It isn't often that when an individual sport is contested three times at the Olympic Games a player scoops first prize in all three. In golf, it is even more difficult but in the men's tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games world number one Scottie Scheffler completed a triple triumph.

The state of the River Seine was the most talked about of the competitions that took place there, the Triathlon and the Marathon Swimming. Dutch athlete Sharon van Rouwendaal and the Hungarian Kristof Rasovszky won in two very close races..

Lydia Ko was the favourite and she delivered, despite being five shots behind at one point in Saturday's final. However, the closing stages of the championship were exciting and close. Germany's Esther Henseleit secured silver, almost challenging the champion after a historic comeback that saw her climb eleven places in the final round.

Australia and the United States won gold in the men's and women's team pursuit on Wednesday. They lived up to the predictions and the Oceanians regained the dominance they had enjoyed in Athens 2004. They had not been on the top of the podium since. In the women's competition, the US quartet were the favourites and they did not disappoint. It was a narrow victory, but the glory went to the Americans.

On the opening day of the women's golf tournament at Le Golf National, France’s medal prospects received a significant boost as Celine Boutier took the lead with a commanding three-stroke advantage. South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai trails in second place. Out of the field, only 12 players managed to finish under par, underscoring the challenging conditions of the course.

The Frenchwoman, who took glory on the Olympic mountain of the Col de Elancourt in front of her compatriots, has signed for three seasons with Team Visma and will be aiming for the Tour de France as her ultimate goal in 2025. The cyclist was already world champion on the road in 2014.

He missed the final by a whisker after losing to Azerbaijani Loren Berto, ultimately winning the bronze. Despite being more aggressive, he came out on the losing side. The potentially controversial verdict reignites mumblings of dubious refereeing decisions that have marred much of boxing history.

Spain basketball legend Rudy Fernandez has announced his retirement following Spain's elimination from the Paris 2024 tournament. Revered for his quality and emblematic of a team known for endurance, intelligence, and competitiveness, Fernandez leaves with a record six Olympic participations.

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.

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.

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan will be hoping their performance in Paris will make up for their disappointing results in Tokyo 2020. But early predictions suggest the five nations could struggle to make an impact on the 2024 medals table.

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.

Another great tennis star will end her professional career at these Olympic Games. Germany's Angelique Kerber, 36, announced her retirement in a message on Instagram and later confirmed it at the tournament draw.

British tennis player Andy Murray has opted out of the singles tournament at the Olympics due to back issues. He will partner with compatriot Dan Evans in what will be his final competition as a professional. Murray is the only player to have won two singles gold medals in Olympic history.

Andy Murray announced his definitive retirement from professional tennis on Tuesday, after previous hints he could hang up his racket for good due to injuries. He has chosen to do so at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and will soon will find out who his opponent is this Thursday.