The Olympic Games of 2024: Events You Might Have Missed

Here are all of the major highlights from the 2024 Games, from unexpected cameos to historic victories.

Now that the Summer Olympics of 2024 have arrived, history is already being written.

The top athletes in the world will be in Paris from July 26 to August 11 to compete for Olympic gold. Along the way, fans can anticipate seeing amazing feats of athleticism, touching examples of sportsmanship, and a star-studded assortment of unexpected celebrity appearances.

There were many amazing and terrible occurrences on Tuesday, August 6, alone, according to Dailysports Dailysports

Read on for the most significant moments from this year's Games so far, and keep checking back for updates.

Gabby Thomas goes all out to win

On August 6, the American track and field sensation won the gold in the 200-meter final with a pace of 21.83. Brittany Brown of the United States placed third, followed by St. Lucian Julien Alfred in second place.

In her last Games competition, Simone Biles takes home the silver medal

Silver in the floor final on the penultimate day of artistic gymnastics gave Biles her last medal of the 2024 Games. Biles performed some of her iconic routines throughout her floor routine, showcasing her very strong and technical talents, but two out-of-bound bounces eventually caused her to miss the gold medal cut. Rebeca Andrade of Brazil ultimately claimed the top spot, with Jordan Chiles, Biles's Team USA colleague, taking third.

Cindy Ngamba wins the Olympic Refugee Team's first-ever medal

Boxer Cindy Ngamba, who was born in Cameroon and is now residing in the UK, created history when she won the first-ever medal for the Olympic Refugee Team. She defeated Davina Michel of France in the women's 75-kilogram quarterfinal to secure a spot in this Saturday's gold-medal match. Ngamba has assured herself of at least a bronze medal, win or lose.

After the bout, she said, "I want to tell the refugees around the world: Keep on working hard, keep on pushing yourself, and you can accomplish anything."

The fastest guy in the world, Noah Lyles

Olympic 100-meter runner Noah Lyles of Team USA won the competition on August 4. Not only did his winning time of 9.79 seconds earn him a gold medal, but it also made him the fastest man on the planet.

With a close victory, the US women's soccer team goes to the semifinals

After a tough game against Japan on Saturday, a goal by Trinity Rodman in the 105th minute sent the U.S. women's soccer team to the semifinals. Next up for Team USA will be either Canada or Germany.

The most decorated American female athlete is now Katie Ledecky

On August 3, after winning her fourth Olympic Games, Katie Ledecky claimed her ninth gold medal overall and her fourteenth gold in the 800-meter freestyle. With her nine gold medals, she became the most decorated female athlete in all sports and the most decorated female swimmer in history, and her victory preserved her three-time reign. She now shares the record for the most Olympic gold medals earned by a woman with Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who won nine gold medals in the 1950s and 1960s.

Her personal swims came first and second, and Ledecky swam the 800-meter race on Saturday in 8:11.04, the 13th-fastest time ever recorded.

Julien Alfred gets the first-ever Olympic medal for St. Lucia, while Sha'Carri Richardson wins her first medal in the games

On August 3, Sha'Carri Richardson earned her first Olympic medal after finishing second in the women's 100-meter final after winning her heat and finishing second in the semifinals. She finished 0.15 seconds behind gold medallist Julien Alfred, who won the sprint race in 10.87 seconds and earned Saint Lucia's first-ever Olympic medal. With Team USA's Melissa Jefferson, who finished in third place, as her training partner, Richardson celebrated her second-place victory.

Wins Sha'Carri Richardson's first Olympic race

In her Olympic debut, the world's fastest woman got off to a scorching start. Sha'Carri Richardson defeated eight other competitors in her heat in the women's 100 meters on August 2 to take first place in her first-ever Olympic competition with a time of 10.94 seconds. With the win, she may go on to the August 3 semifinals.

The American women's fencing squad creates history

On August 1, the women's fencing team from the United States created history when they defeated Italy in the foil team gold-medal match, winning their first team gold in the Olympics.

Laureen Scruggs, Lee Kiefer, Jackie Dubrovich, and Maia Weintraub are on the winning team.

In the women's gymnastics all-around final, Simone Biles wins the gold medal

She's done it once more! A few days before, on August 1, Biles created history by becoming the American gymnast with the most number of medals won in the Olympics when she won the women's gymnastics all-around final.

All all, Team USA took home two podium positions at the Olympics, with fellow gymnast Sunisa Lee earning bronze. Silver went to Rebeca Andrade of Brazil.