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The U.S. Women’s Water Polo Team won an easy 15–6 victory over Greece on Saturday to move on toward a 4th consecutive gold medal, a feat that no team in the sport—men’s or women’s—has ever been able to do.
Jenna Flynn had four goals during the match, goalkeeper Asheigh Johnson saved 10 of 14 shots on goal.
The team will take on Spain in the next round at 9:35 a.m. local time on Monday after Spain beat France in its first round.
The national boxing coach of Samoa, Lionel Fatu Elika, died Friday at the 2024 Paris Olympics while in the Olympic village.
The International Boxing Association (IBA) confirmed Mr. Elika's death in a statement on Saturday.
"We at the International Boxing Association (IBA) extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Lionel Elika Fatupaito, the national boxing coach of Samoa, who tragically passed away during the Paris 2024," the statement read.
Team USA wins a bronze medal in women’s road cycling as Chloe Dygert pulls out a third place finish after wiping out on a slick deck while making a turn during the rainy race. It is Ms. Dygert’s third career Olympic medal.
Grace Brown of Australia won the gold in the race with a time of 39:38.24. Anna Henderson of Great Britain won silver with +1:31.59 and Ms. Dygert’s time was less than a second behind at +1:32.46.
Ms. Dygert was seriously injured in 2020 when she went off a guard rail, and she had an Achilles heel injury earlier this year. It looked like she could win the gold before the wipeout happened.
Team USA former world record holder and 2016 gold medalist finished at the top of the preliminary heat in the Women’s 400 meter freestyle with a time of 4:02.19 on Saturday morning at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Ms. Ledecky overtook Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, the current world record holder and Tokyo gold medalist, in the last 100 meters of the third and final heat, setting up what is sure to be an exciting showdown when the two compete in the event later Saturday afternoon.
The top four swimmers in the heat were separated by only 0.46 and were well shy of their personal bests in the preliminaries.
Pouring rain in Paris on Saturday forced the postponement of the men's Olympics street skateboarding competition, and tennis matches were also delayed, while athletes had mixed feelings about how to cope with the unexpectedly wet weather.
On Friday, a dazzling but soaked opening ceremony for the Summer Games saw thousands of athletes parade on a flotilla of barges on the Seine, at the heart of the French capital, waving to the crowd despite the downpour.
The rain continued on Saturday, forcing some events to be rescheduled and umbrellas were more in evidence than sunglasses at the beach volleyball at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
Men's top seed Novak Djokovic began his fifth Olympic Games with an emphatic victory over Australia's Matthew Ebden after women's favourite Iga Swiatek launched her bid for gold with a straight sets win at a rain-drenched Roland Garros on Saturday.
Serbia's Djokovic, chasing the Olympic title that has proved so elusive during a career that has earned him 24 Grand Slam titles, sauntered to a 6–0, 6–1 win against a player only handed a spot in the draw as a late alternate.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz was also presented with a comfortable first-round draw against Lebanese alternate Hady Habib, but was at least given a workout in a 6–3 6–1 win.
France's capital city is set to rock to a sporting beat on Saturday as the Olympic Games get underway in earnest on the back of an opening ceremony as dazzling as it was rainswept.
No fewer than 14 gold medals are up for grabs as day one promises action across multiple sports: four golds in swimming, two each in cycling, fencing, and judo, and one each in diving, skateboarding, shooting, and rugby sevens.
Cook‘N Bacon, as the synchronized 3-meter springboard duo of Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook are known, became the first members of Team USA to win a medal in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on Saturday. The duo won a silver medal in their event, which involves five synchronized dives. Their score was 324.64.
China’s Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani won the gold medal in the event with a score of 337.68, while Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen of Great Britain won the bronze with a score of 302.28. It was Great Britain’s first-ever medal in the event.