Steph, LeBron lead Team USA men's basketball to fifth gold; track stars break relay records

Team USA's Noah Lyles, who tested positive for Covid at the Paris Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 200m with a fever of around 102 degrees, shared good news on social media on Saturday: he's Covid-free.

Nikola Jokic has been great all tournament, but this was a masterclass: 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting with 12 rebounds and 11 assists to zero turnovers, unguardable in the post and spraying passes most other players (much less most other big men) wouldn't even consider. 

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With only a few events left in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Team USA is on top of the medal ranking. The U.S. has more medals than any other nation, with 122. China (90) has the next highest number of medals.

Throughout the Games, the U.S. and China have traded off the title of most gold medals. Currently, the U.S. (38) trails China (39).

Some major wins for the U.S. today include the men's and women's 4x400m relays, men's basketball gold medal game and women's soccer gold medal match.

There are a few events tomorrow that will determine the final medal standings. The U.S. has several opportunities to pass China, including women's volleyball and women's basketball gold medal matches.

Team USA men's basketball is golden for five straight Olympics.

The U.S. beat France 98-87 in the gold medal game Friday in what was a tightly contested match -- until Steph Curry called his shot.

Curry hit four straight threes down the stretch, including a stunning heave, to close the door shut on a potential France comeback. He ended the game with 24 points on 8 of 14 shots overall, with 8 of 13 coming from deep.

Victor Wembanyama led France with 26 points, but there wasn't enough support from elsewhere.

The U.S. had also beat France 87-82 in the Tokyo gold medal game.

IOC president Thomas Bach says the Olympics will be “best served with a change in leadership" and he plans to leave office next year.

Bach has led the International Olympic Committee since September 2013 and his 12-year limit was due to expire next year. But the members asked him last year to consider changing IOC rules to let him remain in office.

The 70-year-old Bach on Saturday said the IOC needed a new leader who could steer the Olympics through an increasingly digital and political world.

The U.S. took a 61-47 lead during the third quarter, but France did not let things worsen from there.

Instead, France cut it to single digits and trailed 72-66 entering the fourth. Nando de Colo took advantage of a sloppy pass, which led to a Kevin Durant goaltend at the buzzer.

Devin Booker still led the U.S. in scoring with 13, while LeBron James and Steph Curry got up to 12. Durant added 10.

Evan Fournier also came alive for France after a scoreless first half, dropping eight points off the bench. Victor Wembanyama led Les Bleus with 20 points.

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The intensity increased in the second quarter, but the U.S. took a double-digit lead toward the end.

It ended 49-41 in favor of the U.S. after France's Guerschon Yabusele hit a buzzer-beating layup over Anthony Davis.

Devin Booker led the U.S. with 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting, while LeBron James had seven points, five rebounds, two assists, one steal and a block. Steph Curry and Kevin Durant each hit two 3-pointers.

Yabusele led France with 15 points after a dominant quarter, including an and-1 poster dunk on James. Victor Wembanyama added 13 points despite sitting for most of the second.

Joel Embiid did not play in the second after starting the game, with Bam Adebayo seeing the majority of minutes at the 5.

LeBron James was on the wrong end of a poster dunk in the second quarter as he attempted to take a charge. Guerschon Yabusele found an opening in Team USA's defense and rose up for a thunderous jam over James, who was called for a blocking foul as well.

Yabusele, the 16th overall pick of the Boston Celtics in 2016 who's been out of the NBA for several years, has impressed for France during these Games.

Team USA dominated in the women's 4x400m relay, taking home its eighth consecutive gold in the event.

Shamier Little accelerated from the start of the race, and her lead was only widened by Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. Team USA was so far ahead, broadcasters struggled to capture McLaughlin-Levrone and her fellow racers in the same frame. McLaughlin-Levrone's lead was maintained by Gabby Thomas and Alexis Holmes.

Holmes crossed the finish line at 3:15.27, four seconds before the Netherlands, who came in second.

Team USA's Masai Russell earned gold in the women's 100m hurdles final in a thrilling finish.

The 24-year-old from Maryland crossed the finish line just a hundredth of a second ahead of French hurdler Cyrena Samba-Mayela in a photo-finish win. 

The U.S. women are back on top!

After a disappointing appearance in Tokyo, the refreshed USWNT and new coach Emma Hayes stormed through the Paris tournament, once again delivering a gold medal performance.

Team USA has a medal in men's breaking.

Victor, after losing in the semifinal, took bronze over Japan's Shigekix with a straightforward 3-0 win.

Canada's Phil Wizard similarly swept France's Dany Dann, who eliminated Victor, for gold.

Team USA won gold in dominating fashion on Saturday in the women's 4x400m relay at the Paris Olympics.

The Netherlands took silver, while Great Britain earned bronze.

Shamier Little, Gabby Thomas, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Alexis Holmes ran for Team USA; their time of 3:15.27 just missed a world record.

Team USA's quartet of Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon and Rai Benjamin combined to win gold in the men's 4x400m relay final.

The final lap of the race featured a showdown between USA's 400m gold medalist in Benjamin and Botswana's 200m Olympic champion in Letsile Tebogo. The two runners received the batons at around the same time, but it was Benjamin who crossed the finish line first in an Olympic record time 2:54.43 -- ahead of Tebogo in 2:54.53.

Great Britain took bronze in 2:55.83.

New Zealand's Hamish Kerr beat USA's Shelby McEwen in an epic jump-off, giving Kerr the gold and McEwen the silver in the men's high jump.

After both jumpers missed their first two jumps in the jump-off, the bar was lowered to 2.34 meters. McEwen went first, and appeared to be positioned to make it -- but his backside nicked the bar, knocking it over.

Kerr jumped next -- and cleared the bar with room to spare, clinching the gold medal.

For McEwen, it was the performance of a lifetime on the biggest stage. He twice bested his best jump ever. He matched his best finish at a world championship, but that was a meet without several marquee competitors. At Tokyo, he didn't even crack the top 10, finishing 12th.

U.S. men's breaker Victor will have to settle for potentially a bronze medal.

Victor was eliminated 2-1 to France's Dany Dann in the semifinals. Dany Dann had eliminated fellow U.S. breaker Jeffro by the same score in the quarterfinals.

Victor will meet either Japan's Shigekix or Canada's Phil Wizard for bronze.

Neither USA's Shelby McEwen nor New Zealand's Hamish Kerr could clear 2.38 meters in the men's high jump -- which means the two jumpers are tied for first place.

And they both have missed five total jumps during the competition -- which means the tiebreaker is tied.

So they'll go to a jump-off. Or will they? As we learned in Tokyo, in a tie, the two athletes can decide to share the gold medal. That's what Qatar's Mutaz Barshim and Italy's Giancarlo Tamberi did in 2021.

Now, we wait to see what McEwen and Kerr decide

Team USA's Megumi Field and Jaime Czarkowski, who briefly sat in first place, are now in fifth place in artistic swimming's team duet.

Strong performances with high difficulty moved the scoring needle at the top of the field.

Current standings at the top:

• Austria
• Ukraine
• Greece
• Japan
• United States

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Shelby McEwen thrust his arm in the air, tears coming out of his eyes.

Moments after avoiding elimination by clearing 2.34 meters on his last chance, McEwen cleared 2.36 on his first attempt -- setting a new personal best on the second consecutive jump.

The jump clinched a medal. Now he just needs to figure out whether it will be gold or silver.

McEwen and New Zealand's Hamish Kerr were the only two able to clear the jump. Qatar's Mutaz Barshim, the defending gold medalist, took bronze after failing to clear the jump.

On his last attempt at 2.34 meters, USA's Shelby McEwen cleared the bar -- setting a new personal best and keeping his medal hopes alive.

As the bar rises to 2.36 meters, only four jumpers remain -- including defending gold medalist Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar.

Italy's Stefano Sottile and New Zealand's Hamish Kerr round out the field.

Faith Kipyegon of Kenya won gold on Saturday in the women's 1500m at the Paris Olympics with an Olympic record time of 3:51.29.

Jessica Hull of Australia took silver, while Georgia Bell of Great Britain earned bronze.

It was Kipyegon's third consecutive Olympic gold in the event.

Team USA's Nikki Hiltz and Elle St. Pierre finished seventh and eighth, respectively.

The U.S. can get some revenge in the semifinals of the men's breaking competition.

U.S. breaker Victor easily dominated Kazakhstan's Amir 3-0, putting him in the semifinal against France's Dany Dann.

Dany Dann eliminated fellow U.S. breaker Jeffro in the first quarterfinal, so it'll be Team USA vs. France once again for a spot in the gold medal match.

Shelby McEwen is no longer perfect. But the American high jumper still has a shot at a medal.

On his first attempt at clearing 2.34 meters, his shoulder knocked off the bar. He's got two more chances to clear the jump. His personal best is 2.33.

Three of the six remaining jumpers have cleared the 2.34 height, so if he doesn't get it on either of the next two jumps, he will not win a medal.

Grant Fisher just became the first American man to ever medal in both the 10,000m and 5000m at the same Olympics after a third-place finish in the latter event.

Fisher, who earned 10,000m bronze earlier in these Games, surged past multiple runners on the final straightaway of the 12.5-lap 5000m final to win bronze in 13:15.13.

Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen captured gold in 13:13.66 and Kenya's Ronald Kwemoi took silver in 13:15.04.

Team USA men's breaker Jeffro is out of the competition after falling to Dany Dann of France in the first quarterfinal matchup Saturday.

Dann won 2-1 to move onto the semifinal.

The U.S. still has its second breaker, Victor, in the competition. Victor is taking on Kazakhstan's Amir in the second quarterfinal.

Jordan Chiles' bronze medal-winning score has been reversed by an Olympic court, after officials ruled in favor of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, which challenged a last-minute change that saw Chiles take third.

According to the ruling, the Romanian committee argued that a controversial inquiry from Team USA coaches following the results of the floor final, which led to an unexpected rise in Chiles' score, was made after the one-minute deadline and should not have been allowed.

The International Gymnastics Federation and Tribunal Arbitral du Sport, or Court of Arbitration for Sport, ruled the timing was in fact after the one-minute deadline and voted to reverse Chiles' score, leaving her in fourth place.

"The inquiry submitted on behalf of Ms Jordan Chiles in the Final of the women’s Floor exercise was raised after the conclusion of the one-minute deadline provided by article 8.5 of the 2024 FIG Technical Regulations and is determined to be without effect," the ruling states. "The initial score of 13.666 given to Ms Jordan Chiles in the final of the women’s Floor exercise shall be reinstated."

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Shelby McEwen's hopes of breaking America's 12-year high jump medal drought remain alive.

Shelby cleared the first three heights in the men's high jump final on just three jumps -- one of four jumpers perfect so far.

Four other jumpers advanced, but needed two attempts to clear 2.27 meters.

Four jumpers have been knocked out -- including Italian star Gianmarco Tamberi, who competed hours after leaving the emergency room with acute kidney pain.

Italian star Gianmarco Tamberi won't make it from the emergency room to the podium.

Tamberi, the popular Italian high jumper who won the hearts of people around the world both in Tokyo and Paris, found himself in acute kidney pain this week -- even needing to go to the emergency room hours before the high jump final.

Still, he tried. He made it to the competition despite the illness, and needed all three attempts to clear 2.22 meters. At 2.27 meters, though, he failed all three attempts.

Tamberi has found his way into the headlines with heartwarming stories in the past two Olympics.

Three years ago in Tokyo, he became a sensation when he tied Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim in the high jump -- and rather than go to a jump-off, the two friends decided to share the gold medal.

Team USA's Masai Russell took gold in the women's 100m hurdles at the Stade de France with a time of 12.33.

France's Cyréna Samba-Mayela came in second for silver at 12.34.

The defending gold medalist from the Tokyo Olympics, Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn took bronze with 12.36.

 World record holder Tobi Amusan shockingly failed to make the finals of the event earlier in the week.

USA's Kyle Douglas Dake is a bronze medalist.

The American star took down Serbia's Khetag Tsabolov 10-4 on Saturday.

Dake, 33, has another bronze medal to his name, competing in the same event at 2020 Tokyo. 

Don't count out Gianmarco Tamberi.

Hours before competing in the high jump, the Italian star posted a photo on Instagram from the emergency room -- saying he's been suffering from severe pain from 'kidney colic.'

Tamberi made it to the stadium, but he clearly wasn't up to his usual standard: The defending gold medalist needed three attempts to clear 2.22 meters, and failed on his first attempt at 2.27.

He's got two more chances to clear 2.27 and stay in the competition.

Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya won gold on Saturday in the men's 800m at the Paris Olympics.

Marco Arop of Canada took silver, while Djamel Sedjati of Algeria earned bronze.

Team USA's Bryce Hoppel finished fourth.

The high jump finals are underway, and one American is in the hunt for a medal: Shelby McEwen

McEwen cleared his first jump, at 2.17 meters.

The US hasn't won a high jump medal since 2012.

Team USA’s Alexis Blades is going for gold.

The American star defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Aiperi Medet Kyzy 8-6 in the women’s freestyle 76kg semifinal match on Saturday.

Blades will now take on the winner of Colombia’s Tatiana Rentería and Japan’s Yuka Kagami for the gold medal. 

The United States national team, once again, is the gold standard of women's soccer.

The USWNT ended its Olympic gold medal drought on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Brazil in the women's soccer final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Mallory Swanson scored the winning goal, receiving a through ball in the box from Korbin Albert and firing into the back of the net in the 57th minute.

U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher secured the gold when she made a leaping, one-handed save at the far post off a header in the box during the fourth minute of added time.

For the U.S., which won four of the first five gold medals after women's soccer debuted at the Olympics in 1996, it's the first gold medal since 2012. The drought included the team' only failure to reach the podium during the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze-medal finish three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics.

The United States' Kyle Snyder fell to Bahrain's Akhmed Tazhudinov in the men's freestyle 97-kilogram semifinal on Saturday.

Snyder will now face Azerbaijan's Magomedkhan Magomedov for a bronze medal.

Americans Jeffro and Victor are headed to the B-Boys quarterfinals.

Jeffro will take on France’s Danny Dann in quarterfinal 1 while Victor will face Kazakhstan's Amir in quarterfinal 2.

Quarterfinal 3 will feature Japan’s Shigekix vs. Netherlands’ Menno while quarterfinal 4 will highlight Netherlands’ Lee and Canada’s Phil Wizard. 

The quarterfinals kick off at 2 p.m. ET/ 11 a.m. PT.

One of four events in the pentathlon is the laser run, in which athletes alternate between running and shooting a laser pistol along a 3 kilometer course, stopping four times throughout the run to shoot at five targets from 10 meters.

It was a golden opportunity for Mallory Swanson.

The USWNT star received a through ball into the box from Korbin Albert with no defenders between her and the goal. Swanson took two touches on the ball before firing into the back of the net to give the U.S. a 1-0 lead over Brazil in the 57th minute of the women's soccer final.

The U.S. is now roughly 30 minutes away from reclaiming Olympic gold.

Team USA will have a representative in the men's high jump final Saturday.

Shelby McEwen, 28, is chasing his first Olympic medal in Paris after debuting in Tokyo. In Tokyo, McEwen reached the final but finished 12th.

The Mississippi native, who will be competing in a 12-man field, has a season-best score of 2.33. That is tied for the third-best score in the event, so McEwen has a chance to make the podium.

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In the final battle of round-robin play, USA’s Victor defeated Japan's Hiro10 2-0 (14-4) in Group A to book a spot in the breaking B-Boys quarterfinals. 

In Group C, USA’s Jeffro tied  Korea’s Hongten 1-1  (11-7). Jeffro already punched a ticket into the knockout stage in the previous round.

The B-Boys quarterfinals are set for 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT.

Team USA men's and women's basketball have done the double in several previous Olympic Games.

The double, which in this instance means both the men's and women's teams win gold in a respective competition, can be a rare occurrence.

It's not in basketball, though, due to the Americans' typical dominance in both the men's and women's fields.

This year, though, France has a chance, too: The U.S. faces France in both the men's and women's gold medal games.

It's the first time in Olympic history both gold medal basketball games will feature the same teams.

The USWNT and Brazil are scoreless at the half of the women's final.

Mallory Swanson gave the U.S. its best scoring opportunity in a one-on-one situation in the 26th minute but was unable to finish. U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher later kept the game scoreless with a beautiful save on a shot by Brazil's Gabi Portilho in the second minute of added time.

Brazil held possession for 56.1% of the half, putting three shots on goal. A goal by Brazil’s Ludmila da Silva was negated by an offsides call in the 16th minute. The U.S. was unable to capitalize on four corner kicks in the first half.

The USWNT, which has won four Olympic gold medals, is looking for its first trip to the top of the podium since 2012. Brazil is seeking its first women’s soccer gold medal.   

Lydia Ko completes the set and wins a gold medal in Paris. Ko won a bronze in Tokyo and silver in Rio. Ko had a 5-shot lead through 10 holes, but the rest of the field caught up, making it close at the end. Ko 1-under for the round and 10-under for the tournament, two shots better than Germany's Esther Henseleit, who captured the silver medal. China's Xiyu Lin came in at 7-under, good enough for a bronze medal.

Americans Rose Zhang (-5) and defending gold medalist Nelly Korda (-1) were in contention at the start of the final round, but couldn't keep the medals in sight.

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The USWNT has a new wingman.

Tom Cruise is in the stands for Saturday's women's soccer final between the U.S. and Brazil.

The "Top Gun" star, rumored to be taking part in Sunday's Closing Ceremony, has attended multiple Olympic events. And Maverick isn't the only captain in attendance.

The former captain of the USWNT Megan Rapinoe is also in the stands with former teammates Tobin Heath and Ali Krieger.

It looked as if Brazil had struck first against the USWNT in the women's soccer final.

Ludmila da Silva beat top U.S. defender Naomi Girma off the dribble in the box and fired into the back of the net in the 16th minute, but the goal was waived off when she was called for offsides.

With the U.S. unable to capitalize on multiple set pieces, the game remains scoreless in the 25th minute.

In the next round of B-Boys round-robin play, Jeffro took down Lagaet 2-0 (14-4) in Group C.

Victor followed up with another winning performance in Group A, securing the victory over Lithe-ing 2-0 (15-13).

The Americans are back in action for the next round-robin battle coming up shortly. 

Let the breaking Games begin!

In the battle between Japan's Shigeyuki Nakarai “Shigekix" and USA’s Victor Montalvo “Victor,” the two split rounds, with Shigekix ultimately taking the 12-6 win in overall votes in Group A #1.

In Group C #5, Jeffrey Louis “Jeffro" won 2-0 (14-4) over Gaëtan Rodrigue Alin “Lagaet.”

The Americans are back in action for the next round-robin battle coming up soon. 

At the start of this second-to-last day of the Olympics, the U.S. and China were dead even in the gold medal race.

But China now has three new golds today; the U.S. has none.

After a gold in weightlifting early this morning, China just added golds in diving and rhythmic gymnastics.

The current total: China 36, USA 33.

The U.S. still has several chances at gold today, highlighted by the U.S. women's soccer team and men's basketball team, who both play in gold medal games this afternoon.

It was a day of firsts for both China and Israel, as both countries received their first-ever medals in rhythmic gymnastics group all-around.

Team China is taking home the gold and Israel won a silver medal. Italy is taking a second consecutive bronze after also finishing third in Tokyo.

China was in a strong position after the hoops portion of the event, receiving a top score of 36.950. Defending champions Bulgaria dropped hoop during their routine, losing some points and pushing them down into seventh in the ranking. China then had the third-highest score in the ribbons and balls program, which was enough to secure them the gold.

Nevin Harrison came a nanosecond short of defending her gold medal in the women's Canoe Sprint 200-meter event, losing in a photo finish to Canada's Katie Vincent. 

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Jonathan Healy, the 6-foot-6 taekwondo competitor from Texas known as Big Jon, lost to Chieck Sallah of the Ivory Coast in a heavyweight quarterfinal match, 2-0.

Sallah, at 6-foot-2, was smaller but faster, and used his speed to make up for the height difference.

Sallah took the first round, 4-2, thanks to a three-point head kick. He won the second round, 1-0, with a one-point body punch with one minute left. Healy nearly connected on a head kick in the final seconds of the second round, but a review showed that his foot just missed Sallah's face.

In his first Olympics, Healy reached the quarterfinals of a world championship for just the second time in his career. But he ran up against Sallah, a defending world champion and 2016 Olympic champion.

Healy may not be done: If Sallah reaches the finals, Healy will get a spot in the repechage round, and have a chance at a bronze medal with two more wins.

With 9 holes to play, New Zealand's Lydia Ko continues to lead the way for gold at 11-under. China's Rouning Yin is in the silver medal position at 7-under. Team USA's Nelly Korda is 6 shots back from the leader, but only 1 shot back from the bronze medal position. American Rose Zhang started the day 2 shots back of the lead but has faltered and is now 8 shots back from Ko.

Team USA will have two representatives in the men's breaking qualifiers Saturday, with the medal matches slated for later in the day.

The two Olympians are Victor and Jeffro, with the former opening the competition against Japan's Shigekix in Group A action.

Japan's Ami Yuasa won the gold on the women's side of the field Friday. Neither of the two U.S. women breakers made the podium.

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Team USA’s Nevin Harrison is taking home a medal.

The American star earned silver in the women’s canoe single 200-meter final on Saturday with a time of 44.13.

Harrison made history in Tokyo, becoming the first American woman to win gold in an Olympic canoe sprint event. She is now the most decorated U.S. woman in canoe sprint with two medals. 

The "Redeem Team" of U.S soccer is one win away from completing its mission.

The U.S. women's national team will play Brazil on Saturday in the gold-medal match of the 2024 Paris Olympics, looking to reclaim Team USA's once familiar spot atop the podium. The final is set for 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT on NBC and Peacock. 

Watch the USWNT vs. Brazil gold medal game live

The U.S. won four of the first five gold medals after women's soccer debuted at the Olympics in 1996. The team failed to reach the podium for the first time at the 2016 Rio Olympics and took bronze three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics. Then came a disappointing World Cup finish last year, with the U.S. falling in a round-of-16 loss to Sweden.

Enter new head coach Emma Hayes and a youthful roster of players hungry for their first taste of Olympic gold — led by the frontline trio of Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson and Sophia Smith, who have combined for nine of the 11 U.S. goals in Paris.

In front of a raucous home crowd, France knocked off top-ranked Poland to defend its men's volleyball gold medal.

The French took all three sets, 25-19, 25-20, 25-23, then celebrated by forming a circle and jumping together on court.

It's the second consecutive Olympics gold medal for France, which had never won a men's volleyball medal before the Tokyo.

Poland's silver medal is the country's first men's volleyball medal since 1976. The Polish knocked out the United States in the semifinals, and the U.S. beat Italy for the bronze yesterday.

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China is back ahead in the back-and-forth race for most gold medals in Paris.

Huanhua Liu won a gold medal in the 102kg weightlifting competition, giving China 34 total gold medals -- one more than the United States.

The U.S. still leads the total medal count, with 113 medals, compared to China's 84.

Both the US and China have multiple medal opportunities remaining before tomorrow's Closing Ceremony -- this race will come down to the wire.

U.S. weightlifter Wes Kitts was unable to medal in the men's 102-kilogram division.

The 34-year-old from Tennessee placed eighth in the competition after lifting 172kg in snatch and 202kg in clean-and-jerk for a combined total weight of 374kg.

Huanhua Liu of China won gold with a total of 406 (186 in snatch/220 in clean-and-jerk). Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan took silver with a 404 (185/219) and Yauheni Tsikhantsou of the Individual Neutral Athletes took bronze with a total of 402 (183/219).

Kitts, at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, placed eighth in the 109kg division.

Kyle Frederick and Kennedy Blades continued their march through the freestyle wrestling tournament.

Wrestling on adjacent mats at the same time, Frederick and Blades both beat Cubans to advance to the semifinals. Frederick beat Arturo Silot Torres at 97-kilogram, and Blades beat Milaimy de la Caridad Marin Potrille at 76-kilogram.

Frederick spent some time feeling out Silot Torres before going for the kill. Frederick scored first with a point late in the first round, and took the one-point lead into the break. Early in the second round, though, he flipped Silot Torres and pinned him for a 5-0 win.

Meanwhile, Blades survived a nail-biter against Marin Potrille. After taking a 4-1 lead midway in the second round, Marin Potrille nearly pulled off the comeback in the match's final seconds. Marin Potrille got on top of Blades for two points with five seconds left, and tried to grab Blades' leg to position her for another point, but Blades escaped the hold as time expired.

Frederick and Blades will both wrestle for medals later this afternoon.

Brooke Raboutou has won her first sport climbing Olympic medal in the women's boulder and lead sport climbing final. It’s the first medal an American woman has won in the sport in its second Games.

Raboutou is taking home the silver, reigning combined Olympic champion Janja Garnbret of Slovenia will again take the gold and Jessica Pilz of Austria is taking the bronze.

The 23-year-old from Boulder, Colorado, made her Olympic debut in Tokyo, where she finished fifth in women's combined sport climbing. She also finished second overall in boulder, sixth in lead and seventh in speed.

Raboutou has been climbing since the age of 2, with a pedigree in climbing — both her parents were world champion climbers in the 90s.

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Brooke Raboutou is set to win her first Olympic medal in sport climbing — now the question is what color medal will that be?

With two climbers set to go, Raboutou is in the lead with 156 points.

Nikola Jokic had a rare Olympic triple-double in more ways than one on Saturday.

The three-time NBA MVP had 19 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Serbia to a 93-83 win over France in the bronze-medal game at the Paris Olympics. It was just the fifth triple-double in the history of men's basketball at the Olympics. It helped Serbia capture its second medal in the sport, having won silver in 2016 during Jokic's Olympic debut.

That gives Jokic another rare Olympic "triple-double" by making him one of only three players with three NBA MVP awards and two Olympic medals. The other two? Michael Jordan and LeBron James. 

James has recorded two triple-doubles in the Olympics, including just two days ago against Jokic with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the United States' comeback semifinal victory. Sasha Belov of the Soviet Union posted the first Olympic triple double in the 1976 Munich Games. James posted his first at the 2012 London Olympics and Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic had a triple double for Slovenia three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics. 

Serbia, in the bronze-medal victory, had six players in double figures, with Vasilije Micic scoring 19 and Bogdan Bogdanovic adding 16. Franz Wagner had 18 points to lead Germany, which was seeking its first Olympic medal in men's basketball.

The leaders have teed off and all groups are now on the course for the final round of the women's tournament.

New Zealand's Lydia Ko and Switzerland's Morgane Metraux are tied at the top at 9-under. Ko is looking to complete the set as she won a bronze medal in Tokyo and a silver in Rio. American Rose Zhang sits two strokes behind them, and defending gold medalist Nelly Korda is at 5-under through two holes.

Two Americans will wrestle in quarterfinal matches later this morning, and they'll both face Cubans.

Kennedy Blades, the 20-year-old sensation who won her first Olympic match in stunning fashion this morning, will face Milaimy de la Caridad Marin Potrille.

Snyder, the two-time Olympic medalist, will face Arturo Silot Torres.

Both matches are expected to take place in about 35 minutes.

Iranian Rahman Amouzadkhalili knocked out American wrestler Zain Retherford in the first round of the 65kg competition.

Amouzadkhalili jumped out to a quick lead with two points in the match's opening seconds. The two grapplers felt each other out most of the three-minute first round, and then the Iranian added another point in the round's closing seconds.

Amouzadkhalili added another two points early in the second round when he grabbed Retherford by the leg and pushed him out of bounds, and then coasted to the 8-0 victory.

Retherford was wrestling below his typical weight. In a non-Olympic competition, Retherford wrestles at 70kg and was the world champion in that event last year. But there is no 70kg weight class in Paris, so Retherford cut down to 65kg for these Olympics.

American Jessica Savner is not advancing to the final of the women's modern pentathlon.

Savner finished 14th in Group A of the semifinals with 1310 points. Only the top nine athletes in each semi group qualifies for the final. The competition took place at the famed Chateau de Versailles in Versailles, west of Paris.

The Connecticut native started strong in equestrian show jumping with a high score of 293 out of 300 points. But she slipped in the ranking with each subsequent event, garnering 205 points for fencing, 255 points for swimming and 553 for laser run.

Romania's Catalina Axente was taken off the wrestling mat on a stretcher after appearing to snap her neck during a massive slam by America's Kennedy Blades.

With about two minutes remaining in their 76kg match, Blades put Axente in a bear hug, lifted her up and flipped the Romanian over her head. Axente hit the mat head-first, and her head appeared to snap forward.

The move gave Blades an 11-0 win, but it left Axente lying on the ground, and medical staff quickly rushed to her side. Medics tended to Axente for a little more than five minutes, and then brought a stretcher out.

Axente was carried out on a stretcher, to a large ovation from the crowd.

Brandon Loschiavo placed 17th in the 10-meter diving semifinals and failed to advance to the final. Only the top 12 divers move on the medal event.

While he had strong performances in the first and fourth dives, his second and last two dives didn't fare as well and sunk his total point score.

One of America's most experienced wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals. So did one of America's least experienced.

Kyle Snyder, trying for his third Olympic medal, beat China's Awusayiman Habila in a 97-kilogram match. Snyder, 28, won gold at the 2016 Olympics and silver at the 2020 Olympics.

Wrestling one mat over at the same time, Kennedy Blades won her first-ever Olympic match. Just 20 years old, Blades beat Romania's Catalina Axente in a 71-kilogram match.

Within a minute of each other, both Snyder and Blades scored four-point takedowns in their matches, jumping out to early leads.

Blades ended her match against Axente with a crushing move, lifting Axente in a bear hug, and then flipping the Romanian over her head. The blow left Axente writhing on the mat, and gave Blades an 11-0 win. Minutes after the match ended, medical staff continued to tend to Axente on the mat.

It's time for the world's strongest athletes to show how much they can lift.

Olympic weightlifting — also referred to as just weightlifting, is a competition that has been dominated by two countries, though Team USA is not one of them.

Each of the events consists of only a final, divided into two phases: the snatch, and the clean and jerk.

For each of the phases, athletes get three attempts to lift the weight of their choosing. After that, their best results in each category are added together to determine the total weight lifted, which will be their total score.

From rules to weight classes, here's everything you need to know about this Olympic weightlifting.

What a heartbreaker for the U.S.

The Netherlands scored four goals in the final quarter to win the women’s water polo bronze medal match. 

The Netherlands’ Sabrina van der Sloot, Vivian Sevenich, Bente Rogge all contributed goals to tie up the game 10-10 with 1:19 left in the match. 

Van der Sloot closed out the win with a final shot on goal to secure the medal 10-11.

The U.S. takes home fourth place. 

Less than half a point separates American climber Brooke Raboutou from first place finisher, the reigning combined Olympic champion Janja Garnbret of Slovenia.

Raboutou reached the top of three of four boulder problems, earning a combined 84.4 points entering the lead round. The next four competitors vying for third are about 25 points away, meaning Raboutou is position well to claim Team USA's first ever medal for sport climbing.

With one minute remaining in the women's water polo bronze medal match, the U.S. and the Netherlands are tied 10-10.

The US extended its lead over the Netherlands in Saturday's women’s water polo bronze medal match.

Team USA is up 9-6 with goals from Maggie Steffens (5:19) and Jordan Raney (1:59). For the Netherlands, Sabrina van der Sloot (7:33 and 0:46) scored twice while Lola Moolhuijzen (4:20) added a goal.

The fourth quarter is now underway.

Team USA weightlifter Wes Kitts is in the mix for his first Olympic medal Saturday.

Kitts, 34, will compete in the 102kg final, which will involve the snatch and clean and jerk forms.

He placed eighth in the heavyweight (109kg) competition in his Olympics debut in Tokyo.

There are 13 total Olympians vying for a medal in the event.

Watch the men's weightlifting 102kg final live

The U.S. extended its lead over the Netherlands in Saturday's women’s water polo bronze medal match.

Team USA is up 7-3 with goals from Jenna Flynn (5:16), Emily Mary Ausmus (4:20), Kaleigh Gilchrist (1:31), and Ryann Neushul (1:02). Simone can de Kraats (3:35) scored the Netherlands' lone goal in the second quarter.

The third quarter is now underway.

Team USA is in control of the board.

The Americans lead the Netherlands 3-2 at the conclusion of the first quarter.

The U.S. received goals from Rachel Fattal (6:27), Ryann Neushul (2:15), and Maddie Musselman (0:32) while Sabrina van der Sloot (4:42 and 0:03) got on the board twice for the Netherlands.

The second quarter is now underway. 

While Team USA will face France for gold, the bronze medal game may be just as entertaining.

Nikola Jokic, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Serbia will meet Dennis Schroder, the Wagner brothers (Franz and Moritz) and Germany.

Serbia last finished as silver medalists in Rio, while Germany has never got on the podium in the sport.

Watch Serbia vs. Germany in the bronze medal game live

The women's boulder & lead final has started over at Le Bourget Climbing Venue. Janja Garnbret of Slovenia – the reigning combined Olympic champion — is looking to defend her title. Among those seeking to climb to the podium is University of San Diego alum Brooke Raboutou.

Climbers will tackle the boulder round first, with each climber needing to solve four problems. Reaching the top earns 25 points, the high zone 10 and low zone 5, with 0.1 points deducted for every attempt beyond the first required to reach the scored zone.

Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia took gold in the men's marathon final on Saturday, earning the country's first marathon gold since the 2000 Olympics and setting a new Olympic record.

Tola's total time was 2:06:26. Behind were Bashir Abdi of Belgium and Kenya's Benson of Kipruto, who finished at 2:06:47 and 2:07:00, respectively.

Tola previously earned bronze in the men's 10,000m race final at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Conner Mantz was the first of the three Team USA runners in the race to finish the race, getting 8th place with a time of 2:08:12.