as of 3:30 am 8/2/21
Italian Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the 100-Meter Sprint giving Italy its first-ever 100-meter gold medal.
Jacobs finished the race in 9.8 seconds, inheriting the unofficial title of “world’s fastest man” from retired Jamaican Usain Bolt, who won the gold in the last three Olympics.
American Fred Kerley won the silver medal and Canada’s Andre DeGrasse won bronze.
Americans Sunisa Lee, who won the gold in the gymnastics all-around, and MyKayla Skinner won medals in individual gymnastics events.
Lee, who was expected to be in a battle for gold with Belgium’s Nina Derwael in the uneven bars, had to settle for bronze after making some mistakes. Derwael won the gold and Anastasiia Iliankova of the Russian Olympic Committee took silver.
Skinner won silver in the vault, getting the opportunity after she hadn’t qualified for any event finals and was set to go home, ending her gymnastics career. While she came in fourth in the qualifying round for vault, there is a two-athlete per country rule, and Simone Biles and Jade Carey qualified ahead of her. But with Biles’ withdrawal, Skinner took the open spot. Carey, however, who was a favorite for gold, had a major mistake and finished out of the medals.
Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, who came in second in the all-around won the gold.
The U.S. women’s basketball team beat France 93-82, having won all three of their games so far.
American Keni Harrison won silver in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, coming in second to gold medal-winner Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico. Harrison, the world record-holder in the event, had been a favorite to win gold.
Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy and Mutaz Barshim of Qatar agreed to split the gold medal in the high jump. They were tied, with each perfect until they each missed three times at the Olympic-record height of seven feet, 10 inches. Track officials gave them the opportunity for a jump-off, but then Barshim asked if they could split the gold. The officials said it was possible, Tamberi agreed, and they were co-gold medalists.
Dutch runner Sifan Hassan won her heat in the 1,500-meters after tripping over another runner and falling at the start of the final lap. The world champion crossed the finish line first, qualifying for the semifinals.
MEDAL COUNT: (As of 3:30 a.m. ET) – The U.S. is in first place with 60 medals, followed by China with 53 and the Russian Olympic Committee with 44. In the gold medal count, China leads with 24, the U.S. is second with 20, and Japan is third with 17.
