Paris Olympics live updates: Track & field schedule, how to watch, medal count

The 2024 Paris Olympics spotlight on Thursday is on two major U.S. track and field stars in Noah Lyles and world-record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone , who are competing in the finals in the men’s 200 meters and the women’s 400-meter hurdles, respectively.

The U.S. men’s basketball team is in action against Serbia in a semifinal matchup . Elsewhere, the men’s soccer bronze medal match pits Egypt against Morocco, and beach volleyball is into the semifinals. The Seine River and marathon swimming are in the spotlight with the women’s 10km, in which Team USA’s Katie Grimes is competing.

Twenty sports in total are in action, and USA TODAY Sports will bring you live results, the medal count, highlights, and more throughout the day. Follow along.

Olympics schedule today

Here are some Olympic schedule highlights. Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds in Paris. All times Eastern.

• Track and field prelims and qualifying rounds start at 4:05 a.m. (Follow our live coverage and highlights of track and field events) . The evening session opens with the start of the women’s heptathlon before getting into the night’s five finals events, including Noah Lyles in the men’s 200m and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in the women’s 400m hurdles. NBC is airing the evening session. USA Network is airing the morning session.
• Men’s basketball holds two semifinal games today, at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Host country France takes on Germany in the first game, while the United States faces Serbia in the late contest. USA Network is airing both games.
• Beach volleyball holds four semifinal matches today, two each for the men’s and women’s tournament. The United States is not involved. On the women's side, Switzerland faces Canada at 11 a.m. and Brazil takes on Australia at 3 p.m.; on the men's side Germany faces Norway at noon, and Qatar faces Sweden at 4 p.m.
• Women’s water polo gets into the semifinal round today, the first match at 8:35 a.m. (USA Network) and the second at 1:35 p.m. (USA Network). The Netherlands and Spain play the early game, while Australia and the United States square off in the afternoon.
• Women’s volleyball is into the semifinals with matches at 10 a.m. (NBC) and 2 p.m. The United States faces Brazil in the early match, while Turkey and Italy play the latter match.
• Marathon swimming is in the spotlight today with the women’s 10km. Team USA’s Katie Grimes is set to compete . USA Network is airing.
• Other sports in action: Golf, Taekwondo, rhythmic gymnastics, modern pentathlon, handball, diving, sport climbing, table tennis, wrestling, sailing, cycling, field hockey, weightlifting, boxing.

US flag bearers for the Closing Ceremony

Katie Ledecky, a 14-time Olympic medalist and gold medalist Nick Mead will lead Team USA as flag bearers at the Closing Ceremony on Aug. 11.

American climber sets world record in speed climbing

American climber Sam Watson set a world record of 4.74 seconds in the small final of speed climbing to earn a bronze medal.Watson lost his head-to-head heat in the semifinals when a slight slip against China’s Peng Wu cost him a spot in the finals.However, Watson earned a spot in the small final against Iranian speed climber Reza Alipour Shenazandifard and bested his own world record by 1/100th of a second. — Sandy Hooper

USA's Brandon Miller advances to 800 semis

SAINT-DENIS, France — U.S. middle-distance runner Brandon Miller qualified to the semifinals in the men’s 800, via the repechage round.

Miller ran a 1:44.21 to win the fourth and final heat of the 800. He had the best time of all runners in the repechage round.

The semifinals in the 800 are on Friday.  — Tyler Dragon

USA's Brooke Raboutou advances in sport climbing

LE BOURGET, France — American sport climber Brooke Raboutou advanced to the boulder and lead finals set for Saturday, Aug. 10. Raboutou, a two-time Olympian, finished semifinals in third."I'm really happy I was able to stay calm and I just wanted to climb with my normal pace and rhythm," said Raboutou. "Sometimes, in these rounds, it can be stressful to feel like you're climbing not to fall. I didn't want to do that. I wanted to feel good on the wall."American teammate Natalia Grossman, a first-time Olympian, came into the lead portion of qualification needing a strong performance, but she fell early on the route to put her in seventh with four climbers to go.Only the top eight climbers qualified for finals, and Grossman ended the competition in 11th out of 20 climbers, missing finals. — Sandy Hooper

USA men’s 4x100 relay makes statement

SAINT-DENIS, France — The U.S. men’s 4x100-relay team made a statement in the opening round of the relay.

A team of Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Kyree King and Courtney Lindsey got the baton around clean and it was over from there.

The men led from start to finish as they crossed the line in 37.47 for the easy victory.

Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek will likely run in the final for Team USA.  — Tyler Dragon

Two-time shot put world champ Chase Jackson out

SAINT-DENIS, France — American Chase Jackson failed to get out of the opening round of the women’s shot put.

Jackson scratched on her first two attempts and needed a third and final throw to advance to the final. Unfortunately for Jackson, her third throw didn’t come off her hand clean and landed at 57 feet, 9 inches – just short of a qualifying spot.

Jackson was visibly upset after her disappointing opening round. She came into Paris as a gold-medal contender in the shot put. She’s won two straight world championships in the event.

Americans Jaida Ross and Raven Saunders both advanced.  — Tyler Dragon

Sha’Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas lead Team USA to easy opening-round win in 4x100

SAINT-DENIS, France — The U.S. 4x100-relay team had a shaky exchange on the second and third leg between Twanisha Terry and Gabby Thomas that slowed them down a little. However, Sha’Carri Richardson received the baton on the anchor leg and sprinted past Germany to secure the first-round victory for Team USA in 41.94.

Germany took second, running a 42.15 and Switzerland got the last qualifying spot with a time of 42.38.

The U.S. women will have to clean up their handoffs, but they are the gold-medal favorite in the relay, especially with Jamaica’s stars not competing in the event.  — Tyler Dragon

How to watch Olympics today

NBC is airing and streaming the Paris Olympics from all angles: Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds; NBC, USA Network, CNBC and E! are carrying various live events and replays throughout the day. Here are six tips and tricks for getting the most out of Peacock during the Olympics .

Medal count today

Our 2024 Paris Olympics medal count tracker updates after every single medal event.

What U.S. teams are playing at the Olympics today?

• The U.S. women’s golf team opens play with Round 2, which starts at 3 a.m. 3.55 a.m.: Celine Boutier (France), Lilia Vu (USA), Amy Yang (Korea). 5.44 a.m.: Hannah Green (Australia), Charley Hull (Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Rose Zhang (USA). 5.55 a.m.: Nelly Korda (USA), Jin Young Ko (Korea), Ruoning Yin (China). Golf Channel is airing.

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What Olympic medals can be won today?

• Track & field: women’s long jump (2 p.m.), men’s javelin (2:25 p.m.), men’s 200m final (2:30 p.m.), women’s 400m hurdles (3:25 p.m.), men’s 110m hurdles (3:45 p.m.). NBC is airing.
• Men’s soccer: bronze match (11 a.m.) Egypt vs. Morocco. Telemundo is airing.
• Boxing: Four semifinals (3:30, 3:46, 4:02, 4:18 p.m.), two finals (4:36, 4:51 p.m.)
• Diving: men’s 3m springboard final (9 a.m., E!)
• Wrestling: Six medal matches (1:30 p.m. start)
• Weightlifting: women’s 59kg (9 a.m.), men’s 73kg (1:30 p.m.)
• Taekwondo: Six medal matches (2:19 p.m. start)
• Sport climbing: men’s speed final (6:55 a.m., E!)
• Sailing: men’s and women’s kite races (all day, times TBD)
• Marathon swimming: women’s 10km (1:30 a.m., USA Network)
• Field hockey: men’s bronze (8 a.m.), men’s gold (1 p.m.)
• Cycling: women’s keirin final (1:11 p.m.), men’s omnium points race 4/4 (1:27 p.m.)

Canoe sprint: men’s canoe double 500m final A (7:30 a.m.), women’s kayak four 500m final A (7:40 a.m.), men’s kayak four 500m final A (7:50 a.m.) E! is airing.

Olympic track and field schedule today

• Women’s heptathlon events: 100m hurdles (4:05 a.m.), high jump (5:05 a.m.), shot put (1:35 p.m.), 200m (2:55 p.m.)
• Qualifications: women’s shot put (4:25 a.m.)
• Repechage rounds: women’s 100m hurdles (4:35 a.m.), men’s 800m (6 a.m.)
• Round 1s: women’s 4x100m relay (5:10 a.m.), men’s 4x100m relay (5:35 a.m.)
• Semifinals: women’s 1,500m (1:35 p.m.)

Finals: women’s long jump (2 p.m.), men’s javelin throw (2:25 p.m.), men’s 200m (2:30 p.m.), women’s 400m hurdles (3:25 p.m.), men’s 100m hurdles (3:45 p.m.)

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