Fencing: Hungary beat Japan for men's team épée gold in sudden-death overtime (2024)

Day 8 at Paris 2024 preview

Thanks for joining us today on the official live blog.

Here's what to expect tomorrow – bearing in mind we are due to hear an update on the scheduling for the surfing in Tahiti in around four hours.

It is a packed day of action on Day 8, with thewomen's 100m finalin track and field athletics (9:20pm) and the swimmingwomen's 800m freestyle final(9:09pm) both scheduled to take place.

Also in athletics,Ryan Crouserwill have his sights set on both breaking his own world record again in themen's shot put final(7:35pm) as well as becoming the first man to win the title three times in a row.

There are a total of31 gold medalsto be awarded on 3 August, including in therowing eights,judo mixed team, andtennis women's singles, and here are some of the day's top highlights:

Athletics (track and field) - Richardson vs Alfred, Fraser-Pryce the rest

All eyes at theStade de Francewill be on the women's blue riband event: thewomen's 100m final, likely to featureSha'Carri Richardson and Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce as well as St Lucia'sJulien Alfred among the medal favourites.

Swimming - Ledecky to continue 800m dominance?

Ledeckyowns the 16 fastestwomen's 800m freestyletimes in history, and has won the event at every Olympic Games since London 2012.

However, maybe her stranglehold isn't what it once was? In February, she was beaten in an 800 free race by Canada's McIntosh, who became the first swimmer to beat Ledecky in the event in 13 years, although the latterwon't be racingthe endurance distance in Paris.

But surely the likes of Australia'sAriarne Titmus, the Tokyo silver medallist behind Ledecky, will have taken note: Ledecky is not infallible.

Medal events

Archery
14:33–14:59:W individual medal matches

Artistic gymnastics
15:30–16:10:M floor exercise final;16:20–17:00:W vault final;17:16–17:56:M pommel horse final

Athletics (track and field)
19:35:M shot put final;20:20:W triple jump final;20:55:Mixed 4x400m relay final;21:20:W 100m final;21:45:M decathlon 1500m

Badminton
15:00–17:10:W doubles medal matches

Boxing
17:38 and 22:08:Women's 60kg semi-finals(losing semi-finalists win bronze)

Cycling (road)
11:00–18:15:M road race

Equestrian
10:00–16:00:Dressage team Grand Prix Special

Fencing
19:00–20:50:W sabre team medal matches

Judo
16:00–19:00:Mixed team medal rounds

Rowing
10:18–10:30:W single sculls final A;10:30–10:42:M single sculls final A;10:50–11:02:W eight final A;11:10–11:22:M eight final A

Sailing
From 13:05: W windsurfing final, M winsurfing final
Subject to wind conditions

Shooting
09:30–10:30:W 25m pistol final;15:30–16:45:M skeet final

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
Subject to surf conditions

Swimming
20:30:M 100m butterfly final;21:08:W 200m individual medley final;21:28:W 800m freestyle final;21:58:Mixed 4x100m medley relay final

Table tennis
13:30–15:30:W singles medal matches

Tennis
From 12:00: M doubles gold medal match, M doubles bronze medal match, W singles gold medal match, M singles bronze medal match

Full daily schedulehere.

Team sports round-up, Day 7 at Paris 2024

So, aside from the football action, here's what else went on today in the other team sports:

3X3 basketball

• W: People's Republic of China 15-18 Germany
• W: Australia 21-12 Azerbaijan
• M: Lithuania 21-16 China
• M: Poland 17-21 Netherlands
• W: Australia 17-21 Spain
• W: USA 14-13 France
• M: Netherlands 19-18 Lithuania
• M: France 20-22 Latvia
• W: Azerbaijan 21-19 China (OT)
• W: USA 18-17 Canada (OT)
• M: France 19-21 USA
• M: Latvia 21-14 Serbia
• W: Canada 20-22 Spain (OT)
• W: France 13-14 Germany
• M: Serbia 21-12 Poland
• M: China 17-21 USA

Men's basketball

• Japan 84-102 Brazil
• Australia 71-77 Greece
• Canada 88-85 Spain
• France 71-85 Germany

Men's handball

• Hungary 25-28 Denmark
• Argentina 21-28 France
• Croatia 27-38 Sweden
• Germany 33-31 Spain
• Japan 28-29 Slovenia
• Norway 25-26 Egypt

Hockey

• W: China 2-4 Germany
• W: Belgium 1-3 Netherlands
• M: Netherlands 5-3 Spain
• M: Australia 2-3 India
• M: New Zealand 1-2 Ireland
• M: France 2-5 South Africa
• M: Belgium 3-3 Argentina
• M: Great Britain 1-2 Germany

Men's volleyball

• Argentina 0-3 Germany
• Brazil 3-0 Egypt
• France 2-3 Slovenia
• Japan 1-3 USA

Women's water polo

• Australia 10-7 Canada
• Greece 8-12 Italy
• USA 17-5 France
• China 11-17 Hungary

Football: France hang on to narrow win over Argentina

Argentina knocked on the door multiple times but were simply unable to find a way through a stern French defence through 12 minutes of added time.

A fifth-minuteJean-Philippe Mateta strike is enough to send the hosts through to the men's football semi-finals.

The grudge match finishes 1-0.

Here's a recap of all of today's men's football quarter-finals:

• Morocco 4 USA 0
• Japan 0 Spain 3
• Egypt 1 Paraguay 1 (after extra time; Egypt won 5-4 on penalties)
• France 1 Argentina 9

Morocco face Spain in Marseille on Monday while Egypt will take on France.

Tennis: Siniakova/Machac win mixed doubles gold in match tiebreak

Would you believe it, the mixed doubles gold medal final has gone to a match tiebreak.

Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac of Czechia find themselves 0-3 down in this tie-break, but keep their nerve to come back againstWang Xinyu and Zhang Zhizhen of People's Republic of China.

This is going all the way and at [8]-[8] in the tiebreak, Wang and Zhang double-fault to give Siniakova and Machac match point.

They convert on the first opportunity on an unforced error.

Siniakova has another gold after her women's doubles title in Tokyo 2020.

And Wang and Zhang, who came into this tournament as alternates, are all smiles – it's been an incredible run for them.

Siniakova/Machac win 6-2 5-7 [10]-[8].

Football: France have goal disallowed in closing minutes

With under six minutes plus stoppage time left in the quarter-final against Argentina, Michael Olise finishes off a great move produced byMaghnes Akliouche to apparently put France 2-0 up!

But hang on, the referee is going to the VAR monitor to look at a possible foul in the build-up.

And it's been disallowed for a foul by Akliouche.

Athletics: Mixed 4x400m relay world record headlines day one of track action

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Badminton: Lee Zii Jia through to semis, defending champ Axelsen knocks out good friend Loh

AtPorte de la Chapelle Arena, we've been treated to four fascinating men's singles quarter-finals in badminton.

There will be an all-Southeast Asian semi-final after reigning world championKunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand and Malaysia'sLee Zii Jia both won tough tests.

Vitidsarn knocked out the world number onfShi Yuqi 21-12, 21-10, while Lee beat Denmark'sAnders Antonsen 21-17, 21-15.

The other semi-final sees the unseededLakshya Sen, the last unseeded player in the draw, take on reigning Olympic championViktor Axelsen.

Sen became India's first men's singles badminton semi-finalist, following in the footsteps of P.V. Sindhu on the women's side, when he beatChou Tien-chen 19-21, 21-15, 21-12.

Meanwhile Axelsen beatLoh Kean Yew of Singapore in straight games, 21-9, 21-17.

Fencing: Hungary beat Japan for men's team épée gold in sudden-death overtime

One other medal to update you on over at the Grand Palais, whereHungary andJapan had to go to sudden-death overtime to determine the winner of themen's team épée gold medal.

In a narrow contest, Japan came from behind to tie the final at 25-25, butGergely Siklosi got the winning hit in overtime to secure gold for the Hungarians.

Czechia beat France 43-41 for bronze.

BMX Racing: Saya Sakakibara (AUS) wins women's gold

Time for the women's final.

The riders areZoé Claessens (SUI),Molly Simpson (CAN), defending championBeth Shriever (GBR),Axelle Etienne (FRA),Laura Smulders (NED),Alise Willoughby (USA),Manon Veenstra (NED), and in the inside lane,Saya Sakakibara (AUS).

Shriever and Sakakibara each won all three of their semi-final races.

Shriever is squeezed out from the start and Sakakibara leads into the first turn! She's opened up a massive lead!

It's everyone else chasing the Aussie! A massive lead from Veenstra and Claessens comes through for bronze!

Sakakibara runs straight to hug her boyfriendRomain Mahieu, who won bronze mere minutes ago.

Athletics: Joshua Cheptegei sets men's 10,000m Olympic record in first track final at Paris 2024

Over at the Stade de France, where the news of the BMX podiums sweep also filtered through to, we're in the closing stages of the night's only final, themen's 10,000m.

There's a lead group of 13 runners with four laps to go. France'sJimmy Gressier is dropped with two to go as the pace ups. More riders are getting dropped now.

World record Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda has moved to the front of the pack. They take the bell. Cheptegei is trying to open a gap!

Here they come around the bend. Can he hang on? Has he gone too early?

Still Cheptegei! Here comesGrant Fisher of USA!

Joshua Cheptegei wins gold in a new Olympic record!

It looks like we have a close finish between Fisher and Berihu Aregawi of Ethiopia for silver.

Cheptegei 26:43.14, an Olympic record for gold. Aregawi 26:43.44 for silver and Fisher just 0.02 further back for bronze.

BMX Racing: Daudet leads French podium sweep

Such is the format of theBMX Racing competition, that after two rounds of three races each with a low-point system, the medals will be decided in a single one-off final.

There are, believe it or not,three French riders in the men's final afterJoris Daudet,Sylvain André, andRomain Mahieu all qualified from the semi-finals.

They're joined byCam Wood of USA,Cedric Butti andSimon Marquart of Switzerland,Mateo Carmona of Colombia, andIzaac Kennedy of Australia.

Can the French seal a podium sweep? André, notably, finished fourth in Tokyo, agonisingly short of the podium.

Daudet has the inside gate number one with a right turn first up. It's a fast start for both him and André!

Kennedy tries to take Mahieu but he crashes! The French are still going at the front! And they're heading for a 1-2-3!

Joris Daudet wins gold! Sylvain André wins silver! And Romain Mahieu wins bronze!

Helmets have gone flying in celebration. Over at La Défense, the swimming arena breaks out into celebration as the news filters through.

Athletics: Neugebauer leads decathlon at halfway

We're through five tests in the decathlon, with the last five segments following tomorrow, with the conclusion of that Léon Marchand-delayed 400m.

Germany'sLeo Neugebauer, one of the favourites for gold, leads on 4650 points from Puerto Rico'sAyden Owens-Delerme on 4608.

Remember, France'sKevin Mayer withdrew after failing to recover from injury.

Tennis: Novak Djokovic to face Carlos Alcaraz in men's final

Well then. The final nearly everyone was hoping for in men's singles tennis is set:Novak Djokovic (SRB) will faceCarlos Alcaraz (ESP) for gold.

Olympic gold is, famously, the one thing Djokovic is missing from his career achievements, and the Serb has made no secret of how much it would mean to him.

He's beaten Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 6-2.

Cycling BMX Racing: Beth Shriever likely into final

Speaking of the BMX Racing, women's defending championBeth Shriever of Great Britain has won the first two runs of the semi-finals and is likely into the final at 9:50pm tonight.

Shriever is good friends with track cyclist Emma Finucane, who recently spoke to us about it:

"She's a huge role model for me. She's taught me so much, like how to be an athlete, and how to be 'Emma off the bike'. I need to be happy and that will help me channel my 'Emma on the bike'.

"So she's taught me so much and I've really looked up to her and she's taken me under her wing."

Swimming: Marchand mania halts athletics action

Unsurprisingly, the news of Marchand's win has reached all over. There were celebrations in Lille at theStade Pierre-Mauroy, hosting the basketball matches; in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines where the BMX Racing finals are taking place; and also at the Stade de France.

The decathlon 400m start had to be delayed because the stadium erupted in cheers!

Swimming: Léon Marchand just misses world record in dominant 200m IM swim for gold

Right, are we ready for more Marchand Mania?

He's the top qualifier – unsurprisingly – for themen's 200m individual medley final. Japan's Seto Daiya, Great Britain'sDuncan Scott andTom Dean, USA'sCarson Foster, and defending championWang Shun (CHN) are all also in this final.

Listen to that reception forLéon Marchand! "Allez les Bleus" chants mix in with "Léon, Léon".

Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle. Four lengths of the pool, one of each. The crowd quietens before an almighty roar as they hit the pool.

Marchand and Seto have fast starts as does Wang in six. It's Wang who turns in the lead butMarchand has made his move on the backstroke.

He's surged ahead of Wang and the crowd is just getting louder by the second. He turns in the lead at halfway as they go to breaststroke, the crowd yelling "Allez" every time the Frenchman comes up for air.

This is remarkable from Marchand who has more than three-quarters of a body length lead now!He is under world record split!

Marchand has a sprint to the wall for the world record! This crowd wants him to do it! A full body length clear!

Just shy of the world record – by six-hundredths of a second!Léon Marchand wins the 200m IM in 1:54.06 and takes away another Olympic record from Michael Phelps!

Duncan Scott was 1.25 seconds behind andWang Shun completes the podium.

Marchand gets out of the pool and raises his arms outstretched to his side, taking this crowd in as they start to sing.

That is four gold medals and four Olympic records for France's golden boy in the pool this week.

Swimming: Kaylee McKeown breaks 12-year-old Olympic record to win women's 200m backstroke

Okay, tonight's finals are coming thick and fast in the pool as all three are scheduled at the start of the session.

Here's thewomen's 200m backstroke, withPhoebe Bacon of USA the fastest semi-finalist andKaylee McKeown, the world record holder from Australia, next to her in lane five.

McKeown andRegan Smith in lane 7 are out to fast starts, but it'sKylie Masse in lane 2 who turns first at 50m, nearly four-tenths under McKeown's world record split.

Smith has moved to the front on this second length of the pool now and they are extending their lead on that world record line!

Fading a little on this third length but Smith is still in the lead as they come back. McKeown has timed this perfectly and is a little ahead now.

Can Smith find anything?Kaylee McKeown is going to win gold in a new Olympic record 2:03.73!

Regan Smith form USA in 2:04.26 takes silver, and bronze toKylie Masse of Canada in 2:05.57.

That Olympic record had been 2:04.06 and had stood since London 2012.

Swimming: McEvoy pips Proud at the wall to win men's 50m free

"Florent, Florent" the crowd chant. It's super loud as both he and Dressel, the reigning champion and Olympic record holder, are introduced for this men's 50m free final.

There's really nothing much to say about tactics for this race: get a length of the pool done as quickly as you can. Some swimmers try to breath as little as they can.

The world record is 20.91 and the Olympic record is 21.07. Will either mark fall?

Manaudou, in lane one, gets the "Viking clap" going from the crowd. Have I mentioned it's loud?

In they go! It's Ben Proud, he's leading from the front, has he got it? He hasn't! Cameron McEvoy pips him!

This place explodes in joy asFlorent Manaudou wins bronze!

McEvoy in 21.25, Proud in 21.30, Manaudou in 21.56.

Manaudou acknowledges the crowd, who resume chanting his name.

Trampoline: Ivan Litvinovich (AIN) retains men's Olympic title

The results are in – and just as he did three years ago in Tokyo, Ivan Litvinovich has won gold in the men's trampoline event!

Going seventh of the eight gymnasts in this final, Litvinovich was the top qualifier and defending champion, and therefore the favourite.

No real surprise when he is over a full point ahead of the field. He scores 63.090, with People's Republic of China completing the podium throughWang Zisai (61.890) andYan Langyu (60.950).

Great Britain'sZak Perzamanos finishes fourth.

Swimming: History in the pool tonight?

At the La Défense Arena, we're just over 10 minutes away from the night's swimming finals getting started. There are just three finals scheduled tonight but expect fast and furious racing.

Leading us off will be themen's 50m freestyle, the fastest race of the programme. The arena will be loud forFlorent Manaudou in lane one; USA'sCaeleb Dressel goes in two while Great Britain'sBen Proud was the fastest qualifier.

Cam McEvoy of Australia, the 2023 world champ, is in lane five, but notably, in lane six, isJordan Crooks of Cayman Islands. No Cayman Islander has ever won an Olympic medal.

Also tonight, themen's 200m individual medley final, starring, you guessed it,Léon Marchand.

Athletics: Top stories as the Olympic meet begins

As the track and field portion of the athletics meet at Paris 2024 properly begins, let's look at some of the stories around the Games.

Trampoline: Men's final beginning

At theBercy Arena, we've had a pause from the artistic gymnastics for today. It's the turn of the trampoline gymnasts, and afterBryony Page won gold in the women's final this afternoon, it's now the men's turn.

Ivan Litvinovich (AIN) was the top qualifier.

Tennis: Canada win mixed doubles bronze

At Roland-Garros, the second medal of the day has been decided, and it's bronze to Canada'sGabriela Dabrowski and Félix Auger-Aliassime.

They win 6-3 7-6(2) in straight sets over Netherlands' Demi Schuurs and Wesley Koolhof.

Athletics: USA break mixed 4x400m relay world record

Night 1 in the Stade de France and we already have our first world record of the meet!

It's come in the first heat of themixed 4x400m relay.

The USA –Vernon Norwood,Shamier Little,Bryce Deadmon, andKaylyn Brown cross the line in 3:07.41, taking over a second off the previous best!

Athletics: Mondo Duplantis is ready for the Olympic Games

Are you ready? BecauseMondo Duplantis sure is.

He's even filmed this amusing commercial for pan-European broadcastersMAX (part ofWarner Bros. Discovery), who hold the media rights in Europe and Sweden.

How many Olympic sports can you name in this advert?