Olympic medal count today: Here’s the Paris Games tally on Saturday

The 2024 Paris Olympics may be nearing its end, but some crucial Olympic medals are on the line.

Fifty-two Olympic medals will be awarded Saturday across 21 sports, including a gold medal in men’s basketball. Team USA, led by LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, will tip off in the gold-medal match against France and NBA stars Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert. The U.S. men’s national basketball team is looking to win its fifth consecutive gold medal.

The U.S. women’s national soccer team is also going for gold, against Brazil. The U.S. women are in the Olympic final for the first time since 2012, and have the opportunity to win their first major international tournament since the 2019 World Cup.

Here’s a look at all the Olympic medals up for grabs Saturday:

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What is the medal count at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

The U.S. leads the overall medal count with 111 — 33 gold, 39 silver and 39 bronze. Team USA is tied in the gold medal count with China. Here is the top 10 by total medals after Friday:

1. USA — 111 (33 gold, 39 silver, 39 bronze)
2. China — 83 (33 gold, 27 silver, 23 bronze)
3. Great Britain — 57 (14 gold, 20 silver, 23 bronze)
4. France — 56 (14 gold, 20 silver, 22 bronze)
5. Australia — 48 (18 gold, 16 silver, 14 bronze)
6. Japan — 37 (16 gold, 8 silver, 13 bronze)
7. Italy — 36 (11 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze)
T8. Netherlands — 29 (13 gold, 6 silver, 10 bronze)
T8. Germany — 29 (12 gold, 9 silver, 8 bronze)
10. South Korea — 28 (13 gold, 8 silver, 7 bronze)

For the full medal count at the 2024 Paris Olympics, click here.

What Olympic medals are up for grabs Saturday?

Here are all the Olympic medal events scheduled for Saturday, in addition to what time the action starts. All times are Eastern:

Track & field

2 a.m.: men’s marathon 
1:10 p.m.: men’s high jump 
1:25 p.m.: men’s 800m 
1:40 p.m.: women’s javelin 
2 p.m.: men’s 5,000m 
2:25 p.m.: women’s 1,500m 
3:12 p.m.: men’s 4x400m relay 
3:22 p.m.: women’s 4x400m relay 

Golf

3 a.m.: women’s final round

Handball

4 a.m.: women’s bronze 
9 a.m.: women’s gold 

Table tennis

4 a.m.: women’s team bronze 
9 a.m.: women’s team gold 

Water polo

4:35 a.m.: women’s bronze-medal match 
9:35 a.m.: women’s gold-medal match 

Basketball

5 a.m.: men’s bronze-medal game
3:30 p.m.: men’s gold-medal game 

Weightlifting

5:30 a.m.: men’s 102kg 
10 a.m.: women’s 81kg 
2:30 p.m.: men’s +102kg 

Sport climbing

6:28 a.m.: women’s boulder & lead final 

Volleyball

7 a.m.: men’s gold-medal match 
11:15 a.m.: women’s bronze-medal match 

Canoe sprint

7 a.m.: women’s kayak single 500m final A 
7:20 a.m.: men’s kayak single 1,000m final A 
7:50 a.m.: women’s canoe single 200m final A 

Rhythmic gymnastics

8 a.m.: group all-around final 

Diving

9 a.m.: men’s 10m platform 

Soccer

11 a.m.: women’s gold-medal match 

Cycling track

11:59 a.m.: men’s madison final 

Modern pentathlon

1:10 p.m.: men’s final laser run 

Artistic swimming:

1:30 p.m.: duet free routine 

Wrestling

1:30 p.m.: MFS 74kg bronze-medal match
1:55 p.m.: MFS 74kg final
2:05 p.m.: MFS 125kg bronze-medal match
2:30 p.m.: MFS 125kg final
2:50 p.m.: WFS 62kg bronze-medal match
3:15 p.m.: WFS 62kg final

Taekwondo

2:19 p.m.: men +80kg bronze-medal contests
2:35 p.m.: women +67kg bronze-medal contests
2:51 p.m.: men +80kg bronze-medal contests
3:07 p.m.: women +67kg bronze-medal contests
3:23 p.m.: men +80kg gold-medal contest 
3:39 p.m.: women +67kg gold-medal contest

Beach volleyball

3 p.m.: men’s bronze-medal match
4:30 p.m.: men’s gold-medal match

Breaking

3:14 p.m.: B-Boys bronze-medal battle
3:23 p.m.: B-Boys gold-medal battle

Boxing

3:30 p.m: women’s 57kg final
3:47 p.m.: men’s 57kg final
4:34 p.m.: women’s 75kg final
4:51 p.m.: men’s +92kg final

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