Track: Erriyon Knighton opens his medal hunt in Paris in 200-meter heat
Erriyon Knighton ran his first race of the Paris Olympics on Monday, posting a 200-meter heat of 19.99 seconds, beating the rest of the runners in his heat. He races in the semifinal today.
Track: All three Americans advance in 110-meter hurdles
All three Americans will race in the 110-meter hurdles final.
Grant Holloway, Freddie Crittenden and Daniel Roberts all secured their spot in the gold-medal race during the semifinals on Wednesday.
They’ll be joined by Jamaica’s Orlando Bennett, Rasheed Broadbell and Hansle Parchment, as well as Spain’s Enrique Llopis.
Water polo: U.S.' best sprinter ejected during quarterfinal
The U.S.' best sprinter, Johnny Hooper, was ejected from the quarterfinal match against Australia.
Hooper was found to have committed a "brutality" or foul by the VAR after the U.S.' second point. The replay showed Hooper punching an Australian player above the water.
Game officials took Max Irving's point for the U.S. away and ejected the player, leaving the U.S. down one man.
Australia is now up 5-2 in the second quarter.
Kenny Bednarek scorches 200-meter heat
U.S. star Kenny Bednarek posted a scorching time of 19.96 seconds in his heat of the men’s 200-meter Monday, qualifying first in his heat and easily advancing to today's semis.
‘They know the mission’: Noah Lyles on Team USA sprinters reaching for gold in 200
NBC News’ Tom Llamas spoke with USA sprinter Noah Lyles about his winning photo finish in the 100-meter and other athletes as the 200-meter semifinal rounds begin.
Asked whether he was worried about teammate Kenny Bednarek in today's semifinals, Lyles said no.
"I said, 'Hey, guys, this is the same team we brought to Tokyo; this time we need to sweep,' and I know they know the mission," Lyles said.
Lyles is hoping to win gold in both the 100 and the 200, which an American hasn't done since Carl Lewis in 1984.
Simone Manuel 'reinvigorated' after disappointing swimming performance, shares message of positivity
Two-time gold medalist Simone Manuel has some reflections to share after missing out on an individual medal at her third Olympics.
In a series of notes she posted on X, the 28-year-old swimmer said she had completely changed her mindset from the Tokyo Games, which had left her "completely broken."
"It felt like my whole world came crashing down, and I was devastated, depressed, embarrassed, and disappointed to name a few," Manuel wrote. "This time around, I’m reinvigorated! Sure, I'm bummed about how I performed, but I can't help but accept and acknowledge the massive strides I made in the face of headwinds and the winding roads I traveled to reach my goals."
Manuel said that she was "filled with even more passion for the sport than before" and listed several of her achievements during this Olympic cycle, including winning two silver medals in the women's 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays.
"I know that I am so much more than a swimmer," Manuel added, expressing pride in her character beyond her races.
She concluded her note with words of encouragement, telling her audience to "write [their] own story."
"The journey means nothing if you're not doing it for you! Take pride in the struggle, be an unstoppable force, persevere with patience and course... That's when you win!"
Volleyball: Poland beats U.S., 3-2, in nail-biting semifinal match
Poland has knocked the U.S. out of the finals. The team beat the U.S. 3-2, forcing the extremely close match into an equally tight fifth set. In the fourth match point, Poland got the job done, advancing to the finals for the first time in decades.
The last time Poland medaled in volleyball was in 1976.
Poland will play the winner of the France-Italy match for gold. The U.S. will play the loser for bronze.
Skateboarding: Australia wins park finals with gold
Australia's Keegan Palmer, 21, successfully defended his gold medal from the 2020 Olympics, winning the men's park final after an impressive first run score of 93.11 that he never relinquished.
His gold in Paris marks Australia's second in park, after Arisa Trew, 14, won the women's park final on Tuesday.
USA's Tom Schaar won silver in his Olympic debut, with a best score of 92.23 in his second run, getting cheers from Snoop Dogg, NBA star Devin Booker and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk who were in attendance.
Brazil's Augusto Akio earned bronze with a best score of 91.85 in his third and final run.
Weightlifting: Hampton Morris wins bronze to end USA's 40-year drought
Twenty-year-old weightlifter Hampton Morris became the first American man to win an Olympic weightlifting medal in four decades, after winning the bronze in the men’s 61-kg division.
After finishing the snatch session in fifth, Morris' podium chances rested on his clean and jerks. He missed his first clean attempt but increased his second to 172 kg and made the lift, boosting him to third place. For his final clean and jerk, he attempted a world record of 178 kg but was unable to follow through. Still, Morris celebrated his historic bronze medal.
China's Li Fabin won gold, defending his title from Tokyo, after setting an Olympic snatch record of 167 kilograms, or 315 pounds. Thailand's Theerapong Silachi won silver after not missing any of his six lifts.
Triple jumper Salif Mane will listen to his late father’s voice before he competes
One U.S. athlete’s bid for Olympic gold is being fueled by his father’s voice.
But Salif Mane’s father won’t be in Paris to cheer on his son when he competes, for the first time, at the Summer Olympics in the triple jump against some of the world’s top athletes.
Instead, Mane will perform the same ritual he did when he won a spot in June on the U.S. track and field team and struck gold at the Olympic trials: He will listen to the voicemails his father left him in December 2019, a few months before he died from Covid.