Rowing: Netherlands win women's four gold! (2024)

Rowing: Croatia win men's pair gold!

Another rowing medal race, another incredibly tight finish, once again involving a British boat!

The pair of Oliver Wynne-Griffith/Tom George led all the way up to the 1500m mark, but couldn't hold on as a brilliant sprint finish from the Croatian boat of Martin Sinković/Valent Sinković gives them a second straight Olympic gold medal in this event.

Bronze goes to the Swiss boat of Roman Röösli/Andrin Gulich (SUI).

🥇Croatia: 6:23.66
🥈Great Britain: 6:24.11
🥉Switzerland: 6:24.76

Diving: Men's synchronised 3m springboard final ongoing

All the men's pairs have completed three out of six dives, and it's the People's Rep. of China duo of Long Daoyi/Wang Zongyuan who hold a five-point lead over Team GB's Anthony Harding/Jack Laugher.

Juan Celaya/Osmar Olvera (MEX) are in the bronze medal position.

The purple track makes its debut at the Stade de France

And what a beautiful sight it is!

Athletics: Kevin Mayer (FRA) supporting teammate at Stade de France

Yesterday Kevin Mayer, a two-time decathlon world champion, announced that he has not recovered from injury in time to compete at Paris 2024.

But he's in attendance for the men's competition at the Stade de France today, supporting teammate Makenson Gletty (and presumably all the French athletes competing today).

Swimming: Adam Peaty (GBR) to miss 4x100m medley heats

Six-time Olympic medallist Peaty was diagnosed with Covid-19 on Monday, one day after he won silver in the 100m breaststroke at Paris 2024.

He will not take part in the 4x100m medley relay heats this morning (set to start in one hour), but he could join the Team GB squad for the final on Saturday, should the defending champions qualify.

James Wilby will replace Peaty in the breastroke leg of the race, with Kathleen Dawson, Joe Litchfield and Anna Hopkin making up the quartet.

Tennis: Andy Murray (GBR) thanks fans as his career comes to an end

Murray said that Paris 2024 would be his final competition before retirement, and after he and partner Dan Evans were beaten in the men's doubles quarter-finals last night, his illustrious career has now come to an end.

The Briton posted this message to X, thanking his fans for their support.

Athletics: Damian Warner wins heat 3 of men's 100m in decathlon

To the Stade de France, where we have athletics! So much going on at the moment, including qualification rounds in the men's hammer throw and women's high jump.

In the decathlon, defending Olympic champion Damian Warner (CAN) posts the top time of the heats in the 100m, coming through in 10.25. The 34-year-old takes 1035 points into the long jump, which starts in about 10 minutes.

Shooting: Chiara Leone (SUI) wins women's 50m rifle 3 positions gold!

Chiara Leone finished 31st in this event at the world championships last year, but she's just set a new Olympic record of 464.4 to win gold!

It's Switzerland's first gold medal of Paris 2024 too, and second straight Olympic win in this event following Nina Christen's success at Tokyo 2020.

Silver goes to Maddalena (USA), with Zhang (CHN) earning bronze.

🥇Chiara Leone (SUI): 464.4 OR
🥈Sagen Maddalena (USA): 463.0
🥉Zhang Qiongyue (CHN): 452.9

Shooting: World champion Zhang (CHN) moves into the lead

Zhang Qiongyue (CHN) is the reigning world champion, and is making her Olympic debut at Paris 2024.

She's moved into the lead in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions final ahead of Chiara Leone (SUI), and it looks like the gold medal is going to be contested by these two.

Still plenty of shots to come though.

Badminton: Chen/Jia (CHN) advance to gold medal match

The world No.1 pair are through to the women's doubles gold medal match!

It was a great effort from Tan/Thinaah (MAL), but they ultimately couldn't overcome the Chinese duo in the third game, losing 21-15.

They'll still have a chance for a medal in the bronze medal match tomorrow.

Golf: Men's individual stroke play round 2 ongoing

Over at Le Golf National, the second round of the men's individual stroke play has just started.

Matsuyama Hideki (JPN) is your current leader after shooting an eight under in yesterday's action, with Tokyo 2020 champion Xander Schauffele (USA) two behind him. Both men will take to the course later today.

Shooting: Women's 50m rifle 3 positions final underway

The first medals of the day will be awarded in shooting, where seven athetels are competing in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions final.

Sagen Maddalena (USA), who set the Qualification Olympic Record yesterday (593), is your current leader.

Badminton: First women's semi-final headed to third game

The world No.1 pair know they're in a fight!

After taking the first game handidly, Chen/Jia (CHN) are locked in a third game battle with their Malaysian opponents, who won the second game 21-18. Tan/Thinaah (MAL) trail 6-3 at the moment, however.

This is tense stuff!

3X3 Basketball: Women's pool round

It's past nine, which means we have more live action in several other sports, including golf, beach volleyball, volleyball, handball, shooting, and 3X3 basketball.

We'll start with 3X3 first and women's pool play, where Germany currently lead the People's Rep. of China 14-13. The two teams sit third and fourth, respectively, with the top two teams securing a bye to the semi-finals (the next four enter into the play-in games).

If you want to learn more about how this fast and frantic version of basketball became an Olympic sport, check out our article below ⛹️‍♀️👇

Badminton: Men's and women's doubles semi-finals about to start

We're reaching the business end of the badminton competition in the doubles, with just four teams remaining in the men's and women's competitions.

First up is four-time world champions and Tokyo 2020 silver medallists Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan(CHN), who face Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (MAS) on court 1. That match is already underwway, with Chen/Jia leading 8-4 in the first game.

Following that match we have a contest between the 3 and 4 seeds, as Liu Sheng Shu/Tan Ning(CHN) take on Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu (JPN).

Then it's the men's turn. World No.1 pair Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang (CHN) are up against Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik (MAS), while 2023 world silver medallists Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (DEN) play defending Olympic champions Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin.

Recap of Day 6 and looking forward to Day 7

Good morning and welcome to the official Paris 2024 Live Blog! We've reached Friday 2 August - Day 7 of the Games - which mean's it's already been one week since that fantastic Opening Ceremony.

In case you missed it, here were the big stories of Day 6:

• Simone Biles wins second Olympic all-around title

• Zheng shocks Swiatek as Djokovic and Alcaraz close in on dream final

• Team GB's Andy Murray bows out of Paris 2024 Olympics

• Canada's Summer McIntosh wins 200m butterfly for second Olympic gold

And here is what you can look forward to on Day 7:

Sha'Carri Richardson's Olympic debut will occur in the morning as the U.S. sprinter takes to the track for thewomen's 100m heats(from 11:50am).

There's just one athletics final in the evening in themen's 10,000m(9:20pm), one of a whopping23 gold-medal eventstaking place a week into the Games.

Meanwhile, tennis reaches the medal rounds with bronze medals set to be awarded inwomen's singlesandmen's doubles(from 12pm), as well as all three medals inmixed doubles(final from 7pm), while thetable tennissingles events reach the semi-final stage.

Here are some of the day's other top events:

Judo - Teddy Riner looks to regain individual gold

In what could possibly be his final Olympic Games, the 35-year-oldTeddy Rinerwill be in action in themen's +100kgjudo weight class (medal contests from 5:49pm) on Day 7 in front of a vocal home crowd.

The Frenchman won gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016 in this event, but ended up with bronze at Tokyo 2020 – the same medal he also won in 2008. As the individual events come to a close in Paris, there would be no more popular winner than the Guadeloupe native.

Swimming - Kaylee McKeown targets another backstroke double

The currentworld record holderin thewomen's 200m backstroke, Australia'sKaylee McKeown, will be hoping to complete a second straight backstroke double after winning both the 100m and 200m back events in Tokyo.

On 2 August, the Aussie will expect to be in the final (8:36pm) of the 200m back for the second of potentially five finals she could swim in at the Paris La Défense Arena. She'll also expect to return later in the evening for thewomen's 200m individual medley semi-finals(9:22pm), if she makes it out of the morning’s heats.

France’s Léon Marchand, meanwhile, goes for his fourth gold medal of the meet in the men’s 200m individual medley final (8:43pm).

Medal events

Archery
16:24–17:02:Mixed team medal matches

Athletics (track and field)
21:20–21:50:M 10,000m final

Badminton
15:00–17:10:Mixed doubles medal matches

Cycling (BMX racing)
21:35–21:45:M final;21:50–22:00:W final

Diving
11:00–11:50:M synchronised 3m springboard final

Equestrian
14:00–16:00:Jumping team final

Fencing
19:30–21:20:M épée team medal matches

Judo
17:18–17:48:W +78kg medal contests;17:49–18:19:M +100kg medal contests

Rowing
11:30–11:42:M pair final A;11:42–11:54:W pair final A;12:02–12:14:M lightweight double sculls final A;12:22–12:35:W lightweight double sculls final A

Sailing
12:13–12:28: W skiff medal race; 13:13–13:28: M skiff medal race; 15:30–15:50:W windsurfing final, M windsurfing final
Subject to wind conditions

Shooting
09:30–10:30:W 50m rifle 3 positions final

Swimming
20:30:M 50m freestyle final;20:39:W 200m backstroke final;20:49:M 200m individual medley final

Tennis
From 12:00: W singles bronze medal match (second on Court Philippe Chatrier), Mixed doubles bronze medal match (third on Court Suzanne Lenglen);from 19:00:Mixed doubles gold medal match (fourth on Court Philippe Chatrier)

Trampoline
13:50–14:20:W final;19:45–20:15: M final

Surfing: Costa Rica's Brisa Hennessy earns final spot in the medal rounds

In the last heat of the day and with conditions trending fast towards being uncontestable, Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica surfed with poise and power to advance to the semi-finals of Women's surfing.

Brazil's Luana Silva put up a valient fight, going for it again and again in the choppy conditions, surfing with full commitment and nearly stealing the heat on a last ditch effort in the final seconds. Needing only a mid-range 3 to win, Silva's (BRA) final wave came in at a 2.9 and she lost the heat with a total score of 5.47 to Hennessy's (CRC) 6.37.

Officials have already called OFF the medal rounds for tomrrow, Friday, August 2nd, as small waves are expected. But action is anticpiated to resume on Saturday with building swells and improving conditions throughout the day.

Surfing: Moore (USA) reflects on the meaning of her Olympic journey at Teahupo'o

Speaking with Olympics.com surf reporter Ash Tulloch on scene in Tahiti after her quarter finals loss, defending Olympic champion Carissa Moore (USA) waxed poetic about her performance and what she hopes it means to her fans.

"It's definitely a let down and a little bit of frustration to not be able to showcase what I feel like I've really worked on this year [backside tube riding]. But, regardless, I've had a great time...I've always wanted to be that person that- no matter what- a result doesn't define me. It doesn't define the work I have put in and it doesn't define me as a surfer...I hope that today, despite my result, that I was able to bring joy and inspire other people to chase their dreams fearlessly. You know, don't let a result or fear of failure keep you from going hard and going all in."

Surfing: Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil advances to the semi-finals

Perhaps the most in form female surfer of the day, Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb has advanced to the medal rounds. With powerful rail surfing and impeccable timing on her top turns, the goofy-footed Weston-Webb (BRA) made the most of the tricky surfing conditions in her quarter final heat against Spain's Nadia Erostarbe, earning the heats two best waves and winning a place in the semi-finals.

Erostarbe (ESP) finished with a 3.57 and a 2.77 for a total of 6.34. Weston-Webb (BRA) kept her Olympic dreams alive with a 4.50 and a 3.60, totalling a heat-winning 8.10.

Surfing: Defending Gold Medalist Carissa Moore (USA) eliminated in quarter finals

Carissa Moore of the United States, one of the most dominant female surfers of all time, was defeated by Johanne Defay of Team France in heat #2 of the Women's quarter finals. Having recently retired from the World Tour, it has been widely speculated that this Olympics would mark the end of Moore's (USA) decorated competitive career. If so, her final chapter was just written in Tahiti with a dissapointing loss just shy of the medal rounds.

Defay (FRA) took the lead early and never let it go. She earned the heats two highest scoring waves, a 5.67 then a 4.67, thanks to her trademark backside attack. Finding the cleanest lip lines of the heat, Defay (FRA) used a series of smooth and powerful lip bashes timed perfectly to smack the pitching pocket with authority to pave her way to the semi-finals.

With a sideshore wind creating white caps out the back and putting a mean chop in the wave faces, Moore (USA) never found the rhythm she needed. But her loss certainly wasn't for a lack of trying. The defending Olympic gold medalist was still very much alive in the final seconds of the heat when she pulled into a hail merry barrel and very nearly exited it in heroic fashion. You could see her hand reaching for the daylight of the shoulder just as she came unstuck from her board.

Moore (USA) finished with a total score of 6.50, losing to Defay's(FRA) total of 10.34.

Defay(FRA) moves on to face Caroline Marks of Team USA in the semi-finals.

Surfing: Marks (USA) is the first woman to punch her ticket to the medal rounds

In a matchup of former world champions, Caroline Marks of the United States has won heat #1 of the Women's quarter finals against Australia's Tyler Wright.

Surfing on her frontside, Marks (USA), the current World #2, had the heat's highest wave score with a 4.0,earned after linking a quick, messy cover up into a strong carve and lip bash. Less than ideal winds shut down the clean tube rides that were on the offer less than an hour before and shifted the focus from barrel time to carves and top turns.Marks(USA) adapted first to the change and it set her up well for the win.

Wright (AUS) had a path to victory with time left on the clock and sitting outside with priority but Mother Nature had different plans and a scoring wave simply never materialized for her when she needed it most. She finished with a heat total score of 5.37, not enough to beat Marks' 7.77 combined score.

Surfing: Robinson (AUS) wins Aussie vs. Aussie matchup to conclude Men's quarter finals

It was Australia versus Australia in the last Men's quarter final heat with West Coaster Jack Robinson squaring off against East Coaster Ethan Ewing. The action was hot and heavy with two of the day's best waves being ridden. In the end, it was Robinson (AUS), the current #3 surfer in the world, who held on for the heat win and the right to surf in the semi-finals.

Despite seeing his 2024 Olympic dreams come to an end, it was Ewing (AUS) who earned the heat's top single wave score (and highest wave score of the day), an 8.33. It was a remarkable wave in that the goofy foot managed a tight top turn set critically in the pocket before pulling into a long tude ride, exiting, and then carving powerfully down the face to end his ride. Getting a big turn in before you get barreled at Teahupo'o is an anything but common feat. But Ewing couldn't back it up and finished with a respectable albeit losing total heat score of 13.00.

With his highest two scoring waves earning him an 8.0 and a 7.33, Robinson (AUS) won the match and will surf in the semis against Gabriel Medina of Brazilwhen the Men's action resumes this coming weekend.

Surfing: Women's quarter finals to be in the water soon

Immediately following the conclusion of the Men's quarter finals, the Women's quarters will get underway.

The first heat in the water will be Team USA's Caroline Marks against Tyler Wright of Austalia.

Surfing: Medina (BRA) continues impressive run and advances to semis

In another matchup of compatriots, Brazil's Gabriel Medina took on his countryman João Chianco in the third heat of the Men's quarter finals. The heat was never really in doubt for the Medina (BRA), a 3x World Champion. He advanced with relative ease, scoring an 8.10 for a wave that he fell actually on- his barrel was just that deep and intense before he came unglued at the very end of a fully committed layback carve. He finished with a total heat score of 14.77.

Chianco (BRA) never found a strong score in the heat. He surfed fearlessly, albeit a bit frenzied and rushed at times. Despite finding a some deep tubes and leaning into a couple radical turns on his backside, the goofy foot was outwardly outclassed by Medina in the heat. He finished with a total heat score of9.33.

Surfing: Vaast (FRA) wins French versus French matchup in Heat #2 of quarters

The tube machine got turned back on for the second heat of the Men's quarter finals. It was two French surfers going head to head for a chance to surf in the semis. Using his local knowledge of Teahupo'o and a deadly combo of tubes and turns, Kauli Vaast (FRA) won out over his teammate Joan Duru (FRA).

Both surfers enjoyed the best barrel rides of the day so far, spelunking salt water caverns early and often in the heat. Duru (FRA) was on the better end of the exchanges at the heat's halfway point thanks to a 7.50.But Vaast (FRA) pulled ahead for good shortly after thanks to a flawless barrel on a medium-sized wave that he linked seamlessly with a lookback, power gouge into the lip of the closeout section. The turn was so ferocious and critical that it had announcers calling it "the turn of the contest". The result was a single wave score of 8.00 on his way to a total heat score of 15.33.