Chasing Gold: Katie Ledecky leaves Tokyo with four medals, Team USA headed for podium in baseball

Emily Leiker, USA TODAY
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Katie Ledecky is done in Tokyo, but Olympic fans haven't seen the last of her yet.

The 24-year-old completed a three-peat of the 800-meter freestyle when she won gold with a time of 8:12.57. It was her last race in Tokyo.

Ledecky now has six gold medals between her three Olympic appearances, the most of any female swimmer. She won a total of four medals in Tokyo: gold in the 800 and 1500m free; silver in the 400m free and 4x200m free relay.

She's planning on competing for a spot on Team USA again for Paris 2024, and maybe even LA 2028. So don't be sad because her Tokyo run is over, smile because it happened and will probably happen again.

July 31: Katie Ledecky celebrates her gold medal during the medals ceremony for the women's 800-meter freestyle. Ledecky finished her Tokyo Olympics with four medals: Two gold and two silver.
July 31: Katie Ledecky celebrates her gold medal during the medals ceremony for the women's 800-meter freestyle. Ledecky finished her Tokyo Olympics with four medals: Two gold and two silver.

Other swimming storylines from Saturday (try saying that three times fast) include Caeleb Dressel capturing another individual gold medal and breaking his own world record in the 100m fly, and Simone Manuel failing to make it past the semifinals in the 50m freestyle.

On the podium: Team USA baseball is guaranteed a medal after beating South Korea 4-2 Saturday. They'll face Japan on Monday in the semifinals, and Olympic workers from the host country were happy to share their thoughts on Japanese MLB star Shohei Ohtani. The U.S. finished second in the first Olympic mixed triathlon relay, and the mixed 4x400 team that was originally disqualified during semifinals won bronze. Here's a full list of Team USA's medals.

Athletes out of competition: USA Gymnastics announced Saturday that Simone Biles will not compete in the vault and uneven bars event finals, which start Sunday. International tennis star Novak Djokovic failed to medal in men's singles. The father of BMX racer Connor Fields said the Olympian suffered a brain hemorrhage and other injuries in his crash Friday.

Novak Djokovic reacts after his loss to Pablo Carreno Busta.
Novak Djokovic reacts after his loss to Pablo Carreno Busta.

Taking a stand: U.S. men's epee team members took a stand against teammate Alen Hadzic, who's accused of sexual assault, by wearing pink facemasks Friday. Oh, and other Olympians are still wary of Russia — ahem, the ROC — and it's become Twitter beef.

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