Olympics: what to watch on July 31

Day 4 of the London Games brings a fresh round of beach volleyball, soccer, badminton, handball, and judo, as well as these gold medal events to watch. All times listed are London time (GMT+1).

Swimming finals beginning at 7:41pm
Tuesday is another full day of swimming, with heats beginning at 10am and running throughout the day. Men and women swim for 200m freestyle gold (see if Michael Phelps can earn redemption). Also, women swim for 200m individual medley gold while the men swim the 4x200m freestyle relay final.

Women's gymnastics: team final beginning at 4:30pm
These petite powerhouses battle it out for team glory, with the US, China, and Russia poised to bring home the team gold. Keep an eye on the US's two brightest 16-year-old stars, Gabby Douglas and Jordyn Wieber. Others to watch: Russia's Viktoria Komova and China's Deng Linlin.

Slalom canoeing (C1), men's single final at 3:06pm
Men tackle the raging rapids of Lee Valley White Water Centre in London for the gold medal in the slalom canoeing C1, which became a permanent part of the Olympic Games 20 years ago in Barcelona. Top competitors in the semi-finals include France's Tony Estanguet, world champion Britain's David Florence, and Beijing gold medalist Michal Martikan of Slovakia. Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMWHlm2ZPhk

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Overall Medal Count

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
63 Malaysia 0 1 1 2

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