Team USA yesterday clinched its first Olympic gold medal in the women's gymnastics team all-around competition since the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Simone Biles—who competed in all four events (bars, beam, vault, and floor) after a calf injury—won her eighth Olympic gold medal and broke her own record as the most decorated gymnast in history. Italy and Brazil finished second and third, respectively. Biles, as well as teammate and defending Olympic all-around champion Suni Lee, will return for the individual all-around competition tomorrow.
In the men’s swimming 800-meter freestyle, Daniel Wiffen became the first athlete from Northern Ireland to win an Olympic gold medal in 36 years, edging American distance swimmer and two-time Olympian Bobby Finke, who won silver. Today, seven-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky is looking to secure another gold medal in the 1500-meter freestyle final.
Separately, Team USA men's soccer advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years and will face Morocco Friday. Overall, the US became the first country to win 3,000 Olympic medals, following its latest wins from the Paris Olympics. See updated medal count here.
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