Olympic men's champion Novak Djokovic talks about his gold medal win at the Paris Games. Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in straight sets to win his first gold medal. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.
, Kenny Bednarek and Fred Kerly will compete in the 100-meter semifinal heats, but if they advance, they'll go for the gold against stiff competition in tonight's final.
The result, however, is a Games where she and her fellow Team USA gymnasts are clearly in a better place than at Tokyo 2021. “You could look back and see a lot of the girls not really having a lot of fun and not smiling,” she said. “And this time we’re celebrating after every turn, going up and hugging everybody.”
Ngamba left Cameroon for the U.K. with her mother and brother when she was just 11, where she said she struggled with the English-language. She is also openly gay, something she could not be in her country of origin as homosexuality is illegal in Cameroon. The race for a vault medal came down to tenths of a point, the equivalent of a foot shuffle upon landing. Artur Davtyan earned Armenia their second ever Olympic gymnastics medal. The only other one also belongs to him.24 hours after winning the first Olympic medal for Philippines, Carlos Yulo has won a second gold, this time in vault.
Meanwhile, Djokovic has just about every honor in tennis except Olympic gold. He is halfway there to getting it, but facing an uphill climb as winning each point becomes a Herculean task for either player.This is 23-year-old Smith's second Olympic Games, finishing 10th in this event in Tokyo, and her medal follows yesterday's men's skeet event in which Team USA's Vincent Hancock and Conner Prince took gold and silver.
She had the advantage of going last, which gave her the opportunity to perform the most strategic routine possible. Lee earned a 14.800 with a slightly more conservative routine, clinching her second consecutive bronze in the event.Upon landing her dismount on her signature event, Kaylia Nemour couldn't keep the emotion from her face.
After narrowly missing the all-around podium Thursday, Italy's Alice D'Amato had a strong showing in Sunday's uneven bars final, earning a 14.733. The athletes are out warming up for the uneven bars, and Team USA's big hope, Suni Lee, just got a huge reaction from the Stars and Stripes-waving section of the crowd when her name was called out.
Qiu was the likely contender for silver heading into Paris, but she's struggled with consistency throughout these Games, notably falling in the all-around final Thursday in her signature event. Carlos Alcaraz has fought back to make it even at 3-3 in the first set of the gold medal match against Novak Djokovic.
The packed house at Roland Garros' Court Philippe-Chatrier erupted moments earlier when Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic made their way onto the court. McLaughlin-Levrone, the defending Olympic champion, has rewritten the record books in this event, breaking her own world record at the U.S. Olympic trials earlier this year. Bol then went on to run the third-fastest time ever in the event last month, setting up a tantalizing clash at these Games.
This will be a rematch of last month's Wimbledon final with Alcaraz the comfortable straight-sets victor on the grass in London. It was miraculous that Djokovic was even at Wimbledon, let alone the final, with it coming a matter of weeks after Djokovic underwent knee surgery.Grant Holloway, the three-time reigning World Champion, is safely through to the semifinals of the men’s 110m hurdles, but there was a bizarre moment involving one of his Team USA teammates.
Holloway, Roberts and Crittenden have run the three quickest times in the world this year, and there is hope that Team USA could sweep the podium in this event. Lin Yu-ting won her quarterfinal bout against Bulgarian Svetlana Staneva in a unanimous decision that assured a medal for the featherweight representing Chinese Taipei.IOC has staunchly defended the boxers, saying concerns over their gender are baseless. The IBA has since been called into question, with USA BoxingHuge news from the Stade de France with Jamaica's Shericka Jackson pulling out of the 200-meter, minutes before the heats this morning.
“She showed me in real time growing up what it’s like to go after your dreams and to achieve them, and to become successful,” Thomas, 27, told NBC News. “I watched her just achieve all of that by herself and while raising us.”With 20 gold medals due to be handed out today, Team USA is hoping to bring in a big medal haul with superstar Noah Lyles headlining one of the most eagerly-anticipated events of the Games — the men's 100-meters.
Bobby Finke goes in the men's 1500m freestyle as he looks to defend his Olympic title. Team USA and Australia are also expected to clash for gold in the women's 50m freestyle and the women's 4x100m medley relay.
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