The first round of the men's basketball tournament is over and the quarter-final matches are USA-Brazil, Canada-France, Serbia-Australia and Germany-Greece. The Americans once again showed their potential against Puerto Rico on Saturday.

The Paris 2024 Athletics programme kicked off early on Thursday with a festive atmosphere that grew as the rain and clouds gradually lifted from the French capital. Fans from all over the world together with families and athletes dived into a magical day led by Ecuador's Pintado and China's Yang.

Shooting resumed in Paris with the men's 50-meter rifle 3-position final, where Liu Yukun was the most accurate, with the podium completed by Ukrainian Serhiy Kulish and India's Swapnil Kusale.

A triumph that comes to eclipse accusations. The 19-year-old Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle took Olympic gold after breaking the world record in the 100m freestyle in the La Défense pool, in the middle of the Asian country being embroiled in criticism for doping.

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 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.

La Place de La Concorde has already seen the Olympic Games in skateboarding. In the women's BMX Freestyle Park cycling, China's Deng Yawen won the final in style. The men's final was even tighter, won by Argentina's José Torres.

The remarkable performance of the Asian duo, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi, saw them dominate from the start, securing China's seventh consecutive gold medal in this event. North Korea achieved its first-ever diving medal, just as Great Britain, that earned bronze.

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.

No Olympic truce when it comes to the public-relations war between the World Anti-Doping Agency and United States officials and media outlets regarding the handling of positive cases from China’s swimming team, who added another pair of suspect athletes to their expanding 2024 file on Tuesday.

Daiki Hashimoto and his magic helped Japan win gold in the men's team event at the Bercy Arena on Monday, beating their classic rivals and top favourites China, who stumbled in the end and let Olympic glory slip away. The Chinese had to settle for silver, while the USA took bronze.

China’s Sheng Lihao grabs his second gold medal with victory in the men's shooting 10m air rifle competition on Monday. Sheng also placed first in the air rifle mixed team event on Saturday with Huang Yuting, with the teenage pair winning 16-12 against Soth Koreans Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun.

China’s Yang Hao and Lian Junjie made their Olympic debuts, taking the top spot in the men's synchronised 10m platform finals, dethroning Britain’s Tom Daley who took silver with partner Noah Williams.

The team led by LeBron James had a very strong opponent to start the Olympic Games. Serbia started at a very good level, but the USA and their defence made them triumph and take the first step towards gold (110-84).

All-conquering Chinese divers Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen bagged the first Olympic gold of their careers on Saturday with a superb victory in the women's synchronised three-meter springboard final.