycle path
- 11:59 am: Men’s Madison Final
- Modern Pentathlon
- 13.10: Laserrun Final Men
- Synchronized swimming:
- 1.30 p.m.: Duet-free routine
- Wrestling
- 1.30 p.m.: MFS 74kg Bronze Medal Fight
- 13:55: MFS 74kg Final
- 14:05: MFS 125kg bronze medal match
- 2:30 p.m.: MFS 125kg Final
- 14:50: WFS 62kg Bronze Medal Fight
- 3:15 p.m.: WFS 62kg Final
- Taekwondo
- 14:19: Men +80kg Bronze Medal Competitions
- 14:35: Women +67kg Bronze Medal Events
- 14:51: Men +80kg Bronze Medal Competitions
- 15:07: Women +67kg Bronze Medal Events
- 15:23: Men +80kg Gold Medal Fight
- 15:39: Women +67kg Gold Medal Competition
- beach volleyball
- 3 p.m: Men’s Bronze Medal Match
- 16:30: Men’s Gold Medal Game
- Break
- 15:14: Battle for the bronze medal of the B-Boys
- 15:23: Battle for the B-Boys gold medal
- Boxing
- 3:30 p.m.: Women 57kg Final
- 15:47: Men 57kg Final
- 16:34: Women 75kg Final
- 16:51: Men +92kg Final
