Paris Olympics Day 8: USA Shatters World Record in Mixed Medley Relay, Wins Gold
Gold Medalist Torri Huske of Team United States interacts with fans following the Swimming medal ceremony after the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, on August 03, 2024. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)MOREHIDE
Ran Takahashi #12 of Team Japan attacks the net against Micah Christenson #11 and Torey Defalco #8 of Team United States during the Men’s Preliminary Round – Pool A match between Team France and Team Slovenia on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris Arena on August 02, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) France’s #01 Joris Daudet and France’s #03 Sylvain Andre compete in the third run of the Men’s Cycling BMX Racing semifinals during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, on August 2, 2024. (Julien De Rosa/ AFP via Getty Images) Leon Marchand of Team France competes in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley Final on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, on August 2, 2024. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images) Supporters cheers as they watch on a giant screen France’s Leon Marchand arriving for the final of the men’s 200m individual medley swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the “Club France” in the Nations parc in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images) US’ Kaylyn Brown runs with the baton in the mixed 4x400m relay heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 2, 2024. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images) South Korea’s Kim Min-jong and France’s Teddy Riner (Blue) compete in the judo men’s +100kg gold bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images) Australia’s Kaylee McKeown competes in the final of the women’s 200m backstroke swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 2, 2024. (Manan Vatsyayana/ AFP via Getty Images) US’ Karl Cook with horse Caracole De La Roque competes in the equestrian’s jumping team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Chateau de Versailles, in Versailles, in the western outskirts of Paris, on August 2, 2024. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/ AFP via Getty Images) Carlos Alcaraz of Team Spain plays a forehand during the Tennis Men’s Singles Semifinal match against Felix Auger-Aliassime of Team Canada on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Roland Garros in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Brady Ellison of Team United States competes during the Mixed Team 1/8 Elimination Round match between Team United States and Team Uzbekistan on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Esplanade Des Invalides in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Nathan Harriel #2 of Team United States fouls Soufiane Rahimi #9 of Team Morocco during the Men’s Quarter Final match between Morocco and United States during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Parc des Princes in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
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