Artistic gymnastics: Italy's Alice D'Amato wins women's balance beam, Simone Biles fifth (2024)

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 to finish our Olympic Games like that."

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.

Diving: Quan and Chen safely through in women's 10m platform prelims

As expected, women's 10m synchro champions Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi, of the People's Republic of China, have breezed through to the next round of the individual competition.

Quan finished top with 421.25, while Chen was second with 382.15.

Elsewhere, Mexico's Alejandra Orozco and Great Britain's Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix have safely qualified, both with 320.80.

Artistic gymnastics: Zou Jingyuan takes men's parallel bars gold

Zou Jingyuan has become the first athlete since 1976 to win back-to-back golds in the men's parallel bars. The People's Republic of China athlete scored 16.200.

Ukraine's Illia Kovtun takes silver with 15.500 to land his nation's first medal in gymnastics since 2016, while bronze goes toOka Shinnosukewith 15.300 - Japan's first medal in this event since 2004.

Badminton: This is what winning gold means to An Seyoung

This picture was too good not to share, and really doesn't need any words. Joy, relief... a raw and emotional release.

"I dreamed, I spoke about the dream, I carried on the dream, and it was the moment that I achieved the dream. Now I have nothing to be scared of. It made me move forward more confidently," An told media after.

"My prime time hasn’t come yet. I’m still too young to be in my prime, and I believe I can show more as I gain more experience."

Volleyball: Poland into semis of men's competition

There's a trend building today of persistence.

The Poland men's volleyball team have beaten Slovenia 3-1 to progress to the semi-finals, having lost in the quarters in the previous five Olympic Games.

Now, can they go one better and get a medal?

Badminton: An Seyoung wins women's singles title

An Seyoung has won her first Olympic medal... and it's gold! She sealed the the women's singles title with a 21-13, 21-16 win over He Bingjiao.

An's gold is the first medal of any colour in this event since 1996 for the Republic of Korea.

People's Republic of China shuttler He's silver is her first Olympic medal, too.

Bronze went to Indonesia'sGregoria Mariska Tunjung, who won it by default after her opponentCarolina Marín of Spain was unable to take to court following her injury in the semi-final.

Hockey: People's Republic of China progress to women's semi-finals, Australia out

China won a thrilling match 3-2 against pre-match favourites Australia, courtesy of scores from Ma Ning, Dan Wen, and Zhong Jiaqi.

The Asian team were 3-1 up in the third quarter before Tatum Stewart's goal on 45 minutes ensured it would be a fierce finish.

But China held on to take their place in the final four and there were understandably scenes of total jubilation for the team in red after. They are just one win away from securing a first Olympic medal in women's hockey since their home Games in 2008.

Diving: Quan and Chen dominating women's 10m platform prelims

People's Republic of China divers Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi are doing what they do best, and are currently No. 1 and 2 in the women's 10m platform prelims, respectively.

After round 3, Quan is on 257.00, while Chen is on 229.65.

The pair are both seeking their second gold of Paris 2024 after teaming up to win the synchro event. China have won four diving events from four so far in the French capital. Outstanding.

Badminton: Women's singles gold medal match about to begin

And there were two: An Seyoung of the Republic of Korea takes on People's Republic of China shuttler He Bingjiao.

An is the world champion from 2023, while He is a two-time world bronze medallist and the Youth Olympic champion from 2014. Safe to say, this pair know how to produce their best on the biggest of stages.

They are warming up on court and the match will begin in five minutes.

Shooting: Li Yuehong wins men's 25m rapid fire pistol

It's gold for Li Yuehong, and a first ever Olympic title for the People's Republic of China in this event. It's a long time coming for Li, who won bronze at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.

The silver goes to Cho Yeongjae in what is the Republic of Korea's first ever Olympic medal in the event, while bronze goes to Li's compatriot Wang Xinjie.

Athletics: Payton Otterdahl gets engaged

We've had another Olympic proposal.

Congratulations to Team USA shot putter Payton Otterdahl and Maddy!

Triathlon: Germany win mixed relay

Germany get the gold. Laura Lindemann had the run of her life to overturn a 12-second deficit at one stage, and win a thrilling sprint finish.

After a small delay to analyse a photo finish, Team USA have been awarded the silver, with Great Britain taking bronze. The athletes are literally out on their feet in the finish area, and are being attended to by their teammates.

This is Germany's first triathlon medal of any kind since 2008, while it's back to back silvers for the U.S. after theyfinished second at Tokyo 2020. Taylor Knibb of the U.S. will leave Paris 2024 with a medal after competing in two sports: cycling and triathlon.

After winning bronze, GB's Alex Yee, who won the men's individual event in the French capital, is now the most decorated Olympic triathlete in history with four medals overall. His teammate, Beth Potter, will leave with two medals after sealing third in the individual race.

Triathlon: Final mixed relay leg underway

Great Britain are in pole position with Beth Potter on the anchor leg. She's 12 seconds ahead of Germany's Laura Lindemann, with USA's Taylor Knibb 13 seconds back in third.

There is an amazing atmosphere on the course with the crowd sitting 10 rows deep in parts, enjoying the morning sunshine on the banks of the Seine.

Basketball: Check out the women’s quarter-finals

There are some mouth-watering match-ups here!

Swimming: Recap of yesterday's final day

Last night also saw the last evening ofswimming finals in the pool.

Two world records fell, one to USA'sBobby Finke and the other to the U.S. women's 4x100m medley relay team.

And France, with Léon Marchand, won one last medal in the pool, bronze in the men's 4x100m medley relay.

Here are the recaps 👇

Athletics: About last night…

What amen's 100m final we had last night, wouldn't you agree?

Triathlon is in progress!

Paris 2024 confirmed early this morning that the Mixed Relay competition would take place as planned at 8 AM.

"Following requests from the triathlon teams to provide the athletes with more time to prepare for the upcoming Mixed Relay competition, a meeting took place today August 4th at 19:00 to review the water quality results, with representatives fromWorld Triathlon, Paris 2024, the International Olympic Committee, Météo France, DRIEAT, the City of Paris and thePrefecture of the Île-de-France Region involved in carrying out water quality tests. During this meeting, World Triathlon tookthe decision to move ahead with the Mixed Relay competition, scheduled for Monday, August 5, at 8am.The latest test results confirm that Seine water quality levels at the triathlon venue have improved in recent hours, withforward looking analysis indicating that water quality will be within the levels acceptable by World Triathlon. As a result,World Triathlon has taken the decision on Sunday evening to go ahead with the competition."

Recap of Day 9 and looking ahead to Day 10

Good Morning, and welcome to Day 10 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024!

In case you missed it, here were the big stories of Day 9:

• Noah Lyles claims Paris 2024 men’s 100m gold in dramatic photo finish
• USA hoops star Anthony Edwards having the most fun at Olympics
• USA smash world record in women's 4x100m medley relay
• USA’s Bobby Finke wins gold with new world record in 1500m freestyle
• Vintage Djokovic plays the match of his life to win gold
• Carlos Yulo strikes gold again, claiming vault title at Paris 2024
• Boxer Ngamba makes history as first refugee to secure Olympic medal
• Kaylia Nemour wins Algeria's first Olympic gymnastics title

And here is what you can look forward to on Day 10:

Competition begins on Day 10 in sports such asartistic swimming,track cycling,sport climbing, andwrestling, while thebadminton,basketball 3X3,canoe slalom,artistic gymnastics,shooting, andtriathlonprogrammes are due to end.

A total of 20medal eventsare on tap on 5 August, including themen's pole vault final(7pm) in athletics, whereMondo Duplantiswill not just attempt to defend his Olympic title, but also go for a new world record.

The first of the urban sports to award medals atLa Concordewill be basketball 3X3 (finals from 9pm), while there will be first-ever medals handed out in the newkayak crossevents (4:55pm). Speaking of new events, themen's Boulder & Lead combined(10am) andwomen's speed(1pm) sport climbing will each begin, having been split out from the combined event in Tokyo which saw all three disciplines of climbing in one.

Meanwhile, themen's footballtournament reaches its semi-final stage, with Marseille and Lyon playing host to the four teams trying to guarantee themselves a medal.

Here are the day's top picks:

Athletics (track and field) - World record watch for Mondo

Is it a foregone conclusion that Duplantis will win the men's pole vault? After all, in 2024 only two men have cleared a height of 6m or higher: the Swede, and USA'sChris Nilsen.

But they're not in the same league. No one is. For Duplantis' world lead is 6.24m, the world record, which he set at the Xiamen Diamond League. Nilsen's best this year is 6.00m flat, with the Philippines'E.J. Obienathird on the yearly list at 5.97m.

Last year, just four men hit the 6m mark or better, with Duplantis at 6.23m – the previous world record, obviously – and the next-closest man KC Lightfoot, who did not qualify for Paris at the U.S. Trials, on 6.07m.

Therefore it appears that the real contest will be between Duplantis and the bar; between Duplantis and the forces of gravity. Can the Louisiana-born Swede go to 6.25 in Paris?

Surfing - New champions to be crowned

After multiple delays to the surfing competition brought on by unhelpful surf conditions, we're finally set for a good day at Teahupo'o for the semi-finals and final.

And there will be six new medallists in both men's and women's events, with none of the podium finishers from Tokyo 2020 reaching the semi-final stages.

Medal events

Artistic gymnastics
11:45–12:25:M parallel bars final;12:38–13:18:W balance beam final;13:33–14:08:M horizontal bar final;14:23–15:03:W floor exercise final

Athletics (track and field)
19:00:M pole vault final;20:30:W discus throw final;21:15:W 5000m final;21:47:W 800m final

Badminton
10:55–11:55:W singles gold medal match;14:30–16:40:M singles medal matches

Basketball 3X3
21:00–22:35:W medal games;21:30–23:05:M medal games

Canoe slalom
16:55–17:00:W kayak cross final;17:00–17:05:M kayak cross final

Cycling (track)
19:53–20:03:W team sprint finals

Shooting
09:30–10:30:M 25m rapid fire pistol final;15:00–16:15:Mixed team skeet medal matches

Surfing
21:24–22:30 Paris time (09:24–10:30 Tahiti time):M medal matches;22:36–23:42 Paris time (10:36–11:42 Tahiti time):W medal matches

Triathlon
08:00–09:40:Mixed relay
Subject to water quality

Full daily schedulehere.

Review of Day 9 and looking ahead to Day 10

Well, what a night at the Stade de France that was – and what a packed day of action!

Here's a selection of the top stories from today:

• Noah Lyles claims Paris 2024 men’s 100m gold in dramatic photo finish
• USA hoops star Anthony Edwards having the most fun at Olympics
• USA smash world record in women's 4x100m medley relay
• USA’s Bobby Finke wins gold with new world record in 1500m freestyle
• Vintage Djokovic plays the match of his life to win gold
• Carlos Yulo strikes gold again, claiming vault title at Paris 2024
• Boxer Ngamba makes history as first refugee to secure Olympic medal
• Kaylia Nemour wins Algeria's first Olympic gymnastics title

Thank you for joining us on the official Paris 2024 live blog for Day 9. We're into the last week of the Olympic Games now!

And here's what you can expect on Day 10:

Competition begins on Day 10 in sports such asartistic swimming,track cycling,sport climbing, andwrestling, while thebadminton,basketball 3X3,canoe slalom,artistic gymnastics,shooting, andtriathlon programmes are due to end.

A total of 20medal eventsare on tap on 5 August, including themen's pole vault final(7pm) in athletics, whereMondo Duplantiswill not just attempt to defend his Olympic title, but also go for a new world record.

The first of the urban sports to award medals atLa Concordewill be basketball 3X3 (finals from 9pm), while there will be first-ever medals handed out in the newkayak crossevents (4:55pm). Speaking of new events, themen's Boulder & Lead combined(10am) andwomen's speed(1pm) sport climbing will each begin, having been split out from the combined event in Tokyo which saw all three disciplines of climbing in one.

Meanwhile, themen's footballtournament reaches its semi-final stage, with Marseille and Lyon playing host to the four teams trying to guarantee themselves a medal.

Here are the day's top picks:

Athletics (track and field) - World record watch for Mondo

Is it a foregone conclusion that Duplantis will win the men's pole vault? After all, in 2024 only two men have cleared a height of 6m or higher: the Swede, and USA'sChris Nilsen.

But they're not in the same league. No one is. For Duplantis' world lead is 6.24m, the world record, which he set at the Xiamen Diamond League. Nilsen's best this year is 6.00m flat, with the Philippines'E.J. Obienathird on the yearly list at 5.97m.

Last year, just four men hit the 6m mark or better, with Duplantis at 6.23m – the previous world record, obviously – and the next-closest man KC Lightfoot, who did not qualify for Paris at the U.S. Trials, on 6.07m.

Therefore it appears that the real contest will be between Duplantis and the bar; between Duplantis and the forces of gravity. Can the Louisiana-born Swede go to 6.25 in Paris?

Surfing - New champions to be crowned

After multiple delays to the surfing competition brought on by unhelpful surf conditions, we're finally set for a good day at Teahupo'o for the semi-finals and final.

And there will be six new medallists in both men's and women's events, with none of the podium finishers from Tokyo 2020 reaching the semi-final stages.

Medal events

Artistic gymnastics
11:45–12:25:M parallel bars final;12:38–13:18:W balance beam final;13:33–14:08:M horizontal bar final;14:23–15:03:W floor exercise final

Athletics (track and field)
19:00:M pole vault final;20:30:W discus throw final;21:15:W 5000m final;21:47:W 800m final

Badminton
10:55–11:55: W singles gold medal match; 14:30–16:40:M singles medal matches

Basketball 3X3
21:00–22:35:W medal games;21:30–23:05:M medal games

Canoe slalom
16:55–17:00:W kayak cross final;17:00–17:05:M kayak cross final

Cycling (track)
19:53–20:03:W team sprint finals

Shooting
09:30–10:30:M 25m rapid fire pistol final;15:00–16:15:Mixed team skeet medal matches

Surfing
21:24–22:30 Paris time (09:24–10:30 Tahiti time):M medal matches;22:36–23:42 Paris time (10:36–11:42 Tahiti time): W medal matches

Triathlon
08:00–09:40:Mixed relay
Subject to water quality

Full daily schedulehere.

Team sports results from Paris 2024, Day 9, 4 August 2024

Let's check out the results from all the team sports today, and what they mean:

Men's 3x3 basketball

• France 21-12 People's Republic of China
• Poland 16-22 Latvia
• Lithuania 20-18 Serbia
• USA 6-21 Netherlands

That meant Latvia and Netherlands qualified for the semi-finals, with Lithuania, Serbia, France, and Poland qualifying for the play-in round.

• Lithuania 21-15 Poland
• Serbia 19-22 France

The semi-finals are set as follows: Latvia vs France, Netherlands vs Lithuania

Women's basketball

• Japan 58-85 Belgium
• Canada 70-79 Nigeria
• Germany 68-87 USA
• Australia 79-72 France

The quarter-finalist teams are: USA, Spain, France, Serbia, Germany, Australia, Nigeria, Belgium

Men's handball

• Sweden 40-27 Japan
• Egypt 34-27 Argentina
• Germany 36-29 Slovenia
• Hungary 20-24 France
• Denmark 32-25 Norway
• Spain 32-31 Croatia

The bracket is set as follows, starting with the quarter-finals: Germany vs France, Spain vs Egypt, Norway vs Slovenia, Denmark vs Sweden

Men's hockey quarter-finals

• India 1 Great Britain 1 (India win 4-2 in a shootout)
• Belgium 2 Spain 3
• Netherlands 2 Australia 0
• Germany 3 Argentina 2

Netherlands play Spain and Germany face India in the semi-finals.

Women's volleyball

• Italy 3-0 Türkiye
• France 0-3 USA
• China 3-1 Serbia
• Brazil 3-0 Poland

The bracket is set as follows, starting with the quarter-finals: Brazil vs Dominican Republic, USA vs Poland, China vs Türkiye, Italy vs Serbia

Women's water polo

• Hungary 12-14 Australia (penalty shootout, 9-9 after regulation)
• Italy 11-13 Spain
• Canada 11-20 Netherlands
• France 4-11 Greece

The bracket is set as follows, starting with the quarter-finals: Australia vs Greece, Hungary vs USA, Netherlands vs Italy, Canada vs Spain

Athletics: Lyles reacts to gold

Here is some immediate reaction from the 100m championNoah Lyles:

"It’s been a rollercoaster, ups and downs. I’m usually a guy who likes to come out blazing in all my rounds, especially in the 200m. But the 100m, it’s my first time here on the Olympic stage.

"You only need one. As long as that’s the last one, that’s all that matters."

He added to UK broadcasters BBC Sport:

"I had to take every round as it was and I was a little upset after the first round so I came with the aggression and after I ran that (9.)83 (in semis) and I was done with the aggression. My sports therapist told me you need to let go, you're holding on. Let go and release it."