This day 14 of the Paris Olympic Games,
so let's recap the biggest moments of the day and
head to the Paris podium.
Coming in at #1 American Olivia Reeves lifted her way
to gold for the first time since 2000 in weightlifting
and broken Olympic record in the process.
In the 71 kilogram competition,
Reeves lifted a total of 262 kilograms,
which is roughly 578 lbs.
She set an Olympic record in the snatch,
lifting 117 kilograms, or about 258 lbs.
Coming in at #2 The.
Comb Gold In the women's 4 by 100 relay,
Shakira Richardson, Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson and Tonisha Terry carried
the US to gold over Great Britain and Germany,
who won silver and bronze respectively.
Finally, American rag Benjamin took home his first individual gold
with ease.
In the men's 400 meter hurdles,
Benjamin ran a season best 46.46 seconds.
It was a sweet revenge for Benjamin,
who beat out Norway's Carsten Warhol,
the Tokyo champion who took silver in Paris.
We've got a few honorable mentions of the night,
but let's start with. Volleyball After defeating Italy in three
sets,
the US took home bronze and add a historic 6th
medal in the sport for the country.
US women's basketball won their 60th straight Olympic game with
an 85 to 64 semifinal victory over Australia.
Brianna Stewart and Jackie Young led the pack with five
assists each and 16 and 14 points,
respectively. Here's what's on deck for Saturday at the Paris
Olympics.
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