LSU at the Olympics: TKN eliminated; Mondo Duplantis breaks record in pole vault and secures gold
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Former LSU Beach Volleyball stars Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss - known as TKN - won three matches during pool play against Canada, Australia and China. They were eliminated once bracket play began, beaten by the second Canada team.
SWIMMING AND DIVING
Eleven former and current Tigers qualified for the Paris Olympics. Brooks Curry won a Silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay for the United States. Juan-Celaya Hernandez grabbed a Silver medal in the 3m Synchronized Springboard for Mexico.
Saturday, August 3
50m Freestyle Heats
Sabrina Lyn — Jamacia- ELIMINATED
4×100m Medley Relay Heats
Maggie MacNeil — Canada- ADVANCED
Sunday, August 4
4×100m Medley Relay Finals
Maggie MacNeil — Canada- ELIMINATED
Wednesday, August 7
3m Springboard Prelims
Chiara Pellacani — Italy
Lizzie Cui — New Zealand
Helle Tuxen — Norway
Time: 8:10 a.m.
Watch: E! Network
Thursday, August 8
3m Springboard Semifinals
Chiara Pellacani — Italy
Lizzie Cui — New Zealand
Helle Tuxen — Norway
Time: 3:00 a.m.
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Friday, August 9
3m Springboard Finals
Chiara Pellacani — Italy
Lizzie Cui — New Zealand
Helle Tuxen — Norway
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Watch: NBC
TRACK AND FIELD
Fourteen current and former Tigers competed for various countries in the Track and Field events. Favour Ofili, an LSU sprinter competing for Nigeria, qualified in the 100m but her name was mistakenly not registered so she was not able to compete in that event. Sha'Carri Richardson and Vernon Norwood won Silver medals in the 100m and Mixed 4x400m Relay respectively. Mondo Duplantis won his second Gold medal in pole vault for Sweden and broke the Olympic record for highest vault at 6.25 meters.
Sunday, Aug. 4
Women's 200m Round 1
Thelma Davies — Liberia- ELIMINATED
Favour Ofili — Nigeria- ADVANCED
Monday, Aug. 5
Men's Discus Throw Qualification
Claudio Romero – Chile- ELIMINATED
Women's 400m Round 1
Ella Onojuvwevwo — Nigeria- ADVANCED
Women's 200m Semi-Final
Favour Ofili — Nigeria
Time:1:45 p.m.
Watch: NBC
Tuesday, Aug. 6
Women's 400m Round 2
Ella Onojuvwevwo — Nigeria
Time: 4:20 a.m.
Watch: USA
Women's 200m Final
Time: 2:40 p.m.
Watch: NBC
Wednesday, Aug. 7
Men's High Jump Qualification
JuVaughn Harrison – United States
Time: 3:05 a.m.
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Men's Discus Throw Final
Time: 1:25 p.m.
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Women's 400m Semi-Final
Time: 1:45 p.m.
Watch: NBC
Thursday, Aug. 8
Women's 4x100m Relay Round 1
Sha’Carri Richardson – United States
Thelma Davies — Liberia
Tima Godbless — Nigeria
Aleia Hobbs – United States
Godson Oghenebrume – Nigeria
Time: 4:10 a.m.
Watch: USA Network
Men's 4x100m Relay Round 1
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake – Great Britain
Time: 4:35 a.m.
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Friday, Aug. 9
Men's 4x400m Relay Round 1
Shakeem McKay – Trinidad & Tobago
Vernon Norwood – United States
Time: 4:05 a.m.
Watch: USA Network
Women's 4x100m Relay Final
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Watch: NBC
Men's 4x100m Relay Final
Time: 12:47 p.m.
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Women's 400m Final
Time: 1 p.m.
Watch: NBC
Saturday, Aug. 10
Men's High Jump Final
Time: 12 p.m.
Watch: Peacock
Men's 4x400m Relay Final
Time: 2 p.m.
Watch: NBC
Women's 4x400m Relay Final
Time: 2:14 p.m.
Watch: NBC
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Former LSU Tiger and current Portland Trailblazer Duop Reath and LSU Associate Head Coach David Patrick will be a part of Team Australia, which is playing in the quarterfinal after winning their opening game over Spain and placing second in their group. They lost two other pool play games to Canada and Greece. They will take on Serbia in the quarterfinal on Tuesday.
Former LSU Tiger point guard Tremont Waters competed with Puerto Rico. They lost all the pool play games and did not continue into bracket play.
Tuesday, Aug. 6
Australia vs. Serbia
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Watch: Peacock
TENNIS
LSU Men’s Tennis alum Neal Skupski competed for the men’s doubles title with partner Joe Salisbury for their home country of Great Britain. The pair lost to the Czech Republic in a surprising first-round upset.
GYMNASTICS
Former LSU Gymnastics star Aleah Finnegan competed for her mother's home country, the Philippines, and placed 47th in the women's all-around competition.