Sha'Carri Richardson and Katie Ledecky have been household names for years, and they both took center stage on Saturday in Paris.
Ledecky continued her dominance in the pool, winning gold in the 800-meter freestyle, her ninth gold medal and 14th total Olympic medal. And she made history with her win, tying Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina for most golds won by a female Olympian. She also equaled Michael Phelps, Carl Lewis, Al Oerter and a few foreigners as the only Olympians to win the same event four consecutive times.
Richardson, meanwhile, settled for silver in the 100-meter dash, coming in second to St. Lucia's Julien Alfred, who won the first ever medal for her country. Richardson finished second in 10.87 seconds, a terrible start putting the gold all but out of reach after the first 30 meters. She had to rely on her top-end speed in the second half of the race just to break away from the rest of the pack, let alone get anywhere near Alfred.
Catch up on the busy day in the pool and at the track with Yahoo Sports' coverage below:
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Sean Leahy
U.S. wins gold in mixed 4x100m IM
The American team of Ryan Murphy (backstroke), Nic Fink (breaststroke), Gretchen Walsh (butterfly) and Torri Huske (freestyle) set a world record with a winning time of 3:37.43.
China finished .12 behind the U.S. with a time of 3:37.55. Australia took bronze finishing 3:38.76.
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 3, 2024
Markus Rooth of Norway wins decathlon
Norway’s Markus Rooth wins gold in the men’s decathlon after his finish in the 1500m gave him enough combined points to win. His total of 8,796 sets a Norwegian record.
Leo Neugebauer of Germany (8,748) wins silver and Grenada’s Lindon Victor (8,711) gets bronze.
A new decathlon king is crowned! 👑
Markus Rooth 🇳🇴 wins Olympic decathlon gold with a huge total of 8️⃣7️⃣9️⃣6️⃣ points!
For those unfamiliar or who need a reminder, the 10 events of the decathlon include a 100m run, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m run, 110m hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw and 1500m run.
Sean Leahy
Katie Ledecky claims 9th career Olympic gold medal with win in women's 800m freestyle
The GOAT claimed another Olympic gold medal as Katie Ledecky cruised to victory in the women's 800m freestyle — the fourth time in a row that she's won the event.
Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia wins gold in the women's 100m. She quickly took the lead out of the block and did not give it up, even pulling away from the pack. Her Olympic gold medal is the first for Saint Lucia.
USA's Sha'Carri Richardson finishes second for a silver medal, followed by teammate Melissa Jefferson getting bronze.
Summer McIntosh won her fourth medal and third gold of the 2024 Olympics with a victory in the women's 200m IM. Her time of 2:06.56 is an Olympic record.
According to Team Canada PR, McIntosh is the first Canadian to win three golds in one Olympic Games.
American Alex Walsh finished second but was disqualified after a review showed she made an illegal turn going from backstroke to breaststroke. The 200m IM was Walsh's only event of the Paris Olympics.
Katie Douglass of the U.S. (2:06.92) was bumped up to silver and Australia's Kaylee McKeown (2:08.08) takes bronze.
Ian Casselberry
Netherlands wins gold in mixed 4 x 400m relay
The U.S. had the gold medal in the mixed 4 x 400m relay with Kaylyn Brown in the lead on the anchor leg. But Femke Bol of the Netherlands surged from third to take the lead with a final kick to cross the finish line first.
Femke Bol is UNREAL. 😲
She takes GOLD for the Netherlands in the mixed 4x400m relay with a STELLAR 47.93s anchor leg. #ParisOlympics
The United States earns the first two spots on the medal podium in men's shot put. Ryan Crowser wins gold at 22.90m, his third consecutive Olympic gold.
Fellow American Joe Kovacs gets silver with 22.15, while Jamaica's Rajindraw Campbell earns bronze at 22.15.
WHAT. A. THROW.
Joe Kovacs came up CLUTCH in the sixth round to secure SILVER in men’s shot put! 🥈 #ParisOlympics
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 3, 2024
Walsh had the second-fastest time of the two semifinals and qualifies for Sunday's final.
Sean Leahy
Katarzyna Wasick (24.23), China's Zhang Yufei (24.24) and Australia's Shayna Jack (24.29) were the top finishers in the first semifinal of the women's 50m freestyle.
Gretchen Walsh of the U.S. will be in the second semifinal. She is the lone American left in the event Simone Manuel failed to qualify out of one of the early heats.
Sean Leahy
Hungary's Kristóf Milák takes men's 100m butterfly final
Kristóf Milák won Hungary's first-ever gold in the men's 100m butterfly by beating out Canada's Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun.
Milák earned his fourth Olympic medal with a time of 49.90. Liendo was right behind him at 49.99 and Kharun took bronze with a time of 50.45.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce reportedly suffered a hamstring injury during her warm-up, which forced her to withdraw from her qualifying run.
📍The Icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has withdrawn following a hamstring injury during warm-up. Still uncertain of the severity of the injury, but it's something felt in the hamstring.#OlympicGames
Fraser-Pryce was seen having difficulty gaining entry into the venue earlier in the day. But that is not why she did not run in the women's 100m qualifier. Did the delay affect her warm-up, as some are speculating? That has not been reported.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce not being allowed into the stadium for the Semi-Finals of the Women’s 100m. Paris Olympics make it make sense!?? This is egregious!#Paris2024#olympics
Fraser-Pryce has previously won two gold medals in the 100m (at the Beijing and London Games, in addition to a silver (Tokyo) and bronze (Rio).
Sean Leahy
Massive night at the pool.
Katie Ledecky swimming for more history (with a possible challenger this time).
And remember when NBC et al hyped the 400 free as the “Race of the Century”? Women’s 200 IM tonight is way more hype-worthy. 3:08pm ET. pic.twitter.com/X2s5nBHyOz
USA's Twanisha Terry qualifies in third women's 100m semifinal
Jamaica's Tia Clayton finishes first in the third women's 100m semifinal with a time of 10.89, followed by Daryll Neita of Great Britain at 10.97.
But USA's Twanisha Terry qualifies by .01 second in her third-place finish at 11.07.
Teenager 🇯🇲Tia Clayton wins the final 100m semis! 🇺🇸Twanisha Terry gets final time qualifier!!#ParisOlympics 📺: NBC, USA Network, Peacock pic.twitter.com/CW3ulD6RJD
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce scratched from women's 100m semifinal
Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was pursuing her fifth Olympic medal in the 100 meters, but has withdrawn from the semifinal. No word yet on why she withdrew.
Ian Casselberry
USA's Melissa Jefferson wins first women's 100m semifinal
Melissa Jefferson took the lead right out of the blocks and never gave it up. She runs a 10.99 and goes into the final.
WOMEN’S 100M SEMIFINAL 1, RESULTS: Melissa Jefferson takes the first semifinal with a strong run of 10.99 seconds.
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