UNC had two former women's soccer stars on the US team that medaled in yet another Olympics. Crystal Dunn and Tobin Heath come home with a bronze. Pitcher Ryder Ryan threw five scoreless innings across four games, including a scoreless inning a losing effort in the Gold Medal Game. Kenny Selmon qualified in the 400m hurdles but did not medal. (Tar Heel Blog) Tar Heels in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (August 6 Update)
The USA baseball team beat South Korea to advance to gold medal match against Japan.