TOKYO, Japan — More than 600 athletes are representing the United States at the Tokyo Olympics and a number of them are from Indiana.
Here are the Hoosier athletes to watch on Saturday, Aug. 7 (Note: All dates and times listed are in eastern time):
Brandon Loschiavo — Diving
Purdue University student Brandon Loschiavo is competing in his first Olympics in the men's 10-meter platform diving event.
Loschiavo finished 11th out of 12 divers in the finals with a score of 383.65. Yuan Cao, of China, won gold with a score of 582.35.
The finals will re-air in primetime beginning at 8 p.m. on WTHR Channel 13.
On Friday, Loschiavo finished 11th in the preliminary round with a score of 403.85 and finished 10th in the semifinals with a score of 409.75.
Loschiavo is a five-time national champion, with four wins in synchronized 10-meter diving and one title for individual 10-meter diving.
Sarah Hildebrandt — Wrestling
Granger native Sarah Hildebrandt is competing in her first Olympics in freestyle wrestling in the 50-kilogram weight class as Team USA's lone representative in the 16-person event.
Hildebrandt won a bronze medal after beating Oksana Livach, of Ukraine, 12-1. There are two bronze medal winners in wrestling events, with Mariya Stadnik, of Azerbaijan, winning the other.
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After winning her first two matches, Hildebrant lost in the semifinals Friday morning to Yanan Sun, of China.
Cole Hocker — Track and Field
Cole Hocker, a Cathedral High School graduate who runs for the University of Oregon, is competing in the men's 1,500 meters in Tokyo.
Hocker finished sixth in the finals with a time of 3:31.40, which is his personal best. Jakob Ingebrigtsen, of Norway, won gold and set an Olympic record with a time of 3:28.32.
Lynna Irby — Track and Field
Merrillville native and Pike High School graduate Lynna Irby is in the relay pool for the women's 4x400-meter relay event.
Team USA won its seventh consecutive gold medal in the event with a time of 3:16.85. Sydney McLaughlin, Allyson Felix, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu ran in the finals for the U.S.
Although Irby did not race in the finals, she will still get a gold medal for helping Team USA advance to the finals by running in the heat Thursday morning.
Team USA finished first in the second heat Thursday morning with a time of 3:20.86 to advance to the finals. Irby ran her leg in 50.34 seconds and was joined by Kaylin Whitney, Wadeline Jonathas and Kendall Ellis.
Irby won a bronze medal in the inaugural 4x400-meter mixed relay event last week.
The U.S. team of Elija Godwin, Irby, Taylor Manson and Bryce Deadmon won their first qualifying heat, but were disqualified immediately after the race because Irby was lined up outside the handoff area where she was supposed to take the baton from Godwin.
However, they were reinstated after Olympic officials determined that a race official had placed Irby in the wrong spot — and so it wasn't hers or the team's fault.
The U.S. team won its bronze medal in a time of 3:10.22. Poland was the surprise winner, with the Dominican Republic taking the silver, after also being reinstated.
Skylar Diggins-Smith and Jewell Loyd — Basketball
Team USA won its seventh consecutive gold medal in women's basketball.
South Bend native and University of Notre Dame graduate Skylar Diggins-Smith and University of Notre Dame graduate Jewell Loyd were part of the 12-person roster that defeated Japan 90-75.
Loyd scored 3 points in the finals, and Diggins-Smith did not score in Team USA's victory.
The U.S. defeated Serbia in the semifinals, Australia in the quarterfinals and went undefeated in Group B of the preliminary round, with wins against France, Japan and Nigeria.
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