The action on Day 13 of the Tokyo Games will feature track and field, with medals in the men's 400-meter final, the men's and women's 4x100 relays and the women's 400 meters.

The women’s beach volleyball final gets underway, while the U.S. women's soccer team tries to salvage its Olympic tournament in the bronze medal match. The U.S. men's basketball team is one game away from its 16th Olympic men’s basketball gold medal with a semifinal matchup against Australia.

Here are some things to watch (all times Eastern):

Track & Field

American track stars Michael Cherry and Michael Norman will be chasing medals in the men's 400-meter final.

Cherry is a two-time world championship medalist and Norman is among the top three in the world.

But the stacked field includes Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas, a country that has never won gold in an individual Olympic track event. The reigning world champion is the favorite.

Although reigning Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk is out, there’s another former winner in the field — Kirani James of Grenada, who won at the 2012 London Games.

The sleeper is Anthony Jose Zambrano, who could become the first Colombian man to win a track and field medal at the Olympics.

And, there’s a little history to consider: The Americans have never gone three straight Olympics without winning gold in the 400. Team USA failed to win in 2012 and ’16.

“I’m just waiting to have a breakthrough and hopefully that breakthrough is on Thursday,” Norman said.

Men's Basketball

The U.S. looks to move one win away from its 16th Olympic men’s basketball gold medal when it takes on Australia. The American men have never lost to the Australians in a major competition, going 15-0 in such meetings.

Australia has already defeated the U.S. men’s basketball team once this summer, in an exhibition at Las Vegas before the Tokyo Games. The Boomers would clinch their first major international men’s medal — from Olympics or World Cup competition — with a win. They’re 0-10 all time in those competitions when playing to secure a medal.

It’s also a matchup that will have U.S. coach Gregg Popovich and Australia point guard Patty Mills opposing one another. Mills was the last remaining member of the 2014 NBA champion Spurs — coached by Popovich — to play in San Antonio. Mills decided earlier this week to leave the Spurs as a free agent and sign with the Brooklyn Nets.

In the other semifinal, Slovenia’s Olympic basketball debut is already a smashing success behind Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic. He's been the best player in the tournament and has flirted with triple-doubles in each of his past two games.

Now Doncic gets a chance to take his tiny nation to the gold medal game in Saitama. All that stands in Slovenia’s way is France, which knocked off the U.S. to open the Tokyo Games.

Doncic is a perfect 17-0 when playing for his national team.

Women's Soccer

It will be an early wakeup call to watch the Americans in the bronze medal match against Australia. The Matildas reached the medal round for the first time ever at an Olympics and desperately want to leave Kashima with the bronze.

The Americans are hoping to salvage a disappointing tournament, which included a scoreless draw against Australia in the final game of the group stage. Australia was also the only team to score on the Swedes, who play Canada for the gold.

The United States is the top-ranked team in the world and the defending World Cup champions, but goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher injured her right knee and won’t be available for the final match. Adrianna Franch will get the start in a match.

Water Polo

The U.S. women's water polo team remains in the hunt for its third consecutive gold medal and faces the Russian Olympic Committee in the semifinals.

The Americans are 21-1 this year, with their lone loss coming against Hungary last week.

The men’s teams from Britain (1908-1920) and Hungary (2000-2008) are the only countries to win at least three straight water polo titles at the Olympics.

Skateboarding

It's the last chance to catch wildly popular skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics with the men's park final.

The format is taken from the style of skateboarding that originated in Venice Beach, California, and features steeper edges of bowls and ramps. That enables higher velocity gains in shorter times — and probably plenty of awesome moves.

Heimana Reynolds from Hawaii represents the Americans in the competition.

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Caeleb Dressel is expected to be the star of Day 7 at the Tokyo Games as he seeks his third gold medal in Friday night coverage of the Olympics.

The U.S. women's soccer team plays the Netherlands in a rematch of the World Cup final, and Allyson Felix can become the most decorated female Olympian in track and field.

Both the U.S. men's and women's water polo teams play and Hannah Roberts in BMX freestyle will try to become the youngest U.S. medalist in cycling since 1912. She’d also be the first female teenager to win an Olympic cycling gold medal.

Swimming

Lilly King took silver and Anne Lazor won the bronze in the women's 200 meter breaststroke at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. Shortly after, Ryan Murphy captured the silver medal in the men's 200 meter backstroke event.

Caeleb Dressel is the favorite in the men’s 100-meter butterfly, an event he won at the past two world championships and is the world record holder. He's already won two golds in Tokyo.

Katie Ledecky will be attempting to earn her 10th career medal as a big favorite in the women’s 800-meter freestyle. A victory would give Ledecky six individual golds over her career, which would be the most of any female swimmer. Ledecky is currently tied with Hungarian great Krisztina Egerszegi after winning gold in the 1,500 free.

The mixed 4x100 medley relay makes its Olympic debut. The chaotic event features teams comprised of two men and two women, but there are no restrictions on which swimmers take each of the four strokes.

That sets up some odd-looking but thrilling races where big leads can quickly evaporate.

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Here are some other events to watch (all times Eastern):

Track & Field

Activity has hardly started at Olympic Stadium but Friday gives a preview of what could be the race of the Olympics.

The women's 400-meter hurdles opening round puts Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad in action. The two have lowered the world record each of the past three times they’ve raced in a major competition. McLaughlin currently holds it at 51.90.

In the mixed 4X400 relay, a medal for the Americans would push Allyson Felix past Merlene Ottey of Jamaica as the female Olympian with the most track and field medals. She currently has 10 medals.

Water Polo

The U.S. women’s water polo team faces the Russian Olympic Committee in its first game since its first loss at the Olympics since 2008. Trying for its third consecutive gold medal, the U.S. lost 10-9 to Hungary in group play on Wednesday. It was the United States’ first loss since Jan. 16, 2020, at Australia. It dropped to 130-4 since it won gold at the 2016 Games.

Alex Obert and the U.S. men’s water polo team take on Krisztian Manhercz and Hungary. Obert scored twice during a tough 12-11 loss to Italy on Thursday, and Manhercz had five goals on five shots in a 23-1 victory against South Africa.

The U.S. is looking to strengthen its position for a likely berth in the quarterfinals.

Early Morning Soccer

The U.S. women’s national soccer team has advanced to the quarterfinals in Japan.

The Americans face the Netherlands — the team’s opponent in the 2019 World Cup final in France — on Friday in Yokohama. If they lose, they will go home.

Freestyle BMX

Hannah Roberts, a three-time BMX freestyle world champion at the age of 19 and the first woman to land a 360 tailwhip in competition, will try to become the youngest U.S. medalist in cycling since 1912. She'd also be the first female teenager to win an Olympic cycling gold medal.

Roberts since 2019 has won three world cup titles, three world championships and has a Pan American Games gold medal.

For the late crowd

Olympic first-timers Sarah Sponcil and Kelly Claes, the youngest U.S. beach volleyball team ever to qualify for the Summer Games, have a chance to finish with a perfect 3-0 record when they play Brazil in the round-robin finale.

The U.S. women’s volleyball team will play the Russian Olympic Committee live, and the men's trampoline final will also be held.

Tennis begins to wind down. The women's singles final is the headliner, along with the bronze medal matches for men's singles, women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.

The third round of the men's golf tournament will also be played.

Video above from 2019: CeCe Telfer wins women's 400-meter hurdles at NCAA championshipIn 2019, track and field athlete CeCe Telfer became the first openly transgender woman to win an NCAA title (in the 400m hurdles, her signature event).Now, she's got her eyes on the top podium in the world — the 2021 Tokyo Olympic games. If she qualifies, she could become one of the first openly transgender athletes to compete in any Olympic event, ever. Even if she doesn't, Telfer is already making history.Outside of working tirelessly at her sport, she's using her voice to create change in the world of athletics, a world that has historically been riddled with discrimination and prejudice against trans athletes. It's a reality Telfer knows all too well. Though her college track team at Franklin Pierce University was supportive of her running, as she shares in a profile for the New York Times, she struggled to find a coach who would guide her on her Olympic journey, as well as adequate training resources.She’s also been subjected to additional regulations: As mandated by the International Olympic Committee’s eligibility requirements, in order to compete, she had to suppress her testosterone levels and sustain them for at least a year. Though there is little conclusive evidence to support the notion that transgender athletes have a competitive advantage in sports, it hasn’t stopped a recent wave of restrictive, anti-trans sports bans and laws (up to 80) across various levels of competition in the United States.Earlier this month, Florida passed legislation that bars trans women from competing on women’s teams in public schools and colleges. The bans are discriminatory and stigmatizing to transgender athletes, many of whom just want to do what they love without constant comment and questions. As Telfer told the New York Times, a huge motivator for her to compete is to empower young transgender athletes to chase their own dreams. "It’s important for me to do it for my people — whether it be women, Black people, transgender people, LGBTQ people —anybody who is scrutinized and oppressed."At this point, it's unclear whether or not Telfer will get the chance to compete at the Olympic trials, which begin this weekend in Eugene, Oregon. (Her event is on June 25th.) To qualify to race in the trials, athletes must have a time of 56.50, and Telfer's best clocks in a second behind.However, due to pandemic-related training challenges, USA Track and Field has stated that as many as 28 athletes could race at trials; Telfer is 28th in the field. Regardless of whether she races at trials or ultimately makes the Olympic team (she'd have to finish in the top three at trials), Telfer has changed the future of athletics. She’s one of a handful of openly transgender Olympic hopefuls whose journey serves as a source of inspiration for other aspiring athletes. (Trans cycling athlete Chelsea Wolfe was just selected as an alternate for the U.S. Women’s BMX Freestyle team.)Telfer is already lending her voice and sharing her story in hopes of creating long-lasting, systemic change in the world of both noncompetitive and professional athletics. She is working to make sports a safe space for everyone who wishes to compete. Win or lose, Telfer is already blazing the track (and, trail!) for a more inclusive future. And that's something truly medal-worthy.