Olympic 2016 Results: How to View Tuesday's Live Medal Tally Updates
Unfortunately, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are already winding down. Tuesday is Day 11 out of 16, so it’s certainly time to start catching all the action you can before the quadrennial festivities conclude.
Not too surprisingly, the United States has run away in the country medal count. Heading into Tuesday, the nation had 29 more total medals than second-place China and 10 more golds than Great Britain, who checked in at second in that category.
Let’s recap some of Monday’s highlights before previewing the marquee events to watch Tuesday. But first, check in below with the medal tracker to see where every country stands at the moment.
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Highlights from Monday
Some of the more notable outcomes happened in the track and field and gymnastics events Monday.
Early in the day, Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk reached a world-record distance of 82.29 meters with her hammer throw, beating the previous mark (also owned by her) of 81.08 meters. No one had even topped 78.18 meters before the event, so Wlodarczyk’s record-breaking throw was definitely a monster performance.
On the track later in the day, Kenya’s David Rudisha became the first runner in 54 years to successfully defend his 800-meter title at the Olympics. The Kenyan, who currently holds the world record in the event, ran a solid time of one minute, 42.15 seconds, though it didn’t surpass his one minute, 40.91-second mark from the 2012 Olympics in London.
The United States’ Allyson Felix was a victim of a dive by the Bahamas’ Shaunae Miller in the 400-meter sprint in which Miller took home gold by a mere seven-hundredths over second-place Felix. NBC provided a clear view of Miller’s slim margin of victory.
However, according to ESPN Stats and Info, Felix’s silver medal still helped her achieve a historic distinction in the sport of track and field.
In gymnastics, the upset of the day was that the United States’ Simone Biles did not win gold in the beam event. She stumbled while landing one of her stunts and used her hands to steady herself, which deducted from her score and ended up earning her a bronze medal.
Teammate Laurie Hernandez did take advantage by winning silver, and Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands put together a nearly flawless routine to win gold.
What to Watch on Tuesday
Another captivating day awaits us Tuesday in a variety of events.
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt hits the track in the qualifying rounds of the 200-meter dash at 10:50 a.m. ET. The event is arguably the 29-year-old sprinter's strongest, since his relatively slow starts out of the blocks are not as big of an issue in the longer race.
One of the more unique events, synchronized swimming, will have its duet final Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET. The favorites in the competition are Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina of Russia and Huang Xuechen and Sun Wenyan of China.
Biles will get a chance for redemption and a fifth medal in Rio at 1:47 p.m. ET in the women’s gymnastics floor exercise finals. Floor is the 19-year-old’s best event, and it will require a massive collapse for her to lose out on gold.
United States teammate Aly Raisman is the favorite to nab the silver medal. Remember, NBC will tape-delay this event in the United States until 8 p.m. ET.
The United States’ Kerri Walsh-Jennings and April Ross compete in the semifinals of the women’s beach volleyball event at 10:59 p.m. ET against Brazil’s Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas. The hometown duo, which is the reigning world champion in the event, should be a very stiff challenge for the American pair.
Aside from the events listed, there will be medals won in boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, gymnastics, sailing, swimming, table tennis, track and field, weightlifting and wrestling Tuesday.
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