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The 2024 Paris Olympics features a packed track and field schedule on Tuesday, as well as a few team tournaments entering the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds.Â
The Olympic track & field schedule features five finals, including Gabby Thomas and McKenzie Long in the women’s 200m final. Skateboarding holds prelims and finals for women’s park. Men’s basketball enters the quarterfinal stage, including the U.S. men playing Brazil. Women’s soccer enters the semifinals, playing Germany.
In all, there are 20 sports in action, and USA TODAY Sports will bring you live results, medal count, highlights, and more throughout the day. Follow along.
PARIS – Germany overcame a slow start and double-digit deficit to beat Greece 76-63 in a men’s 5×5 basketball quarterfinals game Tuesday at Bercy Arena. Germany will play the winner of France-Canada in the semifinals Thursday.
Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic) led Germany with 18 points, and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) had 22 points for Greece. Greece led for much of the first quarter, but Germany, headed by several NBA players, including Dennis Schroder (Brooklyn Nets), pulled away in the second half. Schroder, who has been sensational in the Olympics, had 13 points and eight assists. − Jeff Zillgitt
Team USA divers Carson Tyler and Andrew Capobianco both finished among the top-18 divers in Tuesday’s men’s 3-meter springboard prelims to advance to the semifinals on Wednesday.Â
In the six-round prelims, Tyler, 20, finished with a score of 389.80 to qualify in 10th place, while Capobianco, 24, was 15th with a score of 382.05.Â
A first-time Olympian, Tyler finished strong with his fifth- and sixth-round dives: first a reverse 3 1/2 somersaults in the tuck position with a 3.5 degree of difficulty, followed by a reverse 1 1/2 somersaults with 3 1/2 twists in the free position, also with a 3.5 degree of difficulty. Each dive earned Tyler a score of 73.50, his highest of prelims.Â
Two-time Olympian Capobianco also had his prelims high score on his final dive, a forward 4 1/2 somersaults in the tuck position with a degree of difficulty of 3.8, which got him a score of 79.80. That was strong enough to move him inside the top 18 ahead of Wednesday’s semis.Â
At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Capobianco finished 10th in the men’s 3-meter springboard, but he earned a silver medal in the men’s synchronized 3-meter springboard competition.Â
Men’s 3-meter springboard semifinals are set for Wednesday at 4 a.m. ET. − Michelle Martinelli
SAINT-DENIS, France — American Tara Davis-Woodhall is going into the long jump final as a confident jumper. Her jump of 22 feet, 7¾ inches leads all jumpers into the final.
Jasmine Moore is sixth going into the final with a leap of 21 feet, 10¼ inches and Monae’ Nichols has the eighth best mark at 21 feet, 9½ inches.
The opening round did have a little bit of drama. Defending Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo scratched her first two attempts and needed her third jump to qualify into the final.
On Mihambo’s third attempt, she took off over 30 centimeters behind the board and still qualified for the final with a mark of 22 feet, 6¼ inches. − Tyler Dragon
SAINT-DENIS, France — Trevor Bassitt shook off a bad round Monday and advanced in the men’s 400 hurdles via the repechage round.
Bassitt led for almost the entire race and crossed the finish line in 48.64 to win his heat. Bassitt will now have a chance to run in Wednesday’s semifinal.
U.S. hurdler Rai Benjamin has the top time in the world this year in the event at 46.46. − Tyler Dragon
SAINT-DENIS, France — Kendall Ellis rebounded following a tough time around the track on Monday.
Ellis easily won her 400 heat in the repechage round to advance to Wednesday’s semifinal.
The U.S. Olympic track and field trials champion finished fifth in the first round and didn’t initially advance to the semifinal. — Tyler Dragon
SAINT-DENIS, France — U.S. hurdler Freddie Crittenden took full advantage of his second chance.
Crittenden got first place in his repechage heat of the men’s 110 hurdles. His first-place finish gives him a chance to race in the semifinals of the 110 hurdles.
The Paris Olympics introduced the repechage round. It allows runners who don’t initially qualify from the first round to the semifinals to have a chance to rescue their Olympic dreams via the repechage rounds.
The semifinals for the 110 hurdles are set for Wednesday. USA track and field team co-captain Grant Holloway is the gold-medal favorite in the event. — Tyler Dragon
SAINT-DENIS, France — A day after being re-issued her silver medal in the 5,000, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon was back on the track to defend her Olympic title in the women’s 1,500. The world-record holder and two-time Olympic champion in the 1,500 got through safely in the event, taking fourth place in the second heat with a time of 4:00.74.
Three American middle-distance runners will join Kipyegon in the 1,500 semis.Â
Emily Mackay grabbed the sixth and final qualifying spot in the first heat, running a 3:59.63. Nikki Hiltz ran a solid race and finished third in the second heat at 4:00.42. While Elle Purrier St. Pierre crossed the finish line at 4:03.22 to take third in the final heat.
The women will take to the track again on Thursday for the 1,500 semifinals. — Tyler Dragon
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Here are some Olympic schedule highlights. Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds in Paris.Â
(All times Eastern)
- Track and field prelims and qualifying rounds start at 4:05 a.m. The evening session opens with the men’s 400m semis and closes with the women’s 200m final. NBC is airing the evening session. USA Network is airing the morning session.
- Women’s soccer holds the semifinals today. The USWNT will play Germany at noon (USA Network), followed by Brazil vs. Spain at 3 p.m. (E!).
- Men’s basketball holds four quarterfinal games today, Germany vs. Greece at 5 a.m. (E!), Australia vs. Serbia at 8:30 a.m. (USA Network), Canada vs. France at noon and Brazil vs. the U.S. at 3:30 p.m. (USA Network).
- Volleyball features a women’s quarterfinal between the U.S. and Poland (11 a.m.).
- Skateboarding holds prelims (6:30 a.m., E!) and finals for women’s park (11:30 a.m., E!).
- Beach volleyball and women’s water polo are into the quarterfinals. The U.S. plays Hungary in the women’s water polo quarterfinals at 2:35 p.m.
- Other sports in action: Volleyball, canoe sprint, handball, diving, equestrian, sport climbing, table tennis, wrestling, sailing, field hockey, water polo, beach volleyball, track cycling, artistic swimming, boxing.
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 6 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)
- The U.S. women’s volleyball team plays Poland in the quarterfinals at 11 a.m.
- The U.S. women’s soccer team will play for a place in Saturday’s gold medal match when it faces Germany in the semifinals at noon.
- The U.S. women’s water polo team plays Hungary in the quarterfinals at 2:35 p.m.
- The U.S. men’s basketball team is playing a quarterfinal game against Brazil at 3:30 p.m.
(All times Eastern)
- Track & field: women’s hammer throw final (1:55 p.m.), men’s long jump final (2:15 p.m.), men’s 1,500m final (2:50 p.m.), women’s 3,000m steeplechase (3:10 p.m.), women’s 200m final (3:40 p.m.) NBC is airing the finals.
- Skateboarding: women’s park final (11:30 a.m., E!)
- Boxing: Six semifinal bouts (3:30 p.m. start), women’s 60kg final (5:06 p.m.)
- Weightlifting: Six medal events (1:30 p.m. start)
- Sailing: men’s and women’s dinghy medal races (times TBD)
- Equestrian: jumping individual final (4 a.m.)
- Diving: women’s 10m platform (9 a.m., NBC)
- Cycling track: men’s team sprint bronze (2:02 p.m.), men’s team sprint gold (2:07 p.m.)
(All times Eastern)
- Qualifications: men’s javelin throw group a (4:20 a.m.), women’s long jump (5:15 a.m.), men’s javelin throw group b (5:50 a.m.)
- Repechage rounds: men’s 110m hurdles (4:50 a.m.), women’s 400m (5:20 a.m.), men’s 400m hurdles (6 a.m.), men’s 200m (6:30 a.m.)
- Round 1s: women’s 1,500m (4:05 a.m.)
- Semifinals: men’s 400m (1:35 p.m.)
- Finals: women’s hammer throw (1:55 p.m.), men’s long jump (2:15 p.m.), men’s 1,500m (2:50 p.m.), women’s 3,000m steeplechase (3:10 p.m.), women’s 200m final (3:40 p.m.)
The final event of the night will be the women’s 200 meters. American Gabby Thomas won silver at the 2023 world championships, followed by Sha’Carri Richardson, who took the bronze. Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, the reigning world champion, is ranked No. 1 in the world as of late May.
U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles rang it after winning a gold medal in the men’s 100-meter final. So did the United States women’s rugby sevens team after winning an unprecedented bronze medal.
The large bell stationed at Stade de France, which hosts track and field events and rugby sevens, has become an instant hit at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with athletes hoping to have their chance to ring in the new Paris tradition after earning a gold medal.
The bell is engraved with “2024 Paris,” and will continue to be a part of the city’s history in the time following the 2024 Games.
Fans have wondered what the bell’s importance is, and why so many Olympic athletes have gravitated toward it after finishing their respective events. — Austin Curtright
We invented basketball. Name the form of it: 5×5, 3×3, Streetball, Slamball, HORSE. Doesn’t matter. We have the deepest pool of talent in the world to draw from. We’re supposed to win. We don’t celebrate bronze medals around here, and if this were a sport USA Basketball were actually serious about, everyone involved in the men’s 2-5 showing in Paris (after not even qualifying for Tokyo) would be fired.
But I’m here to tell you something after watching it up close in Paris: The effort isn’t worth it. — Dan Wolken
In the women’s park event, expect to see a battle of teenage stars. At the Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021 due to COVID, Kokona Hiraki made history at age 12 as Japan’s youngest Summer Olympian. She won silver in women’s park behind her teammate Sakura Yosozumi. Hiraki is back, ranked No. 1 in the world leading up to the Paris Olympics, with 14-year-old Arisa Trew of Australia ranked No. 2.
In women’s freestyle wrestling, American Amit Elor is a medal contender at 68 kilograms despite this being her first Olympics. The 20-year-old has taken the international wrestling scene by storm, winning eight world titles over various age divisions in the last three years.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is headed back into the ring Tuesday at the Paris Olympics.
She’ll be fighting for a chance to win a silver or gold medal despite an ongoing ordeal during the Games, and she’ll be facing a familiar opponent. — Josh Peter
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