Five things Philly fans need to know about the Olympics on Friday
Marathon swim
Episcopal Academy’s Ivan Puskovitch will compete in the 10-kilometer marathon swim for Team USA, which starts bright and early at 1:30 a.m. The race will take place in the Seine, despite concerns about dirty water and E. coli infections.
Marathon swim
Episcopal Academy’s Ivan Puskovitch will compete in the 10-kilometer marathon swim for Team USA, which starts bright and early at 1:30 a.m. The race will take place in the Seine, despite concerns about dirty water and E. coli infections.
Women's basketball: USA vs. Australia
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Kahleah Copper (right) and Team USA will play in the semifinals against Australia at 11:30 a.m. A win would guarantee the North Philadelphia native her first Olympic medal.
Women's basketball: USA vs. Australia
Kahleah Copper (right) and Team USA will play in the semifinals against Australia at 11:30 a.m. A win would guarantee the North Philadelphia native her first Olympic medal.
Men's volleyball: USA vs. Italy
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Penn State’s Matt Anderson (center), Aaron Russell (right), and Max Holt will compete for a bronze medal at 10 a.m. against Italy after falling in the semifinals to Poland.
Men's volleyball: USA vs. Italy
Penn State’s Matt Anderson (center), Aaron Russell (right), and Max Holt will compete for a bronze medal at 10 a.m. against Italy after falling in the semifinals to Poland.
Track and field: Women's 400-meter final
Former Penn State runner Alexis Holmes — yes, those are her star-spangled nails — will run in the women’s 400-meter final at 2 p.m. Holmes is looking to win her first Olympic medal.
Track and field: Women's 400-meter final
Former Penn State runner Alexis Holmes — yes, those are her star-spangled nails — will run in the women’s 400-meter final at 2 p.m. Holmes is looking to win her first Olympic medal.
Men's 86-kilogram freestyle wrestling
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Aaron Brooks (top), a four-time NCAA champion at Penn State, will take on Michigan native Myles Amine, who competes internationally for San Marino, in the bronze medal medal match of 86-kilogram men's freestyle wrestling at 1:45 p.m.
Men's 86-kilogram freestyle wrestling
Aaron Brooks (top), a four-time NCAA champion at Penn State, will take on Michigan native Myles Amine, who competes internationally for San Marino, in the bronze medal medal match of 86-kilogram men's freestyle wrestling at 1:45 p.m.