Olympics Day 9 (8/3): Sha'Carri Richardson Takes on the 100m Dash
Plus the gymnasts hit the individual apparatuses! And shot put! Hurdles! Decathlon! Tennis medals!
Yesterday was fun!! The Americans set a world record in the track and field 4x400 mixed relay… in the HEATS. An American, Grant Fisher, got a medal in the 10,000k for only the second time in 56 years! The track is already thrilling, and it just got going. This upcoming weekend is jam-packed with more awesome track and the last bits of swimming — among other things, like America’s sweetheart Stephen Nedoroscik getting back on the pommell horse. Also: I did a little math last night, and we’ve already had over 6,000 comments in these chats. Thank you all so much for being here. We are having the BEST TIME.
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Highlights of today’s coverage, all times ET:
Archery: The women’s medal rounds kick off at 8:33 a.m. ET, but if you want to watch the entire day, the eliminations begin at 3:30 a.m.
Artistic Gymnastics: This will be fun! The men’s floor fi…