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Updated Aug. 3, 2024, 9:54 AM EDT
By NBC News
What to know
In gymnastics, Simone Biles and Jade Carey are expected to compete on vault today, and pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik will try to medal on the apparatus.
It will be an exciting night in track and field, with American shot-put star Ryan Crouser eyeing his third consecutive gold in the event. The U.S. — fresh off a new world record in the qualifying heat — will contend for a medal in the mixed 4x400-meter relay.
Later tonight, Sha'Carri Richardson and Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the reigning silver medalist, will go head-to-head in their semifinal heat of the 100-meter to advance to the final. And Noah Lyles began his Olympics in Round 1 of the men's 100.
And in the pool, Katie Ledecky could add another medal to her collection in the 800-meter freestyle. The U.S. will also try to hold off Australia and China in the mixed 4x100 medley relay.
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3m ago / 9:54 AM EDT
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More gold for Simone?
Tim Perone
Reporting from Paris
After claiming gold in the team and individual all-around competitions earlier this week, Simone Biles is eyeing the top spot on the podium in the vault competition today.
If she wins, she would become just the fourth U.S. woman to win at least seven gold medals and would join Czechoslovakia’s Vera Caslavska as the only women ever to win two vault gold medals. Caslavska did it in 1964 and 1968.
Biles will face a familiar foe today in Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, who took gold in the vault at Tokyo and is the reigning world champion. Andrade took silver on Thursday in the individual all-around.
Simone Biles looks unbeatable with Yurchenko double pike
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8m ago / 9:49 AM EDT
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A half of possession for USWNT, but no goals
Alexander Smith
Reporting from Paris
Half time in the women's soccer quarter final between USWNT and Japan, and it's still goalless at 0-0.
The Americans have had 78% of possession, but without anything to show for it beyond a few semi-decent shots. Meanwhile, Japan's two promising attempts on goal will remind U.S. coach Emma Hayes that this contest is still very much in the balance.
10m ago / 9:47 AM EDT
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Caeleb Dressel on his inner critic: 'Nothing is ever good enough'
Susan Baek
After winning five gold medals at Tokyo, Caeleb Dressel opened up about his struggles with being overly self-critical and how he has learned to develop a healthier relationship with the water.
So far at the Paris Games, Dressel helped win gold for Team USA in the 4x100m freestyle relay, but could not defend his gold in the 50m free and 100m butterfly. He will swim tomorrow to defend Team USA's gold in the men's 4x00m medley relay final.
How Dressel battled his inner critic to reach Paris Olympics
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13m ago / 9:44 AM EDT
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Track: Kenny Bednarek posts top time in his 100m heat
Raquel Coronell Uribe
U.S. athlete Kenny Bednarek posted the top time of 9.96 in his 100m heat, immediately qualifying for the 100m semifinal. His run was relatively effortless, not needing to go that deep to outrun the other racers.
Kenny Bednarek post top time in 100m heat
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Behind Bednarek were Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme and Canada's Andre De Grasse, who also qualified for the semifinal having posted the other two fastest times.
15m ago / 9:43 AM EDT
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Shots at either end in soccer
Alexander Smith
Reporting from Paris
After really struggling for possession in this first half, Japan has just had two very promising shots in just as many minutes.
First Mina Tanaka danced across the penalty box, only to prod a relatively tame shot at American goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher. Then Miyabi Moriya latched onto to a chaotically bouncing ball in the penalty area, but her shot was high and wild.
Before that, USWNT had possibly its best chance of this quarter final, too, with Sophia Smith running onto a long ball after a flicked header from Lindsey Horan, but slicing her effort wide.
Almost 40 minutes gone here.
16m ago / 9:41 AM EDT
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Golf: Tommy Fleetwood takes the lead with Xander Schauffele off the pace in third round
Sean Nevin
The overnight leaders are through 11 holes in the third round of the men's golf, and it is currently Team GB's Tommy Fleetwood that is at the top of the leaderboard on 13-under-par.
Fleetwood, who won the 2017 French Open at Le Golf National, was tied for the lead coming into the day with Team USA's Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan. Fleetwood though has broken the tie, he is two-under for the round so far with Schauffele even-par. Matsuyama is one-over for the day.
Denmark's Nikolai Hojgaard has been the flier of the day, moving himself into medal contention with a brilliant round of nine-under-par. He currently sits on 11-under - the same score as Schauffele.
Spain's Jon Rahm is also having a good day on the course. He is three-under for the day through 11 holes and currently sits one shot behind Fleetwood. Rory McIlroy has also moved into medal contention - he is five-under for the day and sits on 10-under overall through 15 holes in this third round.
18m ago / 9:39 AM EDT
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A track designed to break records
Freddie Clayton
Yesterday's brakeneck 10,000m race stunned the Stade de France as the top 13 finishers all beat the previous Olympic record, with Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei coming out on top.
It was a stunning race full of athletes at the top of their game, but this is also a track designed to break records.
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The track at Paris' Stade de France.Richard Heathcote / Getty Images
Italian company Mondo has provided the track at every Summer Games since 1976, and this time they’ve gone back to the drawing board with records in mind, with a track engineered to produce fast times.
It took 10 weeks to install in the Stade de France, but Mondo says the track is its fastest yet, and 2% faster than Tokyo’s.
The women’s 200-meter world record, which has stood since 1988, could be under threat. Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson set the second fastest time ever in 2023, and may fancy her chances on Paris' purple track.
29m ago / 9:29 AM EDT
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Vincent Hancock aiming to make history in skeet shooting final
Sean Nevin
Team USA's Vincent Hancock is aiming to make Olympic history in the men's skeet shooting final shortly — he is aiming to become just the sixth Olympian to win four gold medals in the same individual event.
Hancock, a gold medalist in the skeet in Beijing, London and Tokyo, is aiming to join Al Oerter, Paul Elvstrom, Carl Lewis, Michael Phelps and Mijain Lopez in achieving that incredible feat. Katie Ledecky also has the chance to win a fourth Olympic gold medal tonight in the 800-meter freestyle.
Fellow American Conner Prince has also qualified for the skeet final. The final gets underway imminently.
34m ago / 9:24 AM EDT
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Why is Hungary so good at water polo?
Freddie Clayton
The men's and women's water polo starts today in Paris, with Hungary's legendary men's team among the favorites to take home a gold.
In fact, the Hungarian men's team are gunning for their tenth Olympic gold medal in the event. Already on nine, they have won more than twice as many as the next most successful country.
The landlocked nation owes its peculiar dominance in the pool to its 1,300 thermal springs. The warm water allows Hungarians to practice for longer periods during the year, while they have fostered an aquatic culture in the eastern European nation.
They were also early innovators in the sport, which helped them toward a 110-match winning streak between 1928 and 1939, a run that included gold at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
But since their last gold in 2008, they've suffered a relative drought. After failing to finish on the podium in either 2012 and 2016, the men only managed Bronze in Tokyo.
Will Paris see a return to form for the legendary side?
37m ago / 9:21 AM EDT
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American soccer dominance, but not much to show for it
Alexander Smith
Reporting from Paris
The first 15 minutes are up in the women's soccer quarter final between USWNT and Japan. And although the Americans have been utterly dominant — enjoying 89% of possession so far — they've only had one shot on target.
Japan hasn't been able to get near the neat triangles conducted by Rose Lavelle and Lindsey Horan in the midfield. But when it comes to the final third, the U.S. just hasn't had the quality needed to break the Japanese defensive lines.
42m ago / 9:16 AM EDT
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Simone Biles and Jade Carey are up on the vault final
Rebecca Cohen
Simone Biles and Jade Carey are among the top eight vaulters in the world. Today, they will each prove if they are top three material.
Biles is coming out of qualifiers with a massive 15.300 on the event, which is often considered her best. She even has two skills on the vault named after her.
Simone Biles and Jade Carey celebrate winning gold in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 30, 2024 in Paris, France.
Simone Biles and Jade Carey celebrate winning gold in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final.Naomi Baker / Getty Images file
Carey was in third after qualifiers, posting a 14.433 despite struggling with illness that day. She placed eighth in the vault final in Tokyo.
Huge vaults from Biles and Carey on Tuesday helped Team USA bring home a gold medal in the team final.
Their biggest competition today will come from Brazilian powerhouse Rebeca Andrade. She sits in second place after qualifiers with a 14.683.
Each of the eight vaulters will perform two vaults from two different families. Their scores will be averaged to produce a final result.
53m ago / 9:05 AM EDT
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Will Simone Biles perform the Biles I and II?
Freddie Clayton
Simone Biles is expected to compete in the vault later today, where she may also perform at least one of the moves named after her in the sport.
At the 2018 world championships, Biles debuted the Biles vault I, a roundoff, back handspring with half turn entry, front stretched somersault with two twists.
Simone Biles looks unbeatable with Yurchenko double pike
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Six years later, she is still the only woman who has performed Biles I, but it is only the second-most difficult in vault in women’s artistic gymnastics, after the Biles II.
The Biles II, a round-off back handspring with two backward flips in pike position, is the most dazzling and daring move in the sport. Biles drew a standing ovation after she performed the move at the U.S. Olympic trials in July, and may try it again during today’s event.
Biles also has moves named after her in the floor exercise and balance beam events.
1h ago / 8:48 AM EDT
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Soccer: American women will hope the goals keep coming
Alexander Smith
Reporting from Paris
On a hot scoring spree, the United States Women’s National Team will face Japan later today in the women’s soccer quarter final.
The USWNT bagged a record nine goals while winning all three of its matches to top group B. Japan was runner up in Group C.
The game kicks off at 3 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET).
If the U.S. triumphs, it will play the winner of the quarter final between Canada and Germany, which is being played at 1 p.m. ET.
1h ago / 8:40 AM EDT
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The ancient origins of pommel horse and triple jump
Freddie Clayton
The men’s pommel horse event has attracted all sorts of attention in Paris thanks to Team USA’s Stephen Nedoroscik, who helped seal the bronze medal in the team all-around on Thursday.
The peculiar apparatus has since become a talking point, but its origins date way back to the ancient Olympics and the stables of Rome.
The pommel horse descends from a wooden horse used by the Romans to teach mounting and dismounting. Pommel horse featured in the ancient Olympics and was among the events at the first modern Olympics in 1896.
Nedoroscik heroic on pommel horse to clinch bronze
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The women’s triple jump final, which takes place this evening, is also thought to be related to the eternal children’s game of hopscotch. However, there is no evidence that it was used in the ancient Olympics.
2h ago / 8:11 AM EDT
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Silver for Team USA in men's tennis doubles
Alexander Smith
Team USA has taken home silver in the men's tennis doubles after coming up short in an enthralling contest against Australia.
The American pair, Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, played three tiebreaks in a closely fought contest but couldn't quite get it over the line against Matthew Ebden and John Peers, who won gold.Krajicek and Ram started well, taking the first set and breaking their opponents' serve in the second. However, the Australians broke back and had the momentum thereafter, winning the deciding tiebreak 10-8.
2h ago / 7:56 AM EDT
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Team USA facing first Olympics without a male individual swimming gold since 1900
Sean Nevin
So far it has been an Olympics to forget for the American men in the pool — they have zero individual swimming gold medals so far and there is only one more chance to end that drought.
That will come down to Bobby Finke tomorrow night.
Finke qualified with the sixth fastest time this morning in the 1500-meter freestyle final. He is the defending Olympic champion and is set to face a stern test this time from reigning world champion Daniel Wiffen of Ireland. Wiffen has already claimed gold in the 800-meter freestyle in these Games.
If Finke doesn't claim gold tomorrow, it will be the first Olympics in which American male swimmers have failed to claim an individual gold medal since the 1900 Games.
2h ago / 7:54 AM EDT
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Australia draws level with Team USA in thrilling tennis final
Alexander Smith
Reporting from Paris
In this topsy-turvy tennis match, we are somehow all square after Australia comprehensively beat Team USA by 7 points to 1 in the second set tiebreak.
That means it’s one set each, which will now force a special 10-point tiebreaker instead of the third set. The winner of that gets the match — and gold.
Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram compete for gold in the Tennis Men's Doubles match against Team Australia at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Roland Garros on August 03, 2024 in Paris, France.
Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram compete for gold in the Tennis Men's Doubles match against Australia today.Matthew Stockman / Getty Images
2h ago / 7:51 AM EDT
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Impossible to separate Team USA and Australia in tennis
Alexander Smith
Reporting from Paris
It could not be any closer here at Roland Garros. After the first set ended in a tiebreak, the second one has, too!
If Team USA wins the tiebreak, they get gold. If Australia gets it, we’re all square and go to another (yes another) 10-point tiebreak to decide the match.
2h ago / 7:48 AM EDT
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IOC President says online abuse 'unacceptable' amid women's boxing dispute
Freddie Clayton
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has responded to questions surrounding the gender dispute over Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting and Imane Khelif of Algeria.
Both athletes failed to meet gender eligibility tests at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi last year, but they were cleared to compete in Paris by the IOC, and have also always competed in women's divisions.
"We have two boxers who were born as women, who have been raised as women, who have a passport as a woman, and who have competed for many years as women," said Bach.
"There was never any doubt about them being women."
Khelif's win over Italy's Angela Carini Thursday provoked massive criticism online, including from prominent figures such as Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling.
"What we see now is that some want to own the definition of who is a woman," added Bach.
"All this hate speech, aggression and abuse...is totally unacceptable."
2h ago / 7:39 AM EDT
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Australia gains advantage in men's tennis doubles
Alexander Smith
Reporting from Paris
The Australian pair are showing some real grit here, with the match beginning to look like a fait accompli. Instead, they now lead in the second set 5-4, with every chance of drawing level with the U.S. if they win this set at the gold medal match.
The crowd is responding with some real noise now and the Australian players are loving that, gesturing for them to keep it coming.
2h ago / 7:37 AM EDT
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Models of boats donated for answered prayers hang in Marseille basilica as sailing events begin
The Associated Press and Freddie Clayton
The first sailing medals are up for grabs today as the women’s and men’s windsurfing events take place in Marseille.
The city is inextricably linked to its seafaring city, a reverence shown by the votive offerings that sit in its basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde.
Little model boats hang from its ceiling and maritime paintings adorn its walls. These are votive offerings, some more than 200 year old that residents of this Mediterranean port city continue to bring in gratitude to the Virgin Mary for everything from avoiding shipwrecks to successful rescues of migrants trying to make it to Europe on unseaworthy boats.
About once a month someone brings a new one — sometimes with an explanation, sometimes anonymously, most handmade.
A fresh set of Olympic medalists may have offerings of their own by the end of the day.
2h ago / 7:35 AM EDT
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Another close set in men's double tennis
Alexander Smith
Reporting from Paris
With Team USA in a commanding position in tennis, Australia has just broken back to gain parity in the second set of the men’s doubles final at 4-4 in the gold medal match.
2h ago / 7:29 AM EDT
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South Sudan’s Lucia Moris falls during women’s 100m heat
NBC News
Lucia Moris of South Sudan fell during a women’s 100m heat at Stade de France and was unable to finish.
South Sudan's Lucia Moris falls during women's 100m heat
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3h ago / 7:19 AM EDT
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Snoop Dogg? Nah, say hello to Snoop Horse
Sean Nevin
Snoop Dogg is having the time of his life at the Olympics. Today he is enjoying the dressage at the Chateau de Versailles, and he has come kitted out with full horse riding gear, helmet and all!
Snoop Dogg attends the Dressage Team Grand Prix Special at the 2024 Paris Olympics on August 03, 2024 in Versailles, France.
Snoop Dogg attends the Dressage Team Grand Prix Special at the Olympics.Mike Hewitt / Getty Images
3h ago / 7:18 AM EDT
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Huge break of serve by Team USA in tennis
Alexander Smith
Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram have just broken the serve of their Australian opponents in the men's doubles tennis final. Having already won the first set, that could be a huge moment in this final; if they can just hold their service games, they will win gold. They are up 3-1 in the second set.
3h ago / 7:11 AM EDT
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Track: Noah Lyles sends warning shot to his rivals
Sean Nevin
Fresh from a second-place finish in his 100-meter heat, Team USA's Noah Lyles has warned his rivals he is even more pumped up now that his quest for Olympic gold is underway.
Lyles progressed to the semifinals in a time of 10.04s after making up for a sluggish start off the starting blocks. It was more than enough to see him safely through to tomorrow night's semifinals, and Lyles says the complacency that affected him in the heats will not be on display tomorrow night.
Noah Lyles makes his Paris Olympic debut
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"I didn't put enough emphasis on the acceleration, this time it just kind of got away from me," Lyles reflected after his heat. "I'm not going to lie, I downplayed my competitors. But don't worry, that won't happen again."
“To be honest, I think I’m more excited now that I didn’t win that heat. I’m pretty scared for everyone else right now.”
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3h ago / 7:06 AM EDT
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Team USA clinches hard-fought opening set in men's tennis doubles
Alexander Smith
After a dramatic, rollercoaster tiebreak, Team USA has won the first set against Australia in the men's tennis doubles final. Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram took the set 7-6 against Matthew Ebden and John Peers.
Both teams broke each other's serve during the start of the set, but every time the United States looked like pulling away, the Australians somehow clawed it back. The U.S. finally won the tiebreak 8-6 on points.
3h ago / 6:56 AM EDT
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Badminton spectator dragged from arena for holding up Taiwan banner
Reuters
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the removal of a spectator from the badminton venue at the Paris Olympics for holding up a green banner reading “Taiwan go for it” during competition on Friday.
Taiwan competes at the Olympics as Chinese Taipei to avoid objections from China, which claims the democratically governed island as its own territory. Taiwan’s government rejects Chinese sovereignty claims.
Two Reuters journalists saw the spectator being bodily removed up a staircase, shouting, while Taiwanese shuttler Chou Tien Chen was playing.
“This violent act is not only ill educated but also seriously violates the spirit of civilization represented by the Olympic Games,” Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday. “It is even more contrary to the rule of law and infringes on freedom of expression.”
3h ago / 6:53 AM EDT
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Team USA in tennis doubles tiebreak
Alexander Smith
Reporting from Paris
There's not much separating Team USA and Australia at the men's tennis doubles final, which has gone to a tiebreak in the first set.
There have been some thrilling rallies on the clay at Roland Garros, but only one team can come away with the spoils.
4h ago / 6:24 AM EDT
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Early crowd banter in the men's doubles tennis final
Alexander Smith
Reporting from Paris
Play is under way here at Roland-Garros where Team USA’s Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram are playing Australia’s Matthew Ebden and John Peers for a gold medal in the men’s tennis doubles.
In the first game someone got a “USA! USA! USA!” chant going. And now an Australian fan has piped up with “Aussie! Aussie Aussie!” to which someone on the other side of the ground responded “oi! oi! oi!”
Another supporter has just yelled over the pre-serve silence, “Do you want to marry me?” Perhaps that was a reference to the iconic moment at Wimbledon in 1996, when Germany's Steffi Graf was asked by a supporter, “Steffi, will you marry me?” She famously responded, “How much money do you have?”
Adding to the good vibes, the in-house brass band has struck up a rendition of the Addams Family theme tune.
4h ago / 6:23 AM EDT
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Noah Lyles second in heat, progresses to tomorrow's semifinals
Sean Nevin
Team USA's Noah Lyles is safely through to tomorrow's 100-meter semifinals after finishing second in his heat to get his bid to win four gold medals underway.
Noah Lyles makes his Paris Olympic debut
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A little slow off the blocks, Lyles, the reigning 100-meter and 200-meter world champion, posted a time of 10.04 seconds. Of course, we won't see the really fast times until tomorrow with the medal favorites mostly conserving their energy in the heats.
Jamaica's Kishane Thompson, widely seen as Lyles' main rival for gold, strolled over the line in 10.00 seconds to win his heat, having eased off considerably after the first 50m.
Sprinter Noah Lyles has no intention of leaving Paris without gold
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Both the semifinals and the final will take place tomorrow evening at the Stade de France.
4h ago / 6:16 AM EDT
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Team Great Britain Azu disqualified from 100m after false start
Freddie Clayton
Heartbreak for Team GB athlete Jeremiah Azu, who was disqualified from the 100-meter after a false start ahead of his heat.
The Brit reacted to the gun in 0.073 seconds, breaking the accepted reaction time of 0.10 seconds. Azu pleaded his case but was escorted from the track, his Olympic dream over for another four years.
Azu is the only Welshman in history to have run 100 meters in less than 10 seconds.
The race was eventually won by Kishane Thompson of Jamaica.
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Jeremiah Azu speaks with officials after being disqualified during the Men's 100m race on Saturday.Michael Steele / Getty Images
4h ago / 5:59 AM EDT
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Snoop Dogg sports a robe for his greatest hits of Week 1
NBC News
Snoop Dogg styles on Mike Tirico in a custom Olympics robe to show off his greatest hits from Week 1, including a lowkey shooter, dancing LeBron, and of course Snoop’s favorite, Bob the cap catcher.
Snoop Dogg sports a robe for his greatest hits of Week 1
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4h ago / 5:43 AM EDT
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Tennis: Team USA hoping for double podium in men's doubles
Sean Nevin
Team USA are guaranteed a medal in the men's doubles with Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram due to take to the courts of Roland-Garros shortly for the gold medal match.
Ram, who won silver with Venus Williams in the mixed doubles in 2016, and Krajicek have won all their matches en route to the final in straight sets, including a 6-2, 6-4 quarterfinal win against Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz to end the 'Nadalcaraz' dream. They now face Australia's duo Matthew Ebden and John Peers for gold starting at 6:00 a.m. ET.
At 40 years old, Ram will become the oldest player to win an Olympic medal in tennis since 1920.
The U.S. could double up in this event — Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul are in the bronze medal match. They face Czech pair Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlasek later today for the final spot on the podium.
5h ago / 5:25 AM EDT
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Rowing: Team USA takes bronze in men's eight
Sean Nevin
Team USA has won bronze in the rowing men's eight, earning the U.S.'s first medal of the day.
It is Team USA's second medal in the rowing regatta after the men's four took gold on Thursday. The U.S. failed to earn a single medal in rowing in Tokyo.
Great Britain charged ahead in the final 500m to take gold ahead of the Netherlands.
In the women's event earlier this morning, the Team USA crew faded towards the end, eventually finishing 5th.
5h ago / 4:58 AM EDT
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Father of Algerian boxer caught in Olympics gender dispute calls it ‘immoral’ and ‘unfair’
Freddie Clayton and Reuters
Amar Khelif, father of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif who remains embroiled in a dispute over her gender, has slammed the debate surrounding his daughter and paid tribute to his "honourable" daughter.
Imane Khelif’s win over Italy’s Angela Carini on Thursday sparked global outrage after reports resurfaced that she failed to meet gender eligibility tests at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi last year.
But there is there is no indication that Khelif identifies as transgender or intersex, and she has always competed in women’s events, including at the Tokyo Olympics.
“Having such a daughter is honorable because she is a champion,” he told Reuters. “The attacks against her are immoral, it is not fair, Imane is a little girl that has loved sport since she was 6 years old.”
Watch: Imane Khelif wins Olympic boxing match after Angela Carini withdraws
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“These critics aim to destabilize her to fail in the wrestling ring but she is a champion and she will remain a champion and I hope she will win the gold medal and make us happy, she is our role model not only here at the club but the role model for Algerian boxing.”
5h ago / 4:44 AM EDT
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The 'fastest man in the world?' The pressure is on Noah Lyles to prove it
Sean Nevin
“What’s up, Team USA? This is Noah Lyles, fastest man in the world.”
That is the bold claim Noah Lyles made in a video posted to Team USA's X account during the opening ceremony, and it's a statement that has many athletics fans around the world riled up and waiting to see if he can back it up.
The 27-year-old has never been short of confidence; after all, he is the reigning 100m and 200m world champion, titles that the Gainsville native says give him the right to the fastest man in the world title.
Jamaica's Kishane Thompson may have something to say about that. Both Thompson and Lyles have run personal bests this year in the 100m, but Thompson's was faster - 9.77 against Lyles' 9.81. Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala has also gone quicker than Lyles in 2024.
Sprinter Noah Lyles has no intention of leaving Paris without gold
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Even so, Lyles is adamant he is the fastest man in the world, and now the time has come for him to prove it. "It’s me," Lyles said while laughing, doubling down on his fastest-man claim during a Team USA press conference this week. “It’s always going to be me.”
Lyles goes in the first heats of the 100m this morning at 5:55 a.m. ET ahead of tomorrow's final.
5h ago / 4:32 AM EDT
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Medal race heating up in men's golf at halfway stage with Team USA's Xander Schauffele in three-way tie
Sean Nevin
Team USA's Xander Schauffele begins the third round of the men's golf event in a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard as the race for the medals gets serious.
Schauffele, on 11-under-par, is tied with Japan's Hideki Matsuyama and Great Britain's Tommy Fleetwood at the halfway point of the competition, with the third round now underway.
The leading trio will be the last to tee off at 6:39 a.m. ET at Le Golf National. The medals will be decided after tomorrow's fourth and final round.
Highlights: Round 2 of the Olympic men's golf event
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6h ago / 4:12 AM EDT
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Morolake Akinosun, an Olympic gold medalist runner, talks to NBC News’ Tom Llamas on Sha’Carri Richardson and what to expect from Team USA in track and field.
Olympic gold medalist Morolake Akinosun on what to expect from Team USA track and field
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6h ago / 3:58 AM EDT
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It's gold rush weekend
NBC News
Fifty-one gold medals will be contended for in the next 48 hours. NBC's Mike Tirico breaks down what's up for grabs.
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How to watch
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Stream every moment and every medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Peacock.
Full primetime coverage begins tonight on NBC and Peacock at 8 p.m. ET.
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‘It’s just exciting’: Olympic superfan on his 13th Olympics
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'It's just exciting': Olympic superfan on his 13th Olympic Games in Paris
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Ron Isbell has attended 13 Olympic Games. He arrived in Paris with tickets to 40 different events.
Isbell, a distance runner in high school and college, got started on his own Olympic journey after he won a trip to the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
"That got me interested in the Winter Games and I saw how much fun it was to go there, so just started going," he said. "Eventually I thought I'll just keep going to all of them as long as I can."
Isbell has brought about 800 Olympic pins with him to trade — part of his collection of more than 1,000.
"It's just a lot of fun to meet other people from other countries and they may not even speak your language but you're able to make a pin trade with them," he said.
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Why do so many countries have red, white and blue flags?
Alex Portée, TODAY
Team USA flag bearer Lebron James travels along the Seine River during the opening ceremony.
Team USA flag bearer Lebron James travels along the Seine River during the opening ceremony. Ashley Landis / AP Pool
At the Olympic Games, the vibrant display of national flags is always a highlight.
With the flags regularly appearing on scoreboards and celebrating throughout the events, it’s easy to spot their similarities, especially with colors like red, white, blue and yellow.
Ted Kaye, Secretary of the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA), an organization that studies flag designs, discusses why certain colors are so common in flags and how they show historical influences and cultural meanings.
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