2024 Paris Olympics
Live Blog EndedAug 9, 2024

Sha'Carri Richardson and Gabby Thomas lead Team USA to track gold, women's basketball advances to finals

The U.S. continued to improve its medal standing Friday, and advance toward finals in sports including women's basketball.

What to Know

  • Team USA track stars Sha'Carri Richardson and Gabby Thomas led the U.S. women's relay to gold in the 4x100-meter final.
  • Spain triumphed over host team France 5-3 in a wild final of the men's soccer tournament, becoming the first European gold medal team in the sport at the Olympics in 32 years.
  • USA women’s basketball won its 60th-consecutive Olympic game with a 85-64 victory over Australia in the semis. They will play for an eighth straight Olympic gold medal and tenth overall on Sunday.
  • Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's Paris Olympics run culminated Friday with a gold-medal win over Yang Liu of China in the women’s welterweight division.
  • Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old sprinter, made history this morning in the first round of the 4x400 relay by becoming the youngest U.S. male to compete in track at the Olympics.
  • Rai Benjamin took gold in the 400-meter hurdles, improving over his silver medal in Tokyo.

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