American swimmer Katie Ledecky is back in the pool on Wednesday at the 2024 Paris Olympics and she has another chance to add more hardware to her collection.
Ledecky — who has 11 Olympic medals, including seven gold — is a favorite to win the women’s 1500m freestyle final on Wednesday. Ledecky won gold in the inaugural event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and already picked up a bronze medal in Paris.
She’s not the only American going for gold. Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh, who won gold and silver in the women’s 100 butterfly earlier this week, will compete in the women’s 100 freestyle. Gymnasts Frederick Richard and Paul Juda, who earned bronze in the team final, will compete in the men’s all-around competition.
Here’s what to know about the medal count ahead of day eight of the 2024 Paris Olympics:
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What is the medal count at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
The U.S. leads the overall medal count with 26 — 4 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze. However, Japan leads the gold medal count with seven. For the full medal count at the 2024 Paris Olympics, click here.
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What Olympic medals are up for grabs Wednesday?
Here are all the Olympic medal events scheduled for Wednesday, in addition to what time the action starts. All times are Eastern:
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Triathlon
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Diving
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Rowing
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Cycling BMX Freestyle
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Shooting
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Judo
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10:48 a.m.: Women – 70 kg contest for bronze medal A
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10:54 a.m.: Women – 70 kg contest for bronze medal B
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11:00 a.m.: Women – 70 kg final
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11:06 a.m.: Men – 90 kg contest for bronze medal A
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11:12 a.m.: Men – 90 kg contest for bronze medal B
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11:18 a.m.: Men – 90 kg final
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Canoe Slalom
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Artistic gymnastics
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Fencing
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Swimming
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2:30 p.m.: Women’s 100m freestyle final
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2:37 p.m.: Men’s 200m butterfly final
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3:13 p.m.: Women’s 1500m freestyle final
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4:31 p.m.: Men’s 200m breaststroke final
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4:39 p.m.: Men’s 100m freestyle final
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