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Four-time Olympic medallist Tom Daley, 30, will contest his fifth Olympics after ending his long wait for gold at Tokyo 2020 in the men's 10m synchro.

“I am extremely proud. Being able to be flagbearer at the opening ceremony is a dream come true," Daley told BBC Sport.

Daley is set to become the first British diver to compete in five Games, having come out of retirement to compete in Tokyo three years ago.

An Olympian at the age of just 14 at Beijing 2008, Daley won gold alongside Matty Lee in Tokyo to add to three bronze medals he has achieved in individual and synchronised 10m events.

In Paris, he will seek to defend his title alongside team-mate Noah Williams.

“This Olympics is something I would consider to be a bonus Olympics," said Daley, whose son, Robbie, convinced him to return.

"This Olympics has been about enjoying it, embracing every moment and taking everything in as much as I can. To be flagbearer too is just the icing on the cake."

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Team GB have confirmed their flagbearers for Friday's opening ceremony...

Diver Tom Daley and rower Helen Glover will carry the flag as Team GB head down the River Seine on a boat in what is expected to be a very unique parade.

Earlier we asked which men's football team has won a medal in each of the last four Olympics? The answer: Brazil won gold in Tokyo and Rio, silver in London and bronze in Beijing.

We also asked which team beat Great Britain in the bronze medal match in Tokyo? Argentina beat Team GB 17-12 in the bronze medal game. Fiji beat New Zealand in the final.

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Few things bond a nation like the thrill of triumph at an Olympic Games.

Steve Redgrave's return in Sydney. Kelly Holmes' double in Athens. Super Saturday in London.

Great Britain has witnessed unforgettable moments which have been a unifier.

Over the next few weeks, 327 Team GB athletes are heading to Paris and dreaming of creating another culturally-resonant chapter.

BBC Sport has picked out 24 British stars you must set a reminder to watch.

We'll run you through some of that list today or you can click here to dive in and have a look for yourself.

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The rugby sevens has been steering us through day -2 of the 2024 Paris Olympics but you might be wondering why Team GB won't be represented by a men's team?

Well, men's captain Robbie Fergusson believes the Great Britain Sevens programme lacks funding with "no one wanting to take responsibility" from the home nations unions.

The men's team failed for the first time to qualify the Olympic Games after losing 14-5 to South Africa in the repechage final in Monaco last month, with only the women's team set to compete at Paris 2024.

Last season the decision was made by England, Scotland and Wales to join forces and compete solely as GB on the World Rugby Sevens Series because of sevens being an Olympic sport.

"It has been a slow process to try and get it off the ground, pulling three union resources together you will have a fully funded programme - if I am honest it has been the opposite," Fergusson told BBC Sport.

"There has been less funding with nobody wanting to take responsibility for the programme. The first year was a real struggle.

"We are still trying to build our identity as GB Sevens whilst still being part of the three unions. There are a lot of unions involved in that and nobody is really clear what that is or what that should look like.

"That is a big problem and something we need to build on going forward."

BBC Sport contacted the RFU, SRU and WRU who all declined to comment.

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The atmosphere has quietened at the Stade de France since the extended break between the first lot of pool matches and the second.

Perhaps the crowd are exhausted after the rave which went on during the lack of rugby.

Two hipsters were DJing - they look a bit like Justice if you're familiar - with loads of 'revelling' fans shown on the big screen.

They must have been invited to party like they're in Berghain. Nobody goes to a sporting event and does that, surely.

All for it, though. It's banging.

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It was great to speak to Andy Murray earlier among the table tennis tables, coffee cups and arm chairs of one of the Team GB buildings earlier.

The Scot was typically matter-of-fact as he spoke about his decision to retire after these Games.

He spoke well about that and said after his career is over he wants to concentrate on getting his golf handicap down. He says his injuries mean he hasn’t played for five years. Back then he played off five…

New Zealand had to settle for a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after losing against Fiji in the final and the Kiwis are among the favourites for gold in Paris.

Running in six tries against Japan will have sent a message to some of their rivals!

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The most dramatic football match at Saint-Etienne since this one in 1998?

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi gets his team-mates in a huddle on the halfway line and you can hear their cheers echoing the empty stadium.

Unsurprisingly, the Argentina players aren't keen to hang around and head straight down the tunnel.

Morocco sit top of Pool B after that result with Iraq and Ukraine - the other two nations in the pool - just under way in their match in Lyon.

It's all Argentina as they go chasing for an equaliser.

Morocco are happy to sit in and defend their lead and manager Tarik Sektioui is calling for calm as they win a free-kick on the edge of their own box.

They clear long down field and the referee blows the full-time whistle!

Over four hours after it started, we finally have a conclusion to this game.

Former Barcelona legend Javier Mascherano is the manager of the Argentina Olympic team and is passing on some final instructions to his players before we resume.

We are in chartered territory here...

We already knew Argentina's goal had been ruled out by VAR due to offside but we've just had to go through the theatre of it in real-time.

The referee has just done the international signal for VAR, walked over to check the screen and then disallowed the goal officially.

Both teams already knew it would not stand but the Morocco players started to celebrate as if it was news to them!

We're now back under way for what should be a final three minutes.

The referee and his assistants have just made their way on to the field to go through a routine too.

It doesn't look like the most intensive warm-up from either Argentina or Morocco and both teams are probably keen to get this over with now.

This match kicked off at 14:00 BST!

Both sets of players have just come back on to the field at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Time for a warm-up before the game resumes for what is expected to be the final three minutes.

A reminder that there are no fans in the stadium now.

Cristian Medina's late equaliser has now been ruled out by VAR.

The Boca Juniors midfielder was offside!

A reminder - this match finished more than an hour ago... or so we thought!

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Some breaking news from Team GB, who have confirmed that Yorkshire’s Becky Moody, riding Jagerbomb, will now be the third team member of the equestrian dressage team following the withdrawal of Charlotte Dujardin. The alternate combination has been named as Andrew Gould and Indigro and they will travel to Versailles with the squad.

Dujardin, Britain's joint-most decorated female Olympian, has been provisionally suspended by equestrian's governing body the FEI.

The dressage star had already pulled out of Paris 2024 after a video emerged which she said showed her "making an error of judgement".

The footage shows Dujardin hitting a horse with a long equestrian whip.

So, there's a bit of confusion as to whether the match between Argentina and Morocco has actually concluded or whether the game is currently suspended.

It has been over an hour since the fixture concluded in dramatic and controversial circumstances at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in St-Etienne.

Morocco led 2-1 and were on track for an upset as the game ticked into the 16th minute of injury-time when Boca Juniors midfielder Cristian Medina headed in after the ball had twice come back off the crossbar.

That late goal sparked an angry reaction from some Morocco supporters, who threw bottles and flares onto the field with others invading the pitch.

We understand that the referee postponed the game three minutes before full-time and they are now going to resume the match in an empty stadium.