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.

Delicious Orie suffers shock defeat as Britain’s boxing woes continue

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.

Team GB narrowly miss out on gymnastics medal as Max Whitlock takes positives

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.

Daiki Hashimoto’s redemption wins Japan dramatic gymnastics gold as China collapse

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.

In Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh, the Olympic Games has a new superstar

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.

Matt Richards claims breathtaking silver as Team GB suffer deja-vu

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.

‘It’s not over’: Team GB defiant after consecutive defeats in women’s hockey

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 story – races always unfold differently. I didn’t want that in my mind and be in the present moment. Focus on my job today and just get on the podium.”

Olympics 2024: Team GB in men’s team gymnastics final

Monday 29 July 2024 18:25 , Mike Jones

London 2012 bronze medallist, Beth Tweddle, speaking on BBC: “The youngsters coming through have been a standout for me so far in this final. Harry Hepworth with a huge performance on rings, with a 14.8.

“We have never been known as a team for being good on rings. Jake Jarman on vault too producing that big score when we needed it there.”

Meet the 40-year-old from Leeds who waited three decades to live his Olympic dream

Monday 29 July 2024 18:23 , Mike Jones

Gary Hunt gave up on his Olympic dreams in his early 20s after losing a competition to 12-year-old Tom Daley and 11-year-old Jack Laugher.

But now, three decades after he first took up the sport and having established himself as the greatest cliff diver of all time, Hunt finally fulfilled his Olympic dream – and in front of a home crowd at Paris 2024 to boot.

The 40-year-old was born in Leeds, where he started diving before later moving to Southampton at the age of 16.

He was good enough to represent Team England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, but when Daley and Laugher, a decade his junior, got the better of him, he realised that the next generation had already surpassed what he could do.

Meet the 40-year-old who waited three decades to live his Olympic dream

Simone Biles to compete in all four events despite calf injury during Olympic team finals

Monday 29 July 2024 18:17 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A calf injury isn’t going to slow down Simone Biles. The American gymnastics star is in the lineup for all four events during Tuesday night’s Olympic team finals.

Biles tweaked her left calf while warming up for floor exercise during qualifying on Sunday. She retreated briefly to have the calf taped but then returned and posted the top scores on floor and vault on her way to topping the all-around.

Simone Biles to compete on all four events despite calf injury during Olympic team finals

Olympics 2024: Team GB in men’s team gymnastics final

Monday 29 July 2024 18:15 , Jamie Braidwood

Team GB’s turn on the parallel bars, which is not their strongest area. Max Whitlock and Jake Jarman are first up, and while the former smiles after landing a double-twist on dismount they will be slipping behind after this rotation. Joe Fraser needs a big score, and while 14.633 is Team GB’s best on the bars, it’s nothing compared to Ukraine.

They are the big winners of the fourth rotation, led by Illia Kovtun’s sensational routine. Japan have managed to cut China’s lead on the vault, with Su Weide falling forward on landing in China’s final effort and only scoring a 12.766. While USA keep ahold of third place after a brilliant horizontal bar from Frederick Richard. They are pumped up.

It’s very close now among the top five.

1) China - 173.463

2) Ukraine - 173.030

3) USA - 172.528

4) Japan - 171.664

5) Great Britian - 171.328

Olympics 2024: Peaty in contention for relays despite positive Covid test

Monday 29 July 2024 18:01 , Mike Jones

Earlier today Team GB confirmed that swimmer Adam Peaty returned a positive test for Covid-19 this morning having agonisingly been beaten to gold in the men’s men’s 100m breaststroke yesterday.

The six-time Olympic medallist is due to compete in relay events later this evening but his involvement is now uncertain. The 4x100m mixed medley takes place on Friday and Saturday with the men’s 4x100m medley relay on Saturday and Sunday.

Team GB are yet to make a decision on whether Peaty will be involved over the weekend and provided BBC Sport with a statement that reads:

“Swimmers can be changed from heats to finals. In terms of those relays at the end of the week, no teams are pre-selected or finalised until the day of the event.

“Adam has been a regular member of both of those relays across recent Olympics and World Championships when competing.”

Olympics 2024: Adam Burgess speaks to the BBC after securing canoe slalom silver

Monday 29 July 2024 17:56 , Harry Latham-Coyle

“I’ve been dreaming of this since I was ten years old,” Burgess beams after missing out on a bronze in Tokyo three years ago by 0.16 of a second. “I just wanted to do that kid proud, go out there and give it my all. And here we are!

“I was trying not to think about Tokyo too much. It was a big part of my story to go again and earn the spot to come back to Paris, but races always unfold differently, and I just wanted to be in the moment and focus on my job today to get on the podium.”

Team GB land double Olympic medal joy as ‘the real stars of eventing’ shine

Monday 29 July 2024 17:42 , James Toney in Paris

Much of Versaille’s gilded grandeur was made during the 1789 French Revolution but it was Great Britain who snatched the gold from under French noses at their Olympics.

Laura Collett praised her prince of a horse as he delivered another Olympic team title - and individual bronze - in the garden of France’s famous Sun King at Paris 2024.

Louis XIV’s palace seems the fitting venue for Team GB to make the top of the podium for the first time in Paris, meaning they remain the only nation that has won a gold medal at every Olympics dating back to 1896.

Team GB land double Olympic medal joy as ‘the real stars of eventing’ shine

Olympics 2024: Team GB in men’s team gymnastics final

Monday 29 July 2024 17:37 , Jamie Braidwood

Not the start Team GB wanted in the vault. Luke Whitehouse lands on his hands and knees after not getting the height he wanted on launch, unable to make the required turns. He gets a -0.3 penalty and means Team GB have work to do to catch up in this rotation, with Jake Jarman, the world champion on the vault, and Harry Hepworth to come.

But the response is excellent, from both. First Jarman lands a sensational three-and-a-half twist on the vault. 15.266! That’s followed by a 14.966 from Harry Hepworth. Damage limitation for Team GB, and they are up to third!

China, though, are moving out in front. Liu Yang completed a masterclass on the rings, earning a 15.500 - the highest we’ve seen so far.

Here are the overall totals as we reach the halfway mark.

1) China - 131.364

2) USA - 130.163

3) Great Britain - 128.429

4) Ukraine - 128.231

5) Japan - 128.231

6)Canada - 126.397

7) Italy - 126.197

8) Switzerland - 124.529

Olympics 2024: Women’s hockey - Great Britain beaten by Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 17:33 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Comprehensive. An outstanding performance from Australia to make it two wins from two in Group B, leaving Great Britain with it all to do to make the quarter-finals. Back-to-back defeats for the Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists, with only the top four in each group going through. They face the United States on Wednesday and may well need a win.

Olympics 2024: Team GB in men’s team gymnastics final

Monday 29 July 2024 17:25 , Jamie Braidwood

Harry Hepworth roars after landing a strong performance in the rings, Team GB’s highest mark of the three with a 14.800. Rings are Hepworth’s strong area, and that’s superb showing on his first Olympics appearance. That increases Team GB’s total to 85.164.

But there is more drama around Japan’s star, and defending all-around individual champion Daiki Hashimoto, who slips off the horse during his routine! Hashimoto gets back up and finishes to record a 13.100 - but that’s a blow for Japan, and another mistake from Hashimoto - who also fell from his horizontal bar routine.

There’s been a shift in the standings though. The United States have stormed into the lead following the vault. Team GB have dropped down to fifth after the second rotation. The USA have been pumped up by the performances of Asher Hong, who is a bundle of energy and screamed ‘let’s goooo’ after landing his vault.

1) USA - 86.764

2) China - 86.098

3) Japan - 85.598

How to train like an Olympic silver medallist: TeamGB’s Adam Burgess on how split-second decisions determine a race

Monday 29 July 2024 17:23 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Want to know the secrets to Adam Burgess’ success after that superb silver medal? Ahead of the Olympics, our very own Kate Gill went to meet him.

Olympics 2024: Women’s hockey - GOAL! Great Britain 0-4 AUSTRALIA

Monday 29 July 2024 17:21 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Not the best moment for Team GB’s Tess Howard, a little late in her tackle and getting both a booking and a busted nose for her trouble. Time running out for Great Britain...

And it’s four! Delightful, intricate interplay up the right creates an opportunity for Grace Stewart, who slots underneath Miriam Pritchard at the near post. It’s a rout!

Olympics 2024: Women’s hockey - GOAL! Great Britain 0-3 Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 17:16 , Harry Latham-Coyle

And Australia add to their lead! A penalty flick is dispatched into the top corner by Tatum Stewart, beating Miriam Pritchard to her left. The goalkeeper went the correct way, but Stewart’s flick had the requisite power and precision to beat her.

Olympics 2024: Women’s hockey - Great Britain 0-2 Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 17:11 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A long review from the officials with Great Britain waiting to take a short corner, Australia convinced there is no danger and thus referring the decision. A long look at the footage and the on-pitch umpires are instructed to overturn their call, denying the trailing side a chance to hit back before the end of the quarter. Australia remain firmly on track for victory.

Olympics 2024: Adam Burgess wins C1 canoe slalom silver for Team GB

Monday 29 July 2024 17:04 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Listen to the roar! France’s Nicolas Gestin absolutely crushes the competition, screamed on by a capacuty crowd and taking home victory by five and a half seconds! Simply spectacular from Gestin, following the footsteps of Tony Estanguet.

But it’s silver for Adam Burgess behind him! A first Olympic medal for the 32-year-old after being denied so narrowly in Tokyo. A magic Monday for Team GB continues.

Men’s C1 final result:

Gold: Nicolas Gestin, France

Silver: Adam Burgess, Great Britain

Bronze: Matej Benus, Slovakia

Olympics 2024: Team GB in men’s team gymnastics final

Monday 29 July 2024 17:02 , Jamie Braidwood

Wow! That’s a huge score from Max Whitlock on the pommel horse! It’s his favourite apparatus, of course, and where he won gold in Tokyo three years ago, but he helps Team GB get off to a great start with a score of 15.266.

It means Team GB actually top the standings after the first rotation:

1) Great Britain 43.332

2) Japan 43.266

3) Canada 43.166

Olympics 2024: Women’s hockey - Great Britain 0-2 Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 17:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A few half-chances but Great Britain are yet to find a route back into their hockey group game against Australia, who are defending resolutely.

Olympics 2024: Adam Burgess guaranteed a medal!

Monday 29 July 2024 16:57 , Harry Latham-Coyle

It will be a medal for Burgess! Kimberley Woods secured a bronze for Team GB yesterday, and her training partner is guaranteed at least that as late errors leave Germany’s Sideris Tasiaris lingering down in third.

Two to come.

Olympics 2024: Adam Burgess goes fastest in C1 canoe slalom final

Monday 29 July 2024 16:53 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Superb from Adam Burgess! A bit of a hiccup through Gate 17 scuppers what otherwise would have been a scorching run, but he British paddler recovers quite brilliantly to still record the fastest time.

Just three men to come - they’ll all have to better his time of 96.84 to deny the Brit a medal...

Olympics 2024: Women’s Hockey - Great Britain 0-2 Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 16:49 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The second half is just getting underway at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir, both sides huddling in the shaded portion of the surface with the evening sun still strong in Paris.

Olympics 2024: Men’s C1 canoe slalom - Adam Burgess bids for Team GB medal

Monday 29 July 2024 16:42 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The C1 canoe slalom final is well underway, with Adam Burgess set to bid for a Team GB medal very, very soon. Burgess will the fourth from last paddler down the Vaires-sur-Marne course - can he lay the gauntlet down to the trio to come?

Olympics 2024: Team GB in men’s team gymnastics final

Monday 29 July 2024 16:41 , Jamie Braidwood at La Bercy Arena

The first medals of the gymnastics will be won tonight in the men’s team competition, and Team GB have a good chance of being in a shout with a medal.

The team of Jake Jarman, Max Whitlock, Luke Whitehouse, Harry Hepworth and Joe Fraser had the third highest score in qualifying, with China and Japan topping the all-around leaderboard.

Elsewhere, the United States carry loud support, while Switzerland, Canada, Ukraine and Italy complete the eight teams involved, where the highest combined score of four athletes across the six apparatus will win gold.

Team GB are starting their rotation on the pommel horse, as they hope to match the historic bronze medal won in this competition 12 years ago in London.

Olympics 2024: Women’s Hockey - Great Britain 0-2 Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 16:40 , Mike Jones

End of the second quarter and Great Britain trail by two goals.

Things aren’t looking good for Team GB who lost their opener 2-1 against Spain and a making it out of Pool B is looking unlikely as things stand.

Can they turn this match around?

Olympics 2024: Women’s Hockey - Great Britain vs Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 16:35 , Mike Jones

Great Britain 0-2 Australia

This is just bedlam from GB. It’s disorganised defensively allowing Australia to run the ball into the circle. When in possession they seem wobbly and unconvincing.

As the second quarter heads to a close, Australia win consecutive penalty corners. The second of which results in a third goal... but it goes to an umpire referral who spots an Australian foot in the build up.

The goal is chalked off. Big reprieve for GB.

Olympics 2024: Women’s Hockey - Great Britain vs Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 16:27 , Mike Jones

Great Britain 0-2 Australia

A superb overhead from Australia sees the ball flicked into the circle. Pritchard comes out and slaps the ball but gives it away to Arnott who deliciously slots it wide of the goalkeeper to double her team’s lead.

GB are growing increasingly frustrated.

Olympics 2024: Women’s Hockey - Great Britain vs Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 16:24 , Mike Jones

1-0 Australia!

GB concede a penalty corner that Stewart fizzes at goal. Pritchard makes the initial save but Australia come again Peris has one cleared off the line before a reverse hit trickles the ball into the back of the net.

Olympics 2024: Tom Pidcock reacts to Mountain-bike gold

Monday 29 July 2024 16:24 , Mike Jones

Tom Pidcock has been speaking in a press conference after collecting his gold medal for winning the men’s mountain-bike.

He said: “I think it’s definitely my most emotionally draining victory. The build-up was such a long time in my head. The waiting all week, the training, it all builds up and then you’re on the start line. To deal with that takes so much energy and focus, it’s really difficult.

“Since winning [in Tokyo] I have wanted to come back and defend my title. I went in as an outsider, it’s totally different to come in and defend a title, to have that pressure, that expectation. It’s a completely different challenge, much harder I think.”

Olympics 2024: Women’s Hockey - Great Britain vs Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 16:19 , Mike Jones

The first quarter ends with a disappointing penalty corner for Great Britain. The interjection was poor and Australia defended the shot when it came in from the left.

Nothing to split the teams.

Olympics 2024: Women’s Hockey - Great Britain vs Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 16:13 , Mike Jones

Stephanie Kershaw has been shown a green card and has left the field for two minutes. GB have a player advantage as French dribbles up the pitch but loses possession just outside the Australian circle.

Great Britain win a penalty corner. Ansley receives the ball and takes a shot but Stewart storms off her line and blocks it. The ball struck her foot though so it’s another penalty a corner.

From the second corner, GB transfer the ball to left but the wide shot is deflected behind by the goalkeeper.

Olympics 2024: Women’s Hockey - Great Britain vs Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 16:07 , Mike Jones

Australia are controlling possession through these opening stages but GB’s defence is very solid. Twice the Aussies get into the circle but the Brits manage to clear.

When they come again, GB give up a penalty corner. The ball is fizzed out to the edge of the circle and passed to the left. The shot comes in but Pritchard makes the save!

Olympics 2024: Women’s Hockey - Great Britain vs Australia

Monday 29 July 2024 16:01 , Mike Jones

Now it’s time for some hockey action. Great Britain’s women’s team are in action against three-time champions Australia.

They suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat to Spain in their opening match on Sunday but can still advance from Pool B, with four of the six teams progressing to the quarter-finals,

Adam Peaty tests positive for Covid just hours after winning Olympic silver

Monday 29 July 2024 15:59 , Mike Jones

Adam Peaty’s hopes of adding more medals to his individual breaststroke silver at Paris 2024 have been thrown into doubt after the Team GB swimmer tested positive for Covid-19.

Peaty narrowly missed out on an historic gold in the 100 metres breaststroke, denied a treble by just two hundredths of a second as Nicolo Martinenghi got the touch to take victory.

Speaking afterwards, the 29-year-old suggested that he had woken up with a slightly scratchy throat, and his symptoms worsened in the hours after winning silver.

Adam Peaty tests positive for Covid just hours after winning Olympic silver

Team GB announce Adam Peaty had covid during his 100m breaststroke final

Monday 29 July 2024 15:43 , Sonia Twigg

Adam Peaty began feeling unwell on Sunday, ahead of his Men's 100m Breaststroke final. In the hours after the final, his symptoms became worse and he was tested for COVID early on Monday morning. He tested positive at that point.

He is hopeful to be back in competition for the relay events later in the swimming programme. As in any case of illness, the situation is being managed appropriately, with all usual precautions being taken to keep the wider delegation healthy.

Olympics 2024: Men’s Team Gymnastics

Monday 29 July 2024 15:40 , Mike Jones

Former medal winning gymnast Louis Smith spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast and claimed that Team GB’s men have a good chance of taking bronze in this evening’s final.

He said: “I hope there is the possibility of a bronze medal today in the men’s team event. We picked up a historic team bronze in London 2012 and we have just missed out in the last two Olympic Games trying to get that bronze medal back again.

“Jake Jarman, Max Whitlock, Luke Whitehouse, Harry Hepworth and Joe Fraser are the boys who are going to go out today.

“Judging by their qualification event they are in the shape of their life, they look incredible, such good team morale, they are out there smiling and fist pumping so they are up for it and it just looks like a very competent team.

“You’ve got Joe who is in his peak and Max has maintained his peak. He is 31 years old now. With the likes of Harry, Jake and Luke, they are the young ones of the team but they are still very capable.

“You just get filled with confidence when you watch them so I’m really excited to see how they perform. All to play for for that bronze medal.”

Olympics 2024: Women’s Rugby Sevens

Monday 29 July 2024 15:32 , Sonia Twigg

South Africa have just scored their first try and taken a 7-0 lead over Great Britain and won a penalty.

Great Britain had been camped inside their own 22 and spilled the ball just as they were trying to make their way up the pitch.

But South Africa have a second try after winning the ball back from that British mistake. It was a missed conversion.

In the final move before the half-time break, Britain have their first attack and first try of the game! That could be so important going into the second half, unlike South Africa, Team GB secure the conversion.

It’s 12-7 to the Spingboks at half time.

Olympics 2024: Tom Pidcock cements place among great British Olympians with dramatic mountain bike gold

Monday 29 July 2024 15:30 , Mike Jones

Three hundred and twenty-eight other gold medals will be handed out at these Paris Games, and surely none will be won as dramatically as this. Tom Pidcock lost the race to a puncture, won it back, then lost it again to the determined Frenchman Victor Koretzky before pulling off a do-or-die overtake around a tree to defend his Olympic title.

It was a superhuman display of racing. On the third of eight 4.4km laps, Pidcock was forced to stand still for half a minute while a frazzled mechanic changed his punctured front tyre and rivals whizzed by. He lost 36 seconds in all but soon began picking them off, one by one. Koretzky had watched Pidcock’s race dismantle firsthand as he took the lead, so what must he have thought when he turned a hairpin four laps and 40 minutes later to see Pidcock reincarnated?

Tom Pidcock cements place among great British Olympians with dramatic gold

Olympics 2024: Pidcock wins mountain-bike gold

Monday 29 July 2024 15:25 , Mike Jones

Pidcock also spoke to BBC Sport after defending his Olympic title saying: “It wasn’t easy. I knew that Victor was going to be fast in the last lap even if I couldn’t get rid of him.

“I knew it was going to be a big fight, and he left a gap and I had to take it. That’s racing. I know people might view it differently but sport is about not giving up. It is a shame that the French were booing me but you know.”

On the puncture he added: “You are all used to things going well so even my mechanic wasn’t ready for it. He did a super fast change in the end, my bike was perfect apart from my mistake of puncturing.

“I can’t thank everyone enough. From being on tour and then Covid too, everyone was around me and we trained perfectly for this.”

Olympics 2024: Pidcock wins mountain-bike gold

Monday 29 July 2024 15:17 , Mike Jones

Olympics 2024: Great Britain’s Adam Burgess through to canoe slalom final

Monday 29 July 2024 15:17 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Solid as you like from Adam Burgess in the C1 canoe slalom up in Vaires-sur-Marne, a controlled semi-final run ensuring safe progress through. He’s fourth fastest into the final, which begins in about an hour.

The National Olympic Nautical Stadium is positively hopping, though, with home home Nicolas Gestin producing a scintillating performance to top the times by almost four seconds.

Olympics 2024: Pidcock wins mountain-bike gold

Monday 29 July 2024 15:05 , Mike Jones

Here are the thoughts from gold medal winner Tom Piddcock who said:

“I think this week, the build-up to the Olympics, there are so many things going through your head like emotions and scenarios and by the time you get to the starting line you’re a bit knackered as it is.

“It was all going pretty well, I knew Victor [Koretzky] would be strong here, I knew that it wouldn’t be easy today. The puncture happened and Bruno wasn’t ready in the pits but he did a fast change and at that point I had almost five laps, that’s 50 minutes so I thought anything is possible.

“Suddenly I was coming fast back to Victor but I couldn’t get rid of him. I knew how fast he is on the last lap and you know in the end I just had to go for a gap. Rubbings racing is what I’ve always done and the Olympics is no different. I’m sorry for him, the support for him was incredible.

“But this is the Olympics, you’ve got to go all in.”

Olympics 2024: Laura Collett wins bronze in individual eventing

Monday 29 July 2024 15:02 , Sonia Twigg

Laura Collett spoke to BBC Sport after claiming bronze in the individual eventing: “I never thought this day would come, I owe absolutely everything to that horse, the team that have made it possible.

“I’m so lucky that I get to ride out into an arena like that and run out with a team gold and an individual bronze medal, and I just want to say thank you to them.”

“It’s so many years of hard work and blood, sweat and tears and emotional rollercoaster doesn’t do it justice, but a day like today makes everything worth it.”

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