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Paris Olympics live updates: Track and field gets underway, Caeleb Dressel goes for gold in 50m freestyle

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Paris Olympics live updates: Track and field gets underway, Caeleb Dressel goes for gold in 50m freestyle

Thursday’s action at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics was headlined by Simone Biles becoming the second woman — and the oldest, as well — to win the individual all-around for a second time, not just rallying from behind early in the competition, but also completing an amazing comeback after having to pull out of the Summer Games in Tokyo in 2021.

Friday’s competition’s will see medal events in BMX racing and swimming, and track and field will get underway with opening rounds of the men’s 1500m and decathlon and women’s high jump qualification, plus 100m prelims among the events at Stade de France in Paris.

Team USA leads the medal table nearly halfway through the Games, and you can check out the complete medal table here.

Stay with Yahoo Sports throughout the day for live updates from across the events on the slate today at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

Live10 updates

  • Hideki Matsuyama grabs the lead back with a chip-in for birdie

  • USMNT is down at halftime

    The U.S. is down 1-0 against Morocco heading into the locker room, after a penalty in the 28th minute. Team USA will need to equalize in the second half to stay alive in the Olympics.

  • Chase Budinger’s Olympic dreams in danger of ending early

    Chase Budinger, the NBA star-turned-Olympic beach volleyball player, is in danger of heading home early after he and his partner Miles Evans fell to Spain in straight sets on Friday. Budinger and Evans lost to the Netherlands earlier this week; as it stands, they are third in their group, with the Netherlands and France still to play.

    The top two teams in the group will automatically advance, while the team in the third spot will advance to a “lucky loser” round. If the Netherlands defeats France, Evans and Budinger will be able to advance to that extra round. If not, their Olympic campaign will come to an early end.

  • Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul knocked out of men’s doubles

    The team of Tommy Paul and Tanner Fritz fell in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2, in Friday’s men’s doubles semifinal to Australia’s Matthew Ebden and John Peers.

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo posts 20 points, 7 rebounds in win

    Antetokounmpo and his Greece team avoid elimination, beating Australia 77-71.

  • Xander Schauffele tops Olympic golf leaderboard on Friday

    Through Round 2 Team USA’s Schauffele and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama are -11 (though Matsuyama is still working his way through the back 9). Great Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood, Spain’s Jon Rahm and Belgium’s Thomas Detry round out the top five.

  • U.S. men’s national team takes on Morocco in the quarterfinals

    It’s currently 0-0 in the 28th minute, and there’s drama in the box as Morocco is awarded a penalty. USMNT goalkeeper Patrick Schulte dives the right way, but Soufiane Rahimi’s shot slides into the left side of the goal. 1-0, Morocco.

  • Swimmer Tamara Potocká collapses following women’s 200m IM qualifying heat

    Tamara Potocká, a swimmer from Slovakia, suffered an asthma attack and required medical care Friday morning following a qualifying heat for the women’s 200-meter individual medley, according to The Athletic.

    The 21-year-old Potocká did not advance in the event after finishing seventh in the race, which was won by Canada’s Summer McIntosh. As she got out of the water at París La Défense Arena she fell to the ground before being surrounded by Paris Olympics medical staff. About a minute later she was carried off the pool deck on a stretcher and was seen wearing an oxygen mask while being taken away for medical attention.

    Read the full story here.

  • Carlos Alcaraz wins semifinal, will face Novak Djokovic or Lorenzo Musetti for gold medal

    Aug 2, 2024; Paris, France; Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) reacts after a point against Felix Auger-Aliassime (not pictured) during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY SportsAug 2, 2024; Paris, France; Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) reacts after a point against Felix Auger-Aliassime (not pictured) during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports

    Carlos Alcaraz reacts after a point against Felix Auger-Aliassime during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Roland Garros. (Amber Searls/USA TODAY Sports)

    Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the men’s singles gold medal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics after defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime on Friday 6-1, 6-1. It’s the fourth straight win for Alcaraz over his Canadian opponent.

    Alcaraz, the No. 3-ranked player in the world, has yet to drop a set in the tournament held at Roland-Garros, site of the French Open. He will face the winner of Novak Djokovic-Lorenzo Musetti on Sunday with a gold medal on the line.

    That’s now 12 straight victories for Alcaraz, who had became the youngest man to reach the Olympic singles semifinals since Djokovic in 2008 after defeating American Tommy Paul on Thursday.

    Read the full story here.

  • Looking ahead to the 100m dash

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