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Australia win the women’s 4x100m freestyle gold

It was an incredible race until the very end. Australia, USA and China were the frontrunners for the vast majority of the 400m. Meg Harris put in an incredible shift on the final leg to earn victory for Australia and an Olympic record. USA second and China third.

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Next up in the pool, it’s the 4x100m freestyle finals. The women are up first. Australia are the favourites but they will not be gifted the gold, that’s for sure.

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Alexandra Topping on the very, very tight security in Paris.

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The second men’s 100m breaststroke semi-final sees Qin win, Kamminga second and Corbeau third.

We could now witness a swim-off for a place in the final after a tie for fourth place between Imoudu and Viberti. More as we get it …

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Peaty wins the first men’s 100m breaststroke semi-final in front of his son George and girlfriend. He was in control for almost the entire race and never looked like being caught by any of his competitors. Fink finished second and Martinenghi. Wilby end up in fifth.

Adam Peaty powers through the water on his way to victory. Photograph: Marko Đurica/ReutersShare

Updated at 21.39 CEST

Adam Peaty wanders out for the men’s 100m breaststroke semi-final. He is looking pretty confident as he struts to the pool. James Wilby is the second Britain in this race.

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Updated at 21.26 CEST

Kieran Pender was at the pool to witness that impressive Titmus win.

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The newly-formed double pairing of Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz have made it through at Roland Garros a 7-6(4) 6-4 defeat of Argentininian sixth seeds Maximo Gonzales and Andres Molteni.

The took a bit of time to find their feet on court but eventually proved themselves to be too strong for the South Americans.

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Egypt’s first ever female boxer to qualify for the Olympics exited the Games without throwing a punch on Saturday when she failed to make the weight for the 54kg contest.

Youmna Ayyad had been due to fight heavily fancied Uzbek Nigina Uktamova, but weighed in almost a kilogram too heavy and was disqualified. The Egyptian Olympic Committee said it was launching an immediate investigation into the disqualification.

“Youmna was scheduled to compete in the 54 kg category, and she gave her weight to federation officials at midnight before the bout and it was OK,” a furious EOC treasurer and national boxing federation chief Mohamed Abdel Aziz Ghoneim told Reuters.

“In the morning when she underwent the official weigh-in she was 900 grams over her weight and was disqualified.
Youmna, 21, was not immediately available for comment.

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Titmus speaks: “The Olympics is not about the time, it’s about getting to the wall first. I wasn’t at my best, the girls threw everything at me … I’m really happy to defend my title”

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Do you remember the 1924 Olympics? No? Do not worry, Jonathan Wilson does.

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Successfully retaining your Olympic title in the pool is impressive and Ariarne Titmus has done it in an incredible field of swimmers.

Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates her victory. Photograph: Evgenia Novozhenina/ReutersShare

Updated at 21.11 CEST

Titmus wins women’s 400m Freestyle gold

The Australian had to dig deep to edge out McIntosh and Ledecky in the final stages.

It was always billed as a titanic tussle between some of the biggest and best in the but it turns out Timus is still a cut above the rest. She was leading but had the 17-year-old McIntosh all the way, not to mention Ledecky just behind. The crowd knew what an incredible standard they were witnessing and rose to their feet to celebrate such an historic Olympic moment.

Australia’s Ariarne Titmus (left) and the United States’ Katie Ledecky enter the pool at the start of the women’s 400m freestyle final. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 21.16 CEST

Dupont made the difference for France in the men’s rugby sevens with an incredible performance.

ShareGerman Märtens wins men’s 400m Freestyle gold

It is a fantastic swim from Lukas Märtens who just holds off Winnington and Kim.

Lukas Martens (centre) reacts after realising he’s won gold. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 21.07 CEST

A solid start to proceedings for Team GB. They are not used to getting medals on the opening day.

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Much has been made about the robustness of the Olympic Village’s cardboard beds but one didn’t prove up to the test for top Japanese gymnast Shinnosuke Oka.

Oka, who produced a strong performance on the first day of the Paris Games in the men’s qualification on Saturday, said a “water leak” from the bath had caused damage to the cardboard frame of his bed, forcing him to seek a swap.

“The cardboard sort of collapsed because of a water leak, from, er, bathwater,” the 20-year-old first-time Olympian said coyly, with an embarrassed smile.

Oka said he noticed himself sinking gradually on the bed as he slept, and then realised that the frame was warped. “It kind of messed up my back. Not enough to affect my performance or anything but I thought, ‘I probably don’t want to sleep this way for the rest of the time’.”

The cardboard bed frame was introduced at the Tokyo 2020 Games for sustainability reasons – a central theme for Paris 2024 organisers. The mattresses are made of the same material used in fishing nets and are made by the Japanese brand Airweave.

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The first women’s 100m butterfly semi-final ends with an Olympic record for Gretchen Walsh. A statement of intent from her. Angelina Kohler came second.

Gretchen Walsh of Team United States on her way to victory in the women’s 100m butterfly semi-final. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 20.48 CEST

Our trendy Paris 2024 live schedule is the place to find out what is going on at the Olympics.

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France’s main man on the basketball court produce the goods in a victory against Brazil.

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The swimming pool is the subject of a lights show and they are playing ‘Will Grigg’s on Fire’. The atmosphere is building.

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Kat Petersen emails to say: “Re Gary’s question earlier this afternoon about “the Olympian at these Games who has done the least to earn their spot” – there are two Spanish lads currently playing in the tennis doubles one of whom is ranked 876th and the other doesn’t even have a ranking… no idea who they are or how they got there.”

These lads go by the name Nadalcaraz.

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When surfing was added to the Olympics ahead of Tokyo 2020, many in the surf world expressed hesitation. Some even conveyed outright hostility. “Surfing in the Olympics will never work,” offered one observer. Other commentators felt similarly: “Surfing isn’t an Olympic sport for a reason.”

Kieran Pender on the joys of surfing.

ShareFrance beat Fiji to win men’s rugby sevens gold

The stadium erupts as the whistle goes as France win their first gold of the Olympics. Dupont made the difference in the second half to lead the host to victory with some electric rugby that Fiji could not cope with.

Antoine Dupont goes over to score a try … Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The ObserverThen celebrates. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The ObserverThe players of France celebrate victory at full-time. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The ObserverThe players and fans celebrate a famous victory. Photograph: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/APShare

Updated at 20.38 CEST

For English fans, the good news is that Aaron Grandidier is born and bred in London, so if France do hold on to win this final, then Team GB can claim a gold. That’s how it works, right?

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Dupont comes off the bench and produces some absolute magic down the left wing, ending with Aaron Grandidier crossing for a try to make it 14-7 to France.

Aaron Grandidier Nkanang goes over to give France the lead. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PAShare

Updated at 20.11 CEST

It is 7-7 at half time in the men’s rugby sevens. There was a huge roar when France levelled things up. Fiji are favourites, I think, but the French are giving it their all.

Joseva Talacolo of Fiji opens the scoring … Photograph: Christophe Petit-Tesson/EPABut Jefferson-Le Joseph levels things up for France. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 20.01 CEST

A musical review on the only decent bit of last night’s opening ceremony.

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A brief roundup of today’s men’s football …

Argentina earned a 3-1 win over Iraq in Lyon and Spain outclassed the Dominican Republic 3-1 in Bordeaux in the men’s Olympic soccer tournament on Saturday.

Argentina recovered from their chaotic opening loss to Morocco and boosted their chances of reaching the next round as they went top of Group B on goal difference. The other game in the group saw where Ukraine claim a dramatic 2-1 win over Morocco in St Etienne.

Debutants Dominican Republic’s first Olympic goal was not enough to stop the Spaniards who scored twice in the second half to clinch a quarter-final spot with their second Group C win.

Uzbekistan crashed out of their first Olympics after a 1-0 loss to Egypt in Nantes in the second fixture in Group C.

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Back out on the rugby pitch, we have the men’s sevens final. Fiji will place France, with the hosts desperate to give their fans the gold.

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There will be plenty of focus on the pool tonight as four gold medals will be won. We have the finals of the men’s and women’s 400m Freestyle, 4x 100m men’s and women’s Freestyle relay.

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And a bit more on the Priestman ban.

ShareSouth African win Men’s Rugby Sevens Bronze

It was a cracking match as South Africa defeated Australia 26-19.

South Africa’s Shaun Williams (left) and teammate Siviwe Soyizwapi celebrate after winning the men’s bronze medal Rugby Sevens match. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The ObserverShare

Updated at 19.49 CEST

Needless to say, it was an easy win for Djokovic.

ShareFifa ban Priestman for year over drone scandal

The Canada women’s football team head coach Bev Priestman has received a one-year ban by Fifa after an analyst was caught filming a New Zealand training session with a drone.

Canadian officials Joseph Lombardi and Jasmine Mander have also been banned, while the IOC have deducted six points from the team at the Olympics.

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Nick Ames is our rowing expert. He’s watched some fine stuff today.

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That must be a difficult conversation to have with your wife. “I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good is I was the flag bearer, the bad …”

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Japan’s world number two table tennis mixed doubles team, Hina Hayata and Tomokazu Harimoto, were eliminated by North Korea’s Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong 4-1 in the first round at the Paris Olympics, losing the chance to retain the country’s gold medal.

The 49-minute match at the South Paris Arena ended in a shocking defeat for the Japanese pair, who were considered top contenders for the title and challengers to the Chinese team.

“I think they played as well as other top countries like South Korea and Germany today,” Harimoto said of the North Koreans who will face Sweden in the quarter-finals.

Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto (right) and Hina Hayata return during their defeat to North Korea’s Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong. Photograph: Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty ImagesShare

Updated at 19.13 CEST

Thanks Adam. And what a five hour it shall be!

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Adam Collins

And that’s me done. Loved it. Thanks for your company. Stick with the blog through the next five hours with Will Unwin. The best of that: night one at the pool. Bye!

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Around the grounds one more time for me…

Men’s hoops: France 62 Brazil 56, in the final quarter

Men’s hockey: India 2 New Zealand 1, just after half time

Women’s beach volleyball: Australian pair Mariaffe and Clancy are a set up over Chinese duo Xue and Xia.

New Zealand, Kenya and Argentina won their consolation games in the Men’s Rugby 7s – the medal matches are coming up inside the hour

Men’s volleyball: Poland smashed Egypt 3-0 – they are the team to beat

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Sean Inglis has been working on the Seine/Triathlon story. Bit going on here.

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And here’s the full schedule – quite helpful when planning out your days.

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Write up of Team GB’s Anna Henderson’s silver in the women’s time trial.

ShareGOLD for Kazakhstan! Kazakh Yeldos is, at last, an Olympic champion!

Judo, Men 60kg. Both of these men won bronze medals at Tokyo – they know each other well. The crowd sings the national anthem – can they inspire a gold medal performance? Ooh, this is on tenterhooks – Smetov is a mistake away from blowing it but he has the only point on the board. 30 seconds to go! Atmosphere sensational. The clock stops with 20 seconds; they return to their starting positions. Mkheidze gives it absolutely everything in attack but Smetov holds on, runs the clock down and wins the Olympic championship! A world title almost a decade ago, the TV expert tells me, and he now earns himself the medal they all want – Olympic gold.

Joy for Kazakhstan’s Yeldos Smetov … Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/APBut despair for Luka Mkheidze of France. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/ReutersShare

Updated at 19.04 CEST

Judo, Men 60kg. A huge moment for the home nation with Frechman Luka Mkheidze in the gold medal bout against Kazakh Yeldos Smetov. Fight!

Luka Mkheidze of France (left) and Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan grapple. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/ReutersShare

Updated at 19.05 CEST

Jill Biden hanging out with Flavour Flav? It happened today at the Team USA water polo match against Greece. The first lady doing her thing, Flav there as a hype man.

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Back to the men’s time trial briefly. I neglected to mention that Team GB’s Josh Tarling was flying along until he picked up a puncture. He still finished in fourth position, but only 19 seconds away from claiming gold – what could’ve been! “Must be heartbreaking,” writes Jonathan. “An unbelievable effort up against the world road and time trial Champions.” Sure was. The young gun from Wales was a world champion in the junior competition in 2022 and has time on his side.

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Judo, Men 60kg. Before we know it, it’s golden score time again. Can Georgia win a rare Olympic medal with Giorgi Sardalashvili? It’s Francisco Garrigos, who was bounced out at semi final stage, who he must overcome. But he can’t pull it off! The Spanish athlete was up against it, with two cautions to his name, but he held on and took his chance when he came, spinning him onto his back. Next up: the gold fight.

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Time for another trip around thge grounds. In the men’s hockey the Germans are flying, leading France 8-1. Top seed Poland have starting their men’s volleyball tournament nicely, two sets to love up against Egypt. France’s men’s basketball team are highly fancied and have earned a 39-36 lead over Brazil at half time. India and New Zealand are a goal apiece in the men’s hockey nearing half time.

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Judo, Men 60kg. It’s the same rhythm here – two bronze medals then a gold to be decided over the next 15 minutes. The first is heading to Japan, with Ryuju Nagayama flipping Turkey’s Salih Yildiz to bounce him out of the bout. As the commentator notes, he was here for gold not bronze so there’s no big celebration but he can be proud of how he closed that out – a clinical finishing move!

ShareGOLD for Japan! Natsumi Tsunoda has done it.

Judo, Women 48kg. Gold medal match! And it’s over in regulation! Never in doubt, Japan’s Natsumi Tsunoda dictated terms after nailing a vital throw with her leg to shake off Mongolian Bavuudorjiin Baasankhüü then never looked back. After going ever so close her semi she got out of that and is now an Olympic gold medal winner. Three times a world champion, she’s too strong and too good when it matters.

Japan’s Natsumi Tsunoda (right) throws Mongolia’s Baasankhuu Bavuudorj compete during their women’s judo -48 kg final. Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/APShare

Updated at 18.14 CEST

Evenepoel is doubled over in tears. There’s a lot to be said for holding your nerve when going in as the raging hot favourite, as he did. So many have struggled with those expectations on this bigger and different stage but he’s nailed it. Well played.

ShareGOLD for Belgium! Remco Evenepoel is the Olympic champion

The world champ has enough of a buffer, getting to the line 14 seconds ahead of his Italian competitor. The bronze also goes to Belgium, Wout van Aert is third.

Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel on his way to winning gold in the men’s individual time trial. Photograph: Esa Alexander/ReutersShare

Updated at 18.09 CEST

Cycling, Men’s Time Trial. It’s a race in two, the Italian Filippo Ganna is closer than it looked a few minutes ago. They’re both going for it – here we go. “That was a stunning final third of the race by Ganna!” says the TV caller. Over to you Remco Evenepoel – he cannot cruise this now. He’s led all race… to the business end!!

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Cycling, Men’s Time Trial. Lucas Plapp (AUS) is out of the race but I’m unclear why – there’s been nothing on television as yet. He was in the hunt for a medal, too. Remco Evenepoel looks to be putting a gap in them – just needs to stay on the bike.

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Judy, Women’s 48kg. Does every bout end up in extra time? On the evidence of what I’ve seen this afternoon, it feels this way. Back to the pocket-rocket teenager Tara Babulfath from Sweden up against Kazakh Abiba Abuzhakynova, who claimed bronze at the world championships earlier this year. It’s all over! Babulfath has laid a complex hold on the floor and makes Abuzhakynova throw in the towel – lovely, if slightly brutal, stuff from the 18-year-old. She’s the winner of an Olympic medal!

Sweden’s Tara Babulfath celebrates after defeating Kazakhstan’s Abiba Abuzhakynova during their women -48 kg bronze final in team judo competition . Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/APShare

Updated at 18.10 CEST