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2024 Paris Olympics live updates: Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympics debut, another big pool day
Good morning! It’s day seven of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
It’s another action-packed day in the Olympics Aquatics Centre at Saint-Denis. Fans of Team USA will want to pay attention to the men’s swimming 50m freestyle, in which Caeleb Dressel will both be facing tough international competition for medals at 2:30 p.m. ET and 8:30 p.m. local time.
A few minutes later, Phoebe Bacon will be racing in the women’s 200m backstroke at 2:39 p.m. ET and 8:39 p.m. local time. The men’s 200m Individual Medley medal event is also happening at 2: 43 p.m. ET and 8:43 p.m. local time. Leon Marchand, arguably France’s breakout star of the Games, races in the men’s 200m individual medley at 2:43 p.m. ET and 8:43 p.m. local time.
Elsewhere, in rowing, Michelle Sechser and Molly Dressel will be hoping for success in the women’s lightweight double sculls at 6:22 a.m. ET and 12:22 p.m local time.
Tennis has three medal events today. The mixed doubles final between the Czech and Chinese teams takes place at 10:00 a.m. ET and 4:00 p.m. local time. The Canadian and Dutch teams play in that tournament’s bronze medal match is set to happen at 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. ET. The women’s singles bronze medal match between Poland’s Iga Swiatek — who suffered a surprise defeat yesterday — and Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova is at 09:30 a.m. ET and 3:30 p.m. local time.
Before all of that, the two men’s semi-Finals featuring Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Novak Djokovic versus Lorenzo Musetti at 7:30 a.m. ET and 1:30 p.m. local time, and 7:00 a.m. ET and 1:00 p.m. local time respectively.
In Soccer, the U.S. takes on Morocco in the men’s quarter-finals at 9:00 a.m. ET and 3:00 p.m. local time. In golf, Xander Schauffle and Scottie Scheffler continue in the Men’s second round. And in women’s 3×3 basketball, at 07:00 a.m. ET and 1:00 p.m. local time, Team USA plays hosts France after breaking its drought with a win last night.
And here are the remaining medal events happening today:
Diving — Men’s synchronized 3m springboard at 5:00 a.m. ET and 11:00 a.m. local time.
Rowing — Men’s pair at 5:30 a.m. ET and 11:30 a.m. local time; women’s pair at 5:42 a.m. ET and 11:42 a.m. local time; men’s lightweight double sculls at 6:02 a.m. ET and 12:02 p.m. local time; and women’s lightweight double sculls at 6:22 a.m. ET and 12:22 p.m. local time.
Sailing — Women’s skiff at 6:13 a.m. ET and 12:13 p.m. local time; men’s skiff at 7:13 a.m. ET and 1:13 p.m. local time; women’s winsurfing 8:03 a.m. ET and 2:03 p.m. local time; men’s windsurfing 8:23 a.m. ET and 2:23 p.m. local time.
Trampoline — Women’s at 7:50 a.m. ET and 1:50 p.m. local time; men’s at 7:50 a.m. ET and 1:50 p.m. local time.
Equestrian — Team jumping at 8:00 a.m. ET and 2:00 p.m. local time.
Badminton — Mixed doubles at 9:00 a.m. ET and 3:00 p.m. local time.
Archery — Mixed team at 10:24 a.m. ET and 4:24 p.m. local time.
Judo — Women’s heavyweight 11:18 a.m. ET and 5:18 p.m. local time; men’s heavyweight 11:49 a.m. ET and 5:49 p.m. local time.
Fencing — Men’s team epee at 1:30 p.m. ET and 7:30 p.m. local time.
Track and Field — Men’s 10,000m at 3:20 p.m. ET and 9:20 p.m. local time. Reigning world champion Sha’Carri Richardson makes her Olympic debut in Round 1 of the women’s 100m, which starts at 5:50am ET.
Cycling — Men’s BMX racing 3:35 p.m. local and 9:35 p.m. local time; women’s BMX racing at 3:50 p.m. ET and 9:50 p.m. local time.