Complete Coverage of Gators at the Olympics on July 28

PARIS, France – Sunday’s Olympic action included four different sports for those with Gator connections.

Women’s Basketball:

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— Andrea Vilaró (@andrea_vilaro) July 28, 2024

Spain team opened Olympic action with a 90-89 overtime win over China.
 
China held a 37-33 lead at halftime and held a six-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. Spain turned in a game-high 23 points in the final quarter as the teams went into overtime tied at 76.
 
Spain scored first and never trailed in overtime.  Leonor Rodriguez’s free throw with 13 seconds remaining gave Spain a three-point lead. China could only manage a layup by Li Yueru with five seconds left as Spain took the one-point win.
 
Andrea Vilaro, a member of Florida’s 2011-12 team, did not appear in Sunday’s game.

Spain vs China final stats

 

Spain is back in action Wednesday, July 31 to continue Group A play.

 
Soccer:
Canada vs France begins at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock.
 
Saturday, Canada was stripped of six points in Olympic soccer action by FIFA as a result of the drone-spying scandal. Head coach Bev Priestman along with assistants Joseph Lombardi and Jasmine Mander were sent home and are banned from all soccer for one year.
 
The six points deduction makes Canada’s defense of its 2020 gold medal extremely difficult.
 
Swimming:
Semifinals:

Jonny Marshall was the lone Gator representing Florida in Sunday’s swimming events. 

Making his Olympic debut in the men’s 100m backstroke, the current Gator placed sixth in the final heat after clocking a 53.93. He grabbed the last semifinals spot after finishing 16th overall.

Women’s Tennis:

The U.S.’s Danielle Collins advances after Laura Siegemund of Germany retired in the second set. Collins led the match 6-3, 2-0 before Siegemund ended the match.

 

Collins is seeded No. 8 for the Olympics. She plays the winner of the Maiar Sherif Ahmed Abdelaziz [EGY] vs. Caroline Wozniacki [DEN] in second round action.

 

She also plays doubles with Desirae Krawczyk, facing Greece’s Despina Papamichail and Maria Sakkari on Monday at Roland…