In the 4×100-meter relay, Sha’Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson, and Twanisha Terry won gold. The men’s relay team, which was without Noah Lyles due to COVID-19, was unable to overcome its track record of errors in the event. The men’s team placed sixth, but was disqualified due to a botched baton pass.
The Olympic sport of breakdancing, or breaking, had its debut, however Logan Edra (B-Girl Logistx) and Sunny Choi (B-Girl Sunny) of Team USA were eliminated in the round robin and did not make it to the quarterfinals. Tomorrow is the men’s competition.
The American women’s basketball team advanced to the gold medal game on Sunday by easily defeating Australia 85–64.
Italy was defeated in three sets by the men’s volleyball team from the United States to secure the bronze medal.In the men’s football championship, host France lost 5-3 against Spain, the winners of the European Championship.

Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors will be able to add an Olympic gold medal to his trophy case and become a member of an exclusive group if the United States defeats France tomorrow night.

Currently, only eight players can claim gold from the Olympics, an MVP award during the regular season, an NBA championship ring, and an MVP award during the playoffs.

LeBron James and Kevin Durant, two members of Curry’s Team USA, are in that group. Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Kobe Bryant are the others.

Nigerian-born Olajuwon, popularly known as “The Dream,” moved to the United States in 1993 to enrol at the University of Houston and obtained naturalisation as an American citizen.

The absence of 11-time NBA champion Bill Russell’s name from this list may surprise fans.This is due to the fact that Jerry West earned the MVP award for the Finals that year, which was the last year of Russell’s illustrious career.

And in a hilarious historical diversion, the MVP award for the postseason is now known as the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award.