Team USA had a successful day at the Paris Olympics, with victories in the men’s 1,500-meter race and women’s 200-meter race bringing their gold medal count to 24. In the men’s 1,500-meter race, Cole Hocker pulled off an upset and set an Olympic record, beating out favourites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr. Gabby Thomas also secured a gold in the women’s 200 meters, adding to Team USA’s tally. Greece celebrated their first gold in Paris 2024 as Miltiadis Tentoglou won the men’s long jump title. However, the joy was marred by a doping scandal within the Greek delegation.
In other news, Dutch trio Roy van den Berg, Harrie Lavreysen, and Jeffrey Hoogland defended their Olympic team sprint gold, breaking their own world record in the process. Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez made history by winning his fifth consecutive Olympic gold in Greco-Roman wrestling before announcing his retirement.
Brazil and the United States secured their spots in the final of the Olympic women’s football tournament, setting up an exciting showdown. Meanwhile, France’s men’s basketball team bounced back from a recent loss to advance to the semifinals, where they will face Germany. Serbia will take on the United States in the other semifinal match, with both games scheduled for Wednesday.
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