Medal Table and Upcoming Events
The 2024 Paris Olympics are in full swing, with several exciting events taking place on Tuesday, August 6. Here’s a rundown of the medal table and the day’s schedule:
Medal Table
As of Monday, August 5, the top five countries in the medal table are:
- United States – 34 medals (11 gold, 13 silver, 10 bronze)
- China – 24 medals (8 gold, 8 silver, 8 bronze)
- Great Britain – 20 medals (6 gold, 6 silver, 8 bronze)
- Japan – 18 medals (5 gold, 6 silver, 7 bronze)
- France – 16 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, 7 bronze)
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, August 6, promises to be an action-packed day with several events taking place across various sports. Here are some of the highlights:
- Men’s Basketball: The quarterfinal round begins with Team USA taking on Brazil at 3:30 p.m. ET on USA.
- Women’s Soccer: The semifinals feature the USWNT against Germany at noon ET on USA, and Brazil against Spain at 3 p.m. ET on E!.
- Track and Field: The women’s hammer throw final takes place at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, while the men’s long jump final and women’s 3000m steeplechase final are scheduled for 2:20 p.m. ET and 3:10 p.m. ET, respectively.
- Beach Volleyball: The quarterfinals feature Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes against Switzerland’s Nina Brunner and Tanja Hüberli at approximately 4 p.m. ET on NBC/USA.
- Women’s Water Polo: The USWNT faces Hungary in the semifinals at 2:35 p.m. ET on streaming and local listings.
- Wrestling: The men’s and women’s freestyle wrestling events continue with repechage and quarterfinal rounds.
Full Schedule
For a comprehensive look at the day’s schedule, check out the full list of events below:
- Artistic Swimming: Preliminary rounds
- Cycling Track: Women’s team pursuit, qualifying; men’s team sprint, first round
- Diving: Men’s 3m springboard preliminary
- Equestrian: Cross-country eventing
- Sailing: Women’s dinghy medal race; men’s dinghy medal race
- Skateboarding: Women’s park preliminary
- Sport Climbing: Women’s boulder and lead, semi-boulder
- Table Tennis: Men’s and women’s team round of 16
- Volleyball: Women’s quarterfinals
- Water Polo: Women’s semifinals
- Wrestling: Men’s and women’s freestyle wrestling repechage and quarterfinal rounds
Stay tuned for more updates and analysis from the 2024 Paris Olympics!
