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Track cycling: Netherlands lower own Olympic record in men's team sprint

It's a hot day in France today, and that means less air resistance – conducive to fast times.

That's clearly been seen in the velodrome, with multiple world records in the women's team sprint.

And on the men's side,Netherlands have just broken their own Olympic record from Tokyo 2020, clocking 41.279 to lower the mark by 0.09 seconds.

Athletics: Mondo Duplantis over at 5.70m

Well,Mondo Duplantis has finally begun his pole vault final competition at the second height, 5.70m.

All 11 other men went over at 5.50m, which the Swede passed on. He's now clear at the 5.70 mark.

3X3 Basketball: Finals set

At the La Concorde Urban Park, we now know the finalists for each of the four medal finals we have this evening after the semi-finals.

On the women's side, Spain beat USA 18-16 in overtime, while Germany eked out a 16-15 win over Canada. That sets up a USA vs Canada bronze-medal game and Spain vs Germany gold-medal game.

In the men's event, Netherlands beat Lithuania 20-9 and France beat defending champions Latvia 21-14, meaning the hosts are in the final against the Dutch, while the Baltic neighbours play for bronze.

Matches start in 90 minutes.

Athletics: Duplantis skipping first height

Themen's pole vault final is underway at theStade de France.

Unsurprisingly, world record holderMondo Duplantis has opted to pass at the opening height of 5.50m.

Track cycling: Women's team sprint WR falls further

Earlier in qualifying,Great Britain set a new world record in thewomen's team sprint event at the St-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome.

That mark of 45.472 has just fallen another three times, first to Germany, then New Zealand, and then Great Britain again.

It now stands at 45.338 seconds.

After the first round, the medal finals are set: New Zealand will face Great Britain in the sprint for gold, while Germany face Netherlands for bronze.

Surfing: Start to medal rounds DELAYED

Conditions at first light in Tahiti have caused officials to delay the start of today's decisive medal rounds.

The next call will be made at 9 AM Tahiti time, 9 PM Paris time. Heat #1 of the Men's semi-finals is tentatively scheduled to begin 10:30 PM Paris time.

Track cycling: Great Britain break women's team sprint world record

Thetrack cycling programme began today at theSt Quentin en Yvelines Velodrome, and we've already had a world record in the first event.

Full caveat: this is an existing event which has had a rules change recently, as the women's team sprint went from teams of two riders to teams of three.

The world record stood at 45.487 by People's Republic of China.Great Britain have broken that and also set the first standing Olympic record, clocking 45.472.

Canoe slalom: Finn Butcher (NZL) wins men's kayak cross gold

Straight on to the men then.

Joe Clarke (GBR),Noah Hegge (GER),Finn Butcher (NZL), andLukas Rohan (CZE).

The exact same course as the women, same rules apply. Off cleanly and Clarke is slow out.

Butcher leads way ahead of everyone else. All through the barrel roll and the first upstream gate.

The Kiwi leads from Clarke. This field is spread out massively.

Finn Butcher is through the last gate easily and he's Olympic champion! He led from start to finish.

Butcher wins gold for New Zealand,Clarke silver for Great Britain, andHegge bronze for Germany.

Canoe slalom: Noémie Fox (AUS) wins first ever kayak cross gold medal

Thewomen's kayak cross final is up – someone is about to make history as the first champion in this event.

Noémie Fox (AUS) is the top qualifier and gets a decent cheer from the crowd as she's half-French. Kimberley Woods (GBR), Angèle Hug (FRA) – who gets the loudest cheers –, and Elena Lilik (GER) are in this final.

There are eight gates. The barrel roll comes after gate 1; the upstream gates are 2 and 8.

First three across the line cleanly earn medals.

It's a clean start! Woods hits the front and she's opening up a gap! All through the barrel roll fine.

Woods' lead is gone at the first upstream gate and Fox leads. Woods is right behind her. They have clear air behind them.

Lilik and Hug are neck-and-neck for bronze.

Fox clears the second upstream gate and Woods is stuck!

Noémie Fox wins gold for Australia! Hug earns silver! But despite being caught in the last gate, Woods wins bronze as Lilik picks up a fault on the first upstream at gate 2!

The entire Fox family have jumped in to celebrate with Noémie.

Badminton: Viktor Axelsen retains men's singles Olympic title

After that narrow bronze-medal match, the final between Viktor Axelsen and Kunlavut Vitidsarn is a lot more comparatively one-sided.

Axelsen was world number one for two and a half years before being deposed earlier this year by Shi Yuqi, and that's showing.

Kunlavut, still relatively fresh to the very top ranks of the world stage after his run to the world title in 2023, can't get a foothold at all against the Dane.

Roared on by many Danish fans who've travelled to Paris chanting "Denmark", Axelsen completes a straight-games win. 21-11, 21-11. Axelsen turns around and has a huge smile on his face. Then he crosses over to the other half of the court and gives Kunlavut a big hug.

Kunlavut was never really in that second game, although he mounted a late attempted rally. "Viktor, Viktor" rings around the La Chapelle Arena.

Axelsen becomes just the second repeat winner of this title after the great Lin Dan in 2008 and 2012.

Shooting: Italy win historical skeet mixed team gold

Italy have beaten the U.S. in the first-ever Olympic shooting skeet mixed team final.

Diana Bacosi and Gabriele Rossetti shot an equal Qualification World Record, before securing the title by a score of 45-44 against Austen Jewell Smith and Vincent Hanco*ck.

It's a third Olympic medal in a row for Bacosi (who won individual skeet gold at Rio 2016, and silver Tokyo 2020), while Rossetti is the only man to have won an Olympic gold in Hanco*ck's era.

Bronze went to People's Republic of China duoJiang Yiting and Lyu Jianlin, who overcame India's Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka 44-43.

Canoe slalom: First kayak cross medals to be handed out

Over inVaires-sur-Marne, the kayak cross event is heading to a resounding conclusion.

As a reminder, this is this debut for this event. Four kayakers race down the whitewater course at the same time, and have to complete a barrel roll as well as clear two of eight gates against the current.

Just like in ski cross and snowboard cross in the Winter Olympics, the top two from each heat advance.

The women's semis have just been set:Noémie Fox (AUS),Elena Lilik (GER),Luuka Jones (NZL), andCarole Diana Bouzidi (ALG) in race 1 andAngèle Hug (FRA),Kimberley Woods (GBR),Alena Marx (SUI), andAna Satila (BRA) in race 2.

Badminton: Lee Zii Jia wins bronze

This deciding game is all Lee Zii Jia.

Really, Sen has not been in this game at all. Lee brings up bronze medal point as a Sen return lands barely, by millimetres, long.

On the next point, the Malaysian fires one into Sen's body and he can't respond.

Lee wins bronze for Malaysia, and the Malaysian fans are making themselves heard. 13-21, 21-16, 21-11.

Up next, the final between reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark and current world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand.

Artistic gymnastics: Rebeca Andrade wins women's floor exercise gold, Biles takes silver

The emotions are pouring out at the Arena Bercy as Rebeca Andrade becomes the first Brazilian to win a women's floor exercise gold medal ever with a score of 14.166. It's her 6th Olympic medal, which means she's now the most decorated Olympic athlete from Brazil.

Simone Biles of Team USA rebounded from a disappointing balance beam performance earlier today to take silver, and her 11th Olympic medal overall, with 14.133.

Biles' compatriotJordan Chiles wins bronze with 13.766. It's her first individual Olympic medal, and the tears are flowing.

Badminton: Lee forces decisive third game in bronze-medal match

Well, well. Malaysia'sLee Zii Jia looked down and buried in this second game against India'sLakshya Sen for men's singles bronze.

But from 2-7 down (having lost the first 13-21), he's battled back to win 21-16 and take us to a third and final game.

First to 21 for bronze.

Skateboarding: Tony Hawk praises friend and 51-year-old Olympic debutant Andy Macdonald

In case you missed itAndy Macdonald makes his Olympic debut in skateboarding here at Paris 2024 as a 51-year-old representing Great Britain.

His good friend and skateboard legendTony Hawk has been talking to us about it.

Athletics: A brilliant illustration of how Noah Lyles won one of the closest men's 100m finals ever

Team USA's Lyles came from behind to take the Olympic gold last night (4 August). Below, we can see the moment that he made his move.

Badminton: Men's bronze-medal match underway

There are a lot of India fans in the house at thePorte de la Chapelle Arena to cheer onLakshya Sen in the men's singles bronze medal match in badminton.

He's the last unseeded player standing in the draw and faces Malaysia'sLee Zii Jia.

Artistic gymnastics: Oka Shinnosuke lands men's horizontal bar gold

Showing no signs of fatigue after winning parallel bars bronze just hours ago, Japan's Oka Shinnosuke now has gold in the men's horizontal bar thanks to his score of 14.533. It's a fourth Olympic medal in Paris 2024 for Oka.

Silver goes to Angel Barajas, who wins Colombia's first ever Olympic medal in gymnastics with 14.533. Oka placed higher on a tie-break, which was having the higher execution score for his routine.

Bronze goes to both Zhang Boheng of the People's Republic of China, and Tang Chia-Hung, who scored 13.966. It's an extra special one for Tang who is Chinese Taipei's first ever medal winner in this event.

Sport climbing: Aleksandra Miroslaw (POL) breaks women's speed world record

Wow!Aleksandra Miroslaw, the women's speed climbing world record holder, has just destroyed her own mark!

She had owned the record at 6.24s. But in today's qualification seeding heats, she first lowers it to 6.21s before smashing that and bringing it down to 6.06 seconds!

Artistic gymnastics: Sunisa Lee speaks on the silent atmosphere in 'crazy' final

Sunisa Lee, who helped USA win team gold earlier at Paris 2024, had this to say on the women's balance beam final:

"It was a lot of pressure. It was just crazy to see how everybody was going down like that.

"You could feel the tension in the room. The crowd shushing us for cheering. We didn't like that as it was just so silent in there. I love hearing my teammates cheer for me.

"Simone and I were both upset. That's not how I wanted to finish my Olympic Games."

Artistic gymnastics: Italy's Alice D'Amato wins women's balance beam, Simone Biles fifth

Alice D'Amato wins gold with 14.366 to become Italy's first ever Olympic champion in women's gymnastics.

Zhou Yaqin of People's Republic of China scored 14.100 to seal silver, while Italy's Manila Esposito completed the podium with bronze on 14.000.

USA's Simone Biles, who has won three golds at Paris 2024 so far, finished fifth with 13.100 after failing to land one of her jumps and falling off the beam.

It's raining gymnastics medals at Paris 2024 for Italy, who last gold in gymnastics (in any event) in the men's horizontal bar at Athens 2004!

Water polo: Hungary edge past rivals Serbia

Hungary have beaten Serbia 17-13 in their men's water polo group clash.

The match lived up to all the pre-match hype as these two titans of the sport locked horns.

Olympic champions Serbia started with intent, taking a 4-2 lead after the first quarter. But that kicked Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists Hungary into action, who took the lead in the second quarter and never relinquished it.