Ledecky in the pool, USA Rugby

Team USA's Lily Zhang beat Brazil's Bruna Takashi in table tennis late Monday to reach the round of 16. Zhang won 4-2 as a crowd at the Paris World Expo Porte de Versailles cheered.

The U.S. women's rugby sevens team will play two matches on Tuesday. Two wins will earn them the gold medal, and one will give them their first medal of the season.

The match between Team USA and New Zealand is scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. ET (3:30 p.m. local time) at the Stade de France. The winner will play either Canada or Australia for the gold medal at 1:45 p.m. ET (7:45 p.m. local time). The loser will play for the bronze medal at 1 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local time).

Ilona Maher, from Burlington, Vermont, has scored three tries in the tournament, making it already a historic run for the United States, which lost in the quarterfinals in Rio and Tokyo.

“She understood that — mindset, running strong and hard, not trying to fall down, getting to the end zone no matter what it takes,” the Baltimore Ravens running back said. Derrick Henry said: After watching a video of Maher sprinting through imposing defenders on Monday, he said, “That's amazing. It makes me want to go out there.”

American trap shooters Derrick Maine and Will Hinton will have to bounce back if they want to have any chance of winning a medal in Chateauroux.

The second day of qualifying has just begun in central France. Main and Hinton are ranked 8th and 27th, respectively, out of 30 competitors. Only the top six will advance to the finals, which will be held at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Swimming superstar David Popovich won gold in a historic race late Monday. Great Britain's Matthew Richards missed out on the top spot by just 0.02 seconds, but Team USA's Luke Hobson made it onto the podium with a personal best time. Check it out below.

Megumi Field was a toddler the last time the United States competed in the artistic swimming team event at the Olympics. Now, at 18, she's part of a team preparing for its big comeback.

“I'm looking forward to going to college after the Olympics are over. [are] “It's over, but right now all I can think about is the Olympics,” Field told NBC News' “Stay Tuned.” “I can't wait until we're ready to show the world what we've been working on.”

When Field was a child, she didn't have an appetite for speed. She had an appetite for water.

“I've always loved water, and I loved chlorine,” she says. “I think from the moment I was born, I was just in the water.”

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Watch the U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team react when Brody Malone nails the landing: Despite three surgeries and 16 months of setbacks, Malone withstood the pressure at the Bercy Arena and helped the U.S. Men win bronze, their first Olympic team medal since 2008.

Olympic organizers acknowledged that the Seine remains unsafe for swimming and postponed the men's triathlon race originally scheduled for Tuesday morning.

Organizers moved the men's event to Wednesday, after the women's triathlon, which had been scheduled for the same day.

“Water quality levels have improved over the past few hours but remain above acceptable levels at several points along the swim course,” World Triathlon, the international body that governs Olympic triathlons, said in a statement about the X.

In a statement, organisers said the race could be moved to Friday if necessary.

“Paris 2024 and World Triathlon reiterate that the well-being of athletes remains their number one priority,” the statement said, referring to event organisers.

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Snoop Dogg put his wingspan and “lung capacity” to good use when he dove into the water with Michael Phelps at the Paris Olympics. But who had a better swim in the pool? The only answer is wrong.