The Olympics continues on another busy day at Paris 2024 as Simone Biles missed out on history thanks to a dramatic fall off the beam but Keely Hodgkinson is gearing up for her shot at gold on the track.
The Team GB star is determined to turn silver into gold after a series of near-misses, including in Tokyo three years ago, and set the fastest time in qualifying ahead of tonight’s final. Elsewhere on the track, Sifan Hassan begins the first leg of ambitious Paris hat-trick in the 5000m final, while Noah Lyles returns to action in the first round of the 200m heats.
Great Britian’s first chance of gold comes on the cycling track, however, and on the first night of action in the velodrome. On a day of world records in the women’s team sprint, Katy Marchant, Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell go for gold in the final against New Zealand.
Earlier, Joe Clarke claimed silver and Kimberley Woods settled for bronze as Team GB won two medals in the space of five minutes in the kayak cross. Woods, who previously won gold in the slalom, added her second medal of the Games before Clarke sealed his silver moments later. Team GB also won bronze in the triathlon mixed relay.
Biles faltered for the first time on the final day of the gymnastics. She fell off the balance beam during that apparatus final to miss out on a medal, and was then beaten to gold in the floor exercise final by Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade. Biles took silver to win her 11th Olympic medal overall and fourth of the Games – including three golds.
Follow all the action, latest results and medals from Paris 2024 in our live blog below.
Olympics 2024: Track cycling
The rest of the men’s team sprint will take place tomorrow, starting just before 6pm BST.
Now, we have the women’s team sprint resuming, with the races to decide eighth to fifth.
The we have the bronze medal race at around 6.54pm BST, before the final between GB and New Zealand at 6.59pm.
Chris Wilson5 August 2024 18:47
Olympics 2024: Men’s team sprint qualifying
The Netherlands have set a new Olympic record right after that GB qualifying run. A brilliant performance puts them just over half a second faster than GB.
The reigning champion will head into the heats – and likely the final – as strong favourites.
Chris Wilson5 August 2024 18:37
Olympics 2024: Men’s team sprint qualifying
Team GB are up next in qualifying, hoping to get an easier tie in the heats.
It doesn’t look like a great ride as Lowe and Turnbull exit, but a superb run from Carlin somehow gives GB the fastest qualifying time so far! They were half a second behind when he took over, and finished 0.2s faster than Australia!
Chris Wilson5 August 2024 18:34
Olympics 2024: Men’s team sprint qualifying
We’re underway in the men’s team sprint qualifying now, with Australia currently the fastest after five teams.
The Netherlands are the favourite, having won gold in Tokyo, while Team GB’s trio of Jack Carlin and Olympic debutants Ed Lowe and Hamish Turnbull hoping for a medal.
Chris Wilson5 August 2024 18:29
Olympics 2024: Athletics
Here’s a rundown of the athletics schedule for tonight.
18:00 Men’s pole vault final 🥇
18:04 Men’s 3,000m steeplechase round one
18:55 Men’s 200m round one
19:30 Women’s discus throw final 🥇
19:45 Women’s 200m semi-final
20:10 Women’s 5,000m final 🥇
20:45 Women’s 800m final 🥇
Chris Wilson5 August 2024 18:26
Olympics 2024: Football
In the first men’s football semi-final, we’re underway in the second half with Morocco leading Spain 1-0 courtesy of a goal from Soufiane Rahimi.
Reminder that France play Egypt in the other semi-final tonight – that begins at 8pm BST.
Chris Wilson5 August 2024 18:21
Olympics 2024: Team GB set ANOTHER world record in women’s team sprint
Moments after Germany set a world record, that’s broken by New Zealand in their run against Poland!
Team GB step up next to face off against Canada…and it’s ANOTHER world record! The fourth of the day – 45.338 seconds.
Team GB go straight into the final and will go for gold or silver against New Zealand.
Chris Wilson5 August 2024 18:11
Olympics 2024: Women’s team sprint
The heats for the women’s team sprint have just begun, with GB soon to be up against Canada, who recorded the slowest time in qualifying.
Defending champions China are already out, while Germany have just broken the world record that GB set earlier in qualification!
Chris Wilson5 August 2024 18:06
Olympics 2024: Team GB lose hockey quarter-final 3-1
The final whistle goes and Team GB exit at the quarter-final stage of the women’s hockey tournament.
The Netherlands go through after a dominant 3-1 victory.
Chris Wilson5 August 2024 17:55
Olympics 2024: GB running out of time in the hockey quarter-final
Under four minutes left in the hockey and Team GB are struggling. They’re being a little wasteful with the opportunities that they do fashion, too, with the Dutch defending resolutely.
Chris Wilson5 August 2024 17:51
