The 2024 Olympics begins today with the rugby sevens and football competitions ahead of a unique opening ceremony on Friday night along the River Seine.
In total, 16 days of action will take place after the ceremony, with triumphant athletes on the podium to be handed medals made out of fragments of an iconic Paris landmark: the Eiffel Tower.
Team GB are taking more than 300 athletes to the Games but Charlotte Dujardin, a six-time Olympic medallist, has pulled out of all competition while the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) investigates a video from four years ago showing her making “an error of judgement” during a coaching session.
“What happened was completely out of character and does not reflect how I train my horses or coach my pupils, however there is no excuse,” she said in a statement. “I am deeply ashamed and should have set a better example in that moment.”
Elsewhere, though, there are huge hopes for GB to improve on their 22-gold haul from three years ago in Tokyo, particularly with a rich talent body in athletics. Follow the latest news and build-up to the Paris 2024 Olympics below.
Paris 2024 Olympics | First events and latest news
- Latest on Charlotte Dujardin as video released of disgraced equestrian Olympian
- Rugby sevens and football underway on Wednesday ahead of official opening on Friday
- Antoine Dupont and France held in opening clash with USA at Stade de France
- New Zealand defeat South Africa 17-5 to finish first day with two wins from two
- Morocco vs Argentina football ends in chaos as pitch invasion and bottles thrown and play suspended for over an hour
- Canada coach sacked after Olympic football spying scandal
Men’s Soccer: Disappointment for Team USA after lengthy hiatus from games
22:01
Mike Bedigan
It’s done, and team US will not be pleased.
After 16 years out of the games, the side suffered a resounding 3-0 loss to the host nations on Wednesday night after a late goal in extra-time was ruled offside by VAR.
The USA will next appear against New Zealand on Saturday.
The Chinese swimming doping scandal casting doubt at the Paris Olympics
22:00
Mike Jones
Swimming has been rocked in 2024 after the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) and its handling of positive test results from China’s swimming team before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
The story, reported by the New York Times and German news organization ARD, surrounds 23 Chinese swimmers, 11 of whom will compete at the Paris Olympics, testing positive for the heart medication trimetazidine (TMZ) during a training camp seven months out from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Men’s Soccer: Bade makes it three for France
21:49
Mike Bedigan
French defender Loic Bade makes it three for the Olympic hosts after heading home the ball following a corner kick taken by Joris Chotard.
With 90 mins played, it may well be over for team USA this time, though there are still eight minutes of stoppage time to play...
Men’s Soccer: Another for France!
21:31
Mike Bedigan
Oh dear, not looking good for the USA in their first Olympics Soccer game in 16 years...
Another superb strike, this time from Michael Olise, finds the back fo the net making it 2-0 to the host nation.
Olise’ left-footed shot from outside the box found the bottom left corner after being set up by captain Lacazette.
Olympics pundits and commentators for BBC and Discovery+
21:30
Mike Jones
With live action getting underway today, here’s your reminder of the faces you can expect to see on your telly boxes in the United Kingdom over the next three weeks or so.
Men’s Soccer: GOAL! 1-0 France v USA
21:24
Mike Bedigan
Host nation France take the lead against the USA in the Men’s Soccer!
French captain Alexander Lacazette scores a low rocket after taking the ball seamlessly outside the box.
The goal came just minutes after a long-range shot from the USA pinged off the crossbar.
How to watch the Olympics in the United Kingdom
21:11
Mike Jones
Viewers may remember from Tokyo 2020 that the BBC’s coverage was not as extensive, with the national broadcaster limited to showing live action on a single linear channel and online live stream. That agreement remains in place for Paris 2024:
Paris 2024: Rugby sevens results
21:01
Mike Jones
Pool C
France 12-12 USA
Fiji 40-12 Uruguay
France 19-12 Uruguay
Fiji 38-12 USA
Paris 2024: Rugby sevens results
20:59
Mike Jones
Pool B
Australia 21-14 Samoa
Argentina 31-12 Kenya
Australia 21-7 Kenya
Argentina 28-12 Samoa
Paris 2024: Rugby sevens results
20:58
Mike Jones
Pool A
Ireland 10-5 South Africa
New Zealand 40-12 Japan
Ireland 40-5 Japan
New Zealand 17-5 South Africa
Men’s Soccer: USA hold hosts France to a 0-0 draw at half-time
20:54
Mike Bedigan
Half time in the Orange Velodrome stadium and team USA’s men’s soccer team have held host nation France to 0-0 at half time.
It has been 16 years since the US men’s team have been in the Olympics, and the first time that the two teams have met.
Despite Thierry Henry’s side firing off some dangerous looking shots, ramping up somewhat towards the end of the first 45 minutes, keeper Patrick Schulte held them at bay.
The USA have had only one of their three shots on target, while France has had three out of their eight attempts on target.
Paris 2024: New Zealand v South Africa rugby sevens latest
20:54
Mike Jones
NZL 17-5 RSA
Akuila Rokolisoa goes over the line for a fourth try but he’s judged to have moved after being tackled and the try is chalked off. Time is up but South Africa have the ball in play.
New Zealand turn it over but Rokolisoa is pushed out of play after South Africa give up a penalty.
Eventually the game does end. New Zealand bring the Rugby Sevens action to a close on the first day of the Paris Olympics. They’ve taken maximum points with two wins from two.
Paris 2024: New Zealand v South Africa rugby sevens latest
20:48
Mike Jones
NZL 17-5 RSA
Look at that for speed! Leroy Carter is fouled in the middle of the pitch and takes the penalty quickly before whipping a long pass out to the left wing for Moses Leo.
He puts on the burners and flies down the field before crossing the line for a third try. This time the conversion is kicked and New Zealand extend their lead.
Paris 2024: New Zealand v South Africa rugby sevens latest
20:45
Mike Jones
NZL 10-5 RSA
Andrew Knewstubb spies a gap and darts through it before getting dragged down to the deck. New Zealand win a penalty for an offside.
They decides to run from a scrum and look to maintain control of the ball. Every second they take out of this game moves them closer to winning the match.
Paris 2024: New Zealand v South Africa rugby sevens latest
20:40
Mike Jones
NZL 10-5 RSA
That is divine from the All Blacks. Fast hands, back offloads, no look passes and pacey runs down the left wing sees Ngarohi McGarvey-Black touch down for another try.
The All Blacks lead 10-5 at the break. Lots to play for in the second half.
Paris 2024: New Zealand v South Africa rugby sevens latest
20:36
Mike Jones
NZL 5-5 RSA
New Zealand missed their conversion effort so only lead by five.
No, they don’t. Fine play from the Bitzbroks, who win a penalty and play it quickly. They send the ball out to the right wing where Selvyn Davids plucks the ball out of the air and flies around the outside of Scott Curry.
He crosses the line and taps the ball down for a try. All square.
Paris 2024: New Zealand v South Africa rugby sevens latest
20:34
Mike Jones
NZL 5-0 RSA
South Africa have a serious injury to Nortje 30 seconds into this match. The game is temporarily paused and he’s taken off the pitch with an ice pack to the back of his neck.
The game resumes with a New Zealand scrum. The All Blacks break a tackle on the right wing and fly up the pitch with the help of three fantastic offloads.
South Africa are scrambling to get back but New Zealand swing the ball out to the opposite wing where Moses Leo goes over for the first try.
Paris 2024: New Zealand v South Africa rugby sevens latest
20:30
Mike Jones
Now it’s time for the final Rugby Sevens match of the day. The All Blacks are taking on the Blitzbroks to see who will take top spot in Pool A.
Dylan Collier leads the All Blacks for this one. His team finished second at the Olympics in Tokyo. Can they go one better this time around?
The Olympic sports with no British athletes competing
20:25
Mike Jones
Record medal hauls may be mooted for Team GB when the Paris Olympics get underway in the French capital, but there are some Games venues at which the Union flag will be conspicuous by its absence.
The tentacles of sustained podium success, spread liberally by almost £250m of UK Sport funding for the Paris Olympic cycle alone, have yet to reach the wrestling mats of the Champ-de Mars-Arena or the glittering fencing venue at the Grand Palais.
Team GB announce flagbearers for Olympics opening ceremony
20:24
Mike Jones
Tom Daley claims he couldn’t have a better partner as he prepares to take a primetime cruise down the River Seine in Friday night’s Olympic opening ceremony.
Daley and rower Helen Glover will carry the British flag as the Games get under way under the shadow of Paris’ world-famous postcard landmarks.
Daley, with one gold and three bronzes from five Olympics, and Glover, a two-time gold medallist from three appearances, were popular choices to lead in Team GB.
30-year-old Daley is the first diver to get the honour and Glover the first woman rower, following Olympic icons Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent.
Meet Caden Cunningham, GB’s Olympic Taekwondo star and part-time model chasing gold at Paris 2024
20:05
Mike Jones
If you haven’t yet heard of Caden Cunningham yet, there’s a good chance you will have by the end of these Olympics.
Cunningham is square-jawed with sunken brown eyes under a fuzz of hair; wide shoulders and a pristine posture, standing 6ft-plenty. He’s a part-time model – GQ magazine recently dubbed him “an Olympic prince (and a menswear king)” – a full-time Taekwondo champion, and he loves the stage.
Cunningham is only 21 but has already won a string of medals and became the European heavyweight champion in May. He arrives in Paris this week as a serious contender for gold, armed with a self-assurance that practically kicks you in the face. “Regardless of whether I win or lose [in Paris],” he says, “I’m confident I could go for the next four years and really pick up speed in Taekwondo and conquer this heavyweight division. I am starting to do it now.”
Paris 2024: Rugby sevens latest
19:57
Mike Jones
Fiji, the reigning Olympic champions, are safely through to the quarter-finals after two incredible wins today. They first defeated Uruguay 40-12 before seeing off USA 38-12.
They’re a force of nature and will be hard to defeat as they aim for a third consecutive gold medal.
The untold story of ‘Chariots of Fire’ runner Eric Liddell – and why his greatest act came next
19:55
Mike Jones
Paris, 1924. Eric Liddell is poised at the starting line of the 400m track, a union jack sitting proudly on the breast of his white running kit. It took him 47.6 seconds to make history that day – Liddell set a new Olympic and world record during the sprint. It was a race that would later be immortalised in the 1981 Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire.
If you have seen the film, you’ll be forgiven for thinking you know the other dramatic storylines in his short life, too – notably that he was more famous for the race that he didn’t win during the Paris Olympics that year.
The Scot had been a favourite to take the gold medal for the 100m sprint, but when the event timetable was released, he declined his place. “I’m not running on a Sunday,” he said. His commitment to his religious beliefs came first.
Charlotte Dujardin out of Olympics 2024 over allegedly ‘whipping horse 24 times like circus elephant’
19:45
Mike Jones
Charlotte Dujardin, one of the stars of Team GB ahead of the Olympics, has been banned from the Paris Games over allegations she whipped a horse “24 times” like it was “an elephant in a circus”.
Dujardin, a three-time Olympic champion, earlier withdrew from all competitions due to a video that shows the dressage rider “making an error of judgement during a coaching session” to a young rider four years ago.
Stephan Wensing, a lawyer representing the 19-year-old who filed the complaint against Dujardin, said the incident took place when the 39-year-old was telling the student to lift up the legs of the horse.
Charlotte Dujardin dumped as ambassador for charity after horse whipping storm
19:35
Mike Jones
Charlotte Dujardin has been dropped as an ambassador for horse welfare charity Brooke amid a horse whipping controversy engulfing the British Olympian.
It comes after she was provisionally suspended by equestrian’s governing body and she withdrew from the Paris Olympics over a video from four years ago showing her making what she described as “an error of judgement” during a coaching session.
The video shows Dujardin repeatedly hitting a student’s horse with a whip from the ground.
Andy Murray not planning to play singles at Olympics farewell
19:25
Mike Jones
Andy Murray is happy to be waving goodbye to tennis at the Paris Olympics but revealed his singles career is almost certainly already over.
The two-time singles gold medallist had hoped to make his final appearance in the format at Roland Garros but has still not recovered fully from the surgery to remove a spinal cyst he had a week before Wimbledon.
He has therefore decided to focus on doubles alongside Dan Evans as he chases a fourth Olympic medal. Asked if he was in shape to play singles, Murray said: “I need to make that decision this evening but I don’t think so.
Charlotte Dujardin latest: Video shown of former Team GB star whipping horse
19:15
Mike Jones
A video of Charlotte Dujardin whipping a horse has been shown live on Good Morning Britain after the Team GB star was suspended before the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Dujardin, a three-time Olympic champion, withdrew from the competitions on Monday due to a video, and then has been subsequently provisionally suspended by the International Federation for Equestrian Sport (FEI) for six months with immediate effect.
The video shows the Olympian using a long whip and repeatedly striking the horse, which is being ridden by a rider whose face is obscured.
The footage is not long, but the long whip is used repeatedly, with the horse bucking slightly and lifting its rear legs as it appears in obvious discomfort.
More from Team GB diver Tom Daley
19:05
Mike Jones
Sharing his thoughts on this year’s Games, Daley said: “Lots of mixed emotions, I think. It’s going to be sad because it’s my fifth Olympic Games and who knows if I’ll be in a position to be able go to a sixth.
“It almost feels very final as well. I know that there’s other things that we might get, I might be able to compete again but for right now it feels like this is what I’m working towards and to have my family there to watch will be really special.
“I think for me, this time around, the success was getting there. Going from not training for two years to then being able to be back and qualify for the Olympics and be on the Olympic team within a year, that was, for me, the achievement.
“If I can go there and win a medal, I will be overjoyed. I would be foolish to think that I could go and win another Olympic gold medal after not training for two years when everyone else continued training but never say never. It’s the Olympic Games. You never know what might happen. I’ve been on both sides of that coin. I’ve been on the disaster coin and I’ve been on the victory coin.
“You could be in the best physical, mental shape of your life. You could’ve won every single event going into the Olympic Games. You have to do it on that one day. Once every four years you have to stand up there and you have to perform each of those dives. You get one shot. If you mess up any of those, it’s over.”
As well as doing his best to add to Team GB’s medal tally in the French capital, Daley will be part of the Eurosport team.
“I’m so excited to join the Eurosport team. I’m going to be competing on July 29 and then the next day I’m going to be in the studio talking about the thing that I love and that’s Olympic sport. Being able to speak to the athletes. To be able to get to know other people and how they managed to get to the Olympics, their thoughts, their feelings, how their competition went. I’m very excited.”
“I’m going to have freshly competed in the Olympic Games. I am going to have been able to walk around the Olympic village and walk around the dining hall and speak to the athletes and provide a real on the ground feel of what it’s like to be competing in these Games.”
“Never say never”
18:55
Mike Jones
Reigning Olympic diving champion, Tom Daley, spoke to Eurosport ahead of competing in his fifth Olympic Games. Daley will also join Eurosport's and discovery+ live Games coverage as a pundit once he's finished competing.
“My son said, ‘I want to see you dive at an Olympic Games’. I remember just thinking, if I can get there then it’s a bonus. I feel like this whole year has been a bonus lap for Olympic preparation and being able to compete there.
“To be going to my fifth Olympic Games feels very surreal. As the little kid when I was seven years old when I first started diving, I drew a little picture of me doing a handstand with the Olympic rings that said ‘London 2012’ and that was my dream, was to go to the London Olympics in 2012.
“I was lucky enough to go to Beijing in 2008 as a 14-year-old, not really knowing what that meant and then having the opportunity to represent Team GB in all of the Olympics subsequently and to finally achieve my ultimate dream which was a gold medal at the last Olympics.
“This time round, I’m just happy to be there. I took two years off, I thought I’d retired and it was my son that encouraged me to get back in the pool and give it one more shot.
“It’s not something that I thought was going to happen after Tokyo because after Tokyo I thought ‘I’m done. I’ve achieved my ultimate dream, why ruin it?’”
Paris 2024: Rugby sevens latest
18:52
Mike Jones
Australia have seen off Kenya 31-12 to conclude their day with two handsome wins in Pool B. Argentina have joined them at the top of that table thanks to a 28-12 win over Samoa in their second outing of the day.
Australia and Argentina meet tomorrow for the final game in what will be a shootout to see who tops the Pool on their way to the quarter-finals.
Pogacar explains decision to withdraw from Olympics
18:45
Mike Jones
Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar says the Slovenian Olympic Committee (OKS) not selecting his girlfriend Urska Zigart helped sway his decision to withdraw from Paris 2024.
Pogacar, a three-time winner fo the Tour, pulled out of the Games with “extreme fatigue” on Monday before competing in a criterium race in the Netherlands on Tuesday.
Speaking before that race Pogacar said of Zigart’s omission: “It’s not the main reason, but for sure it didn’t help. I think she deserves her spot. She’s the double national champion in road race and time trial.”
How new kit at the Olympics can empower women and ‘separate gold from silver’
18:35
Sonia Twigg
Team GB hockey player Tess Howard believes wearing the “right” kit in events like the Paris 2024 Olympics can “make the difference to feel like you belong on the world stage”.
The difference between men’s and women’s kit has grown, despite Paris 2024 being hailed as the “gender-equal games”, with women usually wearing tighter-fitting outfits made of less material than their male counterparts.
Meet Caden Cunningham, GB’s Olympic Taekwondo star and part-time model chasing gold at Paris 2024
18:20
Harry Latham-Coyle
If you haven’t yet heard of Caden Cunningham yet, there’s a good chance you will have by the end of these Olympics.
Cunningham is square-jawed with sunken brown eyes under a fuzz of hair; wide shoulders and a pristine posture, standing 6ft-plenty. He’s a part-time model – GQ magazine recently dubbed him “an Olympic prince (and a menswear king)” – a full-time Taekwondo champion, and he loves the stage.
Paris 2024: Men’s Football Argentina 1-2 Morocco
18:08
Mike Jones
With VAR having ruled out Argentina’s equaliser that caused the earlier disruption in this match, Morocco resumed with a 2-1 lead. There were three minutes of stoppage time to play following a 20-minute warm-up.
It was perhaps expected that there couldn’t be any further drama in this match and that was the case. No goals and Javier Mascherano’s team suffer a loss in their opening match.
Four hours after kick-off, Morocco win this game by a single goal.
When is Tom Daley competing at Paris Olympics?
18:05
Harry Latham-Coyle
And here is when you can see Tom Daley in action at the newly-built Paris Aquatics Centre, across the road from the Stade de France.
Paris 2024: Rugby sevens latest
18:02
Mike Jones
Australia are back in action in the rugby sevens. They’re taking on Kenya who were defeated by Argentina in their earlier match. James Turner has opened the scoring with a pacey try from the left.
The conversion goes between the sticks and the Aussies lead 7-0.
Argentina vs Morocco to resume behind closed doors
17:56
Luke Baker
An update on the carnage in Saint-Etienne surrounding that Argentina vs Morocco match in the men’s football.
It has now been confirmed that the players will return to the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard pitch shortly. Three minutes will be played with no fans in attendance and the players will have 20 minutes to warm up.
Remember, the match was suspended when fans invaded the pitch and threw bottles after Cristian Medina of Argentina appeared to nick an equaliser to make it 2-2 in the 16th minute of injury time.
BUT perhaps the longest VAR review in history has now ruled that Medina goal out, so Morocco will resume leading 2-1!
Tom Daley: The British diving stalwart making a surprise comeback at Paris 2024
17:55
Harry Latham-Coyle
One of the favourites to carry Team GB’s flag on Friday is Tom Daley, with the diver back for one more leap into the Olympic unknown. Chris Wilson profiles a man balancing performance and punditry at these Games.
Coco Gauff picked as Team USA flag bearer joining LeBron James at Olympics opening ceremony
17:45
Harry Latham-Coyle
Tennis star Coco Gauff has been selected to join LeBron James as a Team USA flag bearer at Friday’s opening ceremony at the Paris Olympic Games.
Gauff, the US Open champion who crashed out of Wimbledon earlier this month, will be the first tennis player – as well as the youngest American – to carry the US flag at an Olympic opening ceremony.
Paris 2024: Rugby sevens latest
17:37
Mike Jones
Ireland kicked off their Olympic Games with a tense battle against South Africa in Pool A.
Tries from Terry Kennedy and Jordon Conroy were enough to cancel out an effort from Selvyn Davids at the other end as the Irish went on to win 10-5.
New Zealand then took on Japan in the other Pool A fixture and stormed to victory dominating their opponents in a 40-12 triumph. The All Blacks sevens take on South Africa later this evening as well.
Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch ahead of opening ceremony in Paris
17:35
Harry Latham-Coyle
American hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg will be among the torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame in the final stretch before the opening ceremony of Paris 2024 this Friday.
Snoop Dogg, 52, will carry the torch through the streets of Saint-Denis – the northern Paris suburb that is home to the Stade de France Olympic Stadium – the town’s mayor Mathieu Hanotin confirmed on X/Twitter.
Fans storm pitch and throw bottles as Argentina v Morocco ends in chaos to kick off Olympics
17:30
Luke Baker
Fans stormed the pitch and threw bottles at the players after Argentina scored a late equaliser against Morocco as Olympic football kicked off with confusion and chaos in Saint-Etienne.
Cristian Medina netted in the 16th minute of injury time to salvage what looked like a 2-2 draw for Argentina in the men’s football Group B fixture before being pelted with bottles and cups from the stands. Supporters then invaded the pitch and started throwing firecrackers, with some players visibly flinching before heading off down the tunnel at Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium
France foils a plot on the Paris Olympics days before the opening ceremony, authorities say
17:25
Harry Latham-Coyle
French security authorities have thwarted a plot against the Paris Olympics, the country’s interior minister said Wednesday, two days before the official start of the Summer Games.
France has been on high alert over the past few weeks as preparations to host the 2024 Olympics hit the final stretch. The Games officially kick off with a lavish and high-security opening ceremony on the River Seine on Friday.
Andy Murray confirms Olympic singles and doubles plan for tennis swansong
17:15
Harry Latham-Coyle
Andy Murray has almost certainly played the last singles match of his career after revealing he was set to play only doubles at the Paris Olympics.
The 37-year-old confirmed on Tuesday that his fifth Games would be his final event, but he has still not fully recovered from the surgery to remove a spinal cyst he had a week before Wimbledon.
Murray will instead focus on doubles alongside Dan Evans as he chases a fourth Olympic medal.
Team GB confirm Charlotte Dujardin’s replacement
17:07
Harry Latham-Coyle
News through from Team GB with Charlotte Dujardin’s replacement in the dressage trio now confirmed. Becky Moody will now compete on her gloriously-named horse, Jagerbomb. Andrew Gould and Indigro have been added to the squad as alternates and will now travel to Versailles.
Paris 2024: Fans storm pitch during opening day of Olympic football
17:02
Harry Latham-Coyle
The official Olympics website has now declared Argentina 2-2 Morocco as “finished”, though reports in the Argentine press suggest that players are still awaiting official confirmation.
Meanwhile, up in Paris, Ireland are underway with a tight 10-5 win against the Blitzboks. To wins on the bounce for an Irish rugby side against South African opposition at the Stade de France.
Paris 2024: Fans storm pitch as Argentina secure dramatic draw against Morocco
16:54
Harry Latham-Coyle
Now, there are some conflicting reports from Saint-Etienne, where fans stormed the pitch after the latest of equalisers from Argentina against Morocco earlier. That leveller, in the 16th minute of stoppage time, seemed to be the final kick of the game, but there are now suggestions that the whistle never blew, and the match has instead been suspended pending a VAR check.
Fans have been asked to leave the stadium. We’ll try and keep you updated.
Andy Murray announces retirement from tennis after Olympic Games
16:47
Harry Latham-Coyle
Sir Andy Murray has announced he will retire from tennis after the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Murray exited Wimbledon for the final time alongside his brother Jamie in the men’s doubles, having. He was not able to play in the singles competition due to injury or the mixed doubles due to the withdrawal of his partner Emma Raducanu.
And in the week before the Games, he announced it would be his last tournament.
Emma Finucane draws confidence from the ‘noise’ surrounding her Olympics debut
16:38
Harry Latham-Coyle
Emma Finucane wants to take confidence from the expectations that have built up around her Olympics debut, but is determined not to be fazed by them.
The 21-year-old is still a relative newbie, but will go to Paris with a target on her back after becoming the individual sprint world champion in Glasgow last year, then doubling up as European champion in January at the start of the year.
“I would describe it as noise,” Finucane said of the hype around her. “There are a lot of people saying things and I’ve learned to take it as confidence. I’m going to use it when I need it, but also I’m going there with my own goals.
