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Equestrianism: The 25 leading riders after the team competition will now progress to the individual jump-off, where Team GB’s Laura Collett and Tom McEwen will both fancy their chances of bagging individual medals, with just one fence separating the top four riders.
Great Britain win team gold in eventing!
Equestrianism: With four fences in hand, Laura Collett and her mount London 52 only needed to avoid total disaster in the final round of the showjumping to win gold for Great Britain in the eventing and they duly do so, punching the air in celebration. They finish in first place with a score of 91.30, ahead of France on 103.60 and Japan on 115.80.
Jack Snape
Boxing: Tokyo bronze medallist Harry Garside broke down in tears after losing his first-round bout in the men’s 63.5kg boxing at the North Paris Arena.
The 27-year-old Australian – who put on hold professional boxing plans to return to the Olympic stage – narrowly won the first round against Hungarian Richard Kovacs, but his counterpunching opponent proved too wily and took rounds two and three.
Garside said afterwards he felt “very numb” and “a failure”. His emotions meant he was unable to continue his media conference and he momentarily went down on his haunches, before composing himself and walking away.
Kieran Pender
Swimming: And in the last heats of the morning at the pool, the punishing 16-lap men’s 800m freestyle, Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen was fastest to qualify for tomorrow night’s final, with Tunisian Ahmed Jaouadi in second. Italian long-distance swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri was next, followed by Australia’s Elijah Winnington in fourth.
But it was agony for young Australian Sam Short, who placed ninth fastest and will miss the final. The 20-year-old won silver in the discipline at last year’s world championships, but has been under pace at the Olympic meet – possibly still affected by an illness that hit during last month’s Australian trials. Short finished just off the podium in fourth in the 400m freestyle on Saturday.
Rowing: British duo Chloe Brew and Rebecca Edwards have finished third in their repechages to make it through to the women’s pair semi-finals. In the eights, Britain’s men and women have both qualified for the finals of their events.
Men’s mountain bike: We’re less than an hour away from the start of the men’s mountain bike race at Elancourt Hill, a gruelling ordeal in extreme heat for the riders which promises to be very exciting and features Great Britain’s defending champion Tom Pidcock among the favourites. Charlie Aldridge also goes for Team GB in that event which is scheduled to start at 1.10pm (BST).
Equestrianism: Great Britain are this close to a team gold medal in the eventing after Tom McEwen jumped a clear round on his horse JL Dublin in the showjumping.
The British team have three fences in hand over France with just one of their riders, Laura Collett, left to go. Collett is also lying in the individual silver medal position behind the German double Olympic gold medallist Michael Jung.
Noah Williams: “From third last to second means a lot”
“It means a lot to me,” says Tom Daley’s dive partner, who must have felt under the most intense pressure to perform today, following his disappointing performance at Tokyo. “From third last to second. My coach passed away after the last Olympics in Tokyo and he’d probably feel pretty proud today.”
On their superb fourth dive this morning: “The fourth dive last year, it was my worst dive but it was Tom’s best so we had to use it. I’ve come a long way in the last year just practicing that and I’m really glad that it paid off here.”
Tom Daley: “It’s just so special”
“It’s just so special,” he tells the BBC, following his silver mnedal win alongside Noah Williams. “This time last year deciding to come back, never mind not knowing if I would make the synchro team. Doing it in front of my son, who asked me to come back is so special I now have [a medal] of every colour. I’ve completed the set.”
On Noah Williams: “I’ve never seen Noah cry in my whole life,” he says of his partner, who is alongside him and visibly struggling to contain his tears as he remembers his former coach Dave Jenkins, who passed away in 2021. “I know how much today mean’s him. it’s very sad Dave is not here, but I know Dave and my dad would both be so proud to see us here today.”
On his emergence from retirement: “As an athlete, you know to train smarter. You have to prioritise things in your life, not just diving. I was getting emotional just getting prepared for this. My husband has really been there, he’s taken the kids allowing me to travel when I’ve needed to. A happy athlete is a successful one.
And the future: “I don’t know. We’ll enjoy today and see what the future holds. Right now, I’ll just go and enjoy time with my little ones.”
Swimming: Team GB’s Freya Colbert was third fastest in the first 400m medley heat behind the USA’s Emma Weyant and Katie Grimes and will contest the final. Her teammate Katie Shanahan was fourth in her heat and also makes the final. Ireland’s Ellen Walshe also makes it through after finishing fourth in her heat.
Triathlon swimming training cancelled again
Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River have led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon training session for a second straight day today.
Organisers overseeing the event at the Paris Games are optimistic that triathletes will be able to swim in the city’s famed waterway when the competition starts tomorrow.
The sport’s governing body, World Triathlon, its medical team and city officials are banking on sunny weather and higher temperatures to bring the bacteria levels below the necessary limits to stage the swim portion of the race, which also includes biking and running.
Speaking to the French news channel CNEWS today, French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra said officials are “absolutely serene about all of this.” The recent rain has contributed to the water quality concerns, but she believes conditions will improve. “I am confident in the fact that we will be able to be there tomorrow for the men’s triathlon event,” she said.
Tom Daley and Noah Williams: The British 10m synchronised diving duo have just been presented with their silvers, with Daley receiving his fifth Olympic medal and his young sidekick getting his first. It’s the Chinese duo of Junjie Lian and Hao Yang who get to hear their country’s national anthem after their masterful display, while Canada’s Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray look delighted to be occupying the third step of the podium.
Kieran Pender
Swimming: The favourites are all comfortably through the women’s 100m backstroke heats, writes Kieran Pender, who is poolside in Paris.
The heats of the women’s 100m backstroke played out uneventfully this morning, as all the favourites comfortably progressed in what shapes up as one of the blockbuster finals of the Paris swim meet.
America’s Katharine Berkoff was through fastest, followed by compatriot and world record holder Regan Smith. The duo will face tough competition in tonight’s semi-finals and tomorrow night’s finals from the Australian Kaylee McKeown, who won gold in Tokyo three years ago and secured the world title last year. Tokyo silver medallist Kylie Masse, from Canada, was fourth-quickest.”
Jane Figueiredo speaks: “I’m excited, fearless for them … just over the moon for both of them,” says Tom Daley’s coach in an interview with the BBC. “There’s been a lot going on behind the scenes that most people don’t realise in an athlete’s life and a coach’s life. For both of them to achieve a silver medal today was absolutely brilliant and China was just too good for us today. But we hung in there and I’m just so proud.”
Greetings one and all. Barry Glendenning here to take over from Martin, who is going for a well-earned lie-down after an outstanding men’s synchronised 10m diving competition.
I don’t know a great deal about the discipline but even a know-nothing imbecile like me can tell there is no shame whatsoever in Tom Daley and Noah Williams finishing second to that incredible gold medal-winning Chinese duo, who didn’t put a foot or hand wrong across six rounds of diving. Their performance was astonishing.
An incredible diving contest there – the Chinese pair looking unstoppable but what joy for Tom Daley and Noah Williams to win silver. On that note, I am going to hand over to Barry Glendenning for the next couple of hours. I will see you back here later on.
China win gold in 10m synchro diving as Team GB’s Daley and Williams take silver
Men’s synchronised 10m diving: the reigning world champions from China, Junjie Lian and Hao Yang, have taken gold in the men’s synchronised 10m diving in a dominant display in which they lead the contest all the way through.
The British pair of Tom Daley and Noah Williams finished second and took silver. Daley was unable to defend his Tokyo title, but the silver adds to his lifetime Olympic haul of one gold and three bronzes. 24-year-old Williams won gold in the Commonwealth Games in this discipline, but it is his first Olympic medal.
Canada’s Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray took bronze, surviving a late scare when Ukraine and Mexico’s pairings both nearly overtook them on the last round after the Canadian pair picked a pretty conservative last effort of back 2½ somersaults with 1½ twists in pike. The Canadians finished less than four points ahead of Mexico, less than ten ahead of Ukraine.
The final scores were:
Men’s hockey: Australia beat Ireland 2-1 in the end. A slightly disappointing scoreline for the Aussies which doesn’t really reflect how dominant they appeared to be during play. Still, a win is a win at this stage. They join Belgium on two wins out of two at the top of their group.
Men’s synchronised 10m diving: the fifth round is done and dusted. The Mexican pair of Kevin Berlin Reyes and Randal Willars Valdez fell out of synch on their dive, making it much harder to see them sneaking from fourth into the medals. Canada remain third, Daley and Williams of Team GB second after another great dive, and China’s Junjie Lian and Hao Yang are still well out in front, and frankly making 10m diving look like one of the easiest things in the world. Back 3½ Somersaults in pike? No problem.
Men’s synchronised 10m diving: a huge dive from Tom Daley and Noah Williams (GB) – a *checks notes* back 3½ somersaults in the pike position – scores 93.96. But hold on, here come Junjie Lian and Hao Yang (Chn) with 95.88. Nobody can get close to them. The Chinese are 13 points ahead. Canada remain third, Mexico fourth.
Women’s volleyball: an epic battle has come to an end with Turkey coming from two sets behind to beat the Netherlands 3 sets to 2 in Pool C. It was tight all the way through, with Turkey ultimately winning 19-25 19-25 25-22 25-22 15-13. The Netherlands actually scored more points overall but unlike in Play Your Cards Right, points don’t mean prizes in this game. Huge celebrations from the Turkish contingent.
Men’s synchronised 10m diving: the third round of dives is over, and this is the point of the competition where the pairs can start bringing out their own moves. Junjie Lian and Hao Yang (Chn) are looking unstoppable here. They are now ten points clear.
Tom Daley and Noah Williams (GB) are now in second, having pulled slightly clear of Canada’s duo Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray. But probably the significant development was a very strong third dive by Kevin Berlin Reyes and Randal Willars Valdez of Mexico, who are fourth, but clearly look like they could menace those ahead of them in the podium places.
Each pair has six dives, all six dives count. We are halfway through.
Kieran Pender
Kieran Pender is at the pool in Paris for the Guardian:
Canada’s 400m individual medley world record-holder Summer McIntosh qualified for the final at the pool this morning, finishing first in her heat, but was pushed all the way by emerging Australian star Ella Ramsay. In Paris the 20-year-old joins an elite group of Australian Olympians who have a family connection – Ramsay’s father Heath swam at the Sydney 2000 Games.
Ramsay went out hard and was with McIntosh for most of the race, before fading in the final 25m as Mio Narita swam past. The Australian’s team-mate Jenna Forrester just missed the final, placing ninth across the two heats. In the faster first heat, American duo Emma Weyant and Katie Grimes secured lanes four and five for the final tonight.
Men’s synchronised 10m diving: Junjie Lian and Hao Yang (Chn) have stretched their lead after the second round of dives. It is 57.6 for the dive and now they have 114 points combined. Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray (Can) and Tom Daley and Noah Williams (GB) remain locked in joint second on 105.00. The Australian pair of Domonic Bedggood and Cassiel Rousseau are in fourth with 99.60.
Men’s hockey and women’s hockey: It is half-time between China’s women and Japan’s women in that competition and China seem in control, leading 4-0. Both teams lost their opening match, so this is damaging for Japan’s hopes of progressing.
In the men’s, after a lengthy video umpire delay, Australia have been denied a third goal. It remains 2-1 against Ireland with ten minutes left of the final quarter.
Tom Daley and Noah Williams begin competing in 10m synchronised diving
Men’s synchronised 10m diving: Tom Daley and Noah Williams (GB) have scored 53.40 with their first dive, putting them in joint second place with Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray (Can). But China’s three-time and reigning world champions and the favourites Junjie Lian and Hao Yang have set a huge marker here with 56.40 in the opening dive. Each pair has six dives.
Men’s synchronised 10m diving: the final has begun. Eight teams. Six dives each. Three medals to be won. Domonic Bedggood and Cassiel Rousseau have opened the competition for Australia and scored 51.00.
It is coming up to 11 o’clock in Paris, where two events with Team GB medal hopes get under way – the men’s 10m synchronised diving and equestrian eventing team final.
11 o’clock in Paris will also see Nigeria and Australia face each other in the women’s basketball, the women’s 60kg boxing round of 16 start, China face Canada in the women’s beach volleyball, plus a rather tasty looking clash between Slovenia and Croatia in the men’s handball. Oh, and the swimming heats get started for today at 11 o’clock, and there is still tennis and mountain biking to come. It is … a lot. I love it.
Men’s hockey: Australia have gone in at half-time leading Ireland 2-1. Lee Cole scored Ireland’s first goal of the tournament in the 25th minute, but just at the death of the second quarter Australia were awarded a penalty stroke which Blake Govers tucked away with aplomb.
Men’s handball: Germany have ruthlessly dispatched Japan and now top Group A with two wins from two. Today’s match ended up 34-24 with Renars Uscins the standout man – seven goals from seven attempts.
Women’s volleyball: the opening match today is Turkey against the Netherlands. The Dutch have taken the first two sets, but Turkey are fighting hard to save the third, with it tied at 16-16. Italy and the Dominican Republic are the other two teams in Pool C. They played yesterday, with Italy coming out on top.
Men’s hockey: Australia have the lead against Ireland. Corey Weyer with the goal from a penalty corner in the ninth minute.
Gold for South Korea in women’s 10m air rifle
Women’s 10m air rifle: in an incredibly tight finish South Korea’s Ban Hyojin has taken gold in the women’s 10m air rifle shooting from China’s Huang Yuting. They both finished on 251.8 points, but the South Korean nicked the shoot-off. Audrey Gogniat took the bronze for Switzerland, her country’s first medal of the Games.
