Day six of the Olympics saw the return of Andy Murray and Simone Biles on an action-packed day at Paris 2024.
Team USA superstar Biles landed a second gymnastics gold of the Games following her team all-around gold on Tuesday, rising above the star-studded individual competition. Biles beat out the majestic Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, who claimed silver, with reigning champion and teammate Sunisa Lee settling for bronze.
Murray is back on court at Roland Garros with Dan Evans and the British pair take on Americans Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz looking to continue their thrilling Olympic ride.
Team GB added to their medal tally at the rowing by picking up three more this morning. Flagbearer Helen Glover agonisingly missed out on a historic gold in the women’s coxless four as the British boat was edged into silver by the Netherlands on the line, while GB also took bronze medals in the men’s coxless four and the women’s double sculls. There was disappointment for Joe Clarke later at Vaires-sur-Marne, though, as the kayaker failed to repeat his 2016 triumph, finishing fifth in the K1.
Elsewhere, the athletics kicked off with the race walks in central Paris, while in the swimming, superstars Tatjana Smith (200m breaststroke) and Canada’s Summer McIntosh (200m butterfly) headline the evening session at La Defense Arena.
Follow all the action, latest results and medals from Paris 2024 in our live blog below.
Paris 2024 Olympics – latest medals and results
- Olympics 2024 continues with action-packed day in Paris
- MEDAL! A third medal in the rowing as Team GB claim bronze in the men’s four
- MEDAL! Helen Glover and Team GB take dramatic women’s coxless four silver after being edged out on the line
- MEDAL! Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Rebecca Wilde take bronze in the women’s double sculls
- Boxer tearfully quits after punch by opponent who failed gender eligibility test
- Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler in action as men’s golf underway
- Joe Clarke misses out on canoe slalom medal
- Andy Murray returns to tennis action alongside Dan Evans in doubles quarter-final (around 5pm)
- Jake Wightman ruled out of Paris Olympics as Team GB suffer major injury blow
- GOLD! Simone Biles bids wins gold in star-studded women’s all-around gymnastics final
Majestic Simone Biles lands stunning Olympic gold to complete remarkable comeback
20:05
Chris Wilson
A flick of the wrist and a beaming smile, Simone Biles’s comeback was complete. The same Biles, yet even better to land a sixth Olympic gold medal and a ninth in total at the Games.
This performance was majestic, yet there was added tension with each of the four apparatuses. And it was not a stroll, either, as the sublime Rebeca Andrade ensured a battle until the very end, before settling for a brilliant silver. Yet even the Brazilian had to applaud after Biles’ floor routine. It was too good, each time Biles was asked to respond to the pressure, she did so with aplomb; a remarkable transformation from the ‘the twisties’ in Tokyo.
The vault was first up for Simone Biles, the source of those demons three years ago, yet she has long since dispensed of any fears that they would reemerge. Immediately you could see this was a different Biles to three years ago, no matter the performance and any blemishes, she carried herself with pride throughout a captivating evening of gymnastics. Biles did not wait long to delight the crowd at Arena Bercy, nailing the perilous, audacious Biles II move before galloping off the mat in a hurry.
Olympics 2024: End of day six
22:15
Chris Wilson
Helen Glover denied in bid for historic gold as Team GB rowers claim three medals
Helen Glover’s bid to win a third Olympics gold medal and add another sensational chapter to her trail-blazing rowing career ended in heartbreak as Great Britain lost out to the Netherlands in a thrilling finish in the women’s coxless four. There were bronze medals for Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde in the women’s double sculls, as well as the Great Britain men’s coxless four.
While Glover claimed her third Olympics medal after returning to rowing for the second time and as a mother of three, the Great Britain team were left devastated as Netherlands won gold by just 0.18 seconds. The women’s four of Glover, Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten were previously unbeaten in 2024 coming into the Olympics, and were favourites for gold after winning the European Championship in May.
Glover, who won gold in the women’s pair at London 2012 and Rio 2016, returned to rowing for the second time ahead of Paris 2024. The 38-year-old announced her comeback inspired by a mission to “push the boundaries” for mothers in sport, having given birth to her first son, Logan, in 2018, followed by twins Willow and Kit in January 2020.
Olympics 2024: End of day six
22:00
Karl Matchett
Does golf finally belong at the Olympic Games?
Le Golf National sits in a well-to-do suburb southwest of Paris, a place where every house has a driveway, a garage and a postbox on the lawn. It feels a world away from the Olympic buzz and as the sun rises there is little to suggest the Games are happening at all. You can find “Paris 2024” branded on metal gating and the first tee sits beside giant Olympic rings but otherwise, this is just another pristine golf course.
And then they come. Spectators are driven in by the busload, one after another after another, shuttled in from a nearby train station and deposited at the door. They are not just obnoxious golf fans, either: they are families with children wearing face paint and couples carrying flags; not just locals but Americans, Canadians, Koreans, Australians and plenty of Scandinavians here to watch.
Off they scuttle to seek out their favourite players like tourists on safari. Their feet brush through the long grass at Scottie Scheffler’s favourite watering hole, the chipping green. They huddle around Frenchman Victor Perez as he hits the opening tee shot. In total, around 30,000 spectators come through the doors.
“Unbelievable,” says Rory McIlroy after his three-under-par 68. What was he expecting? “Not this! It was awesome out there.” An organiser tells me they expected around half that number with interest perhaps swelling towards the weekend. The women’s edition will follow and the total number of spectators over eight days could touch 200,000.
Olympics 2024: End of day six
21:40
Karl Matchett
That brings to an end a quite remarkable day at Paris 2024, a day of comebacks and endings, of records and medals.
Unquestionably, Simone Biles’ exceptional performance was the standout which will live the longest - but there’s also a lot of Team GB pride to take on a day where Helen Glover picked up silver, the men’s rowing claimed bronze and another came the way of the women’s double sculls.
Guess what? There’s plenty more to come all over again tomorrow...
Olympics 2024: Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final – AUSTRALIA WIN GOLD WITH NEW OR!
21:15
Chris Wilson
The USA aren’t giving up yet but surely the Australians, with individual world record holder Titmus on their last length, are favourites?
Titmus is on the WR line and she’s hunting it down. It’ll be a straightforward win, but who’ll be in second?
The US are 2.05s behind as the final leg begins, so Australia take home gold!
And it’s a new Olympic record of 7:38.08.
The USA finish with silver, and China take bronze.
Olympics 2024: Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final
21:12
Chris Wilson
Can Australia find a world record as Ariarne Titmus enters for the final leg? They’ve fallen behind WR pace but Ledecky has clawed back so much time!
The final leg begins and Australia lead the US by 0.33s.
Olympics 2024: Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final
21:11
Chris Wilson
Australia are pushing world record pace here, but they’re being pushed by China, who are 0.44s behind in second as we reach the halfway mark.
Olympics 2024: Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final
21:09
Chris Wilson
Australia finished with the fastest qualifying time, and they lead early on too. They’re still leading at the 300m mark, about 1.45s ahead of the USA in third.
Olympics 2024: Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final
21:07
Chris Wilson
A medal in this race would give Katie Ledecky her 13th overall, which would be a new record for a female US Olympian.
The 27-year-old has already won gold in the 1500m freestyle and bronze in the 400m, and takes part in the 800m freestyle this week too.
Olympics 2024: Men’s 200m individual medley
21:04
Chris Wilson
Leon Marchand takes first place with a time of 1:56.31, with Japan’s Daiya Seto coming home in second.
Both Brits will qualify for the final, then!
Up next is the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final.
Olympics 2024: Men’s 200m individual medley.
20:55
Chris Wilson
Scott and Dean are third and fourth after the first 100m, with Foster of the USA in the lead.
Carson Foster is still leading as they approach the end – and he takes the win, with a time of 1:56.37.
Duncan Scott comes in at second, with Tom Dean finishing fourth.
The second semi-final– including Leon Marchand – is coming shortly.
Olympics 2024: Men’s 200m individual medley.
20:51
Chris Wilson
Tom Dean and Duncan Scott – who already has a gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay – are lining up in the semi-final of the men’s 200m individual medley.
Olympics 2024: Men’s tennis – Murray and Evans lose to Fritz and Paul
20:42
Chris Wilson
Andy Murray’s career has come to an end on Suzanne-Lenglen, as the Team GB duo are beaten by American pair Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.
That finished 6-2, 6-4.
Olympics 2024: women’s 200m backstroke semi-final 2
20:38
Chris Wilson
Team GB’s Honey Osrin and Katie Shanahan have finished second and fourth respectively in their women’s 200m backstroke semi-final.
Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, who already has gold at Paris in the 100m backstroke, finished in first.
The Australian makes the final easily enough, with both Brits joining her.
Olympics 2024: Men’s tennis
20:30
Chris Wilson
In the men’s singles, Novak Djokovic has beaten Stefanos Tsitsipas and he takes his place in the semi-finals, where he’ll face Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti.
Biles wins gold in All-Around Final
20:25
Chris Wilson
Biles spoke to Eurosport after her win, saying that she was “ecstatic in my performances”.
“Obviously bars did not go the way that I wanted to but everything else was pretty good, I could not have asked for more.
“I just wanted to come into this competition and do the best that I could and I think that showed out there.
“I would not be here tonight if I did not put the mental work in.”
Olympics 2024: Women’s 200m Breaststroke
20:20
Chris Wilson
In the women’s 200m breaststroke final, Kate Douglass of the USA has taken home gold with a time of 2:19.24.
South Africa’s Tatjana Smith finishes in the silver medal place, with the Netherlands’ Tes Schouten taking home bronze.
Biles wins gold in All-Around Final
20:16
Chris Wilson
That could well be just the second of several medals at Paris 2024 for Simone Biles.
She is competing in the vault final on Saturday, 3 August and the beam and floor finals on Monday 5 August.
She qualified first in the vault and floor, and second in the beam, while her routines today suggest she’ll be in medal contention in all three events.
Biles wins gold in All-Around Final
20:11
Chris Wilson
Here’s Biles’ gold-winning floor routine.
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Olympics 2024: Men’s 50m freestyle semi-final 2
19:57
Chris Wilson
Ben Proud is the British hope in the men’s 50m freestyle, and he’s lining up in the second semi-final. Can he lay down a marker?
He’s up against home hope Florent Manadou, who was flag bearer last week.
Proud gets a good start, he’s in an early lead, and he’s tied for the lead with Australia’s Cameron McEvoy with a time of 21.38s!
Manadou finishes fifth, and he’ll be close regarding qualification for the final.
That would have won silver in Tokyo, apparently.
Olympics 2024: Men’s 200m backstroke final
19:46
Chris Wilson
The men’s 200m backstroke final has begun, with Greece’s Apostolos Christou in the early lead!
But he’s overtaken in the final 25m by Hungary’s Hubert Kós!
The Hungarian takes gold, with Christou finishing with silver and Switzerland’s Roman Mityukov taking bronze.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final – BILES WINS GOLD MEDAL!
19:43
Chris Wilson
That’s Biles’ sixth Olympic gold medal, and her ninth in total. Imagine the tally she might have if not for the twisties in Tokyo in 2021!
She is still in contention in the final of three other events too, so who knows where she might finish by the end of Paris 2024.
Biles becomes the first woman to win multiple Olympic all-around titles since Czech gymnast Vera Caslavska in 1964 and 1968, and she’s the oldest winner since 1952, when Maria Gorokhovskaya won gold.
Olympics 2024: Women’s 200m butterfly final – McIntosh takes gold!
19:40
Chris Wilson
In the women’s 200m butterfly final, we have a new Olympic record as Canada’s Summer McIntosh takes gold with a time of 2:03.03.
GB’s Laura Stephens comes in at eighth with a time of 2:08.82.
19:35
Chris Wilson
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final – BILES WINS GOLD MEDAL!
19:33
Chris Wilson
After Biles’ gold, Rebeca Andrade takes silver and Sunisa Lee takes bronze.
All three medallists look understandably delighted.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final – BILES WINS GOLD MEDAL!
19:32
Chris Wilson
It seems to be already accepted that Biles wins gold, with everyone simply waiting to see the score and the winning margin.
And it’s a huge 15.066!
Biles takes gold in Paris with 59.131!
Phenomenal performance overall from the 27-year-old, and it’s her sixth Olympic gold!
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
19:29
Chris Wilson
Biles steps onto the floor three years after Tokyo.
Plenty of height as she lands the two somersaults and three twists to start.
And a perfect landing again to follow, before a twist in the corner and a double straight.
One more big tumble, potentially for gold...and she lands it once more!
A chorus of cheers ring around the arena after an amazing performance from the world’s greatest gymnast once again. Did we expect anything else?
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final – Rebeca Andrade moves into the gold medal spot!
19:25
Chris Wilson
It’s a 14.033 for Andrade and she moves ahead of Sunisa Lee into the gold medal spot for now!
Biles up next – will it be history for the American?
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final – Sunisa Lee moves into the medal places!
19:23
Chris Wilson
Lee moves ahead of Italy’s Alice D’Amato into first place (for now) with a score of 56.465! She’s guaranteed a medal, but it looks like it’ll be bronze.
Andrade starts, needing just over 12.500 to climb above Lee.
She lands her first twists but steps off the floor, though follows with a solid full twist. A double straight is landed perfectly, before she finishes with the double pike.
Should easily be enough for silver, but could she have grabbed gold there?
Biles up next to finish.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
19:18
Chris Wilson
Sunisa Lee is next up on the floor. The reigning champion has some work to do to climb above D’Amato and into the medal places. She needs something over 13.534.
A perfect landing to begin with after the full twist, and she follows it with another after a half twist and immediate spin. A few more spins in the centre of the floor before she ends with a double tuck and another solid landing. This is going to be close!
Nemour scores 13.100 and she stays out of the medals on 55.899.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
18:55
Chris Wilson
The scores as we move to the final apparatus (the floor) for the top group.
Biles (USA) – 44.065
Andrade (BRA) –43.899
D’Amato (ITA) – 42.833
Nemour / Lee – 42.799
GB’s Fenton and Kinsella are in 10th and 8th, with scores of 40.466 and 40.766 respectively.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
18:53
Chris Wilson
Andrade up right away on the beam, with a smooth starts and a couple of splits.
A small wobble on the acrobatics, but recovered well. a strong cartwheel is followed by a spin, and she dismounts with a double pike that lands well and draws a lot of applause – including from Simone Biles.
She takes a 14.133 to get to 43.899 overall – she’s into second.
Meanwhile Nemour’s score has changed after that inquiry, and she moves into fourth with 42.799, while Italy’s Alice D’Amato is third with 42.833.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
18:46
Chris Wilson
Nemour gets a score of 13.033 to take her to 42.599 overall – she’s in third for now, but will drop soon. She’s put in an inquiry on the difficulty of her routine.
Sunisa Lee is up next on the beam. Three spins to start with, three splits follow, and three flips gain a cheer from the crowd.
She dismounts with an unusual twist, and she’s awarded a score of 14.000. She’s third overall, with a score of 42.799.
It’ll be Rebeca Andrade to finish the beam for the top group.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
18:30
Chris Wilson
If Biles wins tonight, she will become the oldest winner of the event since 1952. History on the line as she prepares for the beam...
Lands the mount well, then follows with a somersault. Good pace as she lands the triple spin and two jumps – and then three flips!
One cartwheel with a little wobble, and then she prepares for the dismount – and landed perfectly! Great composure to get the two flips and then twist and land without stumbling.
The commentators musing that her floor routine is so far ahead of the other competitors that this could be the clincher... and it’s a score of 14.566!
Will that be enough for the lead going into the final apparatus?
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
17:59
Chris Wilson
The horn has gone so each gymnast is moving to the next piece of apparatus. Andrade is up on the uneven bars.
Plenty of height on the somersault and a full twist to land, with no problem at all during a flawless routine.
She moves into the top spot for now after a score of 14.666 to take herself to 29.766!
Biles up next!
It’s not perfect as she manages to rescue a near-fall as she moved to the low bar, and she’ll lose some points there. It’s not a fall, just an error, and the dismount was fine, but she comes out in second with a 13.733 and an overall score of 29.499.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
17:36
Chris Wilson
Alice D’Amato and Ellie Black are currently scoring above Lee in third and fourth respectively, with scores of 14.066 and 14.000.
GB’s Fenton is in 13th with a score of 13.033.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
17:32
Chris Wilson
Sunisa Lee, USA’s other medal hope, is given a 13.933 for her vault.
Rebecca Andrade is up on the vault as the other early medal hope.
1-and-a-half twists and lands it perfectly! She’s arguably a little off the line, say the commentators, but it’s a 15.100! Matches her performance in qualification.
Simone Biles follows up, with a 6.4 difficulty on her chosen vault...
And it’s superb, as expected! A 15.766 for the American.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
17:19
Chris Wilson
And another final straight away as the women’s gymnastics Individual All-Around final commences.
The gymnasts are being introduced as we speak, with a particular shout being reserved for Simone Biles.
British hopes include Alice Kinsella and Georgia-Mae Fenton, while the defending champion is Sunisa Lee, who is hoping to retain her title this evening.
Olympics 2024: Joe Clarke misses out on medal in K1 kayak slalom!
17:14
Harry Latham-Coyle
Joe Clarke misses out on a medal! A few too many sticky sections in a run of 89.92sec deny him a spot on the podium despite a clean run, little the Brit could do as he got caught in the wash. A delighted Giovanni de Genarro grabs gold, Titouan Castryck secures silver, and Pau Echaniz - our first starter this evening - clings on to the bronze!
GOLD: Giovanni de Gennaro (Italy)
Silver: Titouan Castryck (France)
Bronze: Pau Echaniz (Spain)
Olympics 2024: Men’s K1 slalom semi-final
15:21
Harry Latham-Coyle
Joe Clarke is on the course, powering through the first few metres and bending neatly around the opening gate. But has he touched a couple of gates, or even missed one? He’s inside the time of Noah Hegge by a distance at the finish, but they want another look at his run before they take away the asterisk by his name.
And the asterisk is gone - with Clarke top of the times. 89.51sec for the British paddler, safely into this evening’s final with the only question where he’ll be in the start order.
Last man standing Lewis Richardson ready to shoulder British boxing’s Olympic burden
15:00
Harry Latham-Coyle
Grateful Lewis Richardson believes family and financial support can catapult him towards a stunning Olympic gold in Paris.
The Colchester boxing star, 27, became the first and only British fighter to win his bout at the North Paris Arena with a brilliant triumph against Serb Vakhid Abbasov.
Roared on by a raucous travelling Essex contingent, Richardson outboxed, outfoxed and outthought his experienced light middleweight opponent to inject a a last-gasp ray of light into Team GB’s boxing campaign.
Olympics 2024: Golf - Rory McIlroy signs for a 68
14:44
Harry Latham-Coyle
A dropped shot at the last for Rory McIlroy, but the Irishman is very much in touch at -3 after an opening 68 at Le Golf National. A run of three birdies through 13, 14 and 15 got his up-and-down round going; he’ll be back for more tomorrow.
Flying up the leaderboard, though, is defending champion Xander Schauffele - The Open winner has added birdies as 12 and 14 to five on the front nine and is a shot off Hideki Matsuyama.
Olympics 2024: Sky Brown could still feature despite reports of dislocated shoulder
14:10
Harry Latham-Coyle
Sky Brown, Team GB’s youngest Olympic medallist, could still feature at the Paris Games despite reports the teenager dislocated her shoulder in training on Sunday.
According to the BBC, the incident happened the day before the 16-year-old travelled to the French capital and she was left nursing a full dislocation.
While the British Olympic Association said it was not in a position to comment, Brown posted a link to the BBC report on her Instagram stories, where she has also shown herself in full preparation mode.
Aged 13 days and 28 days, Brown clinched Olympic bronze in the in the women’s park skateboarding final in Tokyo three years ago to replace Sarah Hardcastle as Britain’s youngest summer Games medallist.
Brown is part of a three-strong GB team that also includes fellow teenager Lola Tambling and 50-year-old Andy Macdonald.
Brown has had a rocky past few months with injuries after sustaining an MCL tear in her knee, while she narrowly failed to qualify for surfing ahead of these Games.
Boxer tearfully quits after punch by opponent who failed gender eligibility test
14:02
Alex Pattle
Italy’s Angela Carini quit 46 seconds into her Olympic boxing match with Imane Khelif on Thursday, after the Algerian – who failed a gender eligibility test last year – landed the first significant punch of the fight.
The pair were competing in the women’s 66kg category, in a round-of-16 bout in Paris, but the fight had barely begun before it came to a premature end. Carini, who tearfully fell to her knees in the ring, later told reporters she had never been punched so hard in her career.
After an early pause in the fight, due to Carini needing to adjust her head guard, Khelif landed a clean right hand. Almost immediately, Carini motioned to her team and opted against continuing, with the referee waving off the contest.
After Khelif’s hand was raised, Carini dropped to her knees in tears. Before and after that moment, the Italian twice seemed to ignore Khelif’s attempts to console her.
Carini could also be heard telling her coach, “It’s not right, it’s not right!” before promptly leaving the arena. The Telegraph and BBC reported that Carini had suffered a suspected broken nose, and the 25-year-old soon told reporters that she had never been punched so hard in her career.
More here:
Jake Wightman ruled out of Paris Olympics as Team GB confirm 800m replacement
13:35
Jack Rathborn in Paris
Jake Wightman has been ruled out of the Olympics through injury with Team GB confirming Elliot Giles as his replacement.
Wightman did not run at the British Championships due to an injury exemption, which limited his opportunities to qualify for Paris.
Instead of his favoured 1,500m event, where he won gold at World Championships in 2022, Wightman was eligible for a discretionary pick in the 800m, having run the fastest British time over that distance entering the trials.
Ben Pattison won the 800m final, with Max Burgin finishing second to also book his place in Paris, but the third place was up for grabs after Giles fell in the final stages following a tangle with Josh Kerr, the 1,500m world champion stepping down in distance with a place already secure in his preferred event.
British Athletics selected Wightman over Giles, but the latter has now been called up to race in his third Olympics.
Helen Glover denied in bid for historic gold as Team GB rowers claim three medals
11:47
Jamie Braidwood in Vaires-sur-Marne
Helen Glover’s bid to win a third Olympics gold medal and add another sensational chapter to her trail-blazing rowing career ended in heartbreak as Great Britain lost out to the Netherlands in a thrilling finish in the women’s coxless four. There were bronze medals for Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne and Becky Wilde in the women’s double sculls, as well as the Great Britain men’s coxless four.
Olympics 2024: Helen Glover says there are no regrets after Team GB narrowly squeezed into silver
11:42
Harry Latham-Coyle
“The thing that I’ve learned is that the most frustrating thing is to look back and find things you could do differently,” Glover explains to the BBC after that agonising silver in the women’s four. “Today, we put it all out there. We raced the plan we wanted to race, we raced together with so much heart. There can’t be regret looking back and knowing you’ve done all that you can.
“We are honestly so thankful to anyone who has followed our journey, supported us through everything. We couldn’t be more proud of the people who have been supporting, from ex-teammates to people who have just gotten into rowing. It means a lot.”
Team GB’s Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde react to winning bronze
11:25
Harry Latham-Coyle
“Our head coach said there would always be one boat from qualifiers that springs a surprise, and in the back of our minds, we wanted to be that crew,” Wilde tells Eurosport after double sculls medal success. “But to actually do it is beyond anything we could have imagined.”
“I’ve always had a bit of a chip on my shoulder,” her teammate Hodgkins-Byrne adds with her son, Freddie, watching from the stands. “We got selected in March, shouldn’t even have been sent to qualifying and definitely shouldn’t have qualified. The two of us have always been honest that we wanted a medal, even if it seemed impossible. We managed to do it.
“The Kiwis are both mums as well! My son is more interested in how shiny the medal is than what is actually going on. It’s incredible to see the Kiwis do it as well, and if it inspires more people to do it, that’s incredible.”
Olympics 2024: Rowing - Great Britain add a bronze in the men’s four
11:18
Harry Latham-Coyle
A stunning performance from the United States to win their first men’s four gold since the 1960 Rome Olympics! New Zealand just started to reel them in but the American quartet had the requisite strength left to produce a coup de grace, firing through the final metres to seal a brilliant triumph.
A solid effort from Great Britain, but they were ultimately outclassed. A bronze is a third medal of the morning on the water for Team GB.
GOLD: United States (Justin Best, Liam Corrigan, Michael Grady, Nick Mead)
Silver: New Zealand (Matt Macdonald, Oliver Maclean, Tom Murray, Logan Ullrich)
Bronze: Great Britain (Matt Aldridge, David Ambler, Freddie Davidson, Oliver Wilkes)
Olympics 2024: Golf
11:05
Mike Jones
The Independent’s Lawrence Ostlere reporting from Le Golf National: “I am out on the course at Le Golf National following Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Ludvig Aberg, or at least trying to.
“The crowds are several deep to see this headline group and just catching a glimpse of them is a challenge in itself.
“Golf might seem like an outlier in the Olympic movement but few sports will command as many fans this week. All three players just made par at the 7th, each narrowly missing birdies putts.
“Ireland’s McIlroy and Sweden’s Aberg are one under, American Scheffler is two under, two shots back from the group of early leaders in this first round of four.”
Olympics 2024: Great Britain win SILVER in women’s coxless four
10:57
Harry Latham-Coyle
By the barest of margins, the Netherlands are Olympic champions! What a race! It came down to the final few strokes but the Dutch quartet somehow had enough, never letting the Team GB four come part. Helen Glover and the rest of the British crew are in pieces, physically and emotionally, bent double in the boat.
GOLD: Netherlands (Marloes Oldenburg/Hermijntje Drenth/Tinka Offereins/Benthe Boonstra)
Silver: Great Britain (Helen Glover/Esme Booth/Sam Redgrave/Rebecca Shorten)
Bronze: New Zealand (Jackie Gowler/Phoebe Spoors/Davina Waddy/Kerri Williams)
Olympics 2024: Team GB win bronze in women’s double sculls!
10:26
Harry Latham-Coyle
It’s bronze for Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde! Just as yesterday in the women’s quad, they pip the Netherlands on the line, the Dutch this time trying to haul Team GB in but unable to do so! New Zealand upgrade their silver from four years ago to gold, knocking the defending champions off their perch and into second.
GOLD: Brooke Francis/Lucy Spoors (New Zealand)
Silver: Ancuta Bodnar/Simona Radis (Romania)
Bronze: Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne/Rebecca Wilde (Great Britain)
