2024 Paris Olympics LIVE: Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal are DUMPED OUT of men’s doubles as Spain duo are beaten by Team USA in quarter-finals

It’s been a miserable boxing journey for Team GB athletes competing in Paris, but they finally have a reason to smile as Lewis Richardson eanred a close split-decision win over Serbia’s Vakhid Abbasov.

A first win in the ring for Team GB in Paris!

Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal have been knocked out of the men’s tennis doubles in the Paris Olympics after losing to Team USA.

The Spanish pairing had been a duo of the past and present of tennis, with the once-clay King Nadal partnering with the two-time Wimbledon winner 17 years his junior in a bid to make history.

This is a huge upset for the Spanish Olympic team as two of their favourite gold medal hopefuls crash out after Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram dominated the encounter.

Nadal waves goodbye to the Paris crowd and you wonder if that will be the last time he plays competitively in the country.

The crowd erupts as Marchand takes the lead heading into the final 50metres, edging ahead of Kristof Milak in the final few strokes.

Marchand takes gold and celebrates by raising one hand to the crowd. What a performance that was from the local athlete.

Just to make it even more impressive is Marchand sets a new Olympic record with a time of 1:51.21 seconds. Will he be claiming another gold medal later?

Wow what a deafening reception that was for the Frenchman as he emerges poolside dreaming to tdo the unthinkable, competing in both the breaststroke and butterfly 200m finals.

The butterfly final has just got underway and this could be a huge moment in the Olympics.

Wow this would be a huge upset in the men’s tennis doubles as the Spanish pair find themselves a set and a break down against Team USA.

First Dates star Fred Sirieix was left fighting back tears after his daughter won Olympic diving bronze on Wednesday morning.

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 19, and Lois Toulson, 24, produced a brilliant last-round dive to snatch the final spot on the podium after falling down the leaderboard following a below-par third dive.

Wow what a routine from Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka as he moves top with a score of 14.500 and ends up winning gold. That pushes Fraser out of the medal places and Team GB will have to settle without a gong in this event.

It’s not to be for Jarman who has just dropped out of the top three as Xiao Ruoteng scores 14.366 on the high bar, pushing Fraser into third and his team-mate into fourth.

It’s not as difficult a routine as Fraser but is equally as impressive with his incredible dismount a real highlight of the men’s all-around gymnastics final.

Jarman watches on as he scores 13.333 to move into third place overall. The problem is that we still have quite a few athletes to go in this one.

It’s his last event in the men’s all-around gymnastics final and Joe Fraser has just absolutely nailed his routine on the high bar.

It’s not faultless but is as close as most will get, finishing with a double-twist that is landed perfectly and lets out a roar of delight.

Will it be enough to clinch a medal?!

The Team GB gymnast got off to a difficult start – using his strength to transition into a handstands which is what the judges don’t want to see – before eventually settling into this flow.

A 14.300 is awarded that was helped by his stunning dismount and remains in the mix for a medal in fifth position, meanwhile team-mate Joe Fraser sits fourth. China’s Xiao Ruoteng remains top of the leaderboard.

Wow check out these inredible images of Jarman’s terrific vault that has thrust him into the medal positions in gymnastics. He absolutely threw the air, twisting and turning beore nailian a perfect finish.

Wow what a turn of events for Jake Jarman as he riseds from 10th to third in the men’s all-around gymnastics final at the Paris Olympics.

He needed a massive score on the vault and did exactly that as he scored 15.166 with a brilliant three-and-a-half twist move.

Could Team GB get another athlete on the podium today?

Of all the things that could wreak havoc on the Olympic Games, a bee is right down the bottom of possible disruptions. But that is exactly what almost ruined South Korea’s bid for gold in the women’s team archery event.

Eagle-eyed fans have spotted the moment when a bumble bee landed on a competitors hands just as they were about to release an arrow.

You can watch the video below!

Champion paddler Jessica Fox has defended her C1 crown and made Australian Olympic history by adding a second gold medal to her Paris collection.

Coming on the back of her breakthrough K1 triumph, Fox stormed to another commanding win at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium whitewater course on Wednesday.

A Team GB swimming star dropped to the floor in despair after suffering Olympic heartbreak as he was thrown out of Paris 2024 despite finishing first in his race.

Luke Greenbank was disqualified from the 200m backstroke for breaking a little-known rule in the heats, having thought he was through to the semi-finals – on another otherwise-glorious day for British competitors.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Bronze medallist Helen Reeves said: ‘Mallory Franklin has shown that she has it, there is no doubt about that, with her level of experience and calibre paddling that she has. It has been a really difficult preparation period. She is the current world champion but today it hasn’t gone her way.’

The world No 5 looks calm and composed in the blocks at the top of the rapids here.

She sets off strongly and is round the first couple of gates in rapid speed. She gets stuck on the wave through the sixth gate and loses some control, picking up a two second penalty.

It’s a tough break for the Team GB star who has been brilliant so far today but she finishes fifth having clocked a four-second penalty and a time of 115.15.

Luke Greenbank looked to have sealed a spot in the 200m backstroke semi-finals but was dealt a harsh blow.

Greenbank appeared to have sealed a spot in the semi-finals but was caught out by a little-known rule.

He had secured a time of 1 minute and 56 scounds, a second faster that Hubert Kos of Hungary.

But the swimmer was left reeling after he had swam too far underwater at the beginning of the race.

‘I don’t know what to say, absolutely gutted,’ he said. ‘It’s really annoying, I feel like I’m on good form.’

Mallory Franklin delivered an excellent performance on the waves this afternoon to book her place in the finals of the women’s canoe slalom.

She needed to beat a time of 118.84 seconds and did so by clocking a time of 116.62 seconds!

Some tension appears to be building between China and Australia at this year’s Games after two Chinese swimmers had tested positive for steroids two years ago.

According to News Corp, state security services in China have been testing beef imports from Australia, as they believe traces of the drug came from the athletes eating hamburgers at a restaurant in Beijing.

It has left some Aussie officials scratching their heads. The two swimmers were banned for 12 months and their positive tests were reportedly kept secret from the swimming community – with questions being asked of the World Anti Doping agency.

Australia have condemned China’s history with drugs in swimming, with a statement from Meat and Livestock Australia reading: ‘Menthandienone is not used in any capacity in Australian beef production or in any vetinary medicine.’

Team USA’s women’s sevens side upset the odds to defeat the HSBC SVNS Champions Australia earlier this week.

It was a sensational and historic victory from the Americans, who bested the Aussies 14-12 to clinch bronze in Paris and bring home the first medal for the US across both men’s and women’s sevens competitions.

Michele Kang, who owns the Washington Spirit, Olympique Lyon’s women’s side and London City Lionesses, has provided a gift of £3.11million ($4m) over the next four years to the USA Women’s rugby sevens squad.

The money will be used to help grow the sport and provide better resources to it’s players and staff.

2024 has been a banner year for women’s sports with record-breaking attendance and viewership, and women’s rugby is no exception – Michele Kang, via USA rugby

I am so happy to support these outstanding athletes to realize their dream in capturing the gold in Los Angeles in 2028. That work starts now. As corporate sponsors and broadcast networks increasingly see the value and enthusiasm for women’s sports, now is the moment to unlock the full potential of these incredible female athletes and inspire generations to come.

I am so proud to be part of that legacy now, started by the Brownlee brothers initially, and then carried on by our incredible women that we have in the sport as well. We are really looking to be almost world leading in the sport. I am lucky to be a part of it and hopefully someday someone will watch that race and decide to give it a go and be just like me one day – Alex Yee via BBC Sport

Elsewhere, there is a historic moment for Guatemala, with the nation celebrating their first ever Olympic gold medal.

Adriana Ruano Oliva has won the women’s trap shooting event, beating Italy’s Silvana Maria Stanco and Australia’s Penny Smith.

The Guatemala Olympic Committee have set off fireworks outside their offices back home to celebrate.

The organisation have described the victory as bringing the nation a ‘great joy’.

Jean Pierre Brol also won bronze in the men’s trap event yesterday, meaning two of the nations three Olympic medals have come at Paris 2024.

Britain have enjoyed success in the canoe slalom so far at Paris 2024.

Adam Burgess won silver in the men’s C1 event, while Kimberley Woods kayaked her way to bronze in the women’s K1.

Mallory Franklin is the latest British medal hopeful, with the Tokyo 2020 silver medallist going in the women’s C1.

Franklin has just negotiated the semi-finals, qualifying sixth fastest for this afternoon’s final.

Poland’s Alekzandra Jarecka has left Olympics fans stunned after she delivered an emotional reaction to winning Bronze on Wendesday.

She was competing in the team sabre event and had bested China for the honour of claiming the final spot on the podium.

After a match that saw both sides trade the lead, Jarecka levelled the contest with three sconds to go, forcing extra time.

She would go on to seal a tiebreaker point to ultimately win the bronze medal!

But some fans have noticed here celebration, with one writing: ‘I wish more of the athletes let their guard down and reacted like this. It’s so fun to watch. Congratulations to Poland.’

The medals are raining in today for Team GB, with Kieran Reilly clinching their fifth medal of the day!

It means Britain have won more medals today alone than South Africa, New Zealand and the Netherlands!

Great Britain now sit fourth in the medal table and are quickly catching up to France and Japan, having won six gold medals – two of which came today – five silver medals and five bronze medals. That brings their overall tally up to 16 so far for the 2024 Olympics.

Simone Biles delivered a brutal jibe towards MyKayla Skinner, claiming that her team had a ‘lack of talent and were lazy Olympic champions’.

It came as a response to a post from Skinner, who had lashed out on YouTube against Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey for having a poor ‘work ethic’.

But their feud has deepened today with former Team USA and 2012 gold medallist McKayla Maroney weighing in on the dispute and she’s delivered her backing to Biles, who claimed her fifth Olympic gold medal yesterday.

Anthony Jeanjean missed out on claiming a silver medal to Kieran Reilly, after he slipped over on his second run in the men’s freestyle BMX.

He cut an emotional figure afterwards, having dropped down the rankings from second to third.

Kieran Reilly gets some air as he twists, flips and cartwheels on his bike during the men’s freestyle BMX.

A triathlete vomited at the end of the men’s race earlier this morning live on BBC One.

The athlete had finished the gruelling men’s race but was physically sick on live TV after finishing ninth with a time of 1hr 39mins 41seconds.

Canada’s Tyler Mislawchuk revealed that he had actually vomited 10 times during the race.

‘I didn’t come here to come top 10 but I gave it everything I had,’ he told Canadian media afterwards.

‘I went for it, I have no regrets – vomited 10 times.’

Reilley is off to a fantastic star in his first run of the BMX final.

He’s getting some air on these jumps too, and is looking incredibly composed as he flips and spins through the air.

This is sensational! He wraps up his run by getting the crowd on their feet – but that’ll surely be a big score for the Team GB athlete!

Reilly moves into third place.

Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy is set to get his 2024 Olympic Games underway on Thursday at 9.11am UK time.

The four-time major winner has endured a difficult season on the PGA Tour, agonisingly missing out on winning the US Open earlier this season by a shot to Bryson DeChambeau.

Should he win this week in Paris, he could turn his season on its head and take plenty of confidence into next month’s FedEx Cup playoffs.

‘The last time you guys saw me, I didn’t give a very good account of myself at Troon,’ McIlroy said earlier this week.

‘I’ve been asked this question a lot, where would an Olympic medal sit in sort of the hierarchy of my career achievements and it’s something I probably won’t be able to answer until when everything is said and done.’

He added: ‘It would be the achievement, certainly of the year (for him). It’s well documented that I haven’t won one of the big four in 10 years. It would probably be one, if not the biggest, in my career for the last 10 years.’

McIlroy hails from Hollywood in Northern Ireland but interestingly opts to play for Irealdn when it comes to the Olympics and not Great Britain.

Britain’s Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown has been knocked out in the Judoka women’s 70kg round of 16.

She was beaten by Tokyo silver medallist Michaela Pollers of Austria.

It was a tough result for Yeats-Brown, with her Austraian opponent claiming the win with a Waza-ari.

Le Golf National is looking in incredible shape ahead of the men’s first round tomorrow in Paris!

Here’s a sneak peek behind the scenes…

US tennis star Coco Gauff broke down in tears after being embroiled in a heated argument with an umpire at Roland Garros on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old, the reigning US Open champion lost, 7-6 (7) 6-2 to Croatia’s Donna Vekic during the third-round of the women’s singles, and subsequently fumed at the chair umpire, after a contentious call at the baseline went against her favour.

Gauff had served long to Vekic, who hit a powerful return back to the American star, with her shot appearing to land close to the baseline. A line judge initally called the shot out, but the umpire Jaume Campistol thought the ball was in, and awarded the Croatian the point. She would go on to seal a service break and a 4-2 lead.

But Gauff was left livid at the decision and vented towards the umpire saying: ‘I never argue these calls. But he called it out before I hit the ball.

‘It’s not even a perception; it’s the rules. I always have to advocate for myself.’

She added: ‘It always happens here at the French Open to me. Every time. This is like the fourth, fifth time it’s happened this year.’

‘Brilliantly bonkers,’ says Mail Sport’s Nik Simon as footage has emerged of Snoop Dog commentating over Antoine Dupont’s sensational 70m run during France’s victory against South Africa in the men’s rugby sevens final.

An emotional Lois Toulson and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix admitted their pride to have won bronze in the women’s synchronised diving at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

‘It’s a bit surreal to be honest. This is my third Olympics and I’ve always wanted to [win] so I’m happy and proud to get on the medal podium,’ Toulson said to BBC Sport.

Spendolini-Sirieix added: ‘I’m so happy. I usually have so much to say but I don’t have anything to say today!

‘Having my family here, doing it alongside Lois, it’s been a crazy two years. I’ve grown so much as a person beside her over the last two years not just as an athlete.’

Fred Sirieix has delivered another update after his daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix clinched bronze in the women’s 10m synchronised diving on Wednesday.

Sirieix raised a glass of champaigne to his daughter and her diving partner Lois Toulson, before stating on X (formerly Twitter): ‘This is the most beautiful feeling.

‘I am bursting with pride, bursting with happiness and joy.

‘It feels like I’m going to explode!’

‘Girls, well done. Thank you very much for this amazing day, here’s to you!’

What a morning it’s been for Britain! They’ve moved up to fourth in the medal table, hot on the heels for France and Japan, having clinched 16 medals so far at the Paris Olympics.

GB now have six golds, five silvers and five bronze medals from the opening seven days of the Games.

But there could be more coming this afternoon, here’s a recap of the main events coming up later today and who will be flying the British flag in each event!

• BMX Freestyle: Kieran Reilly will compete in the men’s BMX freestyle final at 1.45pm BST.
• Canoe Slalom: Mallory Franklin, a silver medallist from Tokyo, will be hoping to add to Team GB’s medal haul in the C1 final which takes place at 2.30pm BST.
• Judoka: Jemima Yeats-Brown will compete in the women’s 70kg category later today.
• Swimming: Luke Greenbank is out to better his Tokyo 2020 bronze medal in the men’s 200m backstroke at 7.37pm BST. Team GB are also set to compete in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay later on tonight at 8.48pm BST.

Team GB’s Chantelle Reid’s 2024 Olympic boxing journey has come to an end, after she suffered a split decision defeat by Morocco’s Khadija Mardi – the fourth seed – during the women’s 75kg boxing event.

It was 29-28 on all of thejudges scorecards, but three gave their votes to Mardi, with two giving Reid victory in the last-16.

Alex Yee was left speechless following his dramatic win in the men’s triathlon earlier this morning.

The now two-time Olympic champion, who had clinched silver in the same event in Tokyo 2020, revealed what he said to himself in the final 300m as he attempted to close the gap between himself and New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde.

‘I still don’t really know what to say to be honest. I’m a bit lost for words and so grateful to everyone who’s been in my corner for the last three years. That was for them,’ Yee said to BBC Sport.

‘At 5km I was going through a really bad patch and with 2.5km to go I thought I’m going to give myself one last chance at this and not give up, and here we are.’

When pressed on what he was thinking in the final stretch of the race, he said: ‘Anything can happen. I am still just that normal guy, I work hard at my sport and I just love what I’m doing.

‘For me it’s amazing I can be in this position and these guys have worked so hard for me. They came and they lined the streets and everyone gave me a push today to get to Hayden. Appreciate him for just giving me that push and really extracting everything out of my body.’

Fred Sirieix celebrated as his daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson claimed bronze in the women’s 10m sychronised diving on Wednesday.

Sirieix took to X (formerly Twitter) to state: ‘What emotions! What a beautiful moment! How many tears!!!

‘I’m bursting with pride, joy and happiness.

‘Well done and congrats @andreassirieix and @LoisToulson.’

Team GB were crowned women’s quadruple scull champions after a photo finish, with the Brits mounting a last gasp surge to snatch a dramatic victory off the Netherlands.

It was a jaw-dropping finish from the Brits, with Lola Anderson admitting she and the rest of the crew were ‘overwhelmed’ by the experience.

‘We spent ages working towards this and as a boat we’re so process-driven, we’re always looking to what comes next,’ she told BBC Sport.

‘But when you’re getting towards the end of a cycle like this, and it doesn’t get bigger than this, it’s quite overwhelming to experience this, but really grateful.’

Hannah Scott nadded: ‘It’s been a long time in the making and I still can’t quite believe it. I don’t know if I’m emotional yet but that will come. I think we were so process-driven today and the immensity of what this is, it hasn’t caught up with me.

‘The crew today were amazing. We kept it so cool to the end. We had the confidence, we’ve done so many hard miles in training and for anyone out there just go for it. If you think you can you might just do it one day, and that’s the really cool thing about the Olympics.’

An elated Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson admitted that they were over the moon to finish third in the women’s 10m synchronised diving on Wednesday morning.

Spendolini-Sirieix told the BBC: ‘I don’t think there is anyway to describe what we are feeling. We are so happy. We have worked so hard.

‘I am sorry we gave everyone a hard time be we always know how to close a competition.’

Toulson added: ‘There was a blip in the middle with our third dive which is usually one of our strongest. We stayed confident and calm.’

Right, let’s just recap on what’s been a sensational morning for Team GB.

Their medal count currently sits at 16, with the Brits having now claimed six gold medals, five bronze medals and five silver medals.

Two of those bronze medals came this morning, with Beth Potter coming third place in the women’s triathlon, delivering a sensational performance to claim her first Olympic medal.

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson then claimed bronze in the women’s 10m sychronised diving event.

Meanwhile, Team GB’s hockey team claimed a 2-1 victory against South Africa, putting them fourth in their pool, before Alex Yee produced a sensational comeback to finish first in the men’s triathlon.

The women’s quadruple scull also dazzled to edge out the Netherlands’ to finish first in the rowing too, producing a sesnational performance to win in the final 100m of the race.

What a morning it’s been and there’s still plenty more to come, with Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick in action in the golf, meanwhile Kieran Reilly is set to fly the flag for Team GB in the BMX Freestyle.

Just as Alex Yee fights back to snatch gold from Hayden Wilde, Team GB’s women’s quadruple scull have also swiped gold off the the Netherlands’ in the rowing.

What a morning it’s been! Britain’s medal count has risen to 14, with four golds, five silvers and five bronze medals.

Team GB have struck again with another gold medal, with the women’s quadruple sculls overtaking the the Netherlands by the barest of margins!

It goes down to a photo finish with GB edging the Dutch by milimetres to take their second gold medal of the morning.

What a remarkable performance from Lauren Henry, hannah Scott, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw in the women’s quad!

I’m still in shock over that finish! We were wondering whether Yee had it in the tank to catch Hayden Wilde in first place after the second lap, but the Brit produced a stirring comeback to overtake the New Zealander to finish first around 300m from the finish line.

An exhausted Yee and Wilde sat down at the finish line and congratulated eachother on what was a sensational race.

The pair watched on as other competitors stumbled over the finish line.

This is what the Olympics is all about!

He’s overtaken Hayden Wilde!! Can he do it?! He’s 100m from the finish!

Team GB’s men’s quadruple sculls are set to get underway in just a moment’s time with the women’s quad sculls following just after.

Here’s Sir Steve Redgrave’s guide to rowing at this year’s Olympics!

Fred Sirieix inspects his daughter, Andrea’s, bronze medal after she and Lois Toulson placed third in the women’s synchronised diving.

Sirieix, known for his role as the maitre d’ of Channel 4’s First Dates, celebrated wildly as his daughter clinched bronze for Team GB.

Hayden Wilde of New Zealand has taken a pretty big lead on Alex Yee in second place here.

The gap sits at around 0-15 seconds with the Kiwi just crossing over the Ponte Alexandre III and Wilde is showing no signs of slowing down.

This is an impressive performance from the distance runner, particularly in the warm conditions in the French capital today.

Yee is also going strong and looks to be closing the gap on the New Zealander, but will need to be weary as there is a pack of runners over his right shoulder.

Can he push on to catch Wilde?

Here’s the moment Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson clinched bronze with a perfectly excecuted final dive.

What a performance from the British pair!

‘Andrea’s dad Fred is going mad in the stands here,’ Mail Sport’s David Coverdale says.

‘He is bursting with pride. Andrea herself is in floods of tears.

‘Lois’ boyfriend Jack Laugher – a fellow GB diver – has also just come over to give his partner a kiss and a cuddle.’

What a morning we’re having. Bronze in the women’s triathlon. Bronze in the women’s synchronised diving too!

Team GB have also clinched a huge victory against South Africa in the women’s hockey with Amy Costello and Hannah French both scoring to seal a 2-1 victory for Team GB.

The result means Great Britain will climb to fourth in the Pool B standings, just one point behind Spain.

It’s 2-1 to Great Britain against South Africa in the women’s hockey.

Team GB have lost both of their opening matches at the Games this summer but have taken the lead against South Africa with 10 minutes to go.

Hannah French’s strike from close range gave Britain the lead in this match, with Team GB able to go on to leapfrog South Africa na dthe USA should they claim victory.

After clinching silver earlier this week alongside Noah Williams in the men’s diving, Tom Daley was back to watch Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson on Wednesday morning!

A proud dad! Fred Sirieix is in the crowd today watching his daughter Andrea compete at the Olympics.

But writing in his column with Mail Sport, the BBC Pundit and Channel 4’s First Dates’ maitre d’ admitted that watching Andrea compete gives him less stress than working with A-listers.

‘An inner turmoil grips my body when I watch Andrea dive. I remember almost having a heart attack at the Commonwealth Games in 2022, where she won two gold medals,’ he writes.

‘Thankfully Andrea handles the pressure a lot better than I do!’

Read Fred’s full column for Mail Sport below!

The pair step up to the 10m platform and jump into the air. But it’s not their best jump!

Spendolini-Sirieix and Toulson appeared to be a bit out of synch there as they summersault head over heels before landing in the water. They’ll be handed a score of 60.3 for that dive after their earlier dive of 97.20 put them in second place.

Fears had arisen over the quality of water in the River Seine after the men’s triathlon was postponed with tests revealing that there were unsafe levels of E. coli in the French waterway.

The men’s race was subsequently rescheduled from Tuesday to Wednesday, even after organisers had spent £1.17billion to clean up the river ahead of the games.

Wednesday’s races had been given the green light even after overnight rain. Organisers had conducted tests of the water at approximately 3.20am EST and were compliant with the standards set by World Triathlon.

‘The results of the latest water analyses, received at 3.20 a.m., have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing for the triathlon competitions to take place,’ Paris 2024 and World Triathlon said in a statement.

Some men’s ahtletes had been angered by the decision to postpone Tuesday’s race – which is currently underway – with Belgiums Marten Van Riel writing on World Triathlon’s Instagram page: ‘If the priority was the health of the athletes this event would have been moved to another location a long time ago.

‘We are just puppets in a puppet show.’

So for both the men’s and women’s races, athletes are set to cover a total distance of 1,550km across the course.

Between each leg of the race, they will stop at transition areas to change their footwear and pick up their bike.

Here are the Olympic distances for both male and female triathletes:

• 1,500km swim
• 40km cycle
• 10km run

Athletes will begin the swim leg of the triathlon at the Pont Alexandre III bridge. They’ll swim up and down the river before exiting back at the bridge before picking up their bikes. There its hats and goggles off and onto the cycling section of the course that will take them towards the Champs Elysees, around the Arc de Triomphe, past the Grand Palais and back along the River Seine.

They’ll travel back towards the Pont Alexandre III along the Boulevard Saint-Germain, before dismounting and completing the run stage of the race.

Competitors will follow the same route across the river across the Pont des Invalides towards the Arc de Triomphe before finishing at the Pont Alexandre III.

The men’s triathlon is now underway with Team GB’s Alex Yee looking to better his silver medal at Tokyo 2020 alongside fellow Brit Sam Dickinson.

Dickinson has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won gold in 2022. Today, he’ll make his debut at the Olypmics and will be hoping to follow up on Beth Potter’s achievements this morning.

The competitors are out and the swim leg of the triathlon is underway!

Some have raised concerns over the slippery conditions out in Paris, with Taylor Knibb coming off her bike in the women’s time trial on Saturday.

Even her mechanic slipped on the tarmac as he came to deliver her a new bike.

Team GB’s Anna Henderson subsequently went on to clinch silver in the time trial, but insisted that she ‘cycled like a grandma’ through the corners to avoid slipping.

Not for the first time this week, we’ve seen bike riders coming off their bikes under the slippery conditions out in paris.

The women’s time trial on Saturday saw several riders slip as they attempted to speed through corners, with one athete’s mechanic also slipping on the tarmac as he attempted to provide a new bike to America’s Taylor Knibb.

Ahead of today’s women’s triathlon, rain had fallen overnight in the French capital spelling some concerns over the cycling leg of today’s women’s triathlon.

Several riders slipped and came off their bikes during the race, with some withdrawing.

Guam‘s Manami Iijima was the first athlete to crash, with Brazil’s Vittoria Lopes, Germany’s Lisa Tertsch and Belgium’s Jolien Vermeylen also impacted by an incident.

Lotte Miller crashed twice in the bike leg, with the Norwegian subsequently pulling out.

Germany’s Laura Lindemann fell with three laps to go, subsequently falling away from the chasing pack of riders.

Potter delivered her verdict on today’s race adding that she tried to stay as far in front as she could to avoid crashing in the slippery conditions in Paris.

‘I just tried to stay in the top five and stay towards the front and mainly stayed out of trouble,’ Potter said speaking to BBC Sport.

‘I got caught behind a couple of crashes on the bike but managed to stay upright. I was just trying to stay sensible and not get caught.’

There were concerns earlier today that the damp conditions underfoot in Paris could have an impact on the bike stage of the event with one rider coming off her bike during the triathlon. But Potter added she was well prepared for the slippery conditions.

‘It said it was going to be dry but it was obviously very wet. I live and train in Leeds so I am used to those conditions and I have done many sessions with the boys in the wet. I was prepared and I didn’t want to make any silly mistakes and I made sure I stayed on good wheels and tried to stay as safe as possible.’

‘I will root for my fellow GB athletes so hopefully Alex [Yee] takes the win today.’

What an achievement for Team GB’s Beth Potter!

After the race, the Glasgow-born triathlete collapsed to the ground in exhaustion and elation at her third-place finish in the women’s triathlon.

The Scot had previously competed in the 10,000m at Rio in 2016 and today earned herself an Olympic medal in humid conditions in the French capital.

‘I’m so happy, I was going for the gold but Cassandre and Julie were just too good for me today but I’m super happy to come away with the bronze,’ Potter said to BBC Sport.

‘I’ve come a long way in eight years and I am so happy to be here with a bronze medal.

‘I did it for me but I also did it for everyone who has helped me in eight years and believed in me from day one. It is for them back home as well.’

‘I dug deep and found something else.

It’s been a busy morning already with Team GB’s Beth Potter sealing a bronze medal in the women’s triatholon.

The event was given the green light earlier this morning despite concerns over the water quality in the River Seine.

Potter emerged from the swimming leg of the race in the lead pack. She maintained her position in the cycling with four women left battling it out for the three medals in the 10km run.

Pre-race favourite Cassandre Beaugrand pressed on to clinch gold to become France’s first Olympic triathlon champion.

Potter, 32, would finish third in the race behind Switzerland’s Julie Derron earning Team GB their 13th medal of the Games.

We’re back and we’re gearing up for a huge day of Olympics action here at Mail Sport.

And there’s plenty of sport on today to get our teeth sunk into! We’ll have all the live commentary, updates and analysis from Paris, but if you needed a reminder, here’s all the live sport coming your way today!

• Triathlon: The triathlon kicked off earlier this morning with Team GB’s Beth Potter clinching Bronze in the event. The men’s event is set to get underway at 9.45am BST, with Team GB’s Sam Dickinson and Alex Yee in the field.
• Artistic Gymnastics: The men’s final begins at 4.30pm BST with Jake Jarman and Joe Fraser both in action.
• Rowing: Men’s and women’s quadruple sculls are set to get underway later this morning with Tom Barras, Callum Dixon, Matt Haywood and Graeme Thomas competing in the race at 11.26am BST. Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw are also in action in the women’s race at 11.38am BST.
• Diving: Andrea Spendolin-Sirieix and Lois Toulson are set to get underway in the women’s synchronised 10m platform at 10am BST.
• BMX Freestyle: Kieran Reilly will compete in the men’s BMX freestyle final at 1.45pm BST.
• Canoe Slalom: Mallory Franklin, a silver medallist from Tokyo, will be hoping to add to Team GB’s medal haul in the C1 final which takes place at 2.30pm BST.
• Judoka: Jemima Yeats-Brown will compete in the women’s 70kg category later today.
• Hockey: Team GB’s women’s side get underway against South Africa at 9.30am BST.
• Golf: Tommy Fleetwood tees off at Le Golf National at 8.44am BST, while Rory McIlroy, representing Ireland, will get underway at 9.11am BST. Matt Fitzpatrick will also tee off at 11.06am BST.
• Swimming: Luke Greenbank is out to better his Tokyo 2020 bronze medal in the men’s 200m backstroke at 7.37pm BST. Team GB are also set to compete in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay later on tonight at 8.48pm BST.

A busy day ahead! Here’s your Olympics breakfast briefing with Sir Steve Redgrave!