Paris Olympics highlights: Simone Biles and Co. win gold; USA men's soccer advances

Team USA remains atop the Olympic medal count after picking up six medals on Tuesday. 

Simone Biles led the U.S. women’s gymnastics team to a gold medal in the team final, marking Team USA’s fourth Olympic gold medal of the 2024 Paris Games. The U.S. women’s rugby sevens team also made history on Tuesday in a 14-12 comeback victory over Australia to win bronze, their first ever Olympic medal. 

USA picked up four medals in the pool. Regan Smith and Katharine Berkoff won silver and bronze in the women’s 100-meter backstroke, while Bobby Finke picked up a silver in the men’s 800m freestyle. Team USA also raced to silver in the men’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay final.

In other news, the U.S. men’s soccer team advanced to the Olympic quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years, but it wasn’t a great day for USA 3x3 basketball — both the U.S. men and women’s team suffered a loss. 

Here's how Tuesday's action unfolded at the Olympics in France:

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USA Rugby gets big donation for women's team

Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang will donate $4 million to the U.S. women’s rugby sevens team after the squad took home a historic bronze medal. The gift will help improve resources for players and grow the game in preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on home soil, USA Rugby said Tuesday. 

“2024 has been a banner year for women’s sports with record-breaking attendance and viewership, and women’s rugby is no exception,” Kang said in a statement. 

Kang is a trailblazer investor in women’s soccer. She owns the NWSL's Spirit, as well as European powerhouse Olympique Lyonnais Féminin and the London City Lionesses. 

“I am so happy to support these outstanding athletes to realize their dream in capturing the gold in Los Angeles in 2028,” Kang said. “That work starts now.” - Carrie McDonald

U.S. men’s 3x3 basketball team falls to Serbia

PARIS – Jimmer Fredette – yes, it’s been a while since you heard that name, same guy – and the U.S. men’s 3x3 team lost Tuesday in its first game of pool play at the Paris Olympics. 

The USA fell to Serbia, a country that has won six of eight 3x3 World Cups, 22-14 

Fredette has already made an impact in the 3x3 world and entered the Olympics as the No. 1-ranked player in the world by FIBA. (The team is also ranked first.) Serbia is the second-ranked team and took it to the U.S. over the second half of the 10-minute game that ended with 2:33 to go (first to 21 wins).

With the U.S. down 13-11, the referees reviewed a move under the basket by Canyon Barry, who hit a Serbian player in the face with his elbow. The refs ruled that it was unsportsmanlike, which gave Serbia two free throws and the ball. That margin and string of events was too much for the Americans to overcome. 

Fredette finished with four early points and made his lone attempt from beyond the arc, where he became a college basketball star at BYU with his long-range shots. He was 2-for-4 from one-point range. - Chris Bumbaca

South Sudan men's basketball beats odds to inspire at Olympics

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France – When South Sudan men’s 5x5 basketball player Peter Jok was 3 years old, his father, Dut, was killed in Sudan’s civil war. His grandfather also was killed in the war, and his family fled to Uganda and Kenya and eventually settled in Des Moines, Iowa.

Jok’s story is not unique to natives of what is now South Sudan.

What is unique is the South Sudan basketball team’s inspiring appearance at the Paris Olympics. Participating in its first Olympics basketball event, South Sudan defeated Puerto Rico 90-79 on Sunday.

“This means a lot to me individually than anything that I've ever been part of,” said Jok, who played college basketball at Iowa. “So every time I go out there, I know I got to make them proud and make the whole country proud.”

South Sudan plays the U.S. Wednesday (9 p.m. ET) in a Group C game, and the winner puts itself in great position to advance to the knockout round. The U.S. beat South Sudan 101-100 in an exhibition and South Sudan had a chance for the upset on the game’s final shot. Still, the U.S. is a 30-point favorite. - Jeff Zillgitt

USA wins silver in men’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay

NANTERRE, France — Team USA raced to silver in the men’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay final Tuesday night, coming up just short of Great Britain, which won gold.

The U.S. relay team of Luke Hobson, Carson Foster, Drew Kibler and Kieran Smith finished in 7:00.78, which was 1.35 seconds behind Britain. Australia won the bronze in 7:01.98. - Michelle R. Martinelli

USA's Bobby Finke wins silver in 800 freestyle

NANTERRE, France — American distance swimmer and two-time Olympian Bobby Finke didn’t defend his 2021 Olympic championship in the men’s 800-meter freestyle, but he still came away from Tuesday’s final with some hardware. 

Finke, the American record holder, finished second with a time of 7:38.75, behind Ireland's Daniel Wiffen with the gold-medal win in 7:38.19, an Olympic record.  Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy won bronze in 7:39.38. The 24-year-old Finke is also entered in the men’s 1,500-meter freestyle in Paris — heats are set for Aug. 3 with the final on Aug. 4 — and will again look to repeat as the Olympic gold medalist. - Michelle R. Martinelli

USA's Regan Smith, Katharine Berkoff add two medals in 100 backstroke

NANTERRE, France — The women’s 100-meter backstroke was one of the most anticipated showdowns at the Paris Olympics, and it didn’t disappoint, as Australian Kaylee McKeown out-touched American Regan Smith to win gold.

McKeown finished with an Olympic record time of 57.33, ahead of silver medalist Smith with a time of 57.66 and bronze medalist Katharine Berkoff of the USA in 57.98 at Paris La Défense Arena. - Michelle R. Martinelli

USA Soccer advances to men’s quarterfinals

PARIS – Party like it’s 2000, but only if you’re 23 or younger! 

The U.S. men’s under-23 soccer team advanced to the quarterfinals Tuesday with a 3-0 win over Guinea. The victory guaranteed the Americans would make the knockout round for the first time since the 2000 Sydney Olympics. It’s the squad’s first appearance at a Games in 16 years. 

Kevin Paredes earned a brace with goals in each half and Djordje Mihailovic scored in the opening minutes.

The United States finished in second place in Group A behind host France and will face a tough test against Group B winner Morocco in the quarterfinals. - Chris Bumbaca and Safid Deen

Simone Biles' golden redemption was for herself and Team USA

PARIS — Simone Biles never needed to prove anything to anyone.

Not when she returned in 2023 and became the most-decorated gymnast of all time. Not when she made a third Olympic team. Not when she began the women's gymnastics team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics by nailing the event that everything went sideways on three years ago.

Not even when she stood atop the podium, the Star-Spangled Banner playing in her honor once again.

This Olympic gold medal? It’s for Biles and her three veteran teammates, each of whom bears her own scars from the Tokyo Games. The haters and the miscreants who criticized Biles three years ago can go pound sand for all Biles cares. They were wrong about her then, ignorant or obtuse to the fact her physical safety was at stake, and they’re no longer entitled to space in her head or on her bandwagon. – Nancy Armour

Simone Biles makes history as USA wins team gymnastics

Team USA took home the gold medal in women's gymnastics on Tuesday afternoon, beating Italy and Brazil in the all-around event. With the win, Simone Biles vaults to the top of the record books: She now holds the record for most medals by an American gymnast.

USA Soccer has early 2-0 lead vs. Guinea 

Kevin Paredes scored in the 31st minute, and USA Soccer has a 2-0 lead against Guinea with hopes to reach the knockout stage at the Paris Olympics. 

Djordje Mihailovic scored a goal on a free kick in the 14th minute to spark the first-half advantage for the U.S. men’s national under-23 soccer team. 

France, up 1-0 against New Zealand early, and the U.S. will advance from Group A if the results hold. – Safid Deen

Team USA wins first medal in rugby on final play of game vs. Australia

PARIS — The U.S. women’s rugby team was down to its final opportunity.

Down 12-7 with the bronze medal on the line and under a minute remaining, Alex Sedrick found an opening and sprinted down the field for a game-tying try and she hit the game-winning conversion to put icing on the cake to give the Team USA women their first ever bronze medal in Olympic rugby sevens competition.

Australia got on the board first when Maddison Levi scored a try with a conversion to follow. The U.S. women tied the score 7-7 at the end of the half when Alev Kelter got a try and conversion.

The second half was an offensive struggle until Levi scored what many thought to be the game-winning try for Australia, but the U.S. women had a bronze-medal winning answer.

The U.S. women had finished no better than fifth in Olympic competition. – Tyler Dragon

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Morocco, Argentina advance to men’s soccer quarterfinal

Morocco seized Group B with a 3-0 win over Iraq, while Argentina advanced with a 2-0 win against Ukraine as both winners reached the Paris Olympics men’s soccer quarterfinal.

Amir Richardson (19’), Soufiane Rahimi (28’) and Abde Ezzalzouli (36’) scored first-half goals for Morocco.

Thiago Almada (47’) and Claudio Echeverri (90+1’) scored for Argentina, which finished second in Group B despite controversially losing 2-1 to Morocco in the opening match. – Safid Deen

Olympic fencing: Team USA women epee group falls short of a medal

Anne Cebula, Katharine Holmes and Hadley Husisian fell short of medaling in epee, finishing the competition in seventh place.

They started the day with two losses because securing a win over Egypt in the seventh-eighth matchup.

Team USA goes for gold in women's gymnastics

Simone Biles and Co. look to add another medal to the tally on Tuesday when they take the floor for the team gymnastics final. USA TODAY Sports will provide live updates, highlights and more from the events.

Olympic water polo: Team USA routs Romania

It was a dominant performance in the pool for Team USA men's water polo on Tuesday, with a 14-8 win over Romania not as close as the score indicated.

Lead by a scorching power play and a hat trick by Alex Bowen, Team USA went on a 7-0 run to start the game before Romania netted its first goal.

Next up: Team USA faces Greece on Thursday at 4:30 a.m. ET in Group A play.

Dearica Hamby, Team USA women's 3x3 basketball team falls to Germany

PARIS — For the first minutes of the U.S. women’s 3x3 team’s opening matchup of the Games against Germany, the quest to repeat gold looked to be on track.

There was a lot of game left to play, though. 

The Americans fell to the Germans, 17-12, as the game lasted the full 10 minutes since neither team reached the 21-point mark. 

Team USA began the game with five straight points before Germany could get on the board. The Germans’ first basket didn’t come until three minutes and 12 seconds into the game. But they took a 6-5 lead on a two-pointer from Elisa Mevius.

Dearica Hambry’s and-one tied the game at 11. Sonja Greinacher nailed a 2-point shot to make it 13-11 with 1:52 left and the Germans hung on from there.

The dagger came on a Marie Reichert two that gave Germany its biggest lead at 16-12. The difference was the shooting beyond the arc. Germany went 4 for 10 while the U.S. was 1 for 8.

Hailey van Lith led the U.S. with six points. — Chris Bumbaca

Team USA basketball: Jayson Tatum will play vs. South Sudan

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — After receiving a “did not play – coach’s decision” against Serbia, U.S. men’s 5x5 basketball player Jayson Tatum will play against South Sudan Wednesday, Coach Steve Kerr said.

Kerr’s decision not to play Tatum, a four-time All-NBA selection including in 2023-24, generated a minor controversy.

“The hardest part of this job is sitting at least a couple of guys who are world-class, some of the very best players on earth," Kerr said. "And on the one hand it makes no sense at all. On the other, I'm asking these guys to just commit to winning one game and then move on to the next one. I have to do the same thing. And so I felt like (against Serbia) those were the combinations that made the most sense. Jason will play (Wednesday).

Kerr anticipated the next question.

“I'm not going to answer your next question, which is if he plays, who doesn't? Kerr said. “But we're going to need him. And part of this job for me is to keep everybody engaged and ready because my experience with this is crazy stuff happens.” – Jeff Zillgitt

USA men's volleyball grits through win, passes 'great test'

The U.S. improved to 2-0 at the Paris Games with a tense – and pivotal – five-set victory Tuesday over Germany, seizing control of their pool and all but ensuring that the Americans will move into the quarterfinals, regardless of what happens in their final preliminary match against Japan.

Their second win of this tournament looked easy for a while. Except then it wasn’t. After dropping the first two sets, Germany rallied to win the next two and force a deciding fifth set. The U.S. prevailed 25-21, 25-17, 17-25, 20-25, 15-11, winning the final set largely because of a 6-0 run that shifted momentum that had built in Germany's favor. That run was ignited by Holt serving consecutive aces.

“I just felt like we needed a little something extra there,” he said. “… This was a great test for our team. In big Olympic moments, this was huge to keep that poise, keep that composure.” – Gentry Estes

Olympic soccer: Egypt beats Spain 2-1, both advance to men’s knockout stage

Ibrahim Adel had a brace, scoring a goal in each half, to fuel Egypt’s 2-1 win against Spain and a first-place finish in Group C. Both teams will advance to the quarterfinals.

Samu Omorodion scored in the 90th minute for Spain, which began the day with a spot in the knockout round already clinched. Spain enters the knockout stage as the Group C runner-up. 

Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan are both eliminated from the Paris Olympics after their 1-1 draw. – Safid Deen

Team USA BMX riders in prime medal position entering finals

PARIS — Team USA's freestyle BMX riders are poised to help extend the United States' lead in the overall medal count after a stellar showing in qualifying Tuesday at the La Concorde Olympic venue. Both men, Marcus Christopher and Justin Dowell, and both women, Hannah Roberts and Perris Benegas, not only qualified for Wednesday's finals, but all four will be seeded fourth or higher among nine competitors in each division.

Roberts will be the No. 1 seed in the women's competition after posting an average score of 91.45. Benegas will be seeded fourth. For the men, Christopher took the No. 2 seed and Dowell the No. 4 seed. Medal rides for the women will begin at 1:10 p.m. Paris time, followed by the men at 2:44 p.m.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the United States led all countries in medals with 20, four more than host-country France (16). – Chase Goodbread

Olympic volleyball: Team USA holds off Germany in five-set thriller

Team USA men's volleyball held off a furious comeback attempt from Germany to win in five sets on Tuesday.

The Americans took the first two sets (25-21, 25-17) before Germany stole the next to to force a deciding fifth set.

In the end, USA emerged victorious and on top of Group C. They play Japan in the final group stage game on Friday, Aug. 2.

Olympic archery: American Catalina Gnoriega knocked out of women's tournament

Team USA's Catalina Gnoriega was knocked out in the second round of the women's archery individual tournament, winning her opening match Tuesday before letting one get away in the round of 32.

Gnoriega swept Germany's Katharina Bauer 6-0 in the opening round and missed a chance to close out Indonesia's Diananda Choirunisa before ultimately losing 6-5 in overtime.

On her final arrow of regulation, the 21-year-old Gnoriega had a chance to advance with a score of 9 or better. She ended up with an 8, sending the match a one-arrow shootoff: Choirunisa shot a 10, and Gnoriega followed with an 8.

American teammates Casey Kaufhold and Jennifer Munico will shoot Thursday to reach the round of 16. The USA's Brady Ellison begins play in the men's tournament Thursday as well.

The final stages of the women's archery individual event will be Saturday with the men on Sunday. Kaufhold and Ellison will compete together in Friday's mixed team event. – Gentry Estes

Team USA women's rugby team falls to New Zealand, will play for bronze medal

PARIS — Playing in front of a packed house at Stade de France, the U.S. women’s rugby team fell 24-12 to New Zealand in the Olympic semifinal.

The U.S. women’s rugby team knew they were going up against a juggernaut against the defending Olympic champion, and New Zealand outclassed them on the pitch.

Team USA’s Alev Kelter scored the first try of the game. However, New Zealand answered quickly with a try from Stacey Waaka and a conversion to follow.

New Zealand held a slim 7-5 lead at the half.

Waaka opened things up in the second half with another try to push New Zealand’s lead to 12-5 – and the island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean poured it on from there with two more tries.

Kristi Kirshe scored a try late in garbage time for the U.S.

The U.S. women will have a chance to play for the bronze medal against the loser from the Canada vs. Australia match. The bronze medal game is set to begin at 1 p.m. ET. – Tyler Dragon

Bevy of Team USA swimmers advance in Olympic events

Outside of Katie Ledecky's dominance, a number of Olympic swimmers also advanced in the pool.

• In the men's 200 meter butterfly, Thomas Heilman advances to the semifinal round with a time of 1:55.74, good for 11th place.
• Jack Alexy had the fastest time in the 100 meter freestyle heats, posting a 47.57.
• In the women's 100 meter freestyle, Torri Huske (53.53) and Gretchen Walsh (53.54) had the seventh- and eighth-fastest times, punching their tickets to the semifinal rounds.
• Josh Matheny (2:10.39) and Matt Fallon (2:10.49) move on the in men's 200 meter breaststroke, with the 10th and 11th fastest times, respectively.
• The Team USA 4x200 meter freestyle relay team of Drew Kibler, Brooks Curry, Blake Pieroni, and Chris Giuliano won their first heat and posted the second fastest time overall, advancing to the final on Tuesday evening.

Coco Gauff eliminated from singles tennis competition following controversial ruling

PARIS – Tennis star Coco Gauff, who was chosen as the Olympic opening ceremony flag bearer for Team USA, is out of the women’s singles competition after losing 7-6, 6-2 to Donna Vekic of Croatia.

It was a loss that was mired in some controversy. Down 7-6, 3-2 in a match that was tightly contested all the way through, Gauff faced a massive break point at 30-40. As she retreated to hit a backhand, the linesperson made an out call before Gauff swung her racket and she immediately decelerated, causing a miss.

But the chair umpire saw it differently, overruling the out call and awarding the point to Vekic.

A five-minute argument ensued in which Gauff called the tournament supervisor and appeared to be crying, while saying “I feel like I’m getting cheated constantly in this game.”

Gauff still has a chance to take home medals in doubles and mixed doubles, but her performance Tuesday was surprising and disappointing given how solid she looked in the first two rounds of the tournament and her strong track record on the clay of Roland Garros during the French Open. – Dan Wolken

Olympic golf: Star-studded pairings feature Scheffler, McIlroy, Rahm, Schauffele

How about these Olympic men's golf pairings for the first two rounds?

The star-studded group of Scottie Scheffler (USA), Rory McIlroy (Ireland) and Ludvig Aberg (SWE) will tee off together at 4:11 a.m. Eastern time (10:11 a.m. locally) on Thursday and 12:06 p.m. locally on Friday.

In other featured groups: Xander Schauffele (USA) will play alongside Viktor Hovland (Norway) and Jon Rahm (Spain) at 11:55 a.m. locally Thursday.

Collin Morikawa (USA) is in the Thursday 12:06 p.m. pairing with local French favorite Matthieu Pavon (France) and Matt Fitzpatrick (Great Britain) in a group that should enjoy a raucous following at Le Golf National.

And Wyndham Clark (USA) will play at 9:44 a.m. locally Thursday alongside Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) and Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain). – Gentry Estes

Olympic rowing: American moves on to semifinals

Kara Kohler advanced to the semifinals with a second-place finish during the first women's single sculls quarterfinal. She maintained second place throughout the race and finished in 7:34.96, 4.39 seconds behind Australia’s Tara Rigney. New Zealand's Emma Twigg had the fastest time in the quarterfinal at 7:26.89. The semifinals will be Thursday.

Katie Ledecky easily qualifies for 1500m finals

Katie Ledecky's dominance in the 1500-meter freestyle was on full display during Tuesday's preliminary heats.

Along with fellow American Katie Grimes, Ledecky competed in the third and final heat and easily qualified for Wednesday's finals by jumping out to an early lead that only got bigger and bigger over the duration of the race. Ledecky won he heat with a time of 15:47.43, nearly 20 seconds ahead of her closest competitor, Li Bingjie of China.

Grimes did not qualify for the finals.

Coco Gauff in action for Olympic tennis

American women's tennis star Coco Gauff has started her third round match against Donna Vekic of Croatia. Gauff has dominated in Paris so far, dropping a total of only nine games across six sets in three matches -- which includes one doubles match with partner Jessica Pegula.

Olympic boxing: Roscoe Hill falls short

American boxer Roscoe Hill was defeated by France's Billal Bennama in the round of 16 men's at the 51kg division. Hill lost by split decision, 3-2.

Olympics schedule today

Here are some Olympic schedule highlights. Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds in Paris.

(All times Eastern)

• Swimming heats start at 5 a.m. The finals for the women’s 100m backstroke and men’s 100m free are back to back, starting at 4:27 p.m. The final for the men’s 4x200m free relay is at 3:50 p.m. NBC is airing the finals. USA Network is airing heats.
• The women’s gymnastics team final is at 12:15 p.m. Follow our live coverage for full results. NBC is airing.
• Men’s soccer has eight group play matches: Dominican Republic vs. Uzbekistan (9 a.m.), Spain vs. Egypt (9 a.m.), Ukraine vs. Argentina (11 a.m.), Morocco vs. Iraq (11 a.m.), U.S. vs Guinea (1 p.m.), New Zealand vs. France (1 p.m.), Paraguay vs. Mali (3 p.m.), Israel vs. Japan (3 p.m.).
• Men’s basketball has four group stage games: Spain vs. Greece (5 a.m.), Canada vs. Australia (7:30 a.m,.), Japan vs. France (11:15 a.m.), Brazil vs. Germany (3 p.m.).
• 3x3 basketball opens its slate with eight games starting at 11:30 a.m. and running through 4:35 p.m. NBC is airing the U.S. men’s (4:35 p.m.) and women’s games (11:30 a.m.).
• Other sports in action:Archery, badminton, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe slalom, cycling BMX freestyle, equestrian, fencing, handball, judo, rowing, rugby sevens, sailing, shooting, surfing, surfing, table tennis, tennis, volleyball and water polo.

How to watch Olympics today

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.

Medal count today

Our 2024 Paris Olympics medal count tracker updates after every single medal event.

Which U.S. teams are playing at the Olympics today?

(All times Eastern)

• The U.S. women’s gymnastics team competes in the team final at 12:15 p.m. NBC is airing.
• The U.S. men’s volleyball team plays Germany in pool play at 7 a.m.
• The U.S. men’s water polo team plays Romania in group play at 10:35 a.m. USA Network is airing.
• The U.S. women’s 3x3 basketball team plays Germany in pool play at 11:30 a.m. NBC is airing.
• The U.S. women’s gymnastics team competes in the team final at 12:15 p.m. NBC is airing.
• The USMNT plays Guinea in group play at 1 p.m. USA Network is airing.
• The U.S. men’s 3x3 basketball team plays Serbia in pool play at 4:35 p.m. NBC is airing.
• The U.S. is competing in men’s beach volleyball against Morocco at 9 a.m. NBC is airing. The Americans compete again against the Netherlands at 2:15 p.m. E! Is airing.
• The U.S. women's rugby sevens team plays New Zealand in the semifinals at 9:30 a.m. ET. The bronze medal match (1 p.m.) and gold medal match (1:45 p.m.) also take place on Tuesday.

What Olympic medals can be won today?

(All times Eastern)

• Gymnastics: women’s team final (12:15 p.m., NBC)
• Swimming: women’s 100m backstroke (2:57 p.m.), men’s 800m free (3:03 p.m.), men’s 4x200 free relay (3:59 p.m.) NBC airing all the finals.
• Surfing: men’s bronze (8:12 p.m.), women’s bronze (8:53 p.m.), men’s gold (9:34 p.m.), women’s gold (10:15 p.m.) NBC airing the finals.
• Shooting: 10m air pistol mixed team bronze (3:30 a.m.), 10m air pistol mixed team gold (4 a.m., USA Network), trap men’s final (9:30 a.m.).
• Fencing: epee team bronze match (1:30 p.m.), women’s epee team gold match (2:30 p.m.)
• Rugby Sevens: women’s bronze match (1 p.m. E!), women’s gold match (1:35 p.m., E!)
• Judo: Six medal matches (11:18 a.m. start)
• Table tennis: mixed doubles bronze (7:30 a.m.), mixed doubles gold (8:30 a.m.)
• Triathlon: men’s (2 a.m., USA Network)

Olympic swimming schedule today

(All times Eastern)

• Heats for the following events start at 5 a.m.: men’s 200m fly, 100m free, 200m breaststroke, 4x200m free relay; women’s 1,500m free, 100m free
• Semifinals for the following events start in the afternoon: men’s 100m free (2:30 p.m.), men’s 200m fly (2:41 p.m.), women’s 100m free (3:25 p.m.), men’s 200m breaststroke (3:46 p.m.)
• Today’s finals: women’s 100m backstroke (2:57 p.m.), men’s 800m free (3:03 p.m.), men’s 4x200m free relay

When does Katie Ledecky swim next?

With one medal already secured, American swimming star Katie Ledecky goes for her first gold of the 2024 Paris Games as the overwhelming favorite in the 1500-meter freestyle.

Ledecky, 27, is undefeated in the 1500 in her professional career, having won five world titles and the first-ever Olympic gold medal in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Because of the length of the race and the endurance it requires, the 1500 free preliminaries and final will be held over a two-day span, with heats being held Tuesday.— Steve Gardner

Men's triathlon postponed due to Seine pollution levels

PARIS — Pollution in the Seine river forced Olympic organizers on Tuesday to postpone the men's triathlon event, threatening to derail a centerpiece of the Paris Games where a massive, $1.5 billion clean-up effort aimed to allow athletes to compete in the notoriously dirty waterway that runs through the heart of the city.

A statement issued by Paris 2024 and World Triathlon said tests showed the water quality in the Seine was still below an acceptable standard for a race day. The men's race has been postponed to Wednesday at 10:45 a.m. local time (4:45 a.m. ET), immediately following the women's event, which is scheduled for 8 a.m.

Both triathlons remain subject to water tests complying with the established World Triathlon thresholds for swimming, and the original contingency competition day of Friday, Aug. 2 also remains in place, the World Triathlon statement said. — Kim Hjelmgaard

Olympic swimming today: What to watch

In the pool, American Bobby Finke is the reigning Olympic champion in the men’s 800-meter free. In Paris he likely will be challenged by Australia’s Samuel Short and Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen.

Olympic gymnastics today: What to watch

It’s the day of the women’s team final and the Americans have had this one circled on their calendars. In Tokyo, Simone Biles withdrew from the team event after struggling on vault. The Americans went on to win silver behind Russia (or ROC as the team was called). It was the first time since the 2010 world championships that the Americans did not win the team title at a worlds or Olympics. For the Paris Olympics, Russia is not allowed to compete as a team. Led by Biles, the U.S. won the gold at the 2023 world championships followed by Brazil (silver) and France (bronze).

How Stephen Nedoroscik delivered on pommel horse to seal US gymnastics' Olympic bronze

PARIS — Hours before the men's gymnastics team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Stephen Nedoroscik solved a Rubik's Cube in 9.32 seconds. It's a hobby of his. And that time, for context, is quite impressive. "Good omen," he wrote on Instagram.

It was indeed.

In arguably the most pressure-packed situation that one could imagine in men's gymnastics − the last routine of the last rotation of the Olympic final − Nedoroscik delivered in a big way Monday night, putting together a smooth, confident showing on pommel horse that wrapped up the bronze medal for the U.S. men's gymnastics team. — Tom Schad

➤ Social media reacts to StephenNedoroscik's bronze medal-clinching routine

Best of 'ArtButMakeItSports' at the Olympics

The Olympics are always among the most talked about events in the world every four years, and with such attention comes an abundance of entertaining content from the masses.

Among them is the social media account @ArtButMakeItSports. — Austin Curtright

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