Expect fireworks at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday.
American gymnastSimone Biles has won two gold medals in Paris so far, finishing on top of the podium in the women’s all-around competition and the team event final. She will have an opportunity to pick up a third gold in the vault final on Saturday, but Brazil superstar Rebeca Andrade stands in her way. Andrade finished with silver in the tightly-contested all-around competition, which Biles called stressful: ‘I don’t want to compete with Rebeca no more. I’m tired. She’s way too close. I’ve never had an athlete that close. It definitely put me on my toes.’
Over on the track, U.S. sprinting sensation Sha’Carri Richardson will run in the 100-meter dash on Saturday at Stade de France. Richardson, the defending world champion in the 100, is a favorite to win, even more so after Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson scratched from the event earlier this week.
Meanwhile, American Ryan Crouser is looking to win his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in men’s shot put. Here’s what to know about the medal count ahead of day eight of the 2024 Paris Olympics:
2024 Olympic medals: Who is leading the medal count? Follow along as we track the medals for every sport.
What is the medal count at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
The U.S. leads the overall medal count with 43 — nine gold, 18 silver and 16 bronze. However, China leads the gold medal count with 13. Here is the top 10 by total:
1. USA — 43 (9 gold, 18 silver, 16 bronze)
2. France — 36 (11 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze)
3. China — 31 (13 gold, 9 silver, 9 bronze)
4. Great Britain — 27 (9 gold, 10 silver, 8 bronze)
5. Australia — 22 (11 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze)
6. Japan — 18 (8 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze)
7. Italy — 17 (5 gold, 8 silver, 4 bronze)
8. South Korea — 16 (7 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze)
9. Canada — 11 (3 gold, 2 silver, 6 bronze)
10. Netherlands — 9 (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
For the full medal count at the 2024 Paris Olympics, click here.
What Olympic medals are up for grabs Saturday?
Here are all the Olympic medal events scheduled for Saturday, in addition to what time the action starts. All times are Eastern:
Shooting
3:30 a.m.: 25m pistol women’s final
9:30 a.m.: skeet men’s final
Equestrian
4:00 a.m.: dressage team grand prix special
Rowing
4:18 a.m.: women’s single sculls final A
4:30 a.m.: men’s single sculls final A
4:50 a.m.: women’s eight final A
5:10 a.m.: men’s eight final A
Cycling Road
5:00 a.m.: men’s road race
Tennis
6:00 a.m.: men’s doubles gold medal match
Second on Philippe Chatrier: men’s doubles bronze medal match
Third on Philippe Chatrier: women’s singles gold medal match
Fourth on Philippe Chatrier: men’s singles bronze medal match
Table Tennis
7:30 a.m.: women’s singles bronze medal match
8:30 a.m.: women’s singles gold medal match
Sailing
6:13 a.m.: women’s windsurfing final
6:33 a.m.: men’s windsurfing final
Archery
8:33 a.m.: women’s individual bronze medal match
8:46 a.m.: women’s individual gold medal match
Badminton
9:00 a.m.: women’s doubles bronze medal match
Not before 10:10 a.m.: women’s doubles gold medal match
Artistic Gymnastics
9:30 a.m.: men’s floor exercise final
10:20 a.m.: women’s vault final
11:16 a.m.: men’s pommel horse final
Judo
10:00 a.m.: mixed team bronze medal A
Second on mat 1: mixed team bronze medal B
Third on mat 1: mixed team final
Boxing
11:38 a.m.: women’s 60kg-semifinal
4:08 p.m.: women’s 60kg-semifinal
Fencing
1:00 p.m.: women’s sabre team bronze medal match
2:00 p.m.: women’s sabre team gold medal match
Athletics
1:35 p.m.: men’s shot put final
2:20 p.m.: women’s triple jump final
2:55 p.m.: 4x400m relay mixed final
3:20 p.m.: women’s 100m final
3:45 p.m.: men’s decathlon 1500m
Swimming
2:30 p.m.: men’s 100m butterfly final
3:08 p.m.: women’s 200m individual medley final
3:28 p.m.: women’s 800m freestyle final
3:58 p.m.: mixed 4x100m medley relay final
Surfing
3:24 p.m.: men’s bronze medal match
4:00 p.m.: men’s gold medal match
4:36 p.m.: women’s bronze medal match
5:12 p.m.: women’s gold medal match