Day Five of the Paris 2024 Olympics witnessed a range of historic moments as decorated Olympic athletes were deified with dazzling displays of excellence and numerous debutants burst onto the scene exhibiting extraordinary surprise prowess.

Here are five key takeaways from Day Five of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Currents, not pollution, impacted the swimming event of the three-part race as the City of Light enjoyed a sun-drenched Wednesday and officials exhaled once the river’s water was deemed good enough. After much unrest, crowds cheered through the Champs Élysées all the way to a golden triumph.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz both advanced to the quarter-finals of the men’s singles at Paris 2024. Djokovic, the veteran, and Alcaraz, the rising star, continue their quest for Olympic glory as the tournament reaches its crucial stages.

FIFA has deducted six points from the Canadian women’s soccer team at the Olympics and banned three coaches for a year after they were caught using drones to spy on their opponent, New Zealand.

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez has revealed that she competed in the Paris Olympics with the "help" of her seven-month-old unborn child, reaching the last 16 at the Grand Palais in the French capital.

They came close to losing to the South Sudanese in the build-up to the Games. This time, the USA pulled out their Olympic version to win, but it was not an easy match. Serbia, also in Group C, had an emphatic win over Puerto Rico.

The Republic of South Korea won its third consecutive gold medal in the men's sabre team competition on Wednesday. The Asian nation, the defending champions, beat Hungary 41-45 in the final, which was held at the Paris 2024 fencing venue at the Grand Palais.

American Katie Ledecky, a swimming star admired by all in Paris, won the women's 1,500m freestyle on Wednesday during an intense afternoon at the Defense Arena, Ledecky defended her title adding an eighth Olympic gold record. 

The Japanese gymnast has won a thrilling gold medal victory. He has already won team gold with Japan, and now he has been the most complete competitor. China's Zhang Boeing and Xiao Ruoteng took silver and bronze.

Saudi Arabia is already thinking about the details of its plan for the 2034 World Cup, which has been confirmed since October after being the only bid submitted and confirmed by FIFA.

Simone Biles led Team USA Tuesday evening (30 July) to a gold medal win during the women’s artistic gymnastics team final at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

The Brazil legend will call time on her international career at the end of 2024, after 22 years of representing the 'Seleção' on the world stage. 

Israeli judo stars were snubbed by rivals with both Nurali Emomali of Tajikistan and Morocco’s Abderrahmane Boushita refusing to shake hands with their Israeli opponent.

If yesterday, the final of the men's -81kg category between Nagase and Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia was one of the most anticipated bouts of the tournament, today was the time to decide the -70 and -90kg Golden medalists at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

This afternoon, a marathon of swimming events took place at La Defense Arena, with special attention given to each event. Lion Marchand fron France took his second and third Gold in Paris, and world record por China and sweeden Sarah Sjoestroem surprise in 100m freestyle,

Rafa Nadal's farewell to the world of tennis will not be the fairytale ending he might have been hoping for as the Spanish legend crashed out in the Men's Doubles alongside partner and Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz.