Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Stade de France

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Paris has been ready to party and the Stade de France has certainly thrown one over the past couple of days.

With DJs banging out the beats, and glowstick goalposts flashing between plays, it's felt like a nightclub at times.

When we've got down to the serious business of France playing, the atmosphere has been raucous and Six Nations-esque.

But with that also came tension. Les Bleus, led by the irrepressible superstar Antoine Dupont, drew their opening game against the United States before fighting back from behind to beat Uruguay on Wednesday.

Earlier today, having already qualified, they lost to defending champions Fiji.

"It is quite the same as a Six Nations atmosphere but with sevens it is not common to play in this kind of stadium," Dupont told me.

"So we have to handle the pressure, the crowd and the atmosphere."

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Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Stade de France

A tight tussle between South Africa and New Zealand is a fine hors d’oeuvres.

Neil Diamond blasting out at half-time gets the crowd swaying and crooning, leading to the first rendition of La Marseillaise in the second half.

Meanwhile, Kiwi number two Brady Rush has a flea in his ear from opposite number Ryan Oosthuizen.

Lovely stuff.

Wow.

South Africa finished third in Pool A with New Zealand top and the Springboks have just exacted their revenge to book at spot in the semi-finals.

South Africa raced to a 14-0 lead before New Zealand hit back with a converted try.

But the Kiwis were unable to breach a rock-solid defensive line.

What a spectacle that was.

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As table tennis makes its 10th showing at the Olympic Games, China are targeting a perfect Paris 2024.

The sport’s undisputed powerhouse fell short of their lofty standards at Tokyo 2020, winning four out of five gold medals, missing out on mixed doubles success in dramatic fashion to hosts Japan.

China have claimed 32 out of 37 titles since table tennis made its debut at Seoul 1988. Should they win all five events in Paris, it would be the sixth time China completed a sweep.

The Chinese athletes will be favourites in every event but hosts France will enjoy a fair share of the limelight. There is growing interest in French table tennis, buoyed by the rise of two brothers who led the team to silver at the world team championships earlier this year: Felix Lebrun and his brother Alexis.

Table tennis begins on 27 July, with mixed doubles the first gold on offer on 30 July. The singles medals will be decided on 3 and 4 August, before the team events wrap up competition on 9 and 10 August.

BBC Sport challenges regular gym-goers to keep up with Keely Hodgkinson's 800m pace on a treadmill, with the help of fitness influencer Lucy Davis.

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He has superstar status in India and nine million Instagram followers.

The first Indian athlete to win an Olympic track and field gold, Chopra will be aiming to defend his javelin title in Paris.

His stunning success in Tokyo, where he also became the first Asian athlete to win Olympic javelin gold, has since been backed up by a world title.

Among those likely to challenge him are Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan - India's great sporting rivals.

Nadeem boasts his own slice of history after becoming the first athlete from Pakistan to qualify for an Olympic track and field final at Tokyo 2020.

He took silver behind Chopra at last year's World Championships and can become his country's first Olympic medallist in athletics.

Time for the quarter-finals to get going in the men's rugby sevens.

If you missed the Pool matches yesterday, where were you?

We've got you covered with all the best tries anyway.

Enjoy!

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport at Stade de France

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Strap yourselves in, it’s quarter-final time.

The combustible blockbuster between France and Argentina is the second instalment of a four-part thriller at the Stade de France tonight.

New Zealand's bulging trophy cabinet is still missing Olympic gold and they meet South Africa, who scraped through by thrashing Japan earlier today, in the first quarter-final at 20:00 BST.

After France meet Argentina at 20:30 BST, Ireland have the daunting task of inflicting a first Olympic men's sevens defeat on back-to-back gold medallists Fiji.

The last eight is rounded off by Australia, who like New Zealand and Fiji won all three pool matches, taking on the United States.

The Americans are looking for 38-year-old Perry Baker, a two-time sevens player of the year known as 'Speedstick' who could retire after the Games, to carry on his form after he scored four tries against Uruguay earlier.

The US women's team are record four-time Olympic gold medallists, last achieving that feat at London 2012.

They begin their quest for gold today against Zambia (20:00 BST) at Allianz Riviera in Nice.

Former Chelsea manager Emma Hayes is now in charge of the US team and has ruled out any complacency from her squad.

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Euro 2024 and the Copa America may be over, but there is still some exciting international football to come at the Olympic Games.

The Paris 2024 action is under way, with matches taking place in seven cities across France. Both the men's and women's finals will be played in Paris at Parc des Princes.

Men's Olympic squads are made up of under-23s players, with up to three overage players allowed, while women's squads have no age restrictions.

But who are the big names to look out for at Paris 2024? BBC Sport takes a look at 10 of them and you can read about them by clicking here.

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On Wednesday, as Argentina’s handball and field hockey teams took a group photo, handball player Pablo Simonet got down on one knee to propose to hockey player Pilar Campoy at the Olympic Village.

The pair, who both won gold medals at the 2023 Pan-American Games in Santiago, were surrounded by their teammates who helped them celebrate the special moment, including Simonet’s brother, Diego, who is also in the handball squad.

Simonet and Campoy began dating in 2015, just a year ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, where Argentina’s handball team finished 10th overall and Campoy and the field hockey team reached the quarter-finals

Lower.

35 is the number of fish species reportedly now living in the Paris section of the River Seine.

That's up from only three in the 1970s.

Thanks for playing along!

The answer is lower - approximately 9,765 miles separate Paris and surfing venue Tahiti. It breaks the record for the farthest Olympic medal event to be held outside the host city.

Last one for you now.

Tomorrow we'll see the opening ceremony take place along the iconic River Seine.

Is the number of fish species reportedly now living in the Paris section of that river higher or lower than the approximate number of miles between Paris and Tahiti?

Just two minutes for you to get your votes in.

Who are the four of you that went for lower?

It is, of course, higher.

Organisers say that 40,000 meals a day will be served in the Athletes’ Village, making it the world’s largest restaurant.

Just two more of these.

Is the approximate number of miles between Paris and Tahiti - the venue for the surfing - higher or lower than the amount of meals that will be served in the Athletes' Village each day?

I'm only giving you a minute to vote this time.

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OK, so those of you who guessed lower are correct!

2,600 medals have been made for the Olympic Games. They’re 85mm in diameter and 9.2mm thick. Each medal is set with iron removed from the Eiffel Tower during renovations.

Next...

According to the organisers, is the number of meals a day that will be served in the Athletes’ Village higher or lower than the amount of medals made?

You've got another five minutes to hit those thumbs.

We mentioned earlier (17:41) that three million bananas will be eaten by athletes during the Games.

It's got me in the mood for a quick game of higher or lower.

Who fancies playing along for the next 15 minutes or so?

I'm going to throw some more facts at you about Paris 2024 and I want you to use the thumbs below to signal if you think the number is higher or lower.

Thumbs up for higher and thumbs down for lower. Simple, right?

Let's start with an easy one and you've got five minutes to cast your vote.

Do you think the number of medals that have been made for the Olympic Games is higher or lower than the figure of three million bananas that are set to be eaten by athletes.

Hit those thumbs!

Steve Bunce
Boxing expert on BBC Radio 5 Live

The draw for the four women, the three for GB and Cindy Ngamba, the refugee, (who trains with Team GB) is really tough, really hard. Three of the four are fighting current world champions in their first contests.

The other one, Rosie Eccles, is fighting a woman from Poland then possibly the tournament's top woman in her second fight. We need performances of their lifetimes.

Lewis Richardson got a bye and he has every chance of moving close to the medals. Pat Brown has a kid from Brazil, and he has every chance of beating him then a very difficult fight after that.

Delicious Orie has an Armenian who is a bit of a handful, not easy to watch but effective and he does tire. Delicious loves a big stage, he has got a fantastic name, a big personality and this is a fantastic opportunity for him.

If we walk away with two medals I would be absolutely delighted. But this is a tough draw. They're fighting not just good fighters, but three of our boxers are fighting the best fighter in the world in their weight in the first stage.

Team GB coach Dave Alloway, speaking to the BBC about the boxing draw: "It is always going to be tough but it is a mixed bag. They are all prepared for it.

"They knew what was coming because of the seeds were already announced. It is what it is. It is the luck of the draw.

"They just want to get in the ring. They are ready to go. They have had great preparation and are bedded in."

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Cindy Ngamba who fled Cameroon to the UK when she was 10 years old and now trains in Sheffield will be a flagbearer at the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony.

The 25-year-old will be part of a 37-strong IOC Refugee Olympic Team attending the event on Friday.

Ngamba does not have UK citizenship, despite calling England her home, and so will represent the refugee team at Paris 2024 instead of Team GB.

"I just want to tell every refugee out there, whether they are an athlete or not, to never give up," Ngamba said.

The boxing ace has made a life for herself in the UK, going to school in Bolton and gaining a degree in criminology at the town's university.

"The reason why I came to the UK was for a better life, a better career and greater opportunity," Ngamba said.

However, she said her passion was for sport, which she was first encouraged to pursue at the age of 15 at the Elite Boxing gym in Bolton.

A decade later, Ngamba trains at the Team GB gym at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.

Read more about Ngamba's story here.