Day 3 of the Rio Games features medal action in gymnastics, swimming, fencing, women’s rugby, judo and more.
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Ledecky already owns two medals and one world record in Rio.
Here some of the top Olympic athletes and events to follow Tuesday.
Prior to the Men’s 200m Butterfly preliminaries on Monday night, NBC cameras caught Michael Phelps mean muggin’ his rival Chad le Clos in the green room as they waited to race.
A little bit later, at 11:29 p.m., the women’s 200 meter individual medley gets under way. China’s Xu Jiayu surged to the silver in 52.31, while another American, David Plummer of Minneapolis, stretched for the bronze in 52.40 – just three-hundredths of a second ahead of a fading Larkin. Heats start at 1:02 p.m., with world record holder Federica Pellegrini of Italy going in the fourth and Ledecky in the fifth.
Ledecky also helped the US secure silver in the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay, while fencer Alexander Massialas was second in the individual foil competition, and Madeline Dirado won silver in the women’s 400-meter individual medley.
Loud chants of “U.S.A” could be heard in Rio Olympic Arena as the gymnasts completed their final rotation, securing the gold. In front of him, South African Chad Le Clos-who took gold in the event at the London games-bounced around. The women’s 100m breaststroke finals are at 10:54 p.m. The U.S. beat France 1-0 on Saturday as Hope Solo became the first goalkeeper, male or female, to reach the 200th-cap mark in worldwide play. Tip is at 2:15 p.m.
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South Korea and Hungary are next up with two gold medals apiece, while 11 other countries, including Russian Federation and Great Britain, have claimed at least one gold.
