A dominant Ariarne Titmus held off Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky to successfully defend her Olympic 400m freestyle title Saturday, leading from start to finish this Saturday, as German Lukas Maertens surged to the men's gold on day one in the pool in Paris.

Aaron Shackell (USA) 3:47.00Women 400m freestyle Final1. Ariarne Titmus (AUS) 3:57.492.

Katie Ledecky (USA) 4:00.864. Erika Fairweather (NZL) 4:01.125. Isabel Gose (GER) 4:02.146.

Paige Madden (USA) 4:02.267. Maria Fernanda Costa (BRA) 4:03.538.

A heart attack claimed the life of 60-year-old Lionel Elika Fatupaito last Friday. On the first day of preliminary bouts at the North Paris Arena, there were no major surprises, except for the defeat of the Rio 2016 Olympic champion, Frenchwoman Estelle Mosley, by American Jajaira Gonzalez.

Missano (ITA) 4Gizem Ozer (TUR) 1Somnvez (ESO) 2Sadiku (KO) 3Estelle Mosley (FRA) 0Jajaira González (USA

USA open against Serbia on Sunday.

21:00, the Brazil-Germany game will be played.This Sunday the competition will start in Group C, the USA

 Diana Taurasi speaks during a Team USA Women's press conference GETTY IMAGESThe focus is on Diana

With Friday's unprecedented Opening Ceremony officially opening the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the best athletes from around the globe have begun going head-to-head in an attempt to clinch gold, see their hard work come to fruition, and push their nations up the medal table. 

wait two days to try and defend his skateboarding crown from challengers such as Nyjah Huston of Team USA

the relentless doping dispute stressing the International Olympic Committee's ability to strip the USA

Australia on top followed by the People's Republic of China with two golds and a bronze and then Team USA

Men's Rugby Sevens is the first team sport to be decided in Paris 2024. And the result was what the tournament organisers had hoped for. France beat Fiji, who had won gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, in the final.

won all three of their Pool B matches, and in the quarter-finals, they had a comfortable win over the USA

Cuba beat the USA in the first match of the tournament.

Cuba defeats the USA in the first match of the tournament.

The USA are the reigning women's Olympic champions.

Jonatan Christieman struggled a bit more than usual but managed to make a three-game win (a 18-21, 21-11, 21-16) over Julien Carraggi.

number two seeds in the mixed doubles, have just won their match against Vinson Chiu and Jennie Gai (USA

Remco Evenepoel and Grace Brown are the new Olympic time trial champions. They were the fastest on the wet and challenging 32.4km course through the streets of Paris. Both recorded the fastest times on the course from the Esplanade des Invalides to the Pont Alexandre III. 

36:12.16Filippo Ganna (ITA) +15 sWout Van Aert (BEL) +35 sJoshua Tarling (GBR) +27 sBrandon McNulty (USA

Borghini.Women's time trial results:Grace Brown (AUS) 39:38Anna Henderson (GBR) +1:31Chloe Dygert (USA

Fencing at the Olympics got off to a thrilling start with a major upset as triple Olympic champion Aron Szilagyi was stunned in an early round, setting the tone for an unpredictable and exciting competition.

;Men’s sabre fencers making the top 16 include the following fencers in eight bouts:Mitchell Saron (USA

the top 16 include the following fencers in eight bouts:Man Wai Vivian Kong (HKG) vs Hadley Husisian (USA

nbsp;Alberta Santuccio (ITA) vs Coraline Vitalis (FRA) Auriane Mallo-Breton (FRA) vs Anne Cebula (USA

A mix of playful captions but also sober reminders for everyone to be respectful and careful in the heady Olympic summer days in France's City of Love.

Tom Daley also tested his, while Team USA rugby sevens player Ilona Maher enlisted her teammates to

The Spanish basketball team made their debut this Saturday at Paris 2024 against Australia, in a match that marked the beginning of a new chapter in Rudy Fernández's legend. The player became the first basketball player in history to participate in six Olympic Games.

what would be her sixth gold medal in the Games.Diana Taurasi of The United States during the 2024 USA

Basketball Showcase match between USA and Germany.

The Oceania team's record for winning gold medals in a single day of competition is four, achieved at Tokyo 2020. On the first day following the Opening Ceremony at the 2024 Paris Olympics, they have multiple opportunities to match or even surpass this record, particularly in swimming.

O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, and Emma McKeon.The men's 4x100m relay team faces a tougher challenge, with the USA

Simone Biles wants to excel at the Olympic Games. For her uneven bars exercise, she has a new element named after her. It will be the sixth of her career, second only to Nellie Kim in gymnastics history.

And individually, a bronze.Ver esta publicación en InstagramUna publicación compartida de USA Gymnastics

The Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony takes place this evening with a spectacular show expected along the River Seine in the French capital. Watch as 10,500 athletes, who have earned their place in sporting glory, parade past and the Olympic flame lights the cauldron in the Tuileries Garden.

Chinese Olympic Committee (@OlympicsCN) July 26, 2024I just want to say thank you to my fellow team usa

Diver Brandon Loschiavo was added to Team USA in the individual 10-metre platform after another athlete

AnneMarieWTHR & @SamJohnsonNews react to the news that Purdue diver Brandon Loschiavo is joining Team USA