Thread: 2024 Paris Olympic Games

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I believe that’s the first gold medal. The Americans had won in that event, in 20 years.

Bobby Finke swims a new world record in the 1500m

Paltrinieri blows up on the final lap and ends up five or six metres behind, taking silver in 14 : 34 : 55. And Wiffen finishes five further seconds behind in a distant bronze.

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Ethan Katzberg of Canada wins the men's hammer with 84.12m

Bence Halasz of Hungary is second and Mykhalo Kokhan of Ukraine is third.

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USA win gold in the women's 4x100m medley, in a new world-record time of 3 : 49 . 63!

Australia take silver, China bronze, and that was awesome – actually, genuinely, awesome, not just quite good – so exactly the closer the meet deserved. It’s been an absolute banger.

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China win gold in the men's 4x100m medley!

Silver for USA, bronze for la France! That was fantastic.

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Kristen Faulkner scorches the road race route for gold

The remaining three have a sprint on the bridge for silver. Vos takes it, with Kopecky third and Vas the one who has to leave without a medal after a brave day on the bike.

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Gold for world No1 Scottie Scheffler in the men's individual strokeplay

Tommy Fleetwood doesnÂ’t challenge for that gold, but makes his par putt for silver, for Great Britain. Bronze goes to Japan, via Hideki Matsuyama

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Philippines gold in the men's vault

The artistic gymnastics program continues, with each gymnast doing two vaults and registering a combined score. Carlos Edriel Yulo clinches it with 9.433 and a 9.2 on execution, taking gold from Artur Davtyan from Armenia. ThereÂ’s a bronze for Great Britain too, with a 3-4 finish for Harry Hepworth and Jake Jarman.

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Gold for Novak Djokovic in men's tennis singles!

MenÂ’s tennis singles: gold for Novak Djokovic! He takes the match 7-6 7-6. Fine margins here and Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) ends up with silver.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

That was the closest 100m final finish ever.

And the fastest overall, too.

Gold for Algeria's Kaylia Nemour on the uneven bars!

China’s Qiu Qiyuan was a close second with 15.500. The USA’s Suni Lee, last up in the start order, executed just well enough to take bronze

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Gold for Chile in women's skeet shooting, with Team GB silver and US bronze!

Women’s skeet shooting: Francisca Crovetto Chadid of Chile won her country’s first ever shooting gold as Team GB’s Amber Jo Rutter took silver. 23-year old Austen Jewell Smith of the USA took bronze.

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Gold for China’s Liu Yang who retains men’s rings title!

Men’s rings: the latest gymnastics gold is for China’s Liu Yang. The two-time world champion on the rings has successfully defended the Olympic title in won in Tokyo.

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Gold for Woojin Kim of South Korea in the men's archery! Silver for USA's Brady Ellison!

Men’s archery: Woojin Kim wins the one arrows shoot-off. My colleague Geoff Lemon chips into me on chat that it has to be “the harshest decider in sport”. Brady Ellison of the USA has to content himself with silver.

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Equestrian - Bredow-Werndl takes gold and Werth silver in a German eins-zwei, and Charlotte Fry holds onto bronze for Great Britain.

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Boxing: Chang Yuan of China has advanced to the gold medal match in the women’s 54kg division, beating Pang Cholmi of North Korea.

the last highlight from yesterday........

Tennis: The Spanish womenÂ’s doubles pair have knocked off the Czechs in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2 to win bronze.

Day 10 medal events

For those more inclined to a bit of scoreboard-watching, thereÂ’s a swathe of gold medals available today.

All eyes will inevitably be on the Bercy Arena for womenÂ’s gymnastics as Simone Biles -- the GOAT -- competes for the final time in Paris in the finals of the womenÂ’s beam and floor.

Athletics – Men’s Pole Vault / Women’s Discus, 500m, 800m
Triathlon – Mixed Team Relay
Shooting – Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
Badminton – Women’s Singles / Men’s Singles
Gymnastics – Men’s Parallel Bars, Horizontal Bar / Women’s Beam, Floor
Shooting – Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol / Team Mixed Skeet
Surfing – Women’s Shortboard / Men’s Shortboard
Basketball – Women’s 3x3 - Men’s 3x3
Canoe – Women’s Kayak Cross / Men’s Kayak Cross
Track Cycling – Women’s team sprint

An wins women's singles badminton gold

The Republic of Korea’s Se Young An has beaten China’s Bing Jiao He in straight games to win the gold in the women’s singles badminton event.

The Republic of Korea athlete took a while to settle into the match but after she did she raced to a 21-13, 21-16 win.

None of the men can land a.. uh.. landing in the high bar finals.

Mens Football Semis:

Morocco Spain 23:00 Thailand
France Egypt 02:00 (tomorrow) Thailand

The kayak cross is fucking amazing.

Axelsen win men's singles badminton gold

Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen has won gold after beating Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn in straight games in the final of the men’s singles badminton event.

Thailand's Kunlavut gets silver

Called it!

The new poster child of British Olympics and a pie eater too!

Originally Posted by Joe 90

and a pie eater too!

I bet she's a mushy peas bird too.

Never in doubt for her.

Absolutely nailed it.

Compared to the chasing pack she didn't even look out of breath.

https://x.com/ManUtd/status/1820555477060665512

My new favourite athlete.

Man utd trying to up their profile on someone else's hard work.

She's gonna be on every front page tomorrow, exactly what the UK needs right now!!

That Swedish pole vaulted smashed it tonight also.

When's Kerr running in the 1500?

Well Spain did their part squeezing past Morocco in the footy, but it's looking like France are succumbing to the Egyptian dark arts...

Thankfully they've nicked an 83rd minute equalizer.

I expect the Egyptian timewasting will continue.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

My new favourite athlete.

Yeah me too, I'll overlook the fact she is a red just this once.

Arise Dame Keely

This could be fun.

Well the ref and VAR fell for that bullshit.

Shame. Still 1-1.

Extra time oh joy.

Great news, the gyppos are a man down and losing 2-1.

I think they're going to go bananas soon, the grubby little cheats.

Keely Hodgkinson wins gold for GB in the women's 800m!

A dominant performance in a tough race; she is brilliant!