Matt Richards was narrowly denied a gold medal by David Popovici in a thrilling freestyle final at the Olympics after a thrilling day at Paris 2024.
A magic Monday for Team GB saw them claim their first gold of Paris 2024 in the team eventing competition at lunchtime on day three. And there was a second gold medal to come in thrilling fashion in the men’s mountain bike, with Tom Pidcock overcoming a puncture to defend his Olympic title.
There were high hopes that Richards could join them in the 200m freestyle and the youngster, appearing in his first individual Olympic final, looked perfectly placed with five metres to go. But the fast-finishing Popovici somehow got the touch, leaving the Brit to second for silver with teammate Duncan Scott cruelly confined to fourth.
Earlier, flagbearer Tom Daley and Noah Williams had also secured silver in the men’s synchronised 10m diving final on Monday morning, edged out by a masterclass from the pair from China. Elsewhere on Day Three of the Games, one of the biggest clashes of the Olympics took place in the tennis, where Novak Djokovic defeated his great rival Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-4 in a sensational second-round clash in the men’s singles. Follow all the action, latest results and medals from Paris 2024 in our live blog below:
Olympics 2024 - Day 3 latest updates and medal results
- Olympics 2024 continue with 19 gold medals to be won on day 3 in Paris
- Matt Richards narrowly denied gold in spectacular freestyle final
- Tom Pidcock wins mountain bike gold after incredible comeback
- Team GB win first gold medal of Paris 2024 in team eventing
- Japan beat China to thrilling gymnastics team gold, with Team GB fourth
- Rafael Nadal demolished by Novak Djokovic in men’s tennis singles
- Tom Daley wins synchronised 10m diving silver with Noah Williams as China dominate
- Adam Burgess adds canoe slalom silver to continue magic Monday for Team GB
- Olympics 2024 medal table: Who leads the count so far in Paris?
Delicious Orie suffers shock defeat as Britain’s boxing woes continue
Monday 29 July 2024 22:05
Paul Martin in Paris
Delicious Orie’s Olympic dreams went up in smoke as Britain’s great super-heavyweight hope became the latest to suffer a controversial exit at the North Paris Arena.
The 27-year-old dubbed ‘the next Anthony Joshua’ was seeded second in his weight division and appeared to be Team GB’s best chance of a boxing medal.
But the verdict of the judges in the last-16 bout against Davit Chaloyan went against him as he became the fourth British boxer to fall at the first hurdle.
Olympics 2024: Rugby sevens - Australia crush Ireland to cruise into semi-finals
Monday 29 July 2024 21:54
Harry Latham-Coyle
Another exhibition of rugby sevens from Australia, the favourites for women’s gold with an array of athletes that no other side can really rival. From the Levi sisters to Charlotte Caslick, seeking a second Olympic title after being part of the squad that won in Rio, they just have too many gamebreakers, as Ireland have just found out in a 40-7 quarter-final demolition job.
That completes the semi-final line-up for the Stade de France tomorrow evening:
New Zealand vs United States
Canada vs Australia
Team GB's Adam Burgess on what 12-year-old self would think of him now
Monday 29 July 2024 21:40
Harry Latham-Coyle
There was an emotional silver medal for Adam Burgess in the canoe slalom earlier, the 32-year-old denied a medal by a small margin in Tokyo but finally getting on the podium in Paris.
Olympics 2024: Rugby sevens - Hosts miss out on semi-finals
Monday 29 July 2024 21:24
Harry Latham-Coyle
The Stade de France is stunned into silence - France’s women are OUT of the rugby sevens, beaten in thrilling fashion by Canada in a captivating quarter-final. Chloe Daniels’ late try snatched victory for Canada to puncture the atmosphere in front of what may well be a record crowd for any game of women’s rugby.
That’s a cracking win for Canada, who had hoped to field Sophie de Goede - maybe the best 15-a-side player in the world - at these Olympics before a torn ACL scuppered her hopes. They join New Zealand and the United States in the last four, with Australia and Ireland vying for the last semi-final place.
Team GB narrowly miss out on gymnastics medal as Max Whitlock takes positives
Monday 29 July 2024 21:18
Harry Latham-Coyle
Max Whitlock delivered a timely reminder that he is ready to end his glittering gymnastics career on a golden high despite the agony of a fourth-place finish in the Olympic men’s team final in Paris.
The double defending pommel champion delivered a top-scoring routine of 15.266 in the opening rotation of the evening, which culminated in Japan edging favourites China for gold after a dramatic high bar finale.
Whitlock’s score was higher than the 15.2 achieved by Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan and Stephen Nedoroscik of the US in qualifying, and re-stated the 31-year-old’s potential to claim an historic third straight gold on the apparatus on Saturday.
Daiki Hashimoto’s redemption wins Japan dramatic gymnastics gold as China collapse in final round
Monday 29 July 2024 21:07
Jamie Braidwood in Paris
As Daiki Hashimoto crossed his hands on the pommel horse, in a routine he had practiced countless times to the point of perfection, the defending Olympic champion in the individual all-around felt his grip loosen. From a golden Olympics in Tokyo three years ago, Hashimoto’s return to Paris was quickly turning into a nightmare. Having crashed out in qualifying for the horizontal bar final on Saturday, surrendering the defence of one of his individual titles, another slip looked to have cost Japan in their bid for all-around team gold. By the halfway stage, the eight-time champions were fifth, lagging behind China.
Olympics 2024: Mollie O’Callaghan smashes Olympic record to win 200m freestyle!
Monday 29 July 2024 21:02
Harry Latham-Coyle
The women’s 200m freestyle still hasn’t been defended - Mollie O’Callaghan stuns Ariarne Titmus with a flying final length to take gold and her teammate’s Olympic record!
More than a second down on Titmus’ world record, but a 1:53.27 is still a staggering time in a slow pool. The thought was that it would be the 400m Olympic champion that would close the stronger, yet it’s O’Callaghan who had the kick that her compatriot simply couldn’t match.
Gold: Mollie O’Callaghan (Australia)
Silver: Ariarne Titmus (Australia)
Bronze: Siobhan Haughey (Hong Kong)
Olympics 2024: Boxing - Men’s 92kg round of 16
Monday 29 July 2024 21:00
Mike Jones
No! Davit Chaloyan wins a split decision taking three of the five judges scorecards. Four of them awarded the final round to the Armenian.
That’s a surprising upset. Delicious Orie has been eliminated from the Olympics!
Olympics 2024: Swimming - Women’s 200m freestyle
Monday 29 July 2024 20:59
Harry Latham-Coyle
It is Haughey who turns first, but here come the Australians! Ariarne Titmus is winding it up with O’Callaghan on her shoulder down the third 50...
Olympics 2024: Boxing - Men’s 92kg round of 16
Monday 29 July 2024 20:58
Mike Jones
Orie lands a big right-hand from the inside on Chaloyan who wants to impose himself on this final round. Orie is countering well with a few nice combos but Chaloyan is landing blows.
The Armenian looks tired as Orie dictates the final minutes of the fight. Surely this one will go the way of the Brit. It’s going to come down to the cards though.
Olympics 2024: Swimming - Women’s 200m freestyle
Monday 29 July 2024 20:58
Harry Latham-Coyle
And they are off, Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey the reigning world champion up alongside Mollie O’Callaghan to her inside. A great start from O’Callaghan, but Titmus’ long distance prowess will show later.
Olympics 2024: Swimming - Women’s 200m freestyle
Monday 29 July 2024 20:54
Harry Latham-Coyle
One more final tonight in at La Defense Arena, and the DJ can probably start to rifle through the records and retrieve “Advance Australia Fair” for the medal ceremony. Ariarne Titmus, looking to secure a remarkable 200/400 freestyle double double, and compatriot Mollie O’Callaghan produced one of the great duels in the pool at the Australian Olympic trials earlier this year, both shattering the exisiting world record as Titmus snatched victory.
But O’Callaghan bested Titmus at the World Championships last year. This could be special.
Women’s 200m freestyle final lane line-up
1 Erika Fairweather (New Zealand)
2 Yang Junxuan (China)
3 Claire Weinstein (USA)
4 Ariarne Timus (Australia)
5 Mollie O’Callaghan (Australia)
6 Siobhan Haughey (Hong Kong)
7 Barbora Seemanova (Czech Republic)
8 Mary-Sophie Harvey (Canada)
Olympics 2024: Boxing - Men’s 92kg round of 16
Monday 29 July 2024 20:54
Mike Jones
Delicious Orie is competing at an Olympics for the first time. He’s taking on Armenia’s Davit Chaloyan in the men’s 92kg in the round of 16 at a very noisy North Paris Arena.
The Brit is holding his own behind the jab after two rounds but the contest is pretty close.
Olympics 2024: Women’s rugby sevens
Monday 29 July 2024 20:51
Mike Jones
Great Britain 7-17 USA
It’s over! Team GB never got into the second half and the USA were too quick, too skillful and too strong for them to deal with. The USA advance to the semi-finals and will play for a medal in Paris.
This time it wasn’t to be for Team GB.
Olympics 2024: Women’s rugby sevens
Monday 29 July 2024 20:46
Mike Jones
Great Britain 7-17 USA
Another one! The United States are running away with this quarter-final as Kirshie’s strength is too good for the British defenders. She breaks the line and offloads to Sullivan on the right wing.
A third try extends the lead to 10 points. Team GB need to score twice now.
Olympics 2024: Swimming - Mona McSharry speaks to the BBC after a breakthrough bronze
Monday 29 July 2024 20:46
Harry Latham-Coyle
“I can’t really ask for anything more than winning a medal at the Olympics,” McSharry says having joined triple Olympic champion Michelle Smith as the only Irish swimmers to medal at a Games. “I’m not even sure that little me dreaming of even going to the Olympics thought was possible.
“It’s so tough. It doesn’t always come together in a perfect race, and I wouldn’t say that was a perfect race. But the goal tonight was to beat the other competitors in the pool. I’ve got quite a number of people here supporting, which is amazing. Hopefully later we can catch up and enjoy this moment. We missed that in Tokyo.”
Olympics 2024: Women’s rugby sevens
Monday 29 July 2024 20:43
Mike Jones
Great Britain 7-12 USA
From the second half kick off a fumble from Team GB trying to claim the aerial ball sends it across to Kristi Kirshie who grabs the loose ball, shakes of a couple of attempted tackles then slides over the line for a try.
This time the conversion is good and the United States take the lead for the first time.
Olympics 2024: Swimming - Tatjana Smith wins women’s 100m breaststroke
Monday 29 July 2024 20:41
Harry Latham-Coyle
Another crackerjack of a final and Tatjana Smith just nicks it! The South African wraps a sobbing Mona McSharry in a tight embrace - but they are tears of joy because the Irishwoman has done it, edging Lilly King for the bronze.
Tang Qianting looked to have it having gone out incredibly fast, but couldn’t quite hold on. She very nearly lost silver, too, an awful finish meaning she’s fortunate to medal at all.
Gold: Tatjana Smith (South Africa)
Silver: Tang Qianting (China)
Bronze: Mona McSharry (Ireland)
Olympics 2024: Women’s rugby sevens
Monday 29 July 2024 20:38
Mike Jones
Great Britain 7-5 USA
Great response! Ilona Maher draws in three defenders and powers her way up the pitch after Naya Tapper recovers the ball with just a couple of minutes to go.
Tapper then jogs out to the left wing and plucks the ball out of the air. She’s got too much pace for the final British defender and crosses the line to score.
The conversion is missed so Team GB still lead as the first half heads to it’s conclusion.
Olympics 2024: Swimming - Women’s 100m breaststroke
Monday 29 July 2024 20:37
Harry Latham-Coyle
On to the women’s 100m breaststroke now, and another open race. Lilly King won this in 2016 and might be just about the favourite, but Tang Qianting has been fast improving. Tatjana Smith, champion over 200 metres in Tokyo, has added extra speed to her stroke, too, and look out for Mona McSharry in five - she’s seeking to become only the second Irish swimmer to medal at an Olympics.
1 Benedetta Pilato (Italy)
2 Alina Zmushka (AIN)
3 Lilly King (USA)
4 Tatjana Smith (South Africa)
5 Mona McSharry (Ireland)
6 Tang Qianting (China)
7 Angharad Evans (Great Britain)
8 Eneli Jefimova (Estonia)
Olympics 2024: Swimming - Thomas Ceccon takes 100m backstroke gold!
Monday 29 July 2024 20:34
Harry Latham-Coyle
A smashing swim from Thomas Ceccon, adding Olympic gold to that world title. 52 seconds dead from the Italian, peaking at the right time with a properly quick 100 back after a couple of leaner years. He absolutely stormed it down the second 50 metres, burning past Ryan Murphy, who had led from a long way out.
Xu Jiayu also managed to pip the American, who looks rather disappointed with another bronze. A solid enough effort from Oliver Morgan (52.84) even in eighth, making his first final at an Olympics and not far off his own national record.
Gold: Thomas Ceccon (Italy)
Silver: Xu Jiayu (China)
Bronze: Ryan Murphy (USA)
Olympics 2024: Women’s rugby sevens
Monday 29 July 2024 20:33
Mike Jones
Great Britain 7-0 USA
Lauren Torley holds up Sammy Sullivan and turns the ball over deep in the United States’ half.
From there Team GB sweep the ball out to the right, create an overload after a fine burst of pace from Isla Norman-Bell before Ellie Boatman collects the ball and dives for the line.
GB strike first in this quarter-final!
Olympics 2024: Women’s rugby sevens
Monday 29 July 2024 20:28
Mike Jones
Three years ago at Tokyo 2020 Great Britain and USA played out a dramatic quarter-final in the women’s rugby sevens. Team GB were triumphant despite being massive underdogs on that occasion.
Tonight’s clash is similar with the USA the favoured side. Can GB secure a semi-final spot against New Zealand?
This match is about to get going.
Olympics 2024: Swimming - men’s 100m backstroke final
Monday 29 July 2024 20:27
Harry Latham-Coyle
Right, on to the next, and it’s the turn of the best male backstrokers in the world to take the pool. Now, we’d usually have a couple of Russians in the mix, but Evgeny Rylov and co. are of course absent from these Olympics.
Still three world champions in this final in Ryan Murphy, Xu Jiayu and Thomas Ceccon, who set a world record in taking that title in Budapest in 2022. Great Britain’s talented youngster Oliver Morgan is in lane one:
1 Oliver Morgan (Great Britain)
2 Ryan Murphy (USA)
3 Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (France)
4 Xu Jiayu (China)
5 Thomas Ceccon (Italy)
6 Pieter Coetze (South Africa)
7 Apostolos Christou (Greece)
8 Hugo Gonzalez (Spain)
Olympic 2024: Swimming
Monday 29 July 2024 20:25
Harry Latham-Coyle
A real shame for Duncan Scott, that, one of swimming’s nicest guys missing out by the finest of margins. Between Adam Peaty, Matt Richards, Scott and Max Litchfield, Team GB’s have been about a combined four tenths of a second away from turning a very good start to the Games into a truly excellent one - but that’s sport.
Olympics 2024: Duncan Scott reflects on missing out on a medal
Monday 29 July 2024 20:23
Harry Latham-Coyle
“I don’t really know what to say,” a clearly dejected Scott says to the BBC. “Fourth is a horrible place to come. I was buzzing going into that, I had really good fun in there, and looking back I maybe should have pushed on a little earlier. But it was really tight into the finish and I just didn’t quite have it today.
“Matt finished second, which is a great result for him. World champion last year, silver medal at the Olympics this, unbelievable. Hopefully we can go back-to-back in the relay.”
Olympics 2024: David Popovici presented with gold medal
Monday 29 July 2024 20:21
Harry Latham-Coyle
We don’t hear the Romanian national anthem that often poolside, but David Popovici’s gold is confirmation of a princely talent who has every chance of winning the 100m freestyle title later in the Olympics, too. Romania won just one gold in Tokyo and Rio; Popovici may beat that on his own in Paris.
What a swim from the 19-year-old.
Olympics 2024: Badminton men’s doubles
Monday 29 July 2024 20:15
Mike Jones
Comprehensive!
Ben Lane and Sean Vendy have swept Canada aside in consecutive games winning 21-14, 21-12 and are up-and-running at the Paris Olympics.
They victory was much needed after earlier defeats to Malayasia and China in Group A.
Olympics 2024: Swimming - Regan Smith fastest into 100m backstroke final
Monday 29 July 2024 20:15
Harry Latham-Coyle
A strong swim from Regan Smith of the United States to take the first semi-final of the women’s 100m backstroke, though Australia’s Kaylee McKeown answers in semi-final two with a similar time. The final will be formed of just four countries: Katharine Berkoff (USA) and Iona Anderson join their compatriots as the four fastest, with Canada’s Kylie Masse and Ingrid Wilm live medal contenders, too. Home fans will have Beryl Gastaldello and Emma Terebo to roar on tomorrow night.
In Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh, the Olympic Games has a new superstar
Monday 29 July 2024 20:12
Lawrence Ostlere at La Defense Arena
Summer McIntosh ripped her hat off and began celebrating, punching the air, pointing to her family and breaking into the smile that is going to become forever entwined with the Olympic Games over the next decade. And as she did so, soaking up the moment, she barely seemed to notice that some of her rivals in the 400m medley final were still finishing the race.
The 17-year-old could well be the next phenomenon of Olympic sport, a figure to rival Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps in popularity. She is already the present and future of swimming, and this dominant gold was likely just the start with three more individual events to come.
Matt Richards claims breathtaking silver as Team GB suffer deja-vu at Paris Olympics
Monday 29 July 2024 20:03
Jack Rathborn at La Defense Arena
Matt Richards took silver at the Paris OIympics in a race for the ages as David Popovici reigned in the men’s 200m freestyle after a nail-biting finish.
Known as ‘The Chlorine Daddy’ by his fans, the Romanian prevailed with a swim of 1min 44.72secs after a nerve-wracking wait at La Defense Arena.
Olympics 2024: Badminton men’s doubles
Monday 29 July 2024 20:01
Mike Jones
Over on the badminton court Great Britain are in action against Canada in a group stage clash for the men’s doubles. Ben Lane and Sean Vendy from Team GB are facing Adam Dong and Nyl Yakura.
They won the first game 21-14 and are leading 9-8 in the second as things stand. It’s the kind of start they would have been hoping for.
Team GB ‘did everything’ after missing out on gymnastics medal
Monday 29 July 2024 19:59
Jamie Braidwood
Team GB’s Max Whitlock, after Great Britain finished fourth in the gymnastics team final, narrowly behind the USA.
“It was hard. I’m really gutted actually. Fourth is always difficult, we’ve come fourth quite a few times at the Olympic Games now.
“Right now, it feels quite raw but overall we can be quite proud. Looking at each and every performance we’ve done, we did everything we possibly could.
“Fourth is still a high position in the world and we can take a lot of positivity from that.
”We’ve made history from the number of finals we’ve made in qualifications and now we can try and move forward, take confidence from today and hopefully finals can go to plan.”
‘It’s not over’: Team GB defiant after consecutive defeats in women’s hockey leaves them facing uphill battle
Monday 29 July 2024 19:58
Harry Latham-Coyle
Hollie Pearne-Webb insists Team GB’s women’s hockey stars will use their turbulent Tokyo experience to help them bounce back and ‘create history’ after a slow start at the Olympics.
Captain Pearne-Webb’s side followed up their narrow 2-1 defeat against Spain with a 4-0 thrashing against Australia to leave them with an uphill battle to advance from Pool B in Paris.
Olympics 2024: Swimming
Monday 29 July 2024 19:57
Harry Latham-Coyle
Great Britain are the defending champions in that 4x200 free relay, with Tokyo 2020 individual champion Tom Dean and relay stalwart James Guy forming a freestyle fab four with Richards and Scott. A chance for both men to put any disappointment from tonight behind them.
Olympics 2024: Matt Richards speaks to the BBC after a first individual Olympic medal
Monday 29 July 2024 19:55
Harry Latham-Coyle
“It seems that way,” Matt Richards tells the BBC when asked if the Brits are cursed after another agonising silver. “I can’t be too disappointed with that, it’s my first individual final at an Olympic Games and to walk away with a silver is fantastic.
“Obviously two one hundredths off gold is excrutiatingly frustrating. But, if anything, it has added more fire to my belly. I’ve got a lot more to go this week. I’m gutted for Duncan just missing out on a medal, he deserves it more than anyone, but that bodes really well for our 4x200 [freestyle relay, which headlines tomorrow’s action].
“It felt like I touched first. I thought I had got it. It wasn’t my best finish, I’d be lying if I said it was fantastic, but it felt like I’d done enough. It’s not a sport where there is debate, though, it’s black and white.”
Olympics 2024:
Monday 29 July 2024 19:51
Harry Latham-Coyle
It was, of course, by that same margin that Adam Peaty missed out on gold last night - another near miss for Team GB as the search for a first swimming gold of the Games goes on. But that is an excellent swim from Matt Richards from lane one.
It looked like he had it, and at least some of the personnel inside La Defense Arena were confused - our Jack Rathborn is there and reports that Richards was briefly shown as the winner...
Olympics 2024: Gold for David Popovici; silver for Matt Richards!
Monday 29 July 2024 19:49
Harry Latham-Coyle
What a race! You could have thrown a blanket over them at the end, but it’s David Popovici who takes a fantastic gold, closing on Matt Richards in the final five metres and lunging to touch first. 0.02 of a second is all that separates them!
A bronze for Luke Hobson of the United States, only five one hundredths of a second further back. And it’s fourth, cruelly, for Duncan Scott, also within two tenths of the winner.
Gold: David Popovici (Romania)
Silver: Matt Richards (Great Britain)
Bronze: Luke Hobson (USA)
Olympics 2024: Men’s 200m freestyle final
Monday 29 July 2024 19:45
Harry Latham-Coyle
In they dive, Matt Richards with the fastest start as he looks to take it out hard. Concerningly, though, David Popovici is flying, too - can Richards stay with him?
Lukas Maertens, seeking a freestyle double after 400m success earlier in the Games, is going nicely, too.
Olympics 2024: Men’s 200m freestyle final
Monday 29 July 2024 19:43
Harry Latham-Coyle
No time to draw breath - we’ve another final right away, and there’s real British interest in the 200m free. Duncan Scott and Matt Richards will be looking to deny the lithe locomotive that is David Popovici. The Romanian should have enough to outdo them - but Richards is lurking in lane one having stunned Popovici from lane two at the Worlds last year.
Remember, there’s no defending champion here with Tom Dean missing out to Scott and Richards at the British trials.
Here’s your field.
1 Matt Richards (Great Britain)
2 Max Giuliani (Australia)
3 Luke Hobson (USA)
4 David Popivici (Romania)
5 Duncan Scott (Great Britain)
6 Lukas Maertens (Germany)
7 Danas Rapsys (Lithuania)
8 Katsuhiro Matsumoto (Japan)
Olympics 2024: Summer McIntosh takes dominant gold!
Monday 29 July 2024 19:40
Harry Latham-Coyle
Sensational from Summer McIntosh! She takes victory by all of ten metres, distancing an elite field to show why she is in a class all of her own. The time isn’t quite as quick as expected (4:27.71), but that’s some swim. 5.7 seconds the margin of the win - magnificent.
It’s not to be for Team GB’s Freya Colbert behind as the two Americans take the minor medals. Colbert is squeezed out in fourth.
GOLD: Summer McIntosh (Canada)
SILVER: Katie Grimes (USA)
Bronze: Emma Weyant (USA)
Olympics 2024: Swimming - women’s 400m individual medley
Monday 29 July 2024 19:37
Harry Latham-Coyle
This is some swim from Summer McIntosh. Grimes starts to fade from the leader, with Freya Colbert, Emma Weyant and co. closing behind.
Olympics 2024: Swimming - women’s 400m individual medley
Monday 29 July 2024 19:36
Harry Latham-Coyle
McIntosh holds her speed on the backstroke lengths, Katie Grimes very impressive in staying with her. Can they both hold it through the breaststroke and freestyle? Freya Colbert is really well placed for bronze as things stand.
Olympics 2024: Swimming - women’s 400m individual medley
Monday 29 July 2024 19:35
Harry Latham-Coyle
A cracking start from Summer McIntosh, taking Katie Grimes in five with her with distance ahead of the rest of the field through the first length. Emma Weyant in four is significantly slower, a change of strategy.
Clear water for McIntosh and Grimes, with the Canadian absolutely flying.
Olympics 2024: Swimming - women’s 400m individual medley
Monday 29 July 2024 19:33
Harry Latham-Coyle
Out they come, Shanahan first out and readying herself in lane eight, bracing for this ever-brutal discipline. 100 metres of a single stroke is tough enough; excelling at all four, as Summer McIntosh does, takes serious skill, steel and stamina.
McIntosh was able to totally ease up on the freestyle leg in the heats this morning, not really using her legs down the final 50 to save rucial energy in a busy programme. Now it’s time to see what she can really do...
Olympics 2024: Swimming - women’s 400m individual medley
Monday 29 July 2024 19:28
Harry Latham-Coyle
Great Britain do boast the reigning world champion in this event, though the field that Freya Colbert beat in Doha earlier this year was significantly weakened with a number of swimmers skipping the Worlds in an Olympic year. Still, that shouldn’t detract from a fine achievement from the 20-year-old, who has an outside shot at a medal here from lane six. She’s got teammate Katie Shanahan for company in the green room.
Here’s the full line-up by lane.
1 Ellen Walshe (Ireland)
2 Mio Narita (Japan)
3 Summer McIntosh (Canada)
4 Emma Weyant (USA)
5 Katie Grimes (USA)
6 Freya Colbert (Great Britain)
7 Ella Ramsay (Australia)
8 Katie Shanahan (Great Britain)
Olympics 2024: Swimming - can Summer McIntosh go close to her world record?
Monday 29 July 2024 19:24
Harry Latham-Coyle
With respect to the other swimmers in the field, and particularly the Americans Emma Weyant and Katie Grimes, this first final should be the Summer McIntosh show. The 400 IM is the teenage sensation’s best event and one in which she holds the world record, lowering her best time at the Canadian trials earlier this year. Can she push close to that 4:24.38? This pool hasn’t been the quickest so far, but you’d expect Katinka Hosszu’s Olympic record from Rio 2016 (two seconds slower than McIntosh’s world record) to fall...
Olympics 2024: A big night of swimming finals
Monday 29 July 2024 19:21
Harry Latham-Coyle
Crikey. What a men’s gymnastics final, Japan snatching gold in such dramatic fashion. And the Olympics action only intensifies - it’s a stacked schedule at La Defense Arena tonight, five thoroughly intriguing finals including a couple of proper doozies.
Japan win gold in men’s gymnastics final
Monday 29 July 2024 19:17
Jamie Braidwood
Just 0.532 points between gold and silver... what a start to the gymnastics final in Paris. That was incredible.
1) Japan - 259.594
2) China - 259.062
3) USA - 257.793
4) Great Britain - 255.527
5) Ukraine - 254.761
6) Italy - 248.260
7) Switzerland - 247.427
8) Canada - 245.426
Japan win gold in men’s gymnastics final
Monday 29 July 2024 19:11
Jamie Braidwood
JAPAN WIN GOLD! JAPAN ARE CHAMPIONS!
There are tears everywhere. China are devastated. They win silver, but they blew gold!
Weide Su, who fell twice on the high bar, is distraught.
There is redemption, meanwhile, for Daiki Hashimoto, who turns another potential nightmare into joy.
USA claim bronze - a huge result for them. Team GB just missed out and are fourth. They left themselves too much to do on the floor.
What a final!
Olympics 2024: Team GB in men’s team gymnastics final
Monday 29 July 2024 19:08
Jamie Braidwood
An extraordinary story in the men’s gymnastics final. It’s a 14.566 for Daiki Hashimoto, who has done all he can.
It’s all eyes on Boheng Zhang for China. But 14.733 is not enough!
Olympics 2024: Team GB in men’s team gymnastics final
Monday 29 July 2024 19:07
Jamie Braidwood
This has got very exciting. Suddenly, it’s the Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto, who will go for gold in the event in which he fell on just two days ago.
What a story this could be. It could be redemption for Hashimoto... and it’s a stunning routine! A double twist to finish! The Japan team look so emotional after that!
But China still have the highest qualifier in the high bar, Boheng Zhang to come!
Elsewhere, Stephen Nedoroscik has pulled out a 14.866 on the horse, I think that may secure bronze... Jake Jarman has done all he can, scoring 14.966 on the floor, but that will not be good enough to medal.
Olympics 2024: Team GB in men’s team gymnastics final
Monday 29 July 2024 18:59
Jamie Braidwood
Luke Whitehouse, the European champion on the floor, flips and twists to a very sold routine. 14.500. GB will need more from Jarman to close the gap to bronze.
There’s a fall for China on the high bar! Weide Su slips during his routine, losing his grip.
Su gets back on, but then falls again! My goodness, this could cost China the gold medal!
The China team come together and stand as one.... let’s see this score, it’s an agonising wait for the leaders.
11.600!!! That puts Japan above China with one more performance each!
Olympics 2024: Tennis - Andy Murray to continue farewell tour in men’s doubles
Monday 29 July 2024 18:57
Harry Latham-Coyle
The order of play for Tuesday at Roland-Garros is out, with Andy Murray and Dan Evans again last on Court Suzanne-Lenglen after that remarkable win over Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori yesterday. It’ll be either French pair Ugo Humbert and Arthur Fils or the experienced Belgian doubles duo Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen for Murray and Evans in the second round tomorrow evening.
They will follow Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal on court.
Olympics 2024: Team GB in men’s team gymnastics final
Monday 29 July 2024 18:52
Jamie Braidwood
A dazzling opening on the performance from Takaaki Sugino on the high bar, which may be enough to secure silver for Japan at least. They will close the gap on China slightly, after Ruoteng Xiao took a heavy step on landing. The fight for gold is on!
One of the loudest cheers of the night is for the USA’s Paul Juda after landing his horse routine... The screaming “let’s gooo” from his team-mates accompany ever move. It’s a 13.900 for him.
Harry Hepworth is up first for Team GB on the floor, and he scores 14.700! A good start for Team GB, closing the gap to bronze.
Olympics 2024: Tonight’s swimming session
Monday 29 July 2024 18:48
Mike Jones
Team GB look for medals in tonight’s swimming session.
Freya Colbert and Katie Shanahan go first in the women’s 400m IM, but they’ll have their work cut out against Canada’s 17-year-old superstar Summer McIntosh who is looking for her first gold in Paris after silver in the 400m freestyle.
Tom Dean was the men’s 200m freestyle gold medalist in Tokyo, but he couldn’t qualify this year in Paris, instead Matt Richards, last year’s world champion, and the silver medalist in Tokyo, Duncan Scott, look to take down the favourite in David Popivici of Romania.
Elsewhere, Oliver Morgan is participating in the men’s 100m backstroke final with Angharad Evans battling in the women’s 100m breastroke final.
Olympics 2024: Team GB in men’s team gymnastics final
Monday 29 July 2024 18:40
Jamie Braidwood
Onto the horitzontal bar for Team GB now, with Max Whitlock, Jake Jarman and Joe Fraser in action. Whitlock and Jarman’s scores aren’t going to get GB back into medal position, but there is still Fraser to come. Fraser’s is the highest, but with 13.633, so GB will be losing ground on the competition.
China are pulling away with a brilliant parallel bar rotation, with Zhang Boheng scoring 15.100 and Zou Jingyaun... WOW, a 16.000 and the performance of the night so far from Zou. That’s a huge roar in the arena as that is read out. It’s strong from Japan on the parallel bars too. This is the event that makes a big difference and Japan are back into the medal positions.
With one more rotation to go, here are the standings: China surely have gold wrapped up, but there’s a battle for bronze. Team GB will be on the floor, where they will need a big performance from Jake Jarman.
1) China - 219.296
2) Japan - 216.029
3) USA - 215.327
4) Ukraine - 213.529
5) Great Britain - 211.361
Olympics 2024: Men’s 4x400m relay
Monday 29 July 2024 18:39
Mike Jones
Charlie Carvell has been forced to withdraw from Great Britain’s Olympic 4x400m relay squad because of a hamstring injury.
He missed some warm-up events leading into the Paris Games and now has confirmed he won;t feature in the athletics race. Fellow 20-year-old Sam Reardon will replace Carvell in the squad.
Olympics 2024: Adam Burgess gives reaction after winning canoe slalom silver
Monday 29 July 2024 18:35
Mike Jones
Adam Burgess, a silver medallist in the canoe slalom, spoke with Matthew Pinsent following the medal ceremony.
He was asked how long he’d dreamt about calling himself an Olympic medallist to whciih he replied:
“Since I was 10 years old. It was what I was thinking about in the start pool – I wanted to do that kid proud and go out there and give it my all and here we are.
“Obviously it was a big part of my story to go again [after finishing fourth at Tokyo 2020] and earn the spot to come to Paris.
“But very much this was its own sto
