The Summer Olympics are officially kicking off in Paris on July 26, with spectators from around the world tuning in to cheer on their athletes as they go for the gold.
For the next 16 days, New Yorkers (and Americans across the country) will watch with bated breath to see how many medals the country will come home with. Here’s what you need to know as we gear up for the games this summer.
How to watch
Most of us will be tuning in from home to watch the Olympic games. From July 26 through Aug. 11, viewers can tune in on NBC to watch or stream on Peacock and NBC Olympic platforms: NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, NBC app, and the NBC Olympics app.
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How many medals does the USA have?
The United States won 126 medals: 40 gold, 44 silver, 42 bronze.
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Meet the athletes
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Local competitors
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Local Winners!
- Queens native Lauren Scruggs wins gold with USA team fencing after taking down Italy
- New York native Kate Douglass takes gold in 200m breaststroke
Let the games begin!
- USA men’s team gymnastics take bronze, first medal since 2008
- Queens’ Lauren Scruggs earns silver medal in all-American fencing final
- LeBron James, Kevin Durant lift Team USA basketball to rout of Serbia 110-84
- Simone Biles fights through calf pain in Paris Olympics debut
- USA Women’s Rugby 7s pull off improbable walk-off win for bronze medal
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- Queens native Lauren Scruggs shows New York grit on fencing stage in Paris
- Simone Biles looks to strike gold again in all-around final Thursday
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- Swimming’s sure bet Katie Ledecky takes 1,500-meter gold again
- American swimmer Regan Smith picks up 2nd silver of Games in 200m butterfly
- Simone Biles takes gold in women’s individual all-around gymnastics, Suni Lee takes Bronze
- Team USA rowing takes first gold since 1960 in men’s four
- Team USA men’s basketball takes care of South Sudan this time around, 103-86
- Swimming’s sure bet Katie Ledecky takes 1,500-meter gold again
- USA women’s swimming set new world record, win gold in 4×100 medley
- Simone Biles fights through injury, earlier fall on beam to take silver in floor exercise
- Noah Lyles win 100m gold to take fastest man crown, ends 20-year American drought
- USA men’s swimming’s 4×100 medley gold streak snapped, takes silver behind China
- American Bobby Finke wins 1,500m, sets world record for back-to-back golds
- USA women’s basketball downs Germany to sweep group stage, win streak at 58
- Kristen Faulkner wins USA cycling’s first road-race gold medal in 40 years with massive upset win
- Suni Lee wins 3rd medal of Paris Games with bronze in uneven bars
- Katie Ledecky takes record 9th gold as Summer sparkles
- Dominant Gabby Thomas lands first 200m global title
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashes world record to win 400m hurdles
- USA’s Quincy Hall wins gold with frantic comeback in men’s 400m
- Gold at last as United States win cycling women’s team pursuit
- Team USA men’s basketball turns on razzle dazzle to blow past Brazil into semifinals
- USWNT outlasts Germany 1-0 in extra time behind Sophia Smith, Alyssa Naeher to reach gold-medal game
- Team USA women’s basketball outlasts hosts France for 8th straight gold medal
- Gymnast Jordan Chiles forced to return bronze medal after controversial ruling
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Beyond the USA
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