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Rowing: Netherlands and GB bask in glory the quadruple sculls final

  • Rowing

For the regatta, which runs until 3 August, 31 July is an important day in terms of medals, with nearly twenty events and finals included. Nerves were running high at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. Netherlands took the men's gold, while the British women staged a comeback to win.

Britain's Emily Craig and Imogen Grant cross the line with clear water ahead of New Zealand with the USA


Great Britain retains Olympic 4x200m freestyle relay gold

  • Swimming

Tuesday 30 July also saw gold medals for Australia's Kaylee McKeown in the 100m backstroke and Ireland's Daniel Wiffen in the 800m freestyle. Local hero Marchand's spectacular performance saw him reach the final in both the 200m butterfly and breaststroke.

 It was a duel between world record holder Regan Smith of the USA, who had recently set the world

Australia and the USA were also in contention.

Great Britain and France were the favourites to break the world record held by the USA.

 Great Britain, the USA and Australia then led the race.

The USA (7:00.58) took silver and Australia (7:01.28) bronze.Kaylee McKeown won gold in the 100m backstroke


Italy take Olympic fencing gold from France on home soil

  • Fencing

Italy stunned the beautiful Grand Palais in Paris by defeating the host nation 30-29 in sudden death in the women's team épée final. Poland finished 3rd.

CEST, with the host nation meeting Egypt, Italy meeting Hungary, Canada meeting South Korea and the USA


Paris 2024: Five takeaways from Day Four

  • Paris 2024

We're now four days into the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the medal table looks to be settling with familiar faces making up the top 10 for the time being.Tuesday followed a dazzling Day Three with more Olympic records, some outstanding debuts, and some decorated dignitaries returning to the limelight while cancellations and controversy have continued.Here are five key takeaways from Day Four of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Biles shines as USA grab team goldHaving dazzled on her long-awaited return to the Olympic stage on Day


Boxing: Dusmatov continues fight for Olympic glory for Uzbekistan

  • Boxing

The former Rio 2016 Olympic champion defeated Puerto Rico's Juanma López 5-0. He is now firmly in the medal hunt. With Rafa Lozano, Spain is one step closer to the Olympic medal that has eluded them for 24 years, since his father won it.

Preliminaries:Men’s 51 kg:Billial Bennama (France) 3 Roscoe Hill (USA) 2Alejandro Claro (Cuba) 5 Michael

kg:Enkhjargal Munguntsetseg (Mongolia) 4 Lenuta Lacramioara (Romania) 1Women’s 57 kg:Alyssa Mendoza (USA


New Zealand take gold in women's rugby sevens

  • Rugby Sevens

New Zealand's women's rugby sevens team secured the Oceanian nation's first gold medal in Paris 2024 after defeating Canada 19-12 in the final. In the bronze medal match, the United States won their first-ever medal in the sport, beating historic rivals Australia.

The subsequent conversion was successful, giving the USA their first-ever rugby medal, much to the disbelief



The queen of gymnastics Biles shines as USA gets team gold in Paris 2024

  • Gymnastics

The 23-time world champion has once again ascended to the Olympic throne, leading the United States in a personal mission of redemption in the women's team final held this Tuesday, July 30. Brazil writes its name in history, and Italy shines as the best among the mortals.

The 103rd medal for the USA and a tie in gold medals with the historic Russian Larisa Latynina for the


Paris 2024: 3x3 Basketball action kicks off with a bang at La Concorde

  • 3x3 basketball

Germany defeated the USA in the opening women's battle with an evening of eight high-flying matches.

the group stage will conclude with an exciting men's match between tough contenders Serbia and the USA

frenetic initial round of group stage matches has just kicked off with the following games:Germany vs. the USA

USA match as the main event in the men’s bracket.🤩 IT’S GAMEDAY!


Thomas Ceccon wins "dream" Olympic backstroke gold

  • Swimming

Thomas Ceccon said he fulfilled a childhood "dream" by giving Italy their second swimming gold of the Paris Olympics with a thrilling victory in the men's 100m backstroke on Monday.

time of 52.00 seconds, with China's Xu Jiayu 0.32 seconds behind for silver and Ryan Murphy of the USA


Tennis: Gauff suffers shock defeat, as Nadal and Alcaraz triumph

  • Tennis

Coco Gauff was all smiles as she proudly hoisted the US flag high above her head during the Paris opening ceremony alongside LeBron James. However, it was the total opposite for the American star after she suffered a tough defeat in the women's singles on Tuesday.

Navarro of the United States in a thrilling three-set battle, 6-7(9), 7-6(4), 6-1.Danielle Collins of the USA


Boxing: Ayoub Ghadfa stuns Tokyo bronze medalist Konkabayev

  • Boxing

Spanish boxer Ayoub Ghadfa caused a major upset by defeating Tokyo bronze medallist Kamshybek Konkabayev. Nobody expected the Spaniard to beat the Kazakh, who had won five professional titles. However, Ghadfa came from behind to win 3-2. Undefeated Bakhodir Jalolov, the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist, made light work of Omar Sihiha with a 5-0 win. Monday also saw the end of Jajaira Gonzalez's Olympic dream.

Miguel Ángel Martínez (MEX) 0Harry Garside (AUS) 0 - Richard Kovacs (HUN) 5Men’s 92 kgJosue Edwards (USA

Sadiku (KOS) 2 - Anguie Paola (COL) 3Won Ungyong (PRK) 1 - Chelsei Heijnen (NED) 4Jajaira Gonzalez (USA


O’Callaghan wins gold in the 200m freestyle with a new Olympic record

  • Swimming

The Australian flew in the last length and snatched the record from her teammate, Titmus, who took silver. Monday’s events also saw Popovici win gold in the men's 200m freestyle, McIntosh in the women's 400m individual medley, Italian Thomas Ceccon win the men’s 100m backstroke, and Tatjana Smith in the women's 100m breaststroke.

finished with a time of 4:27.71, securing the gold medal, nearly six seconds ahead of Katie Gries (USA

), who took silver, and more than seven seconds ahead of Emma Wayant (USA).