Paris Olympics 2024 Day 7: Medal Events for Team USA on 2 Aug ft. Caeleb Dressel in 50m freestyle, Nico Young in 10,000m

The United States athletes had a remarkable Day 6 (August 1) at the 2024 Paris Olympics as they climbed to second place in the overall medal tally by winning four gold medals. These victories were achieved by Simone Biles in the women’s all-around individual gymnastics, Kate Douglass in the women’s 200m breaststroke, the women’s foil fencing team, and the men’s rowing four team.

In the women’s all-around, Biles collected her second all-around individual gold medal, scoring a phenomenal 59.131 points at the Paris Olympics, having previously won it back in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics all-around champion Suni Lee came third at the quadrennial games in the event with 56.465 points.

Meanwhile, in Swimming, Kate Douglass won the gold in the 200m breaststroke in an American record time of 2:19.24 in the finals. This was the USA’s fourth gold in a Swimming event at the Paris Olympics.

The women’s foil team, consisting of Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, Jacqueline Dubrovich, and Maia Weintraub, defeated the Italian team to secure another gold medal for the USA. Meanwhile, the men's four rowing team, featuring Justin Best, Liam Corrigan, Michael Grady, and Nick Mead, also contributed to the gold medal count with the win.

On Day 7 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Caeleb Dressel, Phoebe Bacon, Regan Smith, and Carson Foster in Swimming; Casey Kaufhold, Brady Ellison in Archery; Grant Fisher, Woody Kincaid, Nico Young in Athletics - 10,000m; and Sagen Maddalena in Shooting are a few athletes to watch out for in the medal events.

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Medal Events for Team USA on 2 Aug at 2024 Paris Olympics (All the timings in Eastern Time)

Phoebe Bacon is one of the athletes to watch out for at the Paris Olympics on Day 7. (Photo by Nikola Krstic/BSR Agency/Getty Images)

Archery (Casey Kaufhold, Brady Ellison)

05:24 AM - Mixed Team Round of 16

08:15 AM onwards - Mixed Team Quarterfinal*

09:31 AM onwards - Mixed Team Semifinal*

10:24 AM - Mixed team Bronze Medal Match*

10:43 AM - Mixed team Gold Medal Match*

Athletics (Grant Fisher, Woody Kincaid, Nico Young)

03:20 PM - Men’s 10,000m final

Diving (Tyler Downs, Greg Duncan)

05:00 AM - Men’s synchronised 3m springboard final

Equestrian (USA team of Laura Kraut, McLain Ward, Kent Farrington, Karl Cook)

08:00 AM onwards - Jumping team final

Rowing (Azja Czajkowski, Jessica Thoennes, Mary Reckford, Michelle Sechser)

05:42 AM - Women’s pair final A

06:22 AM - Women’s lightweight double sculls final A

Shooting (Sagen Maddalena)

03:30 AM - Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final

Swimming (Phoebe Bacon, Regan Smith, Caeleb Dressel, Carson Foster)

02:30 PM - Men’s 50m freestyle final

02:39 PM - Women’s 200m backstroke final

02:49 PM - Men’s 200m individual medley final

Tennis (Tommy Paul, Taylor Fritz)

06:00 AM onwards - Men's Doubles Semifinals vs Matthew Ebden/ John Peers (AUS)

TBD - Men's Doubles Bronze Medal Match*

Trampoline Gymnastics (Jessica Stevens, Aliaksei Shostak)

06:00 AM - Women’s Qualification

07:50 AM - Women’s final*

12:00 PM - Men’s Qualification

01:45 PM - Men’s final*

(* refers to athlete's participation is subject to qualification)