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🗓️ 4 August 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Team USA sweeps more medals in gymnastics, swimming, track and more; Team USA gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik’s rise to Olympic fame; Vice President Harris nears decision on running mate; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

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0:00.0	This is NBC Nightly News.
0:02.6	Reporting tonight from the Olympics in Paris,
0:05.9	here is Lester Holt.
0:08.4	Good evening and welcome the roar of the crowd still ringing in the air at the pool here in Paris tonight after
0:14.1	American swimming great Katie Ladecki thundered her way to a thrilling first
0:18.8	place finish in the 800 meter freestyle taking her place as the first woman to win four gold medals in the same
0:26.2	individual event.
0:27.8	She is now the most decorated female Olympian and US history and that wasn't the only U.S. gold in the pool.
0:34.8	America's biggest stars delivering today across Paris.
0:38.0	Simone Biles winning gold in the vault, continuing her comeback tour.
0:43.0	Also, action on the track this evening
0:45.0	where U.S. Hopeful Shakari Richardson took second of the 100 meter to Julian
0:49.8	Alford of St. Lucia, the first Olympic medal ever for the tiny Caribbean nation.
0:55.9	Lots of medals in play here today.
0:57.7	Let's find out where it all stands.
0:59.5	Kere Simmons starts us off. Tonight Katie Lideki, wrapping up her Olympics with an exclamation point, beating out her
1:09.9	Australia rival and winning gold in the 800 meter freestyle tying the record for
1:15.0	the most golds ever for a female Olympic.
1:18.0	In an absolute nail bite the US pulled out gold in the mixed 4 by 100 medley relay
1:26.9	Setting a world record and Simone Biles wowing again nailing her signature vault,
1:33.2	the Ychenko Double Pike,
1:34.8	and winning her third gold medal of the games.
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