Olympic 2016 Results: How to View Live Updates for Thursday Medal Tally
Day 6 of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is already here, and there has been no shortage of entertainment and excitement across the slate of events.
The United States has begun to extend its lead in the medal count over China, and it appears as if the Americans will likely run away with the win in that area. However, that certainly shouldn't take away anyone's motivation to watch the remainder of this summer's Olympics.
Wednesday produced some big moments for the United States and others, and Thursday should do the same. Let's recap some of Wednesday's action and preview what is to come Thursday.
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Highlights from Wednesday
Wednesday produced several intense and exciting moments, particularly for the United States.
Nineteen-year-old Katie Ledecky won her third gold medal in Rio by anchoring the American 4x200-meter freestyle relay team. Sweden, China and Australia swapped leads throughout the first three legs, but Ledecky stormed back and ended up giving her squad a nearly two-second victory.
In men’s swimming, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte advanced to the final of the 200-meter individual medley by placing first and second in their heat, respectively. Both will compete in the final round of the event Thursday night.
The United States’ Nico Hernandez secured the first boxing medal for the United States in eight years with a quarterfinal upset over Ecuador’s Carlos Quipo in the light flyweight division. He faces Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov on Friday in the semifinals.
In not-so-impressive fashion against Australia, the United States men’s basketball team stayed undefeated in Group A play with a 98-88 victory. The Aussies looked like the more cohesive and prepared team, but some monster performances from Carmelo Anthony (31 points) and Kyrie Irving (10 points in the game’s final four minutes, 11 seconds) got the Americans through.
As for other countries, France’s Tony Parker lifted his men’s basketball team to a group-play victory with a long, game-winning two-pointer to defeat Serbia by a score of 76-75.
Finally, Fehaid Aldeehani won the first gold medal of any kind for the Independent Olympic Athletes team in the men’s double trap shooting event.
What to Watch on Thursday
Maybe the most notable event of the day is the return of golf to the Olympics after 112 years. The men’s competitors began Thursday at 6:30 a.m. ET, but they’ll be going for much of the day. A few of the top golfers in the world won’t be competing, but elite talents such as Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, Spain’s Sergio Garcia and the United States’ Patrick Reed should make it a compelling competition.
Also on Thursday is the women’s gymnastics individual all-around final, which begins at 3 p.m. ET. All eyes will be on the United States’ Simone Biles, who’s the heavy favorite to win the event handily and wow the world with her acrobatic stunts.
William Sands, a sports scientist and former research director for United States gymnastics, said the following about Biles, per the Wall Street Journal’s Ben Cohen and Louise Radnofsky: "She’s a once-in-a-thousand-year athlete. Her legs are made by NASA."
The men’s rugby sevens event will feature a full slate of championship matches Thursday. The semifinal between Fiji and Japan will be at 1:30 p.m. ET, and the other semifinal will be at 2 p.m. ET between Great Britain and South Africa. The winners of those matches will play for gold at 6 p.m. ET.
Other medal events in an important day for the standings will be archery, canoeing, cycling, fencing, judo, rowing, shooting, swimming and table tennis.
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