Day 7 of the Rio Games features medal action in swimming, track and field, track cycling, fencing, judo and more.
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The 2016 Olympics are in full swing in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, where Team USA has won more gold medals than any other country thus far.
“I’m a bit bummed to be honest, because especially these women have worked really hard to get here”, said Nikki Diggs, a fan from California who watched Sunday’s rugby match between the United States and Australia.
With Anthony Ervin winning the men’s 50 freestyle and Maya DiRado taking gold in the women’s 200 backstroke, the Americans would have had a clean sweep were it not for the silver by Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history.
Katie Ledecky even upstaged Michael Phelps at the Olympics on Friday.
We’ll also get another chance to see Simone Manuel, who on Thursday became the first African-American woman to win a gold when she set an American and Olympic record in the 100 free.
The likes of Jessica Ennis-Hill, Tirunesh Dibaba and David Rudisha are all in action on a busy day at the Olympic Stadium, with medals available in the women’s 10,000 metres and the men’s 20-kilometre walk. NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. Puig continued her surprising run by reaching the women’s singles final, eliminating two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
Earlier, at 11 a.m., the women begin their heats in the 400. And at 7 p.m., Chaim Schalk and Ben Saxton play the Netherlands’ Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen. He had a one-shot lead over Thomas Pieters of Belgium, a former NCAA champion who closed with three straight birdies. The women’s 100m breaststroke finals are at 10:54 p.m. The three Olympic rookies on the American team have had an impressive start: Elena Delle Donne, Breanna Stewart and Brittney Griner have all had stretches when they have taken over games as the US has won its first two contests in dominating fashion.
The men’s heavyweight semifinals start at 12:45 p.m. with Evegeny Tishchenko of Russian Federation vs Rustam Tulaganov of Uzbekistan.
The men’s sprint team finals are being held starting at 6:25 p.m. and, aside from the athletes, the bikes just may be the stars of the show. They won the world championships a year ago in Glasgow and finished second to China in both the 2014 worlds and the 2012 Olympics in London. And, at 10:35 p.m., Brazil faces Italy.
Medals in rugby will be awarded for the first time in 92 years.
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Earlier, men’s singles semifinals will be held starting with a 12 p.m. match between Britain’s Andy Murray and Japan’s Kei Nishikori. The rugby sevens finals for the women are at 7 p.m. following the bronze medal match at 6:30 p.m. Austria took the men’s title on Friday night.
