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Olympic medal count today: ALSO Remaining Olympic Events

Olympic medal count today: ALSO Remaining Olympic Events

The U.S. women’s basketball team is just one win away from securing its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal. The only obstacle left in their path is France, the host country. The gold medal match is scheduled for Sunday at Bercy Arena. The U.S. women’s basketball team has not lost an Olympic game since 1992, making them the clear favorites.

In addition to basketball, the U.S. women’s volleyball team is also competing for gold. They are aiming for their second straight Olympic title in a match against Italy. Meanwhile, the U.S. men’s water polo team will compete for the bronze medal in a matchup against Hungary.

Olympic medals :

Jordan Chiles, a member of the 2024 USA Olympic gymnastics team, wears Olympic medals during the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. Stocks staged a solid rebound and bonds fell after the latest US labor-market reading helped ease fears about a more pronounced slowdown in the world’s largest economy. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Here’s a breakdown of the Olympic medals up for grabs on Sunday:

2024 Paris Olympics Medal Count

As of now, the United States leads the overall medal count with 122 medals, consisting of 38 gold, 42 silver, and 42 bronze. However, the U.S. is currently trailing in the gold medal count, with China leading the way with 39 gold medals. Below is the top 10 countries by total medals entering Sunday:

  1. USA — 122 (38 gold, 42 silver, 42 bronze)
  2. China — 90 (39 gold, 27 silver, 24 bronze)
  3. Great Britain — 63 (14 gold, 22 silver, 27 bronze)
  4. France — 62 (16 gold, 24 silver, 22 bronze)
  5. Australia — 50 (18 gold, 18 silver, 14 bronze)
  6. Japan — 43 (18 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze)
  7. Italy — 39 (11 gold, 13 silver, 15 bronze)
  8. Netherlands — 33 (14 gold, 7 silver, 12 bronze)
  9. Germany — 31 (12 gold, 11 silver, 8 bronze)
  10. South Korea — 30 (13 gold, 8 silver, 9 bronze)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 11: Eliud Kipchoge of Team Kenya, Gabriel Gerald Geay of Team Tanzania, Jie He and Shahoui Yang of Team People’s Republic of China run past Eiffel Tower during the Men’s Marathon during day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Esplanade Des Invalides on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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Sunday’s Olympic Medal Events Schedule

Here’s a list of the medal events scheduled for Sunday, with all times listed in Eastern Time:

  • Marathon
  • 2 a.m.: Women’s Marathon
  • Handball
  • 3 a.m.: Men’s Bronze Medal Match
  • 7:30 a.m.: Men’s Gold Medal Match
  • Water Polo
  • 4:35 a.m.: Men’s Bronze Medal Match
  • 8 a.m.: Men’s Gold Medal Match
  • Basketball
  • 5:30 a.m.: Women’s Bronze Medal Game
  • 9:30 a.m.: Women’s Gold Medal Game
  • Weightlifting
  • 5:30 a.m.: Women’s +81kg Final
  • Wrestling
  • 6 a.m.: Men’s Freestyle (MFS) 65kg Bronze Medal Match
  • 6:25 a.m.: MFS 65kg Final
  • 6:35 a.m.: MFS 97kg Bronze Medal Match
  • 7 a.m.: MFS 97kg Final
  • 7:20 a.m.: Women’s Freestyle (WFS) 76kg Bronze Medal Match
  • 7:45 a.m.: WFS 76kg Final
  • Modern Pentathlon
  • 6:40 a.m.: Women’s Final Laser Run
  • Volleyball
  • 7 a.m.: Women’s Gold Medal Match
  • Cycling Track
  • 7:15 a.m.: Women’s Sprint, Finals
  • 7:32 a.m.: Men’s Keirin for Gold
  • 7:44 a.m.: Women’s Sprint, Finals
  • 7:56 a.m.: Women’s Omnium, Points Race 4/4

The stage is set for an exciting final day at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with multiple medals on the line across various sports.

Mark Jasper

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