Isla Short
Scottish cross-country mountain biker on BBC TV

I'm surprised that the gaps are opening up so early. Because of the nature of the course, there are a lot of flat sections and fast bits so I do think there will be groups but I'm quite impressed at how big a gap there is already.

I'll be surprised if the gaps don't continue to grow a bit. Hopefully the medal battle will stay pretty close throughout.

Helen Richardson-Walsh MBE
Olympic gold medal winning hockey player on BBC Radio 5 Live

The chances are coming from penalty corners and they aren't looking good. It's getting to the point where I don't want the referee to blow the whistle and just let us create chances.

I was hoping a bit more quality would turn up today but I guess it's not a good thing when you have to hope.

Victoria Pendleton
Olympic cycling gold medalist on BBC Radio 5 Live

It's 40 seconds off the leader at the moment [for Evie Richards] but you've just seen accidents do happen. The Estonian rider took a tumble and picked herself up but you can easily lose 40 seconds in a fall.

Ouch.

Janika Loiv has taken a tumble and faceplanted right into the gravel track. But the Estonia rider bounced right back up and is back in the saddle.

These Olympians are made of tough stuff.

Great Britain women have got 15 minutes to turn their opening pool game around as they trail Spain 2-1 after the third quarter.

All three goals came in the first quarter and David Ralph’s side have really been pushing for an equaliser since.

Giselle Ansley scored their goal from a penalty corner, they've had another eight in the match but have not been able to convert.

There's still time for the British team though.

Victoria Pendleton
Olympic cycling gold medalist on BBC Radio 5 Live

These riders have researched the course so they'll know where they can take more risk. It's very exciting. I wish I could do it.

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Paris

One lap down and France’s Loana Lecomte leads the front runners through in 12:21.

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Evie Richards is ninth as it stands, and Ella Maclean-Howell 17th.

The atmosphere here is incredible, fans chasing riders around the venue, looking to spot their favourites from as many positions as possible!

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It is disappointment for Team GB's Anna Hursey, who has lost 4-1 to India’s Manika Batra in the first round of the women's singles table tennis.

The 18-year-old is the first Welsh table tennis player to go to an Olympics.

Victoria Pendleton
Olympic cycling gold medalist on BBC Radio 5 Live

You always see them go so fast at the start. They go into a sprint position and get to the front. If you're stuck in the pack then it's really difficult to get to the front.

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Paris

Britain’s Evie Richards finished seventh on her Olympic debut in Tokyo and was crowned world champion just a few weeks later, with the Commonwealth Games title following in 2022.

But it hasn’t been an ideal build-up to Paris.

In April, she suffered a concussion in a crash at the World Cup in Araxa, Brazil, and wasn’t able to get back on her bike until June.

Her form has been promising since, with a fourth place finish at her most recent World Cup appearance.

Meanwhile today marks the realisation of a dream for 19-year-old Welshwoman Ella Maclean-Howell as she makes her Olympic debut, 12 years after being inspired to take up cycling by the London 2012 Games.

Here are the riders are lining up. Richards is on the far left, under the dark blue umbrellas they try to keep as cool as possible.

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Anna Thompson
BBC Sport at the Paris Olympics

Nigeria boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore is out of the Paris Olympics after being provisionally suspended for failing a drugs test.

The 22-year-old, who was due to fight at 60kg on Monday, was tested by the International Testing Agency on 25 July and the sample tested positive for a banned diuretic called furosemide.

She has been informed and has the right to challenge the provisional suspension before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and request the B-sample be analysed.

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Paris

As I made my way to the venue today, there were a lot of French fans headed in the same direction, decked out in the Tricolore, with face paint and flags galore.

They will be here to see this athlete, France’s five-time world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, who is seeking her first Olympic medal at her fourth Games.

She is set to retire from mountain biking after the Games, in order to focus on the road. A multi-talented rider, she has 12 rainbow jerseys across various disciplines.

“ALLEZ LES BLEUS” the bumper French crowd chant as she warms up, surrounded by TV cameras and photographers’ lenses.

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Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Roland Garros

Perfect start for the British interest in the first round of the singles.

Dan Evans breaks for a second time and serves out to win the opening set 6-2 against Tunisia’s Moez Echargui

The British fans in this part of Roland Garros are spoiled for choice.

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Next door to Evans, Jack Draper has just started against Japan’s Kei Nishikori, who won bronze at Rio 2016 but has been hampered by injury in recent years.

Talking of injuries, a left upper arm problem is why Cameron Norrie has withdrawn.

Helen Richardson-Walsh MBE
Olympic gold medal winning hockey player on BBC Radio 5 Live

I think Great Britain need a bit more quality and that's an easy thing to say, I know. They need more pateince, they've been a bit messy in midfield. Get it to the wide spaces and get your exciting players on the ball and let them do their stuff.

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It's half-time at Yves-du-Manoir stadium and Great Britain still trail 2-1 after a goalless second quarter.

Spain took the lead very early on through Laura Barrios, only for Giselle Ansley to equalise two minutes later from a penalty corner.

Lola Riera put Spain back in front after nine minutes and, despite significant pressure from the British team, that is the way it remains at the break.

• Simone Biles made a stunning return to Olympic action in the women's artistic gymnastics qualifying, including a sublime beam routine that scored 14.733.

• There was disappointment in the boxing as Team GB's Rosie Eccles is out of the women's 66kg after a split-decision loss to Poland's Aneta Rygielska.
• Chelsie Giles is left in tears after being knocked out of the second round of the women's -52kg judo by Brazil's Larissa Pimenta.
• Pollution in the River Seine forced the cancellation of Sunday's proposed swimming training for Olympic triathletes.
• Britain's 2023 world champion Matt Richards and eam-mate Duncan Scott progressed to tonight's semi-finals of the men's 200m freestyle swimming.
• Helen Glover, Rebecca Shorten, Esme Booth and Sam Redgrave eased through to the final of the women's four rowing.

Jess Anderson
BBC Sport in Paris

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The other thing about this venue is just how central it is in Paris.

Situated at the end of the Champs Elysees, Place de la Concorde is the largest public square in the French capital.

It is surrounded by gardens which are home to the Musée d’Orsay and is also a fairly short walk to the Louvre, the Grand Palais and Les Invalides.

From one side you can access it from a leisurely stroll down the Seine or from the other side, a bustling street alongside the gardens.

And of course, the gardens are where the Olympic cauldron will reside for the next two weeks.

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Once inside the venue there’s pretty much a panoramic view of the city. Particularly if you’re lucky enough to have a ticket to one of the events where the higher seats in the stands offer a 360 view.

The square itself was once the site of several famous executions, including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

I wonder what they would’ve thought back then if they knew the square would one day play host to Olympic breaking, skateboarding and BMX riding…

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Harry Poole
BBC Sport in Paris

I’ve arrived at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, where later this afternoon GB’s Kimberley Woods will aim to make, and then win, the women’s kayak single (K1) final.

And you’ll never guess who else has come along to support!

One of the Phryges is here and, while they didn’t have a whole lot to say, I could clearly sense the excitement.

Hats off to whoever is under that costume in this heat…

If you are watching the BBC One coverage you may notice a cuddly red toy nestled in the middle of the sofa.

What is it I hear you ask?

Well, it is one of the 'Phryges' (pronounced free-jus), the official mascots of Paris 2024.

It is in the shape of the Phrygian cap, a symbol of France and freedom dating back to the French Revolution in the late 18th century.

Marianne, the national personification of the French Republic and basis of the Paris 2024 emblem, is often depicted wearing a Phrygian cap.

So now you know!

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Jess Anderson
BBC Sport in Paris

Talk about the hottest ticket in town. It is absolutely packed at Place de la Concorde where eager spectators are waiting to get a look at the women’s street skateboard event.

The men’s event was cancelled yesterday because of the wet weather and rescheduled for Monday but there’s so much interest in this event and the temporary venue that has been erected to host the skateboarding along with the Olympics other urban sports - breaking, BMX freestyle and 3x3 basketball.

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The queues to get in are snaking around the venue. Some have said they have been waiting 90 minutes to get in on a scorching hot day.

So when I say hottest ticket in town, I really mean it in this baking sunshine.

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