Have you been keeping up with the 2024 Paris Olympics coverage via WLTX? If you’ve been a little busy or just missed some of the action, no worries. We’re catching you up on some athletes with ties to SC and what they’ve been up to over the last few days in Paris.
A’ja Wilson, Women’s Basketball
A’ja Wilson and Team USA defeated Team Nigeria on Wednesday, Aug. 7 in a quarterfinal game. Up next, Team USA will compete against Team Australia on Friday, Aug. 9 in the semifinals.
Canyon Barry, 3x3 Basketball
Canyon Barry with Team USA fell to The Netherlands 21 to 6 in the Pool Round phase of the Men’s 3x3 Basketball bracket, knocking Team USA out of the Olympics.
Ellen Geddes, Wheelchair Fencing
Ellen Geddes is from Aiken, SC, and graduated from Presbyterian College in 2010. Geddes competed in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and aims to medal this year during the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Emma Navarro, Tennis: Women’s singles
Emma Navarro won her first and second-round matches against Julia Grabher from Austria + Viktoriya Tomova from Bulgaria. She fell to Qinwen Zheng from China in the third round, knocking her out of the Olympics.
Laeticia Amihere, Women’s Basketball
Laeticia Amihere plays for Team Canada who was knocked out of the Olympics in the Group Phase stage after playing Team Nigeria and losing 79 to 70.
Melissa Jefferson, Track & Field: Women’s 100M
Melissa Jefferson ran the 100M final on Saturday, Aug. 3. Jefferson came in third, taking home the bronze medal with a run time of 10.92. Jefferson will compete again in the Women’s 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1 on Thursday, Aug. 8. at 5:10 a.m.
Quanera Hayes, Track: Women’s Relay Pool
Quanera Hayes, from Dillon, SC, will compete in the Women’s 4 x 400m Relay - Round 1 on Friday, Aug. 9 at 4:40 a.m.
Quincy Hall, Track & Field: Men’s 400M
Quincy Hall ran the Men’s 400M final on Wednesday, Aug. 7, and placed first, taking home the gold medal, with a run time of 43.40 — his personal best.
Raven Saunders, Track & Field: Shot Put
Raven Saunders, originally from Charleston, will compete in Women’s Shot Put Qualification - Group B on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 4:25 a.m.
Sabrina D’Angelo, Soccer
Team Canada was defeated by Team Germany after a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals on Saturday, Aug. 3, knocking them out of the Olympics.
