Summary

  • GB win two medals on an incident-packed day two of Paris 2024

  • Adam Peaty shares silver in the 100m breaststroke, missing gold by 0.02 seconds

  • Britain’s Andy Murray and Dan Evans save five match points in tie-break decided in dramatic doubles victory to extend Scot's career

  • Kimberley Woods wins bronze for GB in the kayak singles at the canoe slalom

  • Simone Biles impresses in artistic gymnastics qualifying on Olympic return

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  1. get involved

    Get involvedpublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 28 July

    #bbcolympics, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)

    Matthew Murnaghan: Duncan Scott and Matt Richards are quite strong swimmers. Let's hope they get medals together!

  2. swimming

    'I did what I needed to do'published at 10:26 British Summer Time 28 July

    Swimmer Matt Richards, speaking to BBC TV: "I’ve got the job done there. I’m very happy with that result. We’re safely through to the semi later and we’ll see how we do again tonight.

    "I was just racing the race, doing what I needed to do this morning. I’ve got a heavy schedule this week so it’s all about trying to manage that load across the week. I did what I needed to do. I’d be lying if I said it was easy but I’m happy with the result."

  3. swimming

    Richards happy with heatpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 28 July

    Men’s 200m freestyle heats

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in Paris

    I’ve just chatted to Matt Richards after he came second in his men’s 200m freestyle heat.

    He’s perfectly content. He said his family were probably a bit worried halfway down but he was conserving energy and “did what I needed to do”.

  4. badminton

    Lane and Vendy qualification hopes over after losspublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 28 July

    Men's doubles badminton

    Great Britain's Sean Vendy and Lane in men's doubles badminton at 2024 Paris OlympicsImage source, Reuters

    Great Britain's Ben Lane and Sean Vendy are out of the men's doubles badminton after losing to China's top seeds Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in three games.

    The Brits lost a close first game 21-18 before storming back to take the second 21-13.

    But Liang and Wang stepped it up in the third, showing far more aggression, and a pinpoint smash from the former sealed a 21-14 triumph.

    That ensures the Chinese duo will progress to the next round, while Lane and Vendy will exit after their final group match against Canada's Adam Dong and Nyl Yakura on Monday evening.

  5. boxing

    Tokyo medallist Walsh in actionpublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 28 July

    Boxing

    Andy Gray
    BBC Sport NI at the North Paris Arena

    After taking 14 months away from the sport to look after his mental health, Ireland's Aidan Walsh returns to the Olympics after a successful last-ditch attempt to qualify.

    He's taking on French fighter Makon Tarore in the men's 71kg division, which will be a tough test for a fighter who hasn't had a lot of time in the ring.

    Walsh was the only athlete from Northern Ireland to win a medal in Tokyo, and he admits even being in Paris is a bonus after stepping away.

    We know from the swimming and Rugby Sevens just how much the French public have taken to these Games so far.

    It's not quite full but there's some noise in the North Paris Arena as Walsh prepares to take on the home favourite.

    Later on, keep an eye out for Great Britain's Rosie Eccles, who fights Poland's Aneta Rygielska in the last bout of the morning session before Patrick Brown takes on Brazil's Keno Machado in the evening session.

    The North Paris ArenaImage source, BBC Sport
  6. Paris in the sunshinepublished at 10:17 British Summer Time 28 July

    Harry Poole
    BBC Sport in Paris

    Louvre

    Now then, this is much more like it!

    Things are heating up in Paris - and not only at the spectacular Olympic venues.

    After the opening ceremony wash-out and a drizzly day one, the sun is shining and spirits are high in the French capital, with no shortage of visitors at various famous landmarks around the city.

    Louvre

    Queues were already forming early this morning at the Louvre, where if you have the patience and time you can wait for a pic with the Olympic rings.

    Not far away, over at the Tuileries Gardens, is the Olympic cauldron / hot air balloon, which as you’d imagine is also enjoying its own photo shoot in the sun.

    Olympic cauldron

    And of course, no morning run through Paris would be complete without a quick glimpse of the Eiffel Tower, would it?

    The clean-up operation following Friday night’s unique ceremony continues, and parts of the river paths remain closed, but the Seine was still bustling as locals and visitors alike enjoyed their Sunday morning strolls.

    Now, to find the canoeing…

    Eiffel Tower
  7. swimming

    Scott third in his heatpublished at 10:14 British Summer Time 28 July

    Men's 200m freestyle heats

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in Paris

    Again, it's job done for Tokyo silver medallist Duncan Scott.

    He finishes third in his heat.

    We'll have to wait until the final heat next to confirm 100% but that will be enough.

  8. swimming

    Richards second in his heatpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 28 July

    Men's 200m freestyle heats

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in Paris

    Briton Matt Richards, the 2023 world champion in this event, gives a wave to the crowd after finishing second in his heat.

    It was a bit nervy after he left himself a bit of work to do in the second 100m but came through.

    That will probably be enough with the top 16 going through to the semi-finals.

    Duncan Scott is in the next heat.

  9. Biles' hotly anticipated Olympic returnpublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 28 July

    The subdivisions continue for the women's qualifying in the gymnastics and all eyes turn to US icon Simone Biles.

    Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history with 37 world and Olympic medals. After a difficult Games in 2021, she is back to her best and could possibly attempt another moved named after her, this time on the uneven bars.

    USA begin their qualification at around 10:40 BST and you can read more about what to expect from Biles from BBC Sport's Sonia Oxley here.

  10. swimming

    The sights of La Defensepublished at 10:10 British Summer Time 28 July

    Swimming

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in Paris

    La Grande Arche

    As I said yesterday La Defense Arena is in the La Defense business district in western Paris. As you emerge from the metro stop La Grande Arche towers above.

    It is 110-metre-high and from the top of the steps you look down the perfectly straight Avenue Charles de Gaulle to the Arc de Triomphe in the distance.

    I've put a picture below but you'll probably have to just believe me. It's there, I promise.

    La Defense
  11. archery

    GB's women out of team eventpublished at 10:09 British Summer Time 28 July

    Women's team event

    Jess Anderson
    BBC Sport in Paris

    Ahhh that's a shame.

    It's a decent third set from Team GB and Penny Healey once again finds the middle but it's not enough to see them through to the quarter-finals after Germany's Michelle Kroppen shoots a 10 with a flourish to win the third set and seal victory.

    The trio will all feature in the singles event, too.

    Megan Havers is the youngest archer at the Olympics at just 16-years-old and holds plenty of promise while Penny Healey's performance today will give her plenty of confidence going into the individual event.

    Bryony Pitman is the most experienced of the group having competed in Tokyo and topped the world rankings in 2023, the first British recurve archer to do so in 24 years.

    Plenty to look forward to.

  12. 'Fantastic outing from young Team GB gymnasts'published at 10:08 British Summer Time 28 July

    Gymnastics - women's qualifying

    Matt Baker
    Gymnastics commentator on BBC TV

    Becky Downie will have a long wait to see if she has made that bars final, as will the whole team to see if they have made the team final.

    Fantastic outing from the young gymnasts of the [GB] team, Ruby Evans and Abigail Martin.

    It was an early start for Great Britain and they went all out for difficulty. Sometimes it paid off and sometimes it didn't but that's the risk.

  13. GB face long wait now for finals newspublished at 10:07 British Summer Time 28 July

    Gymnastics - women's qualifying

    Sonia Oxley
    BBC Sport in Paris

    So, that's it.... it will be a long wait for GB's gymnasts to find out if they have done enough to reach various finals as there are another four sub-divisions to compete today.

    But Becky Downie must be pretty confident of reaching the bars final and overall, despite some falls on bars, the team will hope they have done enough to reach the team final. They lead the standings ahead of Romania - but they are the only teams to compete so far.

    Georgia-Mae Fenton and Alice Kinsella are second and third in the all-around standings - they need to finish in the top 24 for advance to the final.

  14. gymnastics

    Gymnasticspublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 28 July

    A fine effort on the floor sees Team GB finish their qualifying rounds with a total score of 160.830 - and they finish their subdivision ahead of Romania, as they are the only two teams to finish so far.

    We won't know whether or not they have qualified for the team final until all of the subdivisions are completed later on today with some quality teams to come including the USA, but they've given themselves a decent chance with that performance.

  15. Evans score increases after reviewpublished at 10:05 British Summer Time 28 July

    Gymnastics - women's qualifying

    Sonia Oxley
    BBC Sport in Paris

    Ruby Evans was right - her floor score has been increased to 13.133 (from 12.833). Very useful that, from a GB perspective.

    Alice Kinsella also submitted for a review of hers but her score stays the same.

  16. Who is Leon Marchand?published at 10:03 British Summer Time 28 July

    Ollie Williams
    BBC Sport commentator

    Leon Marchand is one of the biggest names on the hosts' Olympic team and is expected to end a 12-year French gold-medal drought in the pool.

    When he was younger, Marchand wrote to American great Michael Phelps’ former coach Bob Bowman to ask if he would be his coach. Bowman said yes and Marchand now has five world titles at the age of 22.

    Leon Marchand in action at the OlympicsImage source, Getty Images
  17. What's coming up on BBC One?published at 10:01 British Summer Time 28 July

    BBC One and iPlayer

    From 10:00 BST the focus on BBC One will switch to the swimming. Action this morning sees the men's 200m freestyle heats where GB’s Duncan Scott, a six-time Olympic medallist, gets started.

  18. archery

    Can GB salvage match?published at 10:00 British Summer Time 28 July

    Women's team event

    Jess Anderson
    BBC Sport in Paris

    Oh no!

    Two top scoring arrows from Penny Healey are not enough for Team GB to level proceedings in the second set.

    This next one has suddenly become must-win...

  19. badminton

    Lane and Vendy draw level against top seedspublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 28 July

    Men's doubles badminton

    Great Britain's Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in men's double badminton at 2024 Paris OlympicsImage source, Reuters

    Impressive stuff from Ben Lane and Sean Vendy.

    The British pair have forced a deciding game against China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang after a dominant 21-13 win in the second.

    It's all to play for heading into a crucial third game. Lane and Vendy need to win it to retain any hopes of qualifying from the group.

  20. archery

    Healey hits two 10'spublished at 09:58 British Summer Time 28 July

    Women's team event

    Jess Anderson
    BBC Sport in Paris

    A tough start for Team GB with a couple of sevens in there while Germany have hit three top-scores.

    It's best of four sets with each archer having two attempts at the target. They can choose to switch up the order if they wish to.

    Work to do here for Penny Healey, Megan Havers and Bryony Pitman as Germany take the first set.

    That'll help! Healey finds the bullseye twice in the second set to boost the chances!