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Archive for August, 2024
Biles Clinches Gold, Ledecky’s 13th Olympic Medal, US Women’s Fencing Wins Gold, Wirfs Highest-Paid Offensive Lineman
OLYMPICS
All eyes were on Simone Biles as she clinched the all-around gold in women’s gymnastics, her sixth Olympic gold medal. The win is her first in this event since the 2016 Rio Games and marks a major comeback from when she had to drop out of the Tokyo Olympics for mental health issues. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade took home the silver, and Biles’ teammate Sunisa Lee took the bronze.
In swimming, Katie Ledecky continues to set records. After swimming the third leg of the women’s 4×200 freestyle relay, she helped propel Team USA to a silver medal, marking the 13th Olympic medal of her career.
In a first, the U.S. women’s fencing team won a gold medal in foil.
FOOTBALL
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers extended Tristan Wirfs’ contract to make him the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history.
Ledecky Wins Gold, Nadal/Alcaraz Lose In Quarters, Gymnastics-U.S. Men Win Bronze, U.S. Women Win Gold
OLYMPICS
Highlights:
U.S. swimming star Katie Ledecky set an Olympic record in the 1,500 freestyle and won her first gold in Paris. She is now tied for the most Olympic and gold medals by a female swimmer.
In tennis, Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz teamed up but lost in the quarterfinals.
In gymnastics, the U.S. men won the bronze in the team competition, the Americans’ first Olympic medal in 16 years.
Led by the incomparable Simone Biles and her teammate Sunisa Lee, the U.S. women’s team won the gold in team gymnastics; it was the team’s third gold medal in the past four Olympics.
