Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison of Team United States celebrate as Bronze medalist winners during the Archery Mixed Team Bronze medal match contest against Team India on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Esplanade Des Invalides in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
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Team USA Takes Bronze in Mixed Archery
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Team USA Takes Silver in Equestrian Jumping
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Alcaraz Advances to Finals With Chance of 'Surface Slam'
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IOC Defends Gender Rules After Boxing Controversy
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USA 3x3 Women’s Basketball Team Gets a Win
Team USA Takes Bronze in Mixed Archery
Brady Ellison of Team United States competes during the Archery Mixed Team Bronze medal match contest against Team India on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Esplanade Des Invalides in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison won the bronze mixed archery match against Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara of India.
South Korea successfully defended its gold medal against Germany, which took silver.
Team USA Takes Silver in Equestrian Jumping
US' Karl Cook with horse Caracole De La Roque competes in the equestrian's jumping team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, in the western outskirts of Paris, on August 2, 2024. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/ AFP via Getty Images)
For Team USA, Laura Kraut, Karl Cook, and McClain Ward won the second silver medal in two Olympics for the equestrian jumping event.
Great Britain won gold and France bronze.
Alcaraz Advances to Finals With Chance of 'Surface Slam'
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts while playing Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime during their men's singles semi-final tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images)
The 21-year-old Carlos Alcaraz has qualified for the men's tennis singles finals, making him the second youngest in the history of the event to reach this stage.
Alcaraz won against Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in two decisive 6–1 sets.
IOC Defends Gender Rules After Boxing Controversy
Imane Khelif of Team Algeria and Angela Carini of Team Italy exchange punches during the Women's 66kg preliminary round match on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at North Paris Arena in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) responded to backlash in allowing Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yuting to compete in women’s boxing events despite both athletes failing a gender test administered by the Russia-based International Boxing Association (IBA) for the world championships last year.
“As with previous Olympic boxing competitions, the gender and age of the athletes are based on their passport,” IOC stated. The committee also stated that the athletes had previously qualified for and competed in other women’s boxing competitions.
USA 3x3 Women’s Basketball Team Gets a Win
France's #11 Myriam Djekoundade fights for the ball with US' #09 Hailey van Lith in the women's pool round 3x3 basketball game between the USA and France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris on August 2, 2024. (David Gray/ AFP via Getty Images)
The women’s team got their second win with a close 14–13 over Team France. Now in fifth place, Team USA will play Canada today and China tomorrow to see if they can stay in the top six and advance.
Spain Takes Gold, USA Bronze in Men's Skiff
US' duo Ian Barrows and Hans Henken and Spain's duo Diego Botin Le Chever and Florian Trittel Paul compete in the medal race of the men's 49er skiff event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games sailing competition at the Roucas-Blanc Marina in Marseille on August 2, 2024. (Clement Mahoudeau/AFP via Getty Images)
Spain's Diego Botin and Florian Trittel took gold in the men's skiff on Friday, clinching the title with a consummate medal race performance on the Mediterranean.
New Zealand's Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie claimed silver with a third-position in the medals race, while the United States grabbed bronze on overall points.
Ireland Wins Men's Lightweight Double Sculls Gold
Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan of Team Ireland celebrate winning the gold medals after competing in the Rowing Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Final A on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Francois Nel/Getty Images)
Ireland took home the gold medal in the men's lightweight double sculls at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Friday.
Italy came in second to take the silver, with Greece picking up the bronze.
Gold medalists Emily Craig and Imogen Grant of Team Great Britain talk with their families on mobile phones after the Rowing Lightweight Women's Double Sculls medal ceremony on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
Britain won the women's lightweight double sculls gold medal at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nuatical Stadium on Friday.
Romania came in second to secure the silver, with Greece taking the bronze.
Kayak Goes With the Paris Flow
Sofia Reinoso of Team Mexico practices the Kayak Cross start at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Paris on July 21, 2024. (Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
Friday sees the Olympic debut of kayak cross, a sport full of thrills and spills that pits racers against each other in a race to the bottom of the course.
There are also four medals up for grabs in the rowing regatta.
United States in Trouble in 3X3 Basketball
Canyon Barry #6 of Team United States drives past Nauris Miezis #1 of Team Latvia during a Men's 3x3 basketball pool round game between United States and Latvia on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Esplanade Des Invalides in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Elsa/Getty Images)
With only one game per team remaining at the end of Thursday, Friday’s sessions should reveal the first teams heading to the knockout phase.
Both U.S. teams are still in danger of elimination after a poor start, while Tokyo champions Latvia top the men’s pool.
Men's Tennis Semifinal Starts
Spain's rising tennis star Carlos Alcaraz will take on Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semifinals on Friday.
Alcaraz secured his spot by defeating Tommy Paul of Team USA with scores of 6-3, 7-6 (7) at the Court Philippe Chatrier in Paris on Thursday. At the age of 21, Alcaraz became the youngest male tennis player to reach the Olympic semifinals since Novak Djokovic accomplished the feat in 2008.
Sha'Carri Richardson Makes Debut
US' Sha'Carri Richardson competes in the women's 100m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 2, 2024. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)
American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson is on the track Friday morning for a first-round heat in the 100 meters.
All things considered, this should be nothing more than a warm-up and tune-up for the 24-year-old, who arrived in France as a favorite and saw her status improve when Shericka Jackson of Jamaica announced she was bowing out of the 100 meters.
In Photos: What We Know From Olympics Day 5
U.S. gymnast Simone Biles sealed her comeback with her sixth Olympic gold medal in front of a euphoric crowd at the Paris Games on Thursday.
Italian boxer Angela Carini withdrew from the Paris Olympics mid-fight after receiving a series of heavy blows from an Algerian opponent who had failed a gender eligibility test at the World Championships last year.
On the red clay of Roland Garros, Britain's Andy Murray bid farewell to tennis.
US' Lee Kiefer reacts as she competes against Canada's Yunjia Zhang in the women's foil team semi-final bout between Canada and USA during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Franck Fife/ AFP via Getty Images)
Gold medalist Simone Biles and Bronze medalist Sunisa Lee of Team United States celebrate with the American flag after competing in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Team USA's supporters cheer their team during the artistic gymnastics women's all around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. (Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images)
Kate Douglass of Team United States competes in the Women's 200m Breaststroke Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France on August 1, 2024. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Algeria's Imane Khelif (in red) punches Italy's Angela Carini in the women's 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024. (Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images)
US' Sunisa Lee competes in the uneven bars event of the artistic gymnastics women's all around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Loic Venance/ AFP via Getty Images)
Karl Cook and horse Caracole De La Roque of Team United States compete in the Jumping Team Qualifier on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Chateau de Versailles in Versailles, France, on August 01, 2024. (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
The Eiffel Tower is seen in a general view during the Men's Preliminary Phase-Pool A match between Team United States and Team Brazil on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
