Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Paris

Well, well, well.

At the end of the first group of riders, Great Britain are in gold medal position, ahead of Denmark and defending champions Germany, thanks to that fine performance from Becky Moody and Jagerbomb.

Great Britain have never won all three team equestrian events at the same Olympics. With team jumping and eventing golds already ticked off, can they complete an unprecedented clean sweep?

There's a long way to go.

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Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport in Paris

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One of the most important factors at an Olympics Games is keeping people moving.

Since the sabotage to the trains on the opening day, things have largely been running smoothly in Paris as far as I’m aware.

But, like any sprawling transport system in one of the world’s largest metropolises, it’s easy to get confused.

Thankfully thousands of smiley volunteers at RER and Metro stations point you in the right direction with foam hands, while the distinctive pink Olympic signage helps you along on platforms and carriages.

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Harry Poole
BBC Sport in Paris

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Sporting fairytale feels the only fitting way to describe Louie Hinchliffe's remarkable rise from obscurity less than four months ago to Olympic 100m qualification.

It has been less than 12 months since Hinchliffe, 22, first reached out to American legend Carl Lewis at the University of Houston, having taken the bold decision to move to the United States after a year as a fresher in the UK.

Injured on his arrival in Houston, it has taken just one winter under the guidance of Lewis for Hinchliffe to reduce his personal best from 10.17 seconds at the start of 2024 to the 9.95secs he clocked in becoming the first European man ever to win the prestigious NCAA Championships.

That success came after he ran the second-fastest all-condition 100m in British history with a wind-assisted 9.84 seconds in May, and he followed it by storming to the British 100m title in Manchester to book his place in Paris.

Lewis, as he was in the rain and cold in Manchester in June, has accompanied Hinchliffe on his Olympic debut as he looks to support his star pupil through this dizzying experience.

"Carl has given me amazing advice, not just on the track but in life in general. This wouldn’t be possible without what he has taught me," Hinchliffe told me a day after his NCAA victory.

They'll be hoping to cause a few more shocks together here. He has been drawn in heat three - alongside American world champion Noah Lyles.

Dame Katherine Grainger
Olympic rowing gold medalist on BBC TV

That fatigue and exhaustion fades very quickly when you get that middle step on the podium. We will see them jubilant and bouncing past.

What a race though - you can never discount the Dutch but Great Britain just soaked up any challenges that came to them and put on a champion's display.

It was clinical but it was also that incredible mix that you get in the eight. It was technically exactly spot on, as they needed it to be, but they were also putting everything into it.

And here's how Team GB got their first gold of the day!

Huge performances from both men's and women's crews in the eights finals this morning.

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Great Britain's Anna Hopkin is through to the semi-finals of the women’s 50m freestyle - but only just.

Hopkin finished in a tie for fourth in her heat in 24.72 seconds and qualified joint-15th fastest overall.

Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden, the world record holder who won gold in the 100m freestyle earlier this week, was the fastest qualifier. Her time of 23.85 was almost half a second quicker than the rest of the field.

A five-man breakaway has formed in the early stages of the men's road race, with the peloton more than three minutes back. That lead group features Eric Manizabayo, Thanakhan Chaiyasombat, Christopher Rougier-Lagane, Charles Kagimu and Achraf Ed Doghmy.

The riders are just leaving the city now and heading into the countryside. At 273km this is the longest ever Olympic road race so it will be a long day in the saddle.

Tom Pidcock is leading British hopes as he goes for a second gold in Paris having already retained his mountain bike title.

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Chris Jones
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

Tokyo was such a disappointment – one silver and a bronze.

To outline what they achieved this week. Out of 10 boats that were sent to this regatta, eight finished on the podium.

You can even argue there could have been five golds.

From two medals in Tokyo to eight , they quadrupled their tally.

Here's how the Great Britain women's eight won bronze.

They were in a battle for a podium spot throughout and held off the USA.

Jess Eddie
Team GB Olympic silver medallist rower on BBC Radio 5 Live

You are looking at a crew who a lot are new to this boat.

They have not actually been close to be being on the podium in this event. They gave it a good go and will be overjoyed to be standing on the podium

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Great Britain's women's eight team have been speaking after winning bronze in the women's eight final.

Holly Dunford: "That was incredible. I think we left everything out there and I think we can be really proud of what we have just done. Wow!"

Eve Stewart: "I think it was great execution. I'm just so thrilled to be standing here and I don't really have many other words than that, to be honest."

Emily Ford: "The whole way we just trusted one another and trusted the process. We have really learned to have belief in ourselves and that's exactly what we did. I think this medal is more than for just us lot standing here - it's for people past and present, our family, and all of our support network. Anyone that has got ambition: go out there, believe in yourselves and you can do it."

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Paris

Becky Moody and Jagerbomb score 76.489%. That's a superb start for Great Britain.

With a soundtrack featuring the Game of Thrones theme tune, that score puts GB well ahead at the top of the standings with two combinations still to come in this first group.

Jess Anderson
BBC Sport in Paris

And they’re off!

All those fans waiting to wave off their riders managed to glimpse the whole lot of them bunched together and whizzing past for approximately five seconds.

I have absolutely no idea how I’ve managed to capture the below images as I just started clicking on my phone and hoped for the best.

Arguably equally impressive is the absolutely huge operation following behind the riders - police, security, medics and the many many cars carrying spare bikes and everything the riders may need on their 273km journey.

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Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Paris

Becky Moody is about to start for Great Britain in this team dressage final. She came to these Olympics as the alternate but is now competing at her maiden Games after Charlotte Dujardin’s withdrawal.

Moody is currently ranked 15th in the FEI dressage rankings, and has also qualified for the individual final with a score of 74.938% after topping her group.

She and Jagerbomb have entered the arena.

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

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis is the greatest of all time. End of story. He has the Olympic gold. He will be relaxing and taking it all in.

He has learnt to be patient as most of the time he comes in when three quarters of the field are out.

Harry Poole
BBC Sport in Paris

Pole vaulting over a giraffe is all well and good.

And sure, you might impress a few people.

But it won't get you close to the heights Mondo Duplantis clears on a regular basis.

The Swede is targeting a fourth successive global gold and 10th major international title in Paris at the age of just 24, having increased his world record height to 6.24m earlier this year.

While there are not quite any certainties in sport, Duplantis winning men's pole vault gold is currently as good as one.

He soars over his opening attempt at 5.60m. Clearing a giraffe is nothing.

Jess Eddie
Team GB Olympic silver medallist rower on BBC Radio 5 Live

These are giants of the rowing world. The biggest and fastest guys.

That was an absolute masterclass. They were never troubled, the Dutch through everything at them. It was water off a duck's back.

GB looked the strongest boat out there.

It is GOLD!

Alistair Watkins
BBC Sport in Paris

Cox Harry Brightmore is on his feet as the British team celebrate a superb gold after winning a dramatic race.

It was brilliantly paced by the team who held off the Dutch challenge to win by 1.08 seconds.

Alistair Watkins
BBC Sport in Paris

Here come GB! The gold-medal charge is on!