Summary

  • GB win gold and five bronzes on day eight as medal haul continues

  • Julien Alfred wins St Lucia's first ever Olympic medal in thrilling women's 100m final

  • US swimming star Katie Ledecky wins historic 14th Olympic medal

  • Team Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan wins gold in pommel horse as GB's Max Whitlock misses out at final Games

  • US superstar Simone Biles wins third gold of Games in vault final

  1. equestrian

    Veteran Hester up next for GBpublished at 12:14 British Summer Time 3 August

    Equestrian - dressage team final

    Katie Falkingham
    BBC Sport in Paris

    Carl Hester is competing at his seventh Olympics in Paris. Yes, SEVENTH - he made his debut 32 years ago in Barcelona.

    Great Britain have won a team dressage medal - one of each colour - at the last three Olympics and he has been a part of each and every one of those.

    He’s riding Fame today. Here they come into the arena.

    Carl Hester and horse Fame of Team Great Britain compete during the Dressage Team Grand Prix SpecialImage source, Getty Images
  2. swimming

    GB through to men's 4x100m medley relay finalpublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 4x100m medley relay heats

    Amy Lofthouse
    BBC Sport in Paris

    Adam Peaty touched home first in the breaststroke leg of the relay, marginally ahead of Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi, who pipped him to individual gold a few nights ago.

    A very, very solid performance from the British team - they were leading after three but have touched home second in the heat, just 0.7secs behind the United States.

    It's got them through to tomorrow night's final as the fifth-fastest qualifiers - and that will have been the target today.

  3. cycling (road)

    Elephants? In the French countryside?published at 12:10 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's road race - 200km to go

    Just had a shock while watching the men's road race. After showing the riders progressing across the French countryside, the camera cut to two elephants frolicking in a pool.

    After going back to the race, the camera then showed two ostriches having a bite to eat. I'm guessing there's some sort of wildlife park knocking about or we've just made a huge discovery!!

  4. Azu appeal declinedpublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 100m

    Tom Brown
    BBC Sport Wales in Paris

    I'm told Jeremiah Azu's appeal against his false start has been declined.

    So his individual Olympic journey ends before it really began.

    But he will be back for the men's 4x100m relay on Thursday.

  5. equestrian

    'Personal best amazing'published at 12:09 British Summer Time 3 August

    Equestrian - dressage team final

    Katie Falkingham
    BBC Sport in Paris

    Becky Moody has been speaking to BBC Sport after her leading round in the dressage team final.

    On horse Jagerbomb, she said: "He was incredible. He was a little bit hot when we first came in so we had to take it a little bit quiet, but he loved it.

    "He's just amazing. I don't know what else to say at the moment.

    "You dream of coming to an Olympic Games and getting a personal best, so that was amazing."

    On competing at the Olympic Games having been the alternate before Charlotte Dujardin's withdrawal: "Two weeks ago I was expecting to come for a lovely 10-day holiday in France, to be inspired, learn, and go home better.

    "Having to do this, there's been a bit of nausea but it's been an amazing experience with an incredible team around me."

  6. What has happened and what is still to come on day eight?published at 12:08 British Summer Time 3 August

    GB celebrate rowing goldImage source, Getty Images

    Here are the Olympic headlines so far on Sunday...

    • Great Britain picked up their first gold of the day, and their 10th of the Games, in the men's eights rowing, after also winning bronze in the women's event on the final day of competition.
    • There was heartbreak in the men's 100m as Jeremiah Azu was disqualified for a false start, but hope for Louie Hinchcliffe as he ran 9.98 seconds - beating Noah Lyles in his heat - while Zharnel Hughes also progressed.
    • GB's Megan Havers, 16, was eliminated from the women's individual archery after being beaten by the number one seed, South Korea's Lim Sihyeon, 7-1 in the round of 16.
    • Adam Peaty and Leon Marchand both helped their respective teams - GB and France - qualify for the men's 4x100m medley final, which takes place tomorrow evening.

    And here's what to look out for on day eight of Paris 2024...

    • Tom Pidcock, who won an astonishing gold for Team GB in the mountain biking, is going for glory again in the men's road race alongside team mates Josh Tarling, Stephen Williams and Fred Wright.
    • The first tennis medals of the games are being decided at Roland Garros, with Australia v USA in the men's doubles. Donna Vekic versus Qinwen Zheng takes place in the afternoon.
    • Emma Wilson is guaranteed a medal for GB in the rescheduled women's windsurfing - the final rounds are under way.
    • Some of the best gymasts in the world go for gold this afternoon, including Simone Biles in the women's vault and Max Whitlock in the men's pommel horse.
    • The highlight of tonight's athletics action is the women's 100m final at 20.20 BST. GB's Dina Asher-Smith, Imani Lansiquot and Daryll Neita are all through to the semi-finals.
    • Team GB will defend their mixed 4x100m relay swimming gold at 20.30 BST - with Peaty aiming to be involved.
  7. athletics

    'Hughes had the toughest heat'published at 12:06 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 100m - round one

    Allison Curbishley
    Former GB 400m runner on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Out of all the Brits, Zharnel Hughes had the toughest heat. He didn't fight it and did what he needed to do. Semi-finals is where we will see them all show their cards.

  8. athletics

    Hughes through in thirdpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 100m - round one

    Something of a stuttering start from Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes but once he got into his stride, there was no stopping him.

    He has to settle for third, though.

    Botswana's Letsile Tebogo was in control throughout and eased off late on, allowing Team USA's Fred Kerley to take it on the line in 9.97 seconds.

    Tebogo clocks 10.01 with Hughes finishing in 10.03.

  9. athletics

    Canada's Brown false startspublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 100m - round one

    Uh oh. Another false start.

    After Britain's Jeremiah Azu was disqualified for a false start in heat one, Aaron Brown of Canada goes the same way in heat eight.

    A horrible way for your Olympic Games to come to an end.

  10. athletics

    Hughes goes in last of 100m heatspublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 100m - round one

    One last men's 100m heat to go and it is a tough one.

    "This heat is loaded," says Olympic legend Michael Johnson on BBC One.

    So Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes will have to put in a good performance to progress.

    He's up against 2022 world champion Fred Kerley of the USA and Botswana's world number three Letsile Tebogo among others.

    Five of the nine have sub-10 personal bests.

  11. Watch: Azu disqualified from 100m after false startpublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 3 August

    Here's Jeremiah Azu being disqualified from the 100m.

    He said he heard a noise and did appeal the decision but, we've just heard that that appeal was unsuccessful. The Briton is officially out of the competition.

    Have a watch and see what you think.

  12. athletics

    USA's Bednarek posts fastest time of heatspublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 100m - round one

    US' Kenneth Bednarek reacts after competing in the men's 100m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de FranceImage source, Getty Images

    Akani Simbine of South Africa is safely through after winning heat six in 10.03, just ahead of Jamaica's Ackeem Blake.

    Unsurprisingly, all three Jamaicans advance to the semi-finals.

    Rikkoi Brathwaite takes third for the British Virgin Islands.

    The first American winner in the heats in Kenneth Bednarek, who takes heat seven in 9.97 seconds - the fastest we've seen so far.

    Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme is second in 9.98 with Canadian Andre de Grasse third in 10.07.

  13. get involved

    Get involvedpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 3 August

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

    Ash McGregor: Louie Hinchliffe is the real deal. He is consistently sub-10 seconds and putting in the performances at Championships. There is an awful lot more to come from this Yorkshireman.

  14. swimming

    Wiffen through as fastest qualifierpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 1500m freestyle heats

    Daniel Wiffen of Ireland competes in a Men 1500m Freestyle heat of the Swimming competitions in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the Paris La Defense Arena in Paris, FranceImage source, EPA

    As mentioned earlier [11:32 BST] Ireland's Daniel Wiffen won his heat in the men's 1500m freestyle.

    He is safely through to Sunday's final as the fastest qualifier, as he aims to add to his 800m freestyle win in Paris earlier this week.

    American Bobby Finke, who is bidding to defend the Olympic title he won in Tokyo, was edged out into second place in his heat by Tunisia's Ahmed Jaouadi but is also through.

    Great Britain's Dan Jervis finished eighth in his heat and failed to qualify for the final.

    Now it's Leon Marchand time...

  15. swimming

    Here comes Marchand...published at 11:45 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 4x100m medley relay heats

    Amy Lofthouse
    BBC Sport in Paris

    There's an absolute roar from the crowd as France's men's 4x100m medley relay team walk out for the first heat.

    Leon Marchand, who has already swept to four golds in Paris, has a smile on his face as he's greeted by a wall of noise. He'll be swimming the second leg here, with the top eight teams from the two heats qualifying for tomorrow's final

  16. 'Jacobs is a championship performer'published at 11:43 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 100m - round one

    Katharine Merry
    Former GB 400m runner on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Lamont Marcell Jacobs is a championship performer and the way track and field works is you just get the heats out of the way.

    When the semi-finals come that is when you see what they've got and what shape they are in.

  17. athletics

    Can Jacobs produce a cracker?published at 11:42 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 100m - round one

    Harry Poole
    BBC Sport in Paris

    What does the defending Olympic men's 100m champion have to offer in Paris?

    In the three years since his surprise gold in Tokyo, Lamont Marcell Jacobs' career has been disrupted by injury complications and he missed out on the world final last year.

    But the Italian has improved steadily this season, winning the European 100m title in June, and he comes through his heat in second, in 10.05 seconds, to make it safely into Sunday's semi-finals.

  18. Watch: Hinchliffe beats Lyles in 100m heatspublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 100m - round one

    Five of eight heats down and, so far, the best time and most impressive performance belongs to Great Britain's Louie Hinchliffe.

    The British champion clocked 9.98 as he beat USA sprint star Noah Lyles into second place.

  19. cycling (road)

    Dutch & Danish pushing the pacepublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's road race - 210km to go

    It's the same five riders in the breakaway, with none of the expected contenders in the lead group, which is more than five minutes clear.

    The Dutch and Danish riders have been riding at the front of the peloton and will be aiming to put Mathieu van der Poel and Mads Pedersen, respectively, in a position to challenge for victory later.

    Mattias Skjelmose and Mads Pedersen riding during the men's road race at the Paris 2024 OlympicsImage source, Getty Images
  20. athletics

    Defending champion Jacobs sneaks throughpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 3 August

    Men's 100m - round one

    Marcel JacobsImage source, Getty Images

    Defending champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs is through - just.

    The Italian looked some way off what he showed in Tokyo as he sneaks second place in 10.05 behind Nigeria's Kayinsola Ajayi.

    Abdul-Rasheed Saminu of Ghana qualifies third in 10.06, the same time as South African Benjamin Richardson. He was fourth but, as it stands, will qualify as one of the next three fastest times.

    In the previous heat, we had another Jamaican winner as Oblique Seville took it comfortably in 9.99 seconds.

    It's Japan's Abdul Hakim Sani Brown second in 10.02 with Thailand's Puripol Boonson third in 10.13.

    With a name like Puripol, this track is made for him, surely?