Day four of the Paris 2024 Olympics is another jam-packed schedule with medals up for grabs in gymnastics, fencing, judo, rugby, shooting, surfing, swimming and table tennis.
Nathan Hales has won Team GB’s third gold medal of the Olympics with a stunning performance in the men’s trap shooting. In a thrilling fight for gold, Hales beat China’s Qi Ying to achieve a new Olympic record in the event.
This afternoon sees the return of Simone Biles as the American superstar looks to win her fifth Olympics gold in the women’s team final, while Team GB gymnasts Becky Downie, Alice Kinsella, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Ruby Evans and Abi Martin compete for the podium.
Andy Murray and Dan Evans will be back in tennis action after saving five match points in their opening win. In the pool, Britain’s men will try to claim 4x200m freestyle relay gold – a race they won in Tokyo. Duncan Scott, Matt Richards, James Guy and Tom Dean are out to defend their title.
Earlier, the men’s triathlon was postponed at the last minute due to polluted water in the Seine River, with tests revealing water quality levels that were “still above the acceptable limits” for Tuesday’s race to go ahead on time and leaving athletes facing uncertainy.
Follow all the action, latest results and medals from Paris 2024 in our live blog below:
Olympics 2024 - Day 4 latest updates and medal results
- Olympics continues with plenty more medals on the line
- Paris 2024 men’s triathlon postponed at last minute due to polluted Seine River
- Nathan Hales wins Team GB’s third gold of Paris with stunning performance in trap shooting
- Simone Biles back in action in women’s team gymnastics final (5.15pm)
- Andy Murray and Dan Evans return to Roland Garros this afternoon (approx 6:30pm)
- Team GB try to defend men’s 4x200m freestyle title in the pool (9.01pm)
- Team GB rugby sevens star Amy Wilson Hardy withdrawn from Olympics amid investigation over ‘racist message’
- Britain’s Kieran Reilly qualifies in first place for freestyle BMX park final
- Olympics 2024 medal table: Who leads the count so far in Paris?
Olympics 2024 - Tennis Doubles, Round 1
16:45
Chris Wilson
BREAK! Another break for Team GB after too many unforced errors from the Germans.
Heather Watson will serve for the first set then.
Olympics 2024 - Tennis Doubles, Round 1
16:41
Chris Wilson
Going well for the British duo now as they have the break and move to 4-2 up in the first set!
Alacaraz and Nadal are also underway at Roland Garros, losing the first game of their match against the Netherlands.
Olympics 2024 - Tennis Doubles, Round 2
16:34
Chris Wilson
Katie Boulter and Heather Watson are underway in their doubles match against Germany’s Angelique Kerber and Laura Siegemund.
The first four games have been pretty equal, with both teams keeping serve to take us to 2-2 in the first set.
Olympics 2024: Lee Morton goes from searching a job portal to Team GB Olympic hockey hero
16:32
Luke Baker
Olympic days like these were never meant to happen to Lee Morton.
The Glaswegian lost his place as a full-time hockey player on the GB programme in 2019 and was a few clicks on a job portal away from quitting the sport altogether.
Thanks to an olive branch from head coach Paul Revington, a willingness to evolve his game and a whole heap of natural ability, Morton is now the toast of Team GB having struck a stunning brace in the final five minutes to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Netherlands.
Tom Harle from Yves-du-Manoir Stadium:
16:26
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Mallory Franklin qualifies after finishing her heats in sixth place, with Czechoslovakia’s Gabriela Satkova top of the leaderboard after her outstanding Run 1 time of 99.44 seconds.
Olympics 2024 - Canoe Slalom
16:22
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Mallory Franklin improves on her Run 1 time by just over two seconds, despite a rocky start and, at times, struggling to negotiate the choppy white water.
Olympics 2024 medal table: Who leads the gold count in Paris?
16:20
Mike Jones
Here’s a look at the leaderboard for the Olympics so far, a gold in the shooting for Nathan Hales has taken Great Britain up to seventh with a current tally of three golds, five silvers and three bronze medals from the Games so far:
Olympics 2024 - Canoe Slalom
16:12
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Mallory Franklin is just moments away from making her second run in the Canoe Slalom Women’s C1 Heats, after achieving a time of 104.72 seconds - finishing in fifth place - in her first run, which took place earlier today.
Olympics 2024: Jack Draper complains about drinking hot water and having to fill his own bottle
16:10
Luke Baker
Jack Draper crashed out of the men’s singles tennis earlier today by losing 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 to Taylor Fritz and the Brit wasn’t happy about the conditions at Roland Garros.
The temperature of the water and having to fill his own bottle were among the complaints in the sweltering Parisian heat.
“It was tough conditions, there’s no doubt about it,” said Draper as he dripped with sweat. “I need to play more in this sort of heat, and obviously, going to America, I’ll get more used to that. It was really hot out there today.
“We were both trying our best to put out some good tennis. Part of it’s physicality but I said to the referee, it’s pretty poor that the players have to drink hot water when we’re playing in those conditions.
“It’s important we have good fridges to keep our water cool. It’s so tough to recover when you’re just not replenishing properly.
“There’s no escape from the heat, even at the change of ends. I haven’t played in much hotter conditions than that. Your body starts to really fight against you.
“We shouldn’t have to fill our water up every change of ends, we need to sit down. It’s not good enough. I just think it’s pretty poor that they put the players through that on court.”
Olympics 2024 - Shooting: Nathan Hales reacts to glorious gold medal
16:05
Jack Rathborn
Great Britain’s Nathan Hales has set a new Olympic record after winning gold in the men’s trap final.
“So many emotions; I’m very emotional as you can probably see,” Hales said after hitting 48 targets out of a possible 50. “It’s just an amazing result. There’s going to be a big celebration.
“The final was great and I'm so happy to get an Olympic record as well as winning the Olympics. I just try and keep everything as we always do and treat it exactly the same way I treat finals in training. I just push through and keep focused on what I'm doing, not on what other athletes are doing.
"Absolutely amazing to be on BBC, I'm so happy people at home could experience it. I knew I had a couple of targets buffer so that was a great comfort but I try not to think about that and it didn't result in any misses. It's a fine line and one that's easy to fall over. It was a great support. Had loads of my family here and it was great to have them all here."
Olympics 2024: Team GB star Lucy Renshall reflects on ‘cruel’ judo after defeat at Paris Olympics
16:00
Mike Jones
Lucy Renshall described Judo as a “cruel sport” after suffering defeat to Lubjana Piovesana at the Paris Olympics.
The Team GB athlete was eliminated in the women’s Judo - 63kg event in the second round. Her opponent Piovesana, who was a GB athlete until 2021 but now represents Austria, secured a 1-0 win in golden score.
“Judo is such a cruel sport,” Renshall admitted through tears in an interview with BBC Sport.
“The last 12 weeks have probably been the best 12 weeks of training I’ve ever done... I felt I had more to give.”
Olympics 2024: BMX
15:39
Alex Pattle
With 91.68, Britain’s Kieran Reilly has the highest score of the men’s heats today.
The world champion will go again now, for his second run in the park freestyle...
Early twist, then a no-hander, followed by a bar spin.
He reverses the bars, adds another bar spin and twists in the process.
Now a tailwhip, then a front flip – he’s the only man to try that today, and he’s pulled it off once in each of his runs!
Double-tailwhip, a further tailwhip, and a bar spin.
Late on, a no-hander while twisting in the air, and that secures him a score of 90.75.
He’s definitely through to the final, and after his final competitor completes their last run... we now know Reilly is going through first!
Olympics 2024 - Shooting - GOLD FOR TEAM GB!
15:23
Oscar Pick
Great Britain wins gold for the third time at Paris 2024 and a first in shooting for this Games! After 50 nervy attempts at the targets, Nathan Hales kept his composure and amassed a total of 48 hits, beating China’s Qi Ying to achieve a new Olympic record.
Hales raised his shotgun in celebration after his incredible performance in the men’s trap final.
Olympics 2024: BMX
15:19
Alex Pattle
Finally, it’s Reilly’s turn for Team GB! Here comes his first run.
The world champion, 23, starts with a 720 and then a bar spin, before another bar spin while drifting on the traverse.
More bar spins and a simultaneous bike spin, then a front flip! Wow.
More bike and bar spins, great height in general, then a double-tailwhip late in the run!
He sets the highest score of the day: 91.68!
Olympics 2024 - Shooting
15:15
Oscar Pick
Gold is now well within the reach of Great Britain’s Nathan Hales, who enters the last stage of this men’s trap final on a collision course with China’s Qi Ying, leading by three hits.
Jean Pierre Brol, meanwhile, secures a bronze medal after a strong start and solid finish to the final.
Olympics 2024: BMX
15:08
Alex Pattle
Here’s where we’re at so far, with Britain’s Kieran Reilly still yet to go – but his runs getting closer...
Olympics: Tennis players in line for heat break
15:07
Karl Matchett
Tennis players at the Olympics will be allowed a 10-minute break between the second and third sets in singles on Tuesday due to extreme heat, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said.
With the Paris temperature expected to reach 35 degrees Celsius (95°F) the decision was based on the so-called “Wet Bulb Globe Temperature” which measures potential heat stress in direct sunlight.
During the break, to be granted at the request of either player, players can take a shower, change their outfit, have something to eat or drink or go to the bathroom but they cannot have medical treatment or talk with their coach, under ITF rules.
Doubles matches, which are settled with a match tiebreak at one set all, would not feature the 10-minute break, the ITF said.
If the temperature at Roland Garros continued to rise, a panel including the tournament referee and medical professionals, could decide to suspend play.
The women’s tennis has reached the third round while the men were playing second-round matches on Tuesday.
Olympics 2024 - Shooting
15:07
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Nathan Hales continues to cement his reputation as a prolific marksman, with the world record holder cruising in first place after missing just one target in 30 attempts.
USA’s Derrick Mein, however, drops out of the final following a difficult start.
Olympics 2024 - Shooting
15:00
Oscar Pick
The elimination stage is now upon us, with Great Britain’s Nathan Hales missing the target just once after 25 attempts, maintaining his place at the top of the leaderboard.
Meanwhile, Australia’s James Willet drops out of the final after amassing 18 target hits.
Olympics 2024 - Shooting
14:50
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Nathan Hales simply cannot miss the targets, as he now leads after 15 shots, while Sweden’s Rickard Levin-Andersson and Guatemals’s Jean Pierre Brol both miss for the first time in this final.
Olympics 2024: Carl Hester urges second chance for Charlotte Dujardin after horse whipping scandal
14:49
Paul Martin
Carl Hester believes Charlotte Dujardin deserves a second chance from the British public as she battles to save her career.
Hester, 57, gave Dujardin a job at his yard in 2007 and has been her key mentor on a journey which led to six Olympic medals.
Her chances of adding to that tally at Paris 2024 – and becoming Britain’s most decorated female Olympian – were dashed when a video was released of her whipping a horse in training, leading to the 39-year-old’s withdrawal on the eve of the Games.
Hester condemned her actions in the clip, and even signed a letter to that effect, but insists the incident was out of character.
“The video was a huge shock to me, I didn’t know it was there and it’s not from my property,” said the 57-year-old. “That video is fairly obvious and no one will support that. You can’t. But over 17 years of knowing Charlotte, I have not seen that. That is not her.”
More here:
Olympics 2024 - Shooting
14:44
Oscar Pick
The clay stands no chance against Great Britain’s Nathan Hales, who leads with ten flawless shots alongside Sweden’s Rickard Levin-Andersson and Guatemals’s Jean Pierre Brol.
Olympics 2024: BMX
14:40
Alex Pattle
We’re still waiting for Kieran Reilly in the freestyle BMX park heats, but there have been two terrific showings from USA athletes so far, and one from Argentina.
Jose Torres Gil was the Argentine star, while Justin Dowell and Marcus Christopher shone for the USA – with Christopher having just taken the lead with a score of 90.10.
Olympics 2024 - Shooting
14:38
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Nathan Hales makes it five from five, storming into joint first position after a strong visit on the targets.
Olympics 2024 - Shooting
14:34
Oscar Pick
Shotguns at the ready!
The men’s trap final commences now, with Great Britain’s Nathan Hales in action.
Olympics 2024: BMX
14:17
Alex Pattle
The men’s BMX is under way, with Kieran Reilly representing Team GB.
Let’s see how the 23-year-old, who is already a world champion, gets on here...
Olympics 2024: Rugby sevens
13:58
Luke Baker
China 19-15 Team GB
Dear oh dear! A moment of madness from Isla Norman-Bell has cost Team GB dearly. With the clock in the red and GB leading China 15-14 in a thrilling rugby sevens clash, Norman-Bell throws the ball out of play to try and end the match. But you can’t just throw a ball into touch to bring the final whistle, the ball has to be kicked off or you have to be tackled into touch.
It’s a China penalty and they spread the ball back and forth across the pitch to score in the corner and pinch a 19-15 win! That means China will play off against either France or Ireland (who play shortly) for fifth place, with Team GB facing the loser in a battle for seventh at 5pm. Not the result GB were after in this tournament as they targeted a medal.
Olympics 2024: Britwatch
13:55
Sonia Twigg
Here are the British athletes to be looking out for in the next hour, and we will be bringing you updates from the men’s trap final.
14:11 BMX Freestyle Men’s Park Seeding (Kieran Reilly)
14:30 Men’s trap final
14:45 Sailing Women’s 49er FX Race 7-9 (Freya Black, Saskia Tidey)
15:00 Canoe Slalom Men’s K1 Heats - Run 1 (Joe Clarke)
Olympics 2024: Rugby sevens star Amy Wilson Hardy withdrawn from Olympics
13:39
Luke Baker
Some news from the British Olympic Association. We reported earlier that the BOA were investigating Team GB rugby sevens star Amy Wilson Hardy for a ‘racist message’ sent on WhatsApp that was leaked on Instagram last night.
That investigation is ongoing but Wilson Hardy has now been “withdrawn on medical grounds from Paris 2024” ahead of the rugby sevens placement matches today.
A BOA spokesperson said: “The British Olympic Association has confirmed that Amy Wilson Hardy has been withdrawn on medical grounds from the Paris 2024 rugby sevens placement matches and will be replaced by Tokyo 2020 Olympian Abi Burton.”
After their quarter-final defeat to USA yesterday, Team GB are merely battling for fifth to eight place today. They’re actually in action as I type, facing China in the first of those matches and are 14-10 behind at half-time.
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
13:26
Oscar Pick
USA’s Taylor Fritz emerges victorious in an enthralling battle with Great Britain’s Jack Draper, winning the third set 6-3 to progress onto the third round of the men’s singles.
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
13:23
Oscar Pick
USA’s Taylor Fritz secures two straight games to keep Great Britain’s Jack Draper behind, leading 5-3 in the third set.
The Brit is showing tremendous resolve to get a foot hold back in this match, but the American has made a real statement with the way he is playing.
Olympics 2024: Hockey
13:22
Luke Baker
FULL-TIME! Netherlands 2-2 Team GB
Team GB find a way! They throw caution to the wind, sub off goalkeeper Ollie Payne to have an extra outfield player in pursuit of an equaliser and Lee Morton hammers the ball home late on to snatch a 2-2 draw.
Remember, GB were 2-0 down with five minutes left before Morton’s double grabbed a point in this pool-stage match. An awesome display of hockey from both sides, four great goals and could they meet again later in this Olympics with a medal on the line...?
Olympics 2024: Hockey
13:17
Luke Baker
Netherlands 2-1 Team GB
A tight game over at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in the men’s hockey. Netherlands surged into a 2-0 lead over Team GB as Floris Wortelboer opened the scoring just before the end of the third quarter and Thijs van Dam added a second with eight minutes left.
But Lee Morton pulled one back for GB with five minutes left and they’ve just seen a couple of penalty corners saved as they hunt an equaliser in the closing stages.
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
13:16
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Jack Draper closes the gap with a solid end to the fifth game, getting the better of USA’s Taylor Fritz in the short-range echanges to make it 3-2 in favour of the American.
The Brit, however, looks set to take Fritz all the way in this absorbing third set.
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
13:09
Oscar Pick
A strong serve to close the second game and a fierce battle in the third sees USA’s Taylor Fritz eke out infront after Great Britain’s Jack Draper opened the third set with a dominant spell.
The American now leads 2-1, while Draper remins on the backfoot.
Olympics 2024: The dark heart of dressage: What really goes on behind the stable doors?
13:03
Luke Baker
It is dubbed ‘horse ballet’, the most delicate of Olympic sports.
But, as dressage qualifying gets underway today after Charlotte Dujardin was banned from competing for excessively whipping a horse, Zoe Beaty takes a closer look at the training methods and those calling for change.
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
13:00
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Jack Draper raised his game to meet Taylor Fritz’s impressive surge in the second set, pinching the eighth game, but the American orchastrated a dominant finish to win 6-3.
The pair are now level heading into the third set, with Draper hoping to restore the accuracy that led to his early success.
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
12:51
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Jack Draper fails to recover from a terrific onslaught by Taylor Fritz, who now leads 5-2 after Draper’s shot was denied by the net in the sixth game.
The American has looked strong throughout this second set, but there is still time for Draper to claw back infront.
Olympics 2024: Royalty at the hockey
12:45
Luke Baker
Team GB’s men’s hockey team are taking on one of the favourites for gold, Netherlands, in the group stage. A tense encounter is currently 0-0 early in the second half.
The match clearly has royal approval as Anne, Princess Royal (who was presenting medals at the swimming a couple of days ago) is in attendance to cheer on Team GB.
Sat a couple of rows behind Princess Anne at the #Hockey
— Tom Harle at Paris 2024 (@TomHarleSB) July 30, 2024
HRH arrives just in time to sing the national anthem and watch @GBHockey face Netherlands in Pool A of the men’s competition.
Must have heard Tom Sorsby has been drafted into the squad as a late injury replacement! pic.twitter.com/Rjtpb8LS90
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
12:44
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Jack Draper responded with a comprehensive visit to the fourth game to level the score at 2-2, before USA’s Taylor Fritz restored his lead by stamping his authority on the fifth game in similar fashion.
The two players have, once again, opted to go toe-to-toe in another thrilling set.
Olympics 2024: Hockey
12:44
Alex Pattle
In the men’s hockey, Team GB are locked in a tense game with Netherlands. It’s still 0-0 in the third quarter of their Pool A tie...
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
12:38
Oscar Pick
USA’s Taylor Fritz extends his lead, making it 2-1 after a strong finish to his third game against Great Britain’s Jack Draper.
The Brit fought his way past several deuces to return Fritz’s ferocious serves with power and precision, but the American ultimately came out on top of a compelling exchange.
This encounter is really beginning to catch fire, with both players showing no signs of slowing down.
Olympics 2024: Triathlon farce is the inevitable result of Paris 2024’s £1bn gamble
12:25
Lawrence Ostlere
“We know that there’s going to be some E coli exposure, so I just try to increase my E coli threshold by exposing myself to a bit of E coli in day-to-day life,” American triathlete Seth Rider said this week, in an actual quote from an actual Olympian. “And it’s backed by science. Proven methods. Just little things throughout your day, like not washing your hands after you go to the bathroom.”
In what has become one of the more bizarre stories of these Olympic Games, professional athletes are upping their intake of faecal bacteria for marginal gain. Rider’s meticulous preparation may yet be of no use: on Tuesday morning he would have woken at around 4am ready for the Olympic triathlon event only to discover that it had been postponed by 26 hours because the Seine failed to meet hygiene levels required for swimming.
It is a mess that has long been on the horizon. Scientists have been running daily checks for months and have found the Seine too polluted for competitive racing for most of the year, as rainwater constantly washed wastewater into the river.
Comment:
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
12:24
Oscar Pick
USA’s Taylor Fritz opens the second set with a strong start to the first game, leading 1-0 following a deuce with Great Britain’s Jack Draper.
A series of sneaky drop shots awarded the American his points, after coming off a fiercely contested first set .
The match, still being played at a frantic pace, has certainly delivered.
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
12:15
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Jack Draper walks through fire to beat USA’s Taylor Fritz 7-6 in today’s first set.
The pair took each other to a tie-break, where Draper maintained his composure and ultimately came out on top.
The American represents a stern test for the Brit, and will no doubt look to continue his impressive performance heading into the second set.
Olympics 2024: Boxing
12:10
Alex Pattle
In the women’s boxing, Ireland’s Jennifer Lehane is up against China’s Yuan Chang.
The Irishwoman, 25, is trailing by two rounds heading into the final frame; she needs a big effort here!
A scrappy round ensues, and Lehane cannot produce the goods unfortunately.
Chang moves into the quarter-finals with a unanimous-decision victory!
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
12:07
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Jack Draper responds with a prolific spell to make it 6-5 in the first set against USA’s Taylor Fritz, but the American levels the score to earn himself a tie-break.
Draper hit the net and sent the ball skyward to lose the tenth game, but now looks to inject some intensity into his performance.
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
11:52
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Jack Draper gets his nose back in front after launching a thundering serve to cannon the ball past USA’s Taylor Fritz.
The score is now 5-4, with Draper looking for an emphatic finish before entering the second set.
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
11:48
Oscar Pick
A tight second round to the men’s singles in Paris sees USA’s Taylor Fritz recover a 2-1 decicit to even the score against Great Britain’s Jack Draper.
The pair are now level at 4-4 in today’s first set, with Draper allowing his opponent back into the game.
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
11:40
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Jack Draper is appalled by the umpire’s decision to award USA’s Taylor Fritz with the sixth game.
The Brit protested immediately after Fritz’s shot was ruled to be inside the line, but is now level with his opponent 3-3 .
Olympics 2024: Judo
11:37
Alex Pattle
Britain’s Lucy Renshall came up short in her round-of-16 match in the Judo, losing to Austria’s Lubjana Piovesana 1-0.
It was a closely-fought tie at -63kg, with Renshall losing in the Golden Score period.
A very tearful Renshall told the BBC: “Judo’s such a cruel sport, the last 12 weeks gave probably been the best weeks of training I’ve ever done before. I felt like I had more to give.
“I wasn’t that exhausted, I felt good, I’ve been training for a fight like that. I think that was our eighth time [fighting], so I thought it would go like that – a bit of a rubbish fight.
“She was the better player on the day [...] I came here for a medal, so...”
Olympics 2024 - Tennis
11:21
Oscar Pick
Great Britain’s Jack Draper leads Taylor Fritz of the USA 2-1 in the first set.
Olympics 2024: Swimming
10:59
Alex Pattle
In the men’s 100m freestyle, British 19-year-old Jacob Henry Whittle finishes fifth in his heat.
David Popovici of Romania finishes first, ahead of Hungary’s Nandor Nemeth and Chris Guiliano of the USA.
Whittle’s time isn’t enough for a place in the semi-finals, but compatriot Matthew Richards progresses elsewhere!
Richards took home silver for Team GB in the 200m freestyle yesterday.
Olympics 2024: Swimming
10:52
Alex Pattle
French star Leon Marchand finishes second in his heat in the men’s 200m butterfly.
He’s just behind Italy’s Alberto Razzetti and ahead of Poland’s Krzysztof Chmielewski.
Olympics 2024: Basketball
10:41
Alex Pattle
Over in the men’s basketball, in Group A, Spain lead Greece 46-35 in the second quarter.
Greece stayed around five points ahead for most of the first period, but Spain finished strong to narrow the gap – and have since taken over.
Olympics 2024: Rowing
10:28
Alex Pattle
More men’s rowing, another semi-final here.
Olympic champions France, the hosts, are going steady. But it’s Germany who lead at the midway mark.
Ireland and the USA are Germany’s closest competitors at the moment.
With 1000m to go, can France kick into gear now? They’re falling back, along with Norway!
Germany still lead but look to be struggling... Did they go too hard too early? Ireland are neck and neck with them. New Zealand are applying pressure, too.
Ireland cross the line first, barely ahead of New Zealand, and USA make up third place!
Germany are fourth, after all that... while France, the Olympic champions, are further back in fifth. Norway finish last.
Olympics 2024: Rowing
10:19
Alex Pattle
Onto the men’s rowing.
World champions Netherlands win their semi-final, narrowly ahead of Spain, while Romania also qualify in third place.
A Serbian injury, in the final seconds, costs them their spot! Their stroke simply stopped rowing right at the end, seemingly having sustained a hand issue.
Olympics 2024: Rowing
10:09
Sonia Twigg
Britain’s lead has been eaten up, there are four boats in the hunt for these three places.
Romania’s boat, with the Olympic champions, come through to come in top and Britain take second!
They only joined together for this season and now they will be in the Olympic final.
Norway came through in third to knock out the Australians.
Olympics 2024: Rowing
10:04
Sonia Twigg
Back on the lake, and the British pair of Mathilda Hodgkins-Bryne and Rebecca Wilde are underway in the women’s double sculls semi-finals.
After 500m, they were half a length up on Romania and Australia, and still hold the lead at the half way point.
Olympics 2024: Judo
09:59
Sonia Twigg
Lucy Renshall is through to the round of 16, neither managed to find the decisive winner, but the Australian picked up three penalties, disqualifying her for the contest.
It was so tight and closely-fought between the pair.
Olympics 2024: Judo
09:53
Sonia Twigg
Renshall has received a penalty, but flips her opponent and is back on level terms.
The time has run out, it’s 1-1 and it goes to a golden point period, the first player to score a point of any kind will win the contest.
Olympics 2024: Judo
09:49
Sonia Twigg
Britain are in action in the Judo, Lucy Renshall is competing in the women’s 63kg last 32 against an Australian opponent.
But it’s the Australian who has the first point, and has Renshall in a hold on her back.
Olympics 2024: Surfing
09:35
Sonia Twigg
The surfing in Tahiti has been postponed because of the weather conditions, they had been due to get underway yesterday evening BST, but that has now been rescheduled for a later date.
Olympics 2024: Trap shooting qualification
09:17
Sonia Twigg
The first of five trap shooting qualification rounds has just finished, and British shooter Lucy Hall shot a perfect 25 points from 25.
She was just one of five athletes to achieve the perfect score, and after the five rounds, six athletes will qualify for the final, which is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
Olympics 2024: Rowing
09:00
Sonia Twigg
As we wait for a British boat, here are some photos from the lake this morning:
Olympics 2024: Rowing
08:43
Sonia Twigg
Still a bit of time to go before any British rowers are in action and first up is the single sculls quarter-finals.
It looks absolutely beautiful out on the lake there are none of the rain or difficult conditions from the first few days, the water is still and almost like a mirror reflection. It is stunning.
Olympics 2024: Rowing
08:27
Sonia Twigg
The day four rowing schedule is about to get under way with these races: Women’s single sculls, men’s single sculls: quarter-finals; women’s double sculls, men’s double sculls: semi-finals; women’s four, men’s four: repechage
The main British interest is after 9am, when Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Rebecca Wilde will be competing in the women’s double sculls semi-final.
Olympics 2024: Day four
08:10
Sonia Twigg
Here are some of the biggest highlights to look forward to on the Olympics day four:
Artistic gymnastics
- 5.15pm-7.30pm: Women’s team final
Judo
- 3pm-6pm: Women’s -63kg, Men’s -81 kg: medal rounds
Rugby sevens
- 1.30pm-7.45pm: Women’s placement matches, semi-finals, bronze and gold medal matches
Shooting
- 8.30am-9.50am: Mixed team 10m air pistol: finals
- 8am-4.05pm: Women’s trap: qualification day 1; men’s trap: qualification day 2 and finals
Surfing
- 6pm-3.50am: Men’s and women’s quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals
Swimming
- 7.30pm-9.30pm: Men’s 100m free, women’s 200m fly: semi-finals, women’s 100m back: final, men’s 800m free: final, women’s 100m free, men’s 200m breast: semi-finals; men’s 4x200m free relay: final
