Olympic Action Heats Up: Track, Basketball, and More on Tuesday

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:

1. United States – 34 medals (11 gold, 13 silver, 10 bronze)
2. China – 24 medals (8 gold, 8 silver, 8 bronze)
3. Great Britain – 20 medals (6 gold, 6 silver, 8 bronze)
4. Japan – 18 medals (5 gold, 6 silver, 7 bronze)
5. 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!