Hometown Hopefuls

Dallas native Sha’Carri Richardson won her first Olympic gold medal, after overtaking two runners during the anchor leg of the women’s 4x100m relay Friday.

Fred Kerley and Team USA faced a relay disaster as a poor exchange between Christian Coleman and Kenny Bednarek led to another failed bid for a medal, extending their drought to five consecutive Olympics.

Texas native Taliyah Brooks sits in tenth place in the women’s heptathlon after the long jump and javelin throw. The final event of the heptathlon is the 800m race on Friday night. 

American Bryce Hoppel finished second in the 800-meter semifinal and advanced to Saturday’s final.

Team USA climber Sam Watson won bronze in the men’s speed climbing final and broke his own world record doing so.

Texans Tara Davis-Woodhall won gold and Jasmine Moore won bronze for Team USA in the women’s long jump at Paris Olympics on Thursday.

Watch Jasmine Moore win bronze in the women’s long jump.

Watch Tara Davis-Woodhall win gold in the women’s long jump.

Coppell’s Chiaka Ogbogu gets a shot to repeat as a gold medalist when the U.S. women’s volleyball team competes for gold on Sunday.

Twanisha Terry and Sha’Carri Richardson helped the U.S. clinch a spot in Friday’s 4×100 relay final.

Texan Bryce Hoppel qualified in the men’s 800m, NBC 5’s Laura Harris talked with him about his success on the track so far in Paris.

China won back-to-back gold in Olympic women’s weightlifting while Team USA’s Jourdan Delacruz from Wylie redeemed her performance from the Tokyo Olympics.

Amy Okonkwo de TCU anotó 17 puntos en la derrota de Nigeria en cuartos de final ante el equipo de EEUU en baloncesto femenino.