Olympic Highlights: Medals, Triumphs, and Dramatic Moments

Noah Lyles aims to make history by winning the Olympic sprint double. Highlights include Indonesia's gold in men's speed climbing, China's table tennis victory, New Zealand's kayak triumph, a dramatic fall in steeplechase, sailing golds for Italy, and calls for increased doping tests on U.S. athletes.

(Adds climbing, table tennis, steeplechase, updates sailing, kayak) PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) -

Noah Lyles is striving to become the first American in four decades to secure the Olympic sprint double, aiming for victory in the 200 meters after his 100m win. Over 30 medals are up for grabs today, spanning athletics, sailing, boxing, taekwondo, wrestling, and track cycling.

Indonesian climber Veddriq Leonardo clinched a historic gold in men's speed climbing, with American Sam Watson earning bronze despite a world record. Meanwhile, China's men's table tennis team defeated France 3-0, thrilling fans with intense matches. New Zealand's Lisa Carrington added another gold in women's kayak, boosting her total to seven Olympic medals. Germany narrowly bested Australia in the men's 500m kayak final.

In steeplechase, Ethiopian Lamecha Girma is recovering after a terrifying fall. Italy secured sailing golds through champions Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti in mixed multihull, and Austria's Lara Vadlau and Lukas Maehr in mixed dinghy. The U.S. men's sprint relay team showed strong prospects of ending their relay drought, while the women's team also looks formidable.