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1. The come back of Simon Biles in women’s gymnastics
2. Women’s Gymnastics: The queen: After Chiles accepted her bronze medal and Biles her silver, Andrade was introduced as the Olympic champion. As she approached the podium — completing the first all-Black podium in Olympic gymnastics history — Biles and Chiles turned to Andrade, dropped to one knee and bowed. Afterward, they called her a queen. — JULIET MACUR
3. Men’s swimming: Katie Ledecky and her cowbell. And for one ecstatic moment, the most decorated women’s swimmer ever appeared to lose her breath. Ledecky had won her own gold at that distance four days earlier. That night, she said that thinking about her training partners, like Finke, had been one of the things that got her through.
4. Men’s singles Tennis: Novak Djokovic, a 37-year-old Serb, has done so much in his tennis career: winning 24 Grand Slam singles titles, earning the world No. 1 ranking and raking in over $180 million in prize money. But when he finally achieved the only major milestone missing from his illustrious résumé, an Olympic gold medal, he was overcome with emotion.
5. Men’s 200-meter: The final had ended and Noah Lyles had won the bronze. But suddenly that was not the story. Lyles dropped to a knee and then onto his back on the track, gasping for breath. He asked nearby workers for help. They brought over water and a wheelchair. Something was not right. Lyles was rolled away, disappearing under the stands. He had Covid and still accomplished what he did.
6. Armand Duplantis, otherwise known as Mondo….Mondo has a career has been built on great skill and savvy decision-making. He grew up in Lafayette, La., but competes for his mother’s native Sweden, which selects its team instead of subjecting its athletes to the crucible of Olympic trials for a spot. And with a bonus of up to $100,000 available for a world record, he maximizes his paydays by inching the mark higher one centimeter at a time. On Monday, the bar was set at 6.25 meters (20 feet 6 inches). Duplantis missed once, then twice. On his third and final attempt, he fell to earth while the bar remained on its perch. He had another record, sliced as thinly as an onion. — JERÉ LONGMAN
7. Men’s Pole Vault: Armand Duplantis has been built on great skill and savvy decision-making. He grew up in Lafayette, La., but competes for his mother’s native Sweden, which selects its team instead of subjecting its athletes to the crucible of Olympic trials for a spot. And with a bonus of up to $100,000 available for a world record, he maximizes his paydays by inching the mark higher one centimeter at a time. On Monday, the bar was set at 6.25 meters (20 feet 6 inches). Duplantis missed once, then twice. On his third and final attempt, he fell to earth while the bar remained on its perch. He had another record, sliced as thinly as an onion. — JERÉ LONGMAN….. not to mention the other pole vaulter that got A LOT of attention 😘😘😘
8. The Tara Davis-Woodhall story is amazing…. Tara just won gold in the long jump and the first person she ran to was her husband who has an amazing story himself….. Please read.
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