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Team USA continue their medal hunt on day 14 of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Friday 6th August (Thur. evening and early Fri. morning in the U.S.). Here's what to watch out for.

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Day 14 of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, in 2021, is underway, with the men's race walk getting things started on Friday, August 6 (Thursday evening & early Friday in the U.S.).

It’s another action packed day in athletics inside the Olympic Stadium too, with many U.S. competitors taking part.

The focus will be on the women's 400m final, where six-time Olympic champion and nine-time medallist Allyson Felix could become the most decorated female in Olympic athletics history, and the men’s 5000m where Paul Chelimo wants to better his silver from Rio 2016.

Also, watch out for Team USA’s finalists in the women’s beach volleyball gold medal match, as April Ross and Alix Klineman have dropped just one set in six matches played. Meanwhile, Gable Steveson has a shot at gold in the wrestling men’s freestyle 125kg final.

Who should you keep an eye on and how can you follow them in action? Read on for more.

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Athletics

Athletics continues to take centre stage and day 14 could be a historic day on track.

Seventeen years after her first Olympics at Athens 2004, Allyson Felix will line up for another final in Tokyo hoping to better her already illustrious record medal haul.

If she makes the podium, the 35-year-old will become the most decorated woman in athletics, an accolade she's currently tied for. You can’t miss that final, set for 21:35 JST (8:35am ET, 5:35am PT in her home state of California - Friday morning).

MORE: Allyson Felix on qualifying for a fifth Olympic Games

The U.S. men are also set for the 4x400m relay preliminary round.

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Before that final, Team USA’S trio of Paul Chelimo, William Kincaid and Grant Fisher will be looking to land on the podium in the men's 5000m final at 21:00 JST.

MORE: USA’s long-hauler Paul Chelimo: Always looking ahead and "ready to strike”

Also keep an eye on the women’s javelin final, where Maggie Malone will be in action from 20:50 JST.

Ann McGee and Elle Purrier St. Pierre are on the starting list of what promises to be a fast 1500m final going by the qualifying time. That’s on at 21:50 JST.

Then Team USA will chase its third straight gold medal in the women’s 4x100m relay at 22:30 JST.

Beach Volleyball

Team USA could reclaim the Olympic title they lost at Rio 2016 when April Ross and Alix Klineman face Australia’s pair of Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar in the gold medal match at 11:30 JST.

Ross won silver with Jennifer Kessy at London 2012, then teamed up with beach volleyball great Kerri Walsh Jennings for the bronze in 2016. This is Klineman's first Olympic Games.

Volleyball

Moving indoors, Team USA is just a match away from the final of the women's volleyball event if they can overcome Rio silver medallists Serbia in their semi-final that gets underway at 13:00 JST. Brazil meets the Republic of Korea in the second semi.

The U.S. women won bronze in Rio after capturing silver in 2008 and 2012. It's never won a women's volleyball gold indoors.

Basketball

The U.S. Women’s basketball will also be involved in a semi-final match against a Serbian team. Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Team USA face off against Serbia on Friday at 13:40 JST which is 12:40 a.m. ET. Japan and France meet in the other semi-final.

Wrestling

The Americans will have several wrestlers competing on the mat, but the headline will be Gable Steveson’s match. Steveson has not conceded a point in Tokyo, as he looks to bag the gold against Georgia’s Geno Petriashvili from 19:30 JST which is 6:30am ET.

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Boxing

At the boxing ring, American Keyshawn Davis and Armenia’s Hovhannes Bachkov will face off for the bronze medal in the men’s lightweight at 14:32 JST.

Sport climbing

Team USA’s Brooke Raboutou will be involved in sport climbing's women’s combined which begins with speed climbing at 17:30 JST. The bouldering and lead finals are to follow. Compatriot Nathaniel Coleman won silver on Thursday in the sport's first-ever set of Olympic medals.

Golf

World No.1 Nelly Korda leads the Olympic women's golf leader board as they head into round three, scheduled to tee off at 7:30 am JST.

Her elder sister Jessica Korda is also on a U.S. squad that also includes Danielle Kang and Lexi Thompson. Jessica and Kang are tied for 11th, while Thompson is in 37th.