Ledecky Wins Gold, Biles Drops out of All-Around
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Katie Ledecky, of the United States, reacts after winning the women’s 1500-meters freestyle final. (AP Photo/ Matthias Schrader) OLYMPICS ON TV THURSDAY, JULY 29 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts BASKETBALL 8:10 a.m. NBCSN — Men’s Basketball (Group C): Spain vs. Argentina 12:30 a.m. (Friday) USA — Women’s Basketball (Group B): U.S. vs. Japan BEACH VOLLEYBALL 8 p.m. CNBC — Women’s Beach Volleyball LEDECKY WINS GOLD, BILES (Pool B): U.S. vs. Netherlands BMX RACING DROPS OUT OF ALL-AROUND 10 p.m. CNBC — Men’s and Women’s BMX By JOSH DUBOW BOUNCE BACK Racing (Finals) AP Sports Writer Damian Lillard scored 21 points DIVING atie Ledecky got her and the U.S. men’s basketball team 2:30 a.m. (Friday) first gold medal of these rebounded from an opening loss USA — Women’s Diving (Springboard Olympics, while Simone with their first victory of these Quarterfinal) KBiles pulled out of another event Olympics, romping past Iran 120- FENCING she came into the Games favored 66. 5:30 a.m. to win. Devin Booker scored 16 points NBCSN — Women’s Fencing (Team Ledecky bounced back from and Jayson Tatum had 14 for the Foil Gold And Bronze Medal Games) losses in her first two events in To- Americans, who had their 25- game Olympic winning streak GOLF kyo to win the inaugural 1,500-me- 6:30 p.m. ter freestyle for women by more snapped with an 83-76 loss to GOLF — Men’s Golf (Round 2) than 4 seconds on Wednesday. France on Sunday. The victory came about af- The U.S. not only bounced back GYMNASTICS 8 p.m. ter Ledecky finished fifth in the with a win but did it in a Dream NBC — Women’s Gymnastics (All- 200-meter freestyle for her worst (Pool Photo via AP/Charlie Neibergall) Team-type performance against an United States’ Damian Lillard (6) shoots over Iran’s Mohammadsina Vahedi (3) during Around Event) finish ever at an Olympics. Le- overmatched opponent, racing out a men’s basketball preliminary round game. 1 a.m. (Friday) decky came into the Games with for transition dunks and stepping back to knock down 3-pointers. CNBC — Women’s Trampoline (Final) five gold medals but finished sec- five-medal haul in Rio de Janeiro points early to help the Ameri- ond to Australia’s Ariarne Titmus GOLDEN SLAM ROWING in 2016. cans take the lead, and they held 9 p.m. in the 400 free and then failed to Jade Carey, who finished ninth on for an 18-15 win over the team Tennis star Novak Djokovic medal in the 200 that Titmus also CNBC — Men’s & Women’s Rowing in qualifying, will take Biles’ place representing the Russian Olympic moved one step closer to winning (Eights, Singles Finals) won. in the all-around. Committee. the Golden Slam. “I think people maybe feel bad Latvia beat Russia for the gold The top-ranked Serb beat train- RUGBY JAPANESE THREE-PEAT 9 p.m. for me that I’m not winning ev- in the men’s event. ing partner Alejandro Davidovich erything and whatever, but I want Japanese teenager Daiki Fokina of Spain 6-3, 6-1 to reach CNBC — Women’s Rugby: U.S. vs. people to be more concerned Hashimoto won a gold medal in HISTORIC RACE the quarterfinals of the Tokyo ten- Australia about other things going on in the men’s all-around. Britain has won the men’s nis tournament. 3:30 a.m. world, people that are truly suffer- The 19-year-old Hashimoto 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the Djokovic is attempting to be- USA — Women’s Rugby (Group Play) ing,” Ledecky said. “I’m just proud used a thrilling high bar routine Olympics for the first time since come the first man to achieve a 4:30 a.m. (Friday) to bring home a gold medal to during the final rotation to edge 1908, but just missed a world re- Golden Slam by winning all four USA — Women’s Rugby (Quarterfi- Team USA.” Xiao Ruoteng of China and reign- cord. Grand Slam tournaments and nals) Biles, the American gymnastics ing world champion Nikita Na- With a powerhouse group that Olympic gold in the same calen- gornyy. SOCCER superstar, withdrew from Thurs- included the 1-2 finishers in the dar year. He has already won the 4 a.m. (Friday) Hashimoto’s all-around total of day’s all-around competition to fo- 200 freestyle, Britain blew away the Australian and French Opens plus NBCSN — Women’s Soccer (Quar- cus on her mental well-being. 88.465 points included a 14.933 on field in 6 minutes, 58.58 seconds. Wimbledon this year. So now he terfinal) high bar. That was good enough USA Gymnastics said in a state- That was just off the world record needs the Tokyo Games title and 6 a.m. (Friday) for him to surge past Xiao and into ment that the 24-year-old is opt- set by the Americans (6:58.55) at the U.S. Open trophy to complete NBCSN — Women’s Soccer (Quar- the top spot. The gold is the third ing to not compete. The decision the 2009 world championships. the unique collection. terfinal) straight Olympic title for the Jap- comes a day after Biles removed It was the first British gold in the Officials also moved the start of anese gymnast. Kohei Uchimura SWIMMING herself from the team final follow- event since it made its debut at the tennis matches beginning Thurs- won in 2012 and 2016. 6 a.m. ing one rotation because she felt first London Games. day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. local USA — Men’s and Women’s (Heats: she wasn’t mentally ready. DEBUT EVENT Russia claimed the silver in time to help protect players amid 800m Free & More) The organization said Biles The U.S. team of Stefanie Dol- 7:01.81, while Australia took the extreme heat and humidity. 8 p.m. will be evaluated daily before son, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum bronze in 7:01.84. Daniil Medvedev nearly fainted NBC — Men’s and Women’s Swim- deciding if she will participate and Jackie Young have won the The four-time defending cham- during his win over Fabio Fognini ming (Finals) in next week’s individual events. first women’s gold medal in the pion Americans finished fourth — while Paula Badosa left the court 6 a.m. (Friday) Biles qualified for the finals on new Olympic sport of 3-on-3 bas- the first time they’ve failed to win a in a wheelchair after retiring from USA — Men’s Swimming (Heats: 50m all four apparatuses, something ketball. medal in the event other than the her quarterfinal match against Free & More) she didn’t even do during her Plum scored all five of her boycotted 1980 Moscow Games. Marketa Vondrousova. TRACK AND FIELD 8 p.m. NBC — Men’s and Women’s Track OLYMPIC SPOTLIGHT and Field (Qualifying Rounds) USA — Men’s and Women’s Track and HOWDY, PARTNER! NEW BEACH PAIRINGS FIND SUCCESS AT OLYMPICS Field (Qualifying Rounds) VOLLEYBALL By JIMMY GOLEN ner, Taylor Crabb, after he tested positive for al in Beijing with Todd Rogers, then paired up 8:45 p.m. AP Sports Writer COVID-19 upon arrival. with Nick Lucena when Rogers retired after the USA — Women’s Volleyball (Group B): U.S. vs. Turkey mericans Jake Gibb and Tri Bourne got “I just slap away,” Gibb said after the U.S. London Games. thrown together so quickly on the eve pair beat Switzerland 21-19, 23-21 for their sec- The end of each Olympiad sets off a mad 10:55 p.m. of the Tokyo Games they didn’t even ond win in as many matches. scramble of partner switching, as players retire CNBC — Men’s Volleyball (Pool B): Ahave time to figure out the traditional post- Beach volleyball partnerships are more like and leave teammates in need of a replacement U.S. vs. Brazil point high-five that all beach volleyball teams a marriage than a business, with pairs spending and others simply realize their relationship has WATER POLO do, with varying degrees of choreography. most of the year together traveling, eating at a run its course. 2:30 a.m. (Friday) “I’ve learned to just leave the hand out table for two and trying to work in harmony on “It is a job. You’re here, and you want to CNBC — Women’s Water Polo there and let him do whatever he wants,” said the court. Many players say they spend more win,” said Canadian Heather Bansley, who (Group B): U.S. vs. ROC --- Bourne, who flew to Japan eight days ago to time with their teammate than with their actual played in Rio de Janeiro with Sarah Pavan but replace Gibb’s original part- spouse. is in Tokyo with Brandie Wilkerson. “But on the And, like marriages, other hand, you spend a lot of time with that some of them don’t work person and you want to maybe like your job.” out. Although many of the athletes who compet- The sport’s lore is ed in Rio made it back to the Olympics, just two filled with stories of of 24 women’s teams and six on the men’s side pairs that split up be- return intact. The breakups include all three cause they couldn’t get women’s teams that reached the 2016 podium along off the court; each and the men’s gold medalists Alison and Bruno breakup has a trick- Oscar Schmidt.