A look at what’s on TV on Aug. 5 at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Olympics on TV: What to watch today
Category: Olympics
Today in Sports History: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt claims consecutive gold medals
In 2012, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt claims consecutive gold medals in the marquee track and field event at the Summer Games in London. Only about fifth-fastest of the eight runners to the halfway mark, Bolt erases that deficit and overtakes a star-studded field to win the 100-meter dash final in 9.63 seconds, an Olympic record that lets him join Carl Lewis as the only men to win the event twice.
Noah Lyles wins Olympic 100 by five-thousandths of a second, among closest finishes in Games history
Noah Lyles won the Olympic 100 meters by .005 seconds Sunday, waiting some 30 seconds after the finish of an excruciatingly close sprint to find out he’d beaten Kishane Thompson of Jamaica.
US men eliminated from 3×3 basketball competition after going 2-5 in pool play while missing Jimmer Fredette
The U.S. men’s team was eliminated from the 3×3 competition at the Paris Olympics after finishing 2-5 in pool play while playing its last five games without star Jimmer Fredette.
US women’s basketball team extends their Olympic win streak to 58 straight games
Jackie Young scored 19 points and the U.S. showed off its incredible depth Sunday night, beating Germany 87-68 in the Americans’ final game of pool play.
Novak Djokovic wins his 1st Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz in the tennis final
Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in an enthralling and evenly matched men’s tennis singles final at the 2024 Olympics on Sunday.
Scottie Scheffler gets the Olympic gold medal in a thriller with a 9-under 62 in the final round
Scottie Scheffler delivered the best performance of his greatest year by rallying from four shots behind on Sunday with a 9-under 62 to win the Olympic gold medal in men’s golf in a thriller at Le Golf National.
Suni Lee takes the bronze in uneven bars as Kaylia Nemour wins Algeria’s 1st Olympic gold medal in gymnastics
Sunisa Lee of the U.S. picked up her third medal in Paris and sixth of her Olympic career by grabbing bronze, exactly where she finished in Tokyo three years ago.
More Olympians are set to compete in the Seine River this week. Here’s the latest on water quality concerns.
At the Paris Olympics, whether the water quality in the Seine River is safe enough to host some swimming events has been a major question.
Fans of the Olympics find a new star — and gymnast Laurie Hernandez isn’t even competing this time
Two-time Olympic medal-winning gymnast Laurie Hernandez’s fresh approach to her new role as a TV analyst has made her a fan favorite.