Victoria Pendleton
Olympic cycling gold medalist on BBC Radio 5 Live

Great riding from Hamish Turnbull but Azizulhasni Awang is such an experienced track rider and he used everything he had.

He might not be as fast on paper but he has definitely got the experience.

What's already happened?

• GB sailor Micky Bennett missed out on a medal in the men's dinghy final, finishing sixth overall, while Australia's Matt Wearn won gold.
• Britain's George Mills was involved in a dramatic collision and fiery confrontation as the men's 5000m heats boiled over on day 12 at the Olympics - but Mills is through to Saturday's final despite fearing he was out after falling near the finish line.
• Team GB made smoother progress in the men's 800m and women's 100m hurdles, while there was also British cheer in the diving and climbing.
• But 51-year-old Andy Macdonald failed to qualify for the men's park skateboarding final, which is currently ongoing at the Place de La Concorde.

What's coming up in the next few hours?

• GB are going for cycling gold in the men's team pursuit final at 17:33 BST - but face a tough test against world record holders Australia.
• There's also a medal hope in the women's team pursuit, with GB qualifying for the bronze medal race against Italy at 18:17 BST.
• Away from the velodrome, this evening's athletics session begins shortly at 17:15 BST with the women's pole vault final, while semi-finals in the men's 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles and 200m are also coming up.

Jack Carlin is safely through in the men's sprint, but Hamish Turnbull will now need to battle through an extra race as he drops down to the repechages after narrowly losing out in a thrilling sprint finish to Malaysia's Mohd Azizulhasni Awang by a margin of 0.034 seconds.

Ed Leigh
Skateboarding commentator on BBC TV

Psychologically Keegan Palmer has missed the chance to put further distance between himself and the field. They got no where near him in the first run and he had the chance to further stretch that advantage, but he hasn't. There is a chink in his armour. The third runs are going to be fascinating.

Tony Hawk, Snoop Dogg - the skateboarding final is where it's at for star names!

And look at those glasses.

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American Tom Schaar has skating legend Tony Hawk on his feet, mouth wide open and with his hands to the side of his head.

That's some reaction from the GOAT.

Schaar scores 92.23 to beat his first round score but It's not enough to get above Keegan Palmer in the standings - the Australian fell on his second run but remains in the lead due to his first run score of 93.11.

Tate Carew of the USA is in bronze medal position with 91.17.

Keep an eye on Brazil's Pedro Barros in fourth with a score of 86.41. He is stringing together some very aggressive runs and could be in the mix if he attacks the final round.

Ed Leigh
Skateboarding commentator on BBC TV

I don't know if that was really what Tom Schaar was looking for but wow. If Tony Hawk is on his feet, you definitely know that is an incredible run.

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Paris

All in a day's work for Jack Carlin.

They played some pretty dramatic music in the velodrome during the first lap of that race, as he and his Colombian opponent eyed each other up. All adds to the brilliant atmosphere in this place.

Victoria Pendleton
Olympic cycling gold medalist on BBC Radio 5 Live

That was a really great display of sprint technique from Jack Carlin there, he seemed very relaxed and very in control.

Marc Churchill
Skateboarding commentator on BBC TV

In qualifying no one held back, from first run to third run they left it all out there. Tom Schaar showing all that power, but with Keegan Palmer's lines around this park it is going to be hard to catch him. It's only going to get better from here on in.

Job done for Great Britain's Jack Carlin to advance into the next round in the men's sprint. He led from start to finish and had saved enough in the tank to hold off a late charge from Colombia's Cristian David Ortega Fontalvo.

Hamish Turnbull goes up against Malaysia's Mohd Azizulhasni very shortly.

Sir Chris Hoy
Six-time Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

You never discount Team GB. This is a new generation coming through, Ethan Hayter is a superstar in his own right individually, and they are an awesome squad of riders. They are very experienced, they ride for each other, I think this is their time.

It is going to be close, but I would love to see them just pip the Aussies again and keep their Olympic hoodoo going.

There is already one medal coming Great Britain's way in the track cycling this afternoon with potential for another one too.

This is what's coming up in the velodrome over the next two hours - and you can watch the action on BBC Red Button.

• Men's sprint third round (ongoing) - Jack Carlin and Hamish Turnbull
• Men's team pursuit gold medal race (from 17:33 BST) - Australia v GB
• Women's team pursuit bronze medal race (from 18:28 BST) - GB v Italy, then USA v New Zealand for the gold

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If the preliminaries are anything to go by then this is going to be fun!

Tom Schaar and Keegan Palmer are the only skaters of the eight in this final to complete their first run without falling.

Palmer of Australia scores 93.11 to top the leader board with American Schaar, who earned huge praise during the prelims, is second following a score of 90.11.

Pressure on the other six to get a clean run now.

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Paris

Team Bigham are also here in their numbers.

Dan Bigham goes in the team pursuit final for GB tonight alongside Ethan Hayter, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon against Australia (17:33 BST).

Three years ago, Bigham was at the Olympics not as a rider, but as an engineer for Denmark. Now he's about to win an Olympic medal of his own.

Read more of his incredible story here.

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Ever wondered how they keep the courses in shape at the different sporting events? Well, it's someone's job to do it - as Laura Scott has been finding out.

Sir Chris Hoy
Six-time Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

It has been a monkey on the back of the Australian team, missing gold. They have had a few tough Olympic cycles, but they have gone away, licked their wounds and come back and have clearly got it right when it counts this time.

They have already broken the world record. They have incredible firepower.

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Paris

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You can't miss them at the velodrome - Ethan Vernon's friends and family are out in force today.

They will have an Olympic medal in the family tonight. But will it be gold or silver?

Vernon races alongside the other Ethan (Hayter), Dan Bigham and Charlie Tanfield in tonight's team pursuit final at 17:33 BST.

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Lucy Adams
Professional skateboarder on BBC Radio 5 Live

What an honour to be out here watching Andy Macdonald out here today. There was a roar through the stadium and people stamping their feet. You could feel the vibrations under your seat and it was awesome. The disappointment when the score came in, they thought it was worth more.

He has been through every part of skateboarding. Every medal that you could get at the X Games. Just a phenomenal career, and so to have this just finishing it off for him is awesome. He's not finished by any means though.

We've seen an 11-year-old win a gold medal in the skateboarding but Team GB selected a slightly older participant for the men's park preliminaries - 40 years older.

Andy Macdonald, who is 51, was delighted to be representing Great Britain at Paris 2024 and while he missed the cut for the eight-man final, he still produced some memorable moments on his Olympics debut.