Jayson Tatum and USA Basketball take on France and Molly Seidel to run the marathon – NBC Boston
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Two Boston athletes will compete in a quest for gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
Celtics star Jayson Tatum helped Team USA secure a berth in the gold medal match in the semi-final victory over Australia, securing a medal in their first Olympics . They will face France in a rematch on Friday.
Meanwhile, Boston resident Molly Seidel will face the heat and deserted roads of Sapporo in search of marathon gold.
Here’s how to watch our local athletes, as well as the athletics, baseball and women’s golf events:
Tatum, United States basketball team ready for gold medal rematch against France
Kevin Durant of Team United States performs a jump shot against Nic Kay of Australia during Matchday 13 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on August 5, 2021 in Saitama, Japan.
The United States team will meet France again in men’s basketball, but this time for a gold medal. After losing the Olympic tournament opening match in France, Team USA dominated the competition, beating Iran, the Czech Republic, Spain and Australia.
Jayson Tatum helped Team USA secure a berth in the gold medal match in the semi-final victory over Australia, securing a medal at their first Olympics.
During the tournament, Kevin Durant passed Carmelo Anthony for most of the points scored in Team USA history. The United States has won gold at every Olympic Games since 2008 and will look to continue their Olympic streak.
Durant will look to lead American men to gold starting at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
The game can be streamed live here.
Team USA looks to add more track and field medals in 4x400m relay
Getty Images Allyson Felix of Team USA competes in the women’s 400m semi-final at the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 4, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
In what will be the last full day on the track, Team USA will seek a podium finish in the men’s and women’s 4x400m relays. In what will be the final race in Allyson Felix’s historic Olympic career, Team USA will look to send one of the most decorated Olympians in history with one final medal to add to their collection.
Team USA are the reigning champions of the event and will be the favorite for the gold medal after their blistering qualifying time of 3:20:86. Kendall Ellis, Lyann Irby, Wadeline Jonathas and Kaylin Whitney made up the qualifying quartet, while Felix is ​​set to make the final on Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m.ET.
Other athletics finals on Saturday include: the women’s high jump, the women’s 10,000-meter run, the men’s javelin throw and the men’s 1,500-meter race.
Coverage begins at 6 a.m. ET Watch on Peacock or stream live here.
Bostonian Molly Seidel to compete in Sapporo Women’s Marathon
John Amis, AP First place Aliphine Tuliamuk, center, second place Molly Seidel, left, and third place Sally Kipyego, right, celebrate on the podium after running the women’s trials of the US Olympic Marathon in Atlanta on Saturday, February 29, 2020.
The women’s marathon will be one of the flagship track events on Friday night as the women’s race kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network. The marathon was moved from northern Tokyo to Sapporo because temperatures were expected to be around five to six degrees cooler.
However, a heat wave in the northern prefecture of Japan will put the temperature on race day at around 34 degrees Celsius, while temperatures in Tokyo will likely be cooler, between 30 and 34 degrees Celsius. Japanese officials have also strongly discouraged fans from attending the outdoor event due to the increase in COVID-19 cases across the country.
Nonetheless, the women will face the heat and deserted roads of Sapporo in search of marathon gold on Friday. For the US team, Aliphine Tuliamuk, Boston resident Molly Seidel and Sally Kipyego are listed on the field.
Hailing from Wisconsin, Seidel said she quickly fell in love with Boston and its running community.
Hailing from Wisconsin, Molly and Isabel “Izzy” Seidel quickly fell in love with Boston and its running community.
All three will run their first Olympic marathon, although Kipyego has already won a silver medal in the 10,000m event at the London Olympics in 2012. For Tuliamuk, it will be his first race since the birth of his daughter. in January 2021. She won the U.S. Marathon trials in March 2020, about a week before the country was shut down due to COVID-19.
The women’s marathon can be streamed live here.
Nelly Korda seeks to push back challenges and weather in search of Olympic gold
Matt York / AP Nelly Korda of the United States hits a tee shot on the 11th hole during the third round of the women’s golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Friday August 6, 2021 at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, CA Japan.
Despite a strong push from Australia’s Lydia Ko in the third round, American golfer Nelly Korda leads the women’s Olympic golf tournament before the final round of play on Friday night.
Korda finished Round 3 early Friday morning at -15 after a weather delay. The Indian Aditi Ashok remains second at -12.
Ko and fellow Australian Hannah Green are currently tied for third with Dane Emily Kristine Pederson and Japanese Mone Inami.
Korda, the world’s No.1 golfer, had nine birdies and an eagle about to shoot nine under par in the second round.
Olympic officials hope to qualify for the final 18 of the 72-hole tournament on Saturday in Tokyo even though weather delays are expected.
The gold medal will be awarded in women’s golf tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
2021 Olympics women’s golf tournament can be streamed live here.
Team USA faces Japan in baseball gold medal game
Koji Watanabe / Getty Images Team USA’s Todd Frazier # 25 returns to the dugout after scoring in the sixth inning against South Korea in the men’s baseball semi-finals on Day 13 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 5, 2021 in Yokohama, Japan.
The United States is in search of the first Olympic gold medal awarded since 2008. They will face Japan, who were the only team to beat them in the pool, at 6 am ET on Saturday.
By reaching the gold medal game, Eddy Alvarez became the third American to win a medal at the Summer and Winter Olympics, and he will look to win that gold.
The US baseball team won their only gold in 2000 when they surprised a favorite Cuban team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
The game will air live on NBCOlympics.com at 6 a.m. and air on USA Network at 9:30 a.m. ET on Saturday.
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