Here we go with the men's 200m semi-finals.

The top two in the opening track action are USA's Kenny Bednarek (clocking 20.00 flat) and Alexander Ogando of the Dominican Republic. Andre De Grasse crosses the line in third.

Noah Lyles, winner of that thrilling 100m final on Sunday, is up next...

Michael Johnson
Four-time Olympic gold medallist athlete on BBC TV

Matthew Hudson-Smith has been on this trajectory, he has continued to improve his race execution, how he runs his races.

He comes into this in about the most perfect position that he could possibly come into this having run personal bests, European champion, got on the podium and now he wants gold.

I'd like to think that he could win it, but I struggle with it a bit because there is so much talent in this race.

Kirani James is just a veteran that you can never count out. He has a gold, a silver and a bronze at the Olympics. He is probably going to add to one of those tonight and it could be any one of them.

He could absolutely be another gold medallist tonight. That sort of dominance and that sort of experience is invaluable.

Sonia Oxley
BBC Sport in Paris

Can you beat Eminem as artistic swimming music?

Thank you, Spain. One shot, one opportunity.

Dame Denise Lewis
Sydney 2000 Olympic heptathlon gold medallist on BBC TV

It is the way that you approach the hurdles. Alistair Chalmers is going flat out and he just got stuttery. When you hit that lead leg off the hurdle there is no way to recover.

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It wasn't to be for Team GB's Alastair Chalmers, who ends his 400m hurdles semi-finals in eighth place.

USA's Rai Benjamin and Jamaica's Roshawn Clarke take their two tickets for the final.

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Team GB's Elinor Barker speaking to the BBC after the women's pursuit team win bronze: "Maybe the cameras don't pick up that level of detail but we definitely lost our nerve, well at least I did. We thought we would be a bit further up on them, so to see before the end that it was really quite close, I did not expect that.

On setting a new national record: "I was really, really happy with that. I had a really good feeling on the start line, felt a bit like a sprung coil ready to go. I am just glad to get that feeling because it is so rare to feel like that on a big race day. I'm really glad it has all fallen into place."

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What's already happened?

• GB's cyclists took silver in the men's team pursuit after being beaten in the final by Australia, while Britain also won bronze in the women's team pursuit with victory over Italy.
• British 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, but 51-year-old Andy Macdonald failed to qualify for the men's park skateboarding final.

What's coming up in the next few hours?

• This evening's athletics session is already under way, with semi-finals in the men's 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles and 200m all on the agenda.
• From a British point of view, the big one is at 20:20 BST when Matthew Hudson-Smith aims to become the first GB winner of men’s 400m Olympic gold in 100 years.

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Noah Lyles has already rang that big old bell in the Stade de France, but can the men's 100m Olympic champion do it again?

The 27-year-old American is getting ready for the 200m semi-finals at 19:05 BST - he goes in the second group - as he begins his bid to win a second gold medal of the Paris 2024 Games.

Another photo finish involving a Briton and once again they edge through. It was cat and mouse all the way through, but Jack Carlin moves into the quarter-finals, winning by 0.004 seconds to scrape past Nicholas Paul of Trinidad and Tobago.

That's two Brits - Carlin and Hamish Turnbull - into the quarter-finals. Hopes rising of a medal.

The quarter-finals take place at 17:01 BST on Thursday, with the semi-finals and medal finals on Friday.

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Team GB's Josie Knight speaking to BBC after the women's pursuit team won bronze:

Josie Knight: "I could not be more proud of these girls. Six weeks ago when Katie [Archibald] broke her ankle, I felt like my Olympic dream had gone down the drain a little bit after committing to team pursuit. But we re-strategised, we brought Jess into the team and I could not be more proud of us getting on an Olympic podium."

Sonia Oxley
BBC Sport in Paris

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Watching artistic swimming is a bit like lighting a firework and waiting for it to explode, wondering what sort of display you're going to get when they come out of the water. Will it be a throw, a twisting somersault, an arabesque...?

Every time they go under the water the anticipation builds and the crowd are loving what they are seeing with this Moulin Rouge-themed French performance.

Britain's Hamish Turnbull edges into the quarter-finals by the tightest margin possible, winning by 0.001 seconds over Mikhail Yakovlev in an incredible finish.

Turnbull went for it with a lap and a half to go and the Israel athlete ended strongly as it went to a photo finish.

But the Briton scrapes through, only just.

The French crowd gave countryman Clement Ducos an extra boost in the opening semi-final of the men's 400m hurdles, pushing the 23-year-old over the line in second place, behind Tokyo 2020 champion Karsten Warholm of Norway.

Brazilian Alison dos Santos, who picked up bronze in this event three years ago, will have to wait to see if he is one of the two time qualifiers.

Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands and Estonia's Rasmus Magi are the next athletes to book a spot in Friday's final.

Great Britain's Alastair Chalmers goes in the third semi-final...

Sonia Oxley
BBC Sport in Paris

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Australia have opened the night with a high-energy cheerleading-themed routine.

Remember, when they perform they can’t touch the bottom of the pool. That is a lot of treading water, without taking into account the somersaults and lifts.

You’ve really got to trust your team-mates a lot when they throw you high up into the air.

Dinesh: That was PERFECTLY timed by Team GB Women’s Pursuit team. An excellent bronze medal

The action does not finish in the track cycling just yet. It is now returning to the men's sprint 1/8 finals with Hamish Turnbull and Jack Carlin back in action.

Turnbull, who got through at the second attempt in the last round with victory in the repechage, goes in heat three against Mikhail Yakovlev of Israel before Carlin races two heats later against Nicholas Paul of Trinidad and Tobago.

Win these and then they are in the quarter-finals and a step closer to a medal.

Sonia Oxley
BBC Sport in Paris

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These ballet dancers seem to be following me around… they were at the gymnastics last week and now here they are opening the artistic swimming.

A little bit of ballet-rock to whet the appetite for what’s to come in the pool.

These dancers don’t have to hold their breath for two minutes though.

Not long left to go in the quarter-final tie between Germany and France and it's looking good for the hosts.

They retain the advantage with just under five minutes to play in the fourth quarter at Bercy Arena.

Marine Johannes continues to be the start of show with a game-high 24 points under her belt.

China have taken the lead in the second of today's semi-finals in the women's hockey competition.

It's early in the second quarter and Zou Meirong has scored her second goal of the Olympics to put China in pole position to face the Netherlands, who beat France 6-2 earlier, in the final.

China have never won gold in women's hockey but they did claim silver when hosting in 2008.