In men's, France extends its streak of finals appearances and will now face a formidable Poland in a tightly anticipated match on 10 August. Meanwhile, the USA and Italy will compete for the bronze medal.

It was a big day for sprint canoeing. The Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium hosted three finals today, 8 August. Gold in the men’s double canoe went to China and New Zealand took the title in the women’s quadruple kayak final with Germany winning the men's event.

The men's football tournament at the Paris Games now has two teams that will compete for the gold medal. It's a historic European football classic, with the reigning European champions, Spain against the host nation France.

This time, the weather did indeed give the Olympic sailing a break. The mixed dinghy and multihull medal race finals, which were postponed on 7 August, due to a lack of wind, were held this morning in the waters of Marseille. Austria and Italy secured the gold in their categories.

The USA's sunny city of Orlando wants to bring more international sporting events to its region —including an eventual Florida Olympics. Home to Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort, the central Florida city hopes to make a name for itself in the sporting world as well. 

India's Diksha Dagar finished with -1 on the first day of the women's golf tournament in 7th place. She is deaf. She says she has already had the opportunity to talk to other deaf people who have told her that she is an inspiration to them.

Hampton Morris tied an Olympic record 172 kg clean & jerk en route to earning a bronze medal in the 61 kg session in Paris on Wednesday as he lifted 126/172/298 to earn bronze behind Thailand’s Theerapong Silachai (303 kg) and China’s Li Fabin (310 kg).

Day Twelve at Paris 2024 saw dramatic performances across sports. Quincy Hall's stunning 400m win and Soufiane El Bakkali’s back-to-back 3,000m steeplechase gold highlighted the day. Canada made history in beach volleyball and pole vaulting, while China dominated artistic swimming.

The final four quarter-finals in the men's and women's team table tennis events at the Paris 2024 Olympics were held on Wednesday, August 7. Intense matches determined the last teams to advance to the semi-finals, setting the stage for an exciting continuation of the tournament.

Women's beach volleyball favourites Brazil resolutely ended the Olympic hopes of their Latvian opponents in the women's quarter-finals Wednesday, continuing their unbeaten streak in a defiant Paris Games.

A Soufiane El Bakkali masterclass showed how to control a final in the 3000m steeplechase, after the Moroccan won his second Olympic gold.

Paris Bercy witnessed another triumphant afternoon for France. The men's team pulled off a surprise against Canada, and the women's team overcame Germany. Belgium outclassed Spain. Australia overcame Serbia and the USA fulfilled the prediction against a great Nigeria.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games closing ceremony will take place on Sunday 11 August. The Stade de France in Saint-Denis will host a two-and-a-half hour ceremony full of surprises from 21:00 to 23:30. Many details of the show are being kept under wraps. It will retrace the history of the Games and feature performances by world-famous acrobats, dancers and singers.

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.

It was an incomplete day for sailing on August 6, as only two of the four scheduled finals took place. Dutch sailor Marit Bouwmeester and Australian Matt Wearn clinched gold in their respective Medal Races. The remaining events were postponed due to weather conditions.