The United States 5x5 men's basketball team will take center stage as they look to advance to the gold medal game. In semifinal action, the Americans will face off against Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic and Serbia. The United States clinched their spot in the semifinals with a win against Brazil on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Noah Lyles will chasing another gold medal in the men's 200-meter final. while Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton will also compete in the event for the United States. There will also be event finals in men's 110-meter hurdles and women's 400-meter hurdles, featuring several American athletes.
Wednesday's highlights saw the U.S. 5x5 women's basketball team advancing to the semifinals. The United States got the best of Nigeria with a 88-74 win in a game in which A'ja Wilson's 20 points paced the team in the scoring column. On the track, Lyles earned his spot in the 200-meter final with a time of 20.08, which was good for second in his semifinal heat. Fellow American Kenny Bednarek, running in a different heat, came in at 20 seconds flat. In addition to Lyles' solid semifinal performance, Quincy Hall produced a comeback for the ages in the men's 400-meter final. Despite trailing in the race badly coming off the final turn, Hall roared to the front of the pack and produced a gold medal-winning time of 43.40.
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Here's everything you need to know about Day 13 in the Paris Olympics.
2024 Paris Olympics schedule: Thursday, Aug. 8
TV: NBC, USA Network, E!, CNBC, Golf Channel, Peacock | Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
All times Eastern
- Women's Marathon Swimming: 10-kilometer open water final, 1:30 a.m. (Peacock)
- Women's Golf: Round 2, Part 1, 3 a.m. (NBC Golf)
- Track & Field: Heats -- Women's heptathlon 100-meter hurdles and high jump, men's and women's 4x100-meter relays, women's shot put, women's 100-meter hurdles repechages, men's 800-meter repechages -- 4 a.m. (USA Network)
- Rhythmic Gymnastics: Qualification -- Individual all-around, Part 1, 4 a.m. (Peacock)
- Sport Climbing: Finals -- Men's speed, women's combined -- 5:45 a.m. (E!)
- Sailing: Men's and women's kite medal series -- 6 a.m. (Peacock)
- Women's Golf: Round 2, Part 2, 7 a.m. (NBC Golf)
- Men's Diving: Final -- 3-meter springboard final, 9 a.m. (Peacock)
- Rhythmic Gymnastics: Qualification -- Individual all-around, Part 2, 9 a.m. (Peacock)
- Women's Volleyball: Semifinals -- Brazil vs. USA, 10 a.m. (Peacock)
- Cycling: Finals -- Women's keirin, men's omnium, 11 a.m. (Peacock)
- Men's Soccer: Bronze medal match -- Egypt vs. Morocco, 11 a.m. (Peacock)
- Men's Basketball: Semifinals -- France vs. Germany, 11:30 a.m. (USA Network)
- Women's Water Polo: Semifinals -- USA vs. Australia, 1:30 p.m. (USA Network)
- Track & Field: Semifinals -- Women's 1500 meters and women's heptathlon 200 meters and shot put, 1:35 p.m. (NBC)
- Track & Field: Finals -- Women's long jump, men's javelin, men's 200 meters, women's 400-meter hurdles, men's 110-meter hurdles, 1:35 p.m. (NBC)
- Men's Basketball: Semifinals -- USA vs. Serbia, 3 p.m. (USA Network)
