Day 15 of the Tokyo Olympics started with the women’s marathon being held in sweltering conditions in Sapporo.
Team USA runner Molly Seidel won a bronze Olympic medal in only her third ever marathon.
Seidel, 27, finished the gruelling event in 2:27:46, behind Kenyans Peres Jepchirchir and Brigid Kosgei, who took gold and silver.
Seidel became just the third ever American woman to win a marathon medal, following Joan Benoit, who won gold in the 1984 event, and Deena Kastor who won bronze in 2004.
Elsewhere, Kevin Durant led Team USA’s victory over France in the men’s basketball final in Tokyo on Saturday, avenging a first-round loss and claiming a 16th gold for the country in the sport.
Durant, who in these Games surpassed Carmelo Anthony as the United States’ highest career scorer, led with 29 points in the 87-82 victory at the Saitama Super Arena.
Nelly Korda gave Americans a sweep of gold medals in golf, holding on for a one-shot victory in a thrill-a-minute finish to the Olympic women’s golf competition. Korda led by as many as three shots on the back nine.
Team USA will also aim for gold in the baseball final against host nation Japan.
Alllyson Felix will also hope to set a new olympic track medals record when she goes in the 4x400m relay later in the day.
