Team GB look for more medals at the Olympics on Thursday as Paris 2024 rolls on with another hectic schedule in the French capital.
Thursday’s highlights and stars to watch
The world’s eyes will be on Simone Biles once more today as the greatest gymnast of all time bids for her sixth Olympic gold medal in the sport’s most coveted event, the individual all-around final (5.15pm BST). Her biggest competition may well come from fellow American Suni Lee, who won gold in Biles’ absence in Tokyo and who impressed during the USA’s team win on Tuesday. And look out for Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who won silver in Tokyo and is the reigning Olympic champion on the vault.
Britain will hope to scoop at least one gold in the various rowing finals, with flagbearer Helen Glover competing in the women’s four (10.50am) before Team GB’s world champions go in the men’s four (11.10am).
Golf makes its first appearance of these Olympics with round one of the men’s competition (8am) at Le Golf National, featuring Rory McIlroy for Ireland. He goes up against American duo Scottie Scheffler and reigning Olympic champion Xander Schauffele, while Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick are the British pair.
America, Australia and Canada will face off in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay (9.03pm) in the pool, after Canadian teenage star Summer McIntosh bids for women’s 200m fly gold (7.30pm).
And athletics makes it first appearance in these Games, technically, with the women’s and men’s 20km race walks (6.30am and 8.20am).
Here are the day’s top picks for Team GB and a full rundown from around Paris:
Team GB watch today (all times BST)
Athletics, men’s 20km walk, 6.30am (Callum Wilkinson)
Rowing, women’s double sculls, 10.18am (Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne, Rebecca Wilde)
Rowing, women’s four, 10.50am (Helen Glover, Esme Booth, Samantha Redgrave, Rebecca Shorten)
Rowing, men’s four, 11.10am (Oliver Wilkes, David Ambler, Matthew Aldridge, Frederick Davidson)
Canoe Slalom, men’s K1 final 5.30pm (Joe Clarke)
Gymnastics, women’s individual all-around final, 5.15pm (Alice Kinsella, Georgia-Mae Fenton)
Swimming, Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, 9.03pm (tbc)
Day 6 (Thursday 1 August) – 18 medal events
Archery
Artistic gymnastics
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Basketball 3x3
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoe slalom
Cycling (BMX racing)
Equestrian
Fencing
Golf
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Water polo
