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The Paris Olympics are fast approaching. Here’s what you need to know about the first post-pandemic Games.
The action from the 2024 Paris Olympics has been underway for a few days, but now it’s time to get what every Olympian wants: medals.
The first medals of this year’s Summer Games will be handed out on Saturday as every country represented in Paris races to take home the most hardware, especially when it comes to gold. There will be 14 gold medals up for grabs in Saturday’s action, which includes two of the best swimmers in the world from Team USA in Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel.
Here’s what to know about the medal count for the 2024 Paris Olympics on the first day of medal events:
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What is the medal count at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
There have not been any medals awarded in the 2024 Paris Olympics yet, but it will change as Saturday goes along.
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What Olympic medals are up for grabs Saturday?
Here is what Olympic medals will be contested on Saturday, as well as what time the action start. All times are Eastern:
- Shooting
- 4:30 a.m.: 10m air rifle mixed team bronze medal
- 5 a.m.: 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal
- Diving
- 5 a.m.: Women’s synchronized 3m springboard final
- Cycling road
- 8:30 a.m.: Women’s time trial
- 10:34 a.m.: Men’s time trial
- Skateboarding
- 11 a.m.: Men’s street final
- Judo
- 11:18 a.m.: Women -48 kg contest for bronze medal A
- 11:28 a.m.: Women -48 kg contest for bronze medal B
- 11:38 a.m.: Women -48 kg final
- 11:49 a.m.: Men -60 kg contest for bronze medal A
- 11:59 a.m.: Men -60 kg contest for bronze medal B
- 12:09 p.m.: Men -60 kg final
- Rugby Sevens
- 1 p.m.: Men’s bronze match
- 1:45 p.m.: Men’s gold medal match
- Swimming
- 2:42 p.m.: Men’s 400m free final
- 2:55 p.m.: Women’s 400m free final
- 3:37 p.m.: Women’s 4x100m free relay final
- 3:50 p.m.: Men’s 4x100m free relay final
- Fencing
- 2:40 p.m.: Women’s épée individual bronze medal bout
- 3:05 p.m.: Men’s sabre individual bronze medal bout
- 3:30 p.m.: Women’s épée individual gold medal bout
- 3:55 p.m.: Men’s sabre Individual gold medal bout
