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☆ World beaters: Women athletes ruled the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Raquel Coronell Uribe | Raquel Coronell Uribe Is A Breaking News Reporter. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Sarah Stier / Getty Images filePerhaps most impressive is the sheer number of medals won by U.S. women. The country in fourth place, with the closest number of medals to the American women, is Great Britain, with 65 medals. Sixty-seven medals is a record for U.S. women and a record for any country’s women in general, beating the U.S. total of 66 in Tokyo. Biles and Suni Lee went 1-2 on the all-around and became the first two all-around women gold medalists to go head-to-head in an all-around final. The women’s U.S. basketball team won its eighth Olympic gold in a row, earning a shoutout from former President Barack Obama on X.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Sarah Stier, Jordan Chiles, Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jamie Squire, Chiles, Lauren Scruggs, Amita Berthier, Al Bello, —, Biles, Rebeca Andrade, Amit Elor, Barack Obama, Imane, Ulrik Pedersen, Imane Khelif, Lin Yu, Angela Carini, Khelif, Carini, Lin, ” Organizations: U.S, USA’s, IOC, United States ’, Games, Olympic Games, Boxing Association, Olympic Locations: Paris, Romania, China, Great Britain, Tokyo, Singapore, United, Algeria, Algerian, Taipei, Russian, New Delhi

The last two races of the Paris Games were a gold rush for the U.S., with both the women and men dominating the 4x400-meter relays Saturday. A three-time gold medalist after wins in the 200-meter and 4x100-meter relay, Thomas helped widen the gap in the third lap that McLaughlin-Levrone created in the second. In the last lap, it came down to a race between two gold medalists: Benjamin and Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo. With the victory, 16-year-old Quincy Wilson — who ran earlier in the week for the U.S. but not in the final — is now the youngest Olympic track-and-field gold medalist ever. He is also the youngest male U.S. Olympic gold medalist in any sport since 1952.

Persons: Sydney McLaughlin, Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Alexis Holmes —, McLaughlin, Thomas, Holmes, Rai Benjamin, Christopher Bailey, Bryce Deadmon, Vernon Norwood, Benjamin, Botswana’s, Tebogo, Quincy Wilson —, Wilson Organizations: Paris Games, Jamaica, Great Britain, American, U.S Locations: Shamier, Netherlands, Great, Tebogo

☆ Novak Djokovic defeats Carlos Alcaraz for first Olympic gold medal
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Raquel Coronell Uribe | Raquel Coronell Uribe Is A Breaking News Reporter. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts to beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in their men's singles final tennis match during the Paris 2024 on Sunday. Djokovic was only nine when Andre Agassi became the first to complete the Golden Slam. The 21-year-old is the youngest man to win a medal in the Olympics singles tournament since Djokovic, who won bronze in 2008. On the rightmost side of the podium, Italian Lorenzo Musetti earned bronze, Italy's first medal in tennis since the 1924 Paris Olympics — and the country's second-ever medal for tennis. "I’m super grateful for the blessing to win a historic gold medal for my country to complete the Golden Slam and to complete all the records."

Persons: Novak Djokovic couldn't, Carlos Alcaraz —, Alcaraz, Djokovic, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Miguel Medina, I'm, Britain's Josiah Ritchie, I've, Steffi Graff, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Serena Williams, That's, Lorenzo Musetti, Italy's, “ Organizations: Roland, Wimbledon, Djokovic, Getty, Olympics, Olympic Games, Serbia, Olympics — Locations: Serbian, AFP, Spain

☆ Katie Ledecky wins 9th gold medal, most by American female Olympian in history
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Raquel Coronell Uribe | Raquel Coronell Uribe Is A Breaking News Reporter. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Katie Ledecky cannot be stopped. Ledecky won her ninth gold and 14th overall medal Saturday, taking the 800-meter freestyle and concluding her fourth Olympic Games in style. Her nine gold medals is the most ever for a female swimmer and the most for an American female athlete across all sports. Fastest 800-meter freestyle swims, women Katie Ledecky — 8:04.79 (2016) Katie Ledecky — 8:06.68 (2016) Katie Ledecky — 8:07.07 (2023) Katie Ledecky — 8:07.27 (2018) Katie Ledecky — 8:07.39 (2015) Katie Ledecky — 8:08.04 (2022) Katie Ledecky — 8:08.87 (2023) Katie Ledecky — 8:09.13 (2018) Katie Ledecky — 8:09.27 (2022) Katie Ledecky — 8:10.32 (2016)Ledecky swam Saturday's 800-meter with a time of 8:11.04, the 13th-fastest recorded time, preceded and followed by Ledecky's own performances. Ledecky has the 17 fastest 800 freestyle times in history — and 19 of the top 20, as well as 24 of the top 25.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Ledecky, Larisa Latynina, Ledecky's, Summer McIntosh, McIntosh Organizations: Olympic, U.S Locations: American, Soviet, Paris, France, London, Rio, Tokyo, Bethesda , Maryland, Los Angeles

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