Olympic Medal Count: USA and Australia Lead After Day 2 in Paris

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The 2024 Paris Olympics are in full swing, with a total of 13 events awarding medals on Sunday, July 28. The United States and Australia are currently tied for the lead in the overall medal count, with France, China, and Korea rounding out the top five.

Current Medal Count

Here’s the overall medal count entering competition on Sunday:

  1. T1. Australia — 5 (3 gold, 2 silver)
  2. T1. USA — 5 (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
  3. France — 4 (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
  4. T4. China — 3 (2 gold, 1 bronze)
  5. T4. Korea — 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Sunday’s Medal Events

The following events will award medals on Sunday:

Shooting

  • 3:30 a.m.: 10m air pistol men’s final
  • 6 a.m.: 10m air pistol women’s final

Cycling Mountain Bike

  • 8:10 a.m. women’s cross country

Archery

  • 10:48 a.m.: women’s team bronze medal match
  • 11:11 a.m.: women’s team gold medal match

Skateboarding

  • 11 a.m.: women’s street final

Canoe Slalom

  • 11:45 a.m.: women’s kayak single final

Judo

  • 11:18 a.m.: men -66 kg contest for bronze medal A
  • 11:28 a.m.: men -66 kg contest for bronze medal B
  • 11:38 a.m.: men -66 kg final
  • 11:49 a.m.: women -52 kg contest for bronze medal A
  • 11:59 a.m.: women -52 kg contest for bronze medal B
  • 12:09 p.m.: women -52 kg final

Swimming

  • 2:30 p.m.: men’s 400m individual medley final
  • 2:45 p.m.: women’s 100m butterfly final
  • 3:54 p.m.: men’s 100m breaststroke final

Fencing

  • 2:50 p.m.: women’s foil individual bronze medal bout
  • 3:20 p.m.: men’s épée Individual bronze medal bout
  • 3:45 p.m.: women’s foil individual gold medal bout
  • 4:15 p.m.: men’s épée Individual gold medal bout

Other Notable Events

In non-medal action, American boxer Roscoe Hill competes in the 51 kg preliminaries, the U.S. men’s water polo team faces Italy, the U.S. women’s national soccer team takes on Germany, and the U.S. men’s basketball team, expected to have star Kevin Durant back, opens Group C play against Serbia.

Conclusion

As the Olympics continue, the medal count is sure to shift, with the United States and Australia looking to maintain their early leads. With a jam-packed schedule of events, Day 2 promises to be an exciting one in Paris.