Ledecky ties all-time medal record, the Seine opens to triathletes
Katie Ledecky wins her first gold in Paris to tie a record, U.S. women impress in both soccer and BMX and the Seine is clean enough for triathletes.
Thursday is perhaps the biggest day of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Simone Biles and some her of U.S. teammates compete in the women’s gymnastics all-around final.
Elsewhere, the Olympic swimming schedule features four finals, including Katie Ledecky in the 4×200-meter free relay. Track and field gets underway with the men’s and women’s race walk. Olympic men’s golf begins with their first round of play. And the U.S. women’s basketball team continues group play against Belgium.
At least eight U.S. squads are competing across five team sports, 25 sports in total are in action, and USA TODAY Sports will bring you live results, the medal count, highlights, and more throughout the day. Follow along.
Brady Ellison, the lone U.S. men’s archer in these Olympics, won two head-to-head matches Thursday morning to advance to the round of 16 of the individual competition. Ellison defeated Abdullah Yildirmis of Turkey 6-2 in the first round and Kao Wenchao of China by the same score in the second round. The final four rounds of the men’s archery competition will play out Sunday.
A five-time Olympian, Ellison has long been considered one of the world’s best. He has three medals in his past − but no gold medals.
Liu Yukun extended China’s gold medal lead by winning the men’s 50-meter rifle 3 positions event, with a total score of 463.6. Serhiy Kulish secured Ukraine’s second medal of these Games, claiming silver with a score of 461.3. India’s Swapnil Kusale took the bronze with a score of 451.4.
Who will be the big winners in track and field at the Paris Olympics? USA TODAY Sports’ Tyler Dragon predicts the podium for every event.
It’s quite early in the United States, but medals are already being awarded in Paris.
Brian Daniel Pintado of Ecuador won the gold medal in the men’s 20K race walk, crossing the line first with a time of 1:18:55. Caio Bonfim of Brazil took second (1:19:09) and Spain’s Alvaro Martin placed third (1:19:11).
Here are some Olympic schedule highlights. Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds in Paris.
All times Eastern
- The women’s gymnastics all-around final is at 12:15 p.m. NBC is airing.
- Swimming heats start at 5 a.m. The finals for the women’s 200m fly and men’s 200m backstroke are back to back (2:30 p.m.) before the women’s 200m breaststroke final (3:03 p.m.) and the women’s 4x200m free relay (3:48 p.m.). Katie Ledecky swims a leg of the 4x200m free relay for the U.S. NBC is airing the finals. USA Network is airing the heats.
- Women’s basketball has four group stage games: Japan vs. Germany (5 a.m.), Australia vs. Canada (7:30 a.m.), France vs. Nigeria (11:15 a.m.), U.S. vs. Belgium (3 p.m.).
- Men’s golf starts with Round 1 of play starting at 3 a.m.
- The 3×3 basketball slate has 16 games starting at 3 a.m. and running through 5:05 p.m.
- Other sports in action: Archery, badminton, beach volleyball, BMX racing, boxing, canoe slalom, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, golf, handball, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, table tennis, tennis, track & field, volleyball, water polo.
NBC is airing and streaming the Paris Olympics from all angles: Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds; NBC, USA Network, CNBC and E! are carrying various live events and replays throughout the day. Here are six tips and tricks for getting the most out of Peacock during the Olympics.
Our 2024 Paris Olympics medal count tracker updates after every single medal event.
All times Eastern
- Gymnastics: women’s all-around final (12:15 p.m., NBC)
- Swimming: women’s 200m fly (2:30 p.m.), men’s 200m backstroke (2:37 p.m.), women’s 200m breaststroke (3:03 p.m.), women’s 4x200m relay (4:03 p.m.). NBC is airing the finals.
- Track & field: men’s 20km race walk (1:30 a.m.), women’s 20km race walk (3:20 a.m.)
- Fencing: women’s foil team bronze (1:10 p.m.), women’s foil team gold (2:30 p.m.). E! is airing the finals.
- Shooting: 50m rifle 3 positions men’s final (3:30 a.m.)
- Sailing: men’s and women’s skiff medal races (times TBD)
- Rowing: women’s double sculls final a (5:18 a.m.), men’s double sculls final a (5:30 a.m.), women’s four final (5:50 a.m.), men’s four final a (6:10 a.m.). E! is airing all the finals.
- Judo: Six medal matches (11:18 a.m start)
- Canoe slalom: men’s kayak single final (11:30 a.m., E!)
All times Eastern
- The U.S. men’s golf team begins play with Round 1, which starts at 3 a.m. Golf Channel is airing.
- The U.S. men’s water polo team plays Greece in group play at 4:30 a.m. E! is airing.
- The U.S. is competing in men’s beach volleyball against Brazil at 9 a.m. NBC is airing.
- The U.S. women’s field hockey team plays Great Britain in pool play at 11 a.m. USA Network is airing.
- The U.S. men’s 3×3 basketball team plays two games today: The first is against Lithuania at 1:05 p.m. (USA Network), the second is against Latvia at 5:05 p.m. (NBC).
- The U.S. women’s basketball team faces Belgium in group play at 3 p.m. USA Network is airing.
- The U.S. women’s 3×3 basketball team plays two games today: The first is against Australia at 7 a.m., the second is against Spain at 3:30 p.m. E! is airing the second game.
- The U.S. is competing in women’s beach volleyball against China at 4:05 p.m. NBC is airing.
Men’s golf tees off in Round 1 at Le Golf National, which hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup. American Xander Schauffele, who won the PGA Championship and British Open this year, is the defending Olympic champion.
Katie Ledecky will try for another medal with the 4×200-meter freestyle relay team. Ledecky won silver as part of the relay in Tokyo. In other events, keep an eye on Ryan Murphy in the 200 backstroke and Kate Douglass and Lilly King in the 200 breaststroke.
All times Eastern
- Heats for the following events start at 5 a.m.: women’s 200m backstroke and 4x200m free relay; men’s 50m free and 200m IM.
- Semifinals for the following events start in the afternoon: men’s 50m free (2:44 p.m.), women’s 200m backstroke (3:10 p.m.), men’s 200m IM (3:34 p.m.).
- Today’s finals: women’s 200m fly (2:30 p.m.), men’s 200m backstroke (2:37 p.m.), women’s 200m breaststroke (3:03 p.m.), women’s 4x200m free relay (4:03 p.m.).
In the women’s all-around final, Simone Biles will be the heavy favorite for gold. At last year’s world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Biles won her sixth world all-around title, erasing any doubts about her ability to compete with the world’s best after withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics. Rebeca Andrade of Brazil and U.S. teammate Shilese Jones shared the podium with Biles at worlds. If she wins the all-around title in Paris, Biles would be only the third female gymnast – and first since 1968 − to win the all-around gold twice.
In women’s team foil, the Americans are ranked No. 2 in the world behind Italy. Lee Kiefer is expected to lead the U.S. team, which also includes Lauren Scruggs and Jackie Dubrovich.