Day six of the Olympics sees the return of Andy Murray and Simone Biles on a busy day at Paris 2024.
Team USA superstar Biles will bid for a second gymnastics gold of the Games following her team all-around gold on Tuesday when she competes in the star-studded individual competition. Her main competition should come from reigning champion and teammate Sunisa Lee or Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, while Team GB’s Georgia-Mae Fenton and Alice Kinsella are also involved.
Murray is back on court at Roland Garros with Dan Evans and the British pair take on Americans Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz looking to continue their thrilling Olympic ride.
Team GB added to their medal tally at the rowing by picking up three more this morning. Flagbearer Helen Glover agonisingly missed out on a historic gold in the women’s coxless four as the British boat was edged into silver by the Netherlands on the line, while GB also took bronze medals in the men’s coxless four and the women’s double sculls. There was disappointment for Joe Clarke later at Vaires-sur-Marne, though, as the kayaker failed to repeat his 2016 triumph, finishing fifth in the K1.
Elsewhere, the athletics kicked off with the race walks in central Paris, while in the swimming, superstars Tatjana Smith (200m breaststroke) and Canada’s Summer McIntosh (200m butterfly) headline the evening session at La Defense Arena.
Follow all the action, latest results and medals from Paris 2024 in our live blog below.
Paris 2024 Olympics – latest medals and results
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Olympics 2024 continues with action-packed day in Paris
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Simone Biles bids for gold in star-studded women’s all-around gymnastics final (5:15pm)
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MEDAL! A third medal in the rowing as Team GB claim bronze in the men’s four
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MEDAL! Helen Glover and Team GB take dramatic women’s coxless four silver after being edged out on the line
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MEDAL! Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Rebecca Wilde take bronze in the women’s double sculls
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Boxer tearfully quits after punch by opponent who failed gender eligibility test
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Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler in action as men’s golf underway
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Joe Clarke misses out on canoe slalom medal
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Andy Murray returns to tennis action alongside Dan Evans in doubles quarter-final (around 5pm)
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Jake Wightman ruled out of Paris Olympics as Team GB suffer major injury blow
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
17:36 , Chris Wilson
Alice D’Amato and Ellie Black are currently scoring above Lee in third and fourth respectively, with scores of 14.066 and 14.000.
GB’s Fenton is in 13th with a score of 13.033.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
17:32 , Chris Wilson
Sunisa Lee, USA’s other medal hope, is given a 13.933 for her vault.
Rebecca Andrade is up on the vault as the other early medal hope.
1-and-a-half twists and lands it perfectly! She’s arguably a little off the line, say the commentators, but it’s a 15.100! Matches her performance in qualification.
Simone Biles follows up, with a 6.4 difficulty on her chosen vault…
And it’s superb, as expected! A 15.766 for the American.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
17:26 , Chris Wilson
A reminder that this final consists of performances on four apparatus – the floor, uneven bars, balance beam and vault. Scores are given to each performance and then added up for a final score.
We’re underway now, with Sarah Voss given a 12.886 on the floor.
Olympics 2024: Women’s Artistic Individual All-Around Final
17:19 , Chris Wilson
And another final straight away as the women’s gymnastics Individual All-Around final commences.
The gymnasts are being introduced as we speak, with a particular shout being reserved for Simone Biles.
British hopes include Alice Kinsella and Georgia-Mae Fenton, while the defending champion is Sunisa Lee, who is hoping to retain her title this evening.
Olympics 2024: Joe Clarke misses out on medal
17:18 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Disappointment, then, for Joe Clarke, close but no cigar and out of the medals by nearly a second. A mixed day on the water of Vaires-sur-Marne for Team GB.
Olympics 2024: Joe Clarke misses out on medal in K1 kayak slalom!
17:14 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Joe Clarke misses out on a medal! A few too many sticky sections in a run of 89.92sec deny him a spot on the podium despite a clean run, little the Brit could do as he got caught in the wash. A delighted Giovanni de Genarro grabs gold, Titouan Castryck secures silver, and Pau Echaniz – our first starter this evening – clings on to the bronze!
GOLD: Giovanni de Gennaro (Italy)
Silver: Titouan Castryck (France)
Bronze: Pau Echaniz (Spain)
Olympics 2024: K1 slalom final
17:10 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Noah Hegge will be the eleventh and penultimate man to explore the waves and wash of this tricky, troublesome course. The German was the surprise star of the semi-final, earning him this plum place among the final starters, but there’s no repeat of that run – down in seventh.
One man left, and it’s Great Britain’s Joe Clarke. Gold in 2016, not selected for Tokyo 2020 – what does the latest chapter in this eventful Olympics story hold?
Olympics 2024: K1 slalom final
17:06 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Here’s the moment the capacity crowd at Vaires-sur-Marne have been waiting for, rising star Titouan Castryck ready to go in the K1 final. The 19-year-old Breton won on this course at a World Cup event last October, and the volume lifts as he kayaks into view at the top of it.
It’s a scintillating start, serious speed through the first third of the gates. He knows the route so well, though runs aground a touch at the penultimate upstream gate. How’s the time?…second place! Two tenths of a second down on Giovanni de Gennaro! That guarantees the Italian a medal.
Olympics 2024: K1 slalom final
16:55 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A two-second penalty at gate seven for Jiri Prskavec, and then again at 16, ending the Czech’s chances of becoming a double Olympic champion. Five to come, with De Gennaro of Italy still the man to beat.
Olympics 2024: K1 slalom final
16:47 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Five paddlers have put their blades into the water in earnest in this Olympic final, and we have a new leader, Giovanni de Gennaro crossing the line slower than Pau Echaniz but, crucially, completely clean. An 88.22sec run looks very handy indeed – though defending champion Jiri Prskavec may offer a better barometer of just how quick he was…
Olympics 2024: Joe Clarke targets K1 slalom gold
16:37 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A marker laid down from Spain’s Pau Echaniz, down the course first after a disappointing semi-final run but properly rapid in the final. Two penalty seconds take his time up to 88.87sec, quicker than Clarke and the rest in that semi.
Olympics 2024: Weather delay at Le Golf National
16:34 , Harry Latham-Coyle
There are still a few groups out on the course at Le Golf National, including Great Britain’s Matt Fitzpatrick. They’ll have to wait to complete their opening rounds, though, with play suspended due to lightning in the area with a few days of stifling heat in Paris giving way to thunderstorms.
Here’s how the top of the leaderboard looks as things stand, with Tommy Fleetwood and Scottie Scheffler among those at -4:
-8 Hideki Matsuyama, Japan
-6 Xander Schauffele, USA (17)
-5 Joaquin Niemann, Chile; Emiliano Grillo, Argentina; Tom Kim, South Korea
Olympics 2024: Joe Clarke targets K1 slalom gold
16:27 , Harry Latham-Coyle
We’ll get to events at Bercy Arena shortly, but first it’s back to Vaires-sur-Marne, where the K1 final is imminent. Can Joe Clarke grab gold again eight years on from triumph in Rio? He’ll be the last man down the course, with defending champion Jiri Prskavec starting sixth from last and French sensation Titouan Castryck two paddlers before the British world champion.
Clarke will know what he needs to do.
Who is Kaylia Nemour? The French-born gymnast bidding to make Olympics history for Algeria
16:23 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Kaylia Nemour is competing to win a historic gold medal in the gymnastics at the Olympics in Paris, and is an outside contender to challenge Simone Biles and reigning champion Sunisa Lee in the individual all-around final.
The 17-year-old is the favourite for the uneven bars title after setting the highest score – a huge 15.600 – in qualifying, and set the fifth-highest score overall ahead of the all-around final.
French-born gymnast Kaylia Nemour bidding to make history for Algeria
What is the Biles II? Simone Biles’ Yurchenko double-pike breaking new ground at the Olympics
16:18 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Not long now until Simone Biles gets her first individual medal bid of Paris 2024 underway. But what is the Biles II, the remarkable vault that could secure gold in the all-around this evening? Lawrence Ostlere explains:
What is the Biles II? Simone Biles’ vault breaking new ground at the Olympics
Helen Glover drops huge retirement hint after narrowly missing latest slice of rowing history
16:08 , Tom Harle in Paris
It sounds like Helen Glover will give us permission to shoot her if she ends up rowing at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The 38-year-old won silver in the women’s four to add to her two golds from previous Games and become the first British mum-of-three to win an Olympic medal in any sport. After the women’s quad bested the Netherlands in a thrilling sprint finish, a double over the Dutch proved just beyond the four who missed out on gold by 0.18 seconds.
Glover wasn’t as emphatic as Sir Steve Redgrave in his famous proclamation after winning a fourth gold at Atlanta 1996 that “anyone who sees me go anywhere near a boat again, ever, you’ve got my permission to shoot me” (he was back rowing four months later and won a fifth gold at Sydney 2000 of course…) – but she certainly strongly hinted she would now be hanging up her oars.
Helen Glover drops big retirement hint after narrowly missing slice of rowing history
Olympics 2024: Sailing – men’s skiff medal race abandoned again!
15:59 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Crikey. It’s turning into a long afternoon on the Mediterranean for the men’s skiff sailors, their medal race abandoned for a second time with the race director again unhappy with the Mistral in Marseille. It may be that the re-start is pushed to to tomorrow with the women still waiting to get on the water – a nightmare for logistical personnel.
China’s Pan Zhanle takes shot at swimming rivals after winning Olympic gold
15:52 , Harry Latham-Coyle
China’s Pan Zhanle said he had been given the cold shoulder by some of the other swimmers at the Paris Olympics, in comments made after he won the men’s 100 metres freestyle on Wednesday.
Pan smashed his own 100m freestyle world record on a historic night of swimming, shaving 0.40 seconds off the previous mark he set at the World Championships in Doha in February, to humble a slew of champion rivals in Paris.
He finished a massive 1.08 seconds ahead of Australia’s Kyle Chalmers, who had to settle for silver.
China’s Pan Zhanle takes shot at swimming rivals after winning Olympic gold
Dina Asher-Smith has been here before – this is why Paris could be different
15:40 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Asha Phillip believes Dina Asher-Smith’s new approach could be decisive in this weekend’s Olympics 100m final.
Asher-Smith begins her campaign at their Stade de France on Friday having amicably split with long-time coach John Blackie to join Edrick Floreal’s training group in Texas this year.
Phillip, who is an expert commentator for Discovery+ in Paris, joined forces with Asher-Smith to win 4x100m bronze in Rio and Tokyo but missed out on selection for Team GB at Paris 2024.
Dina Asher-Smith has been here before – this is why Paris could be different
Olympics 2024: Joe Clarke fastest qualifier for men’s K1 slalom final
15:31 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Joseph Clarke is the fastest qualifier into the final – he’ll start last later, with neither defending champion Jiri Prskavec nor home hope Titouan Castryck able to better his run.
Those times count for little, though – it’s all down to that single effort in the final to decide the medallists.
Olympics 2024: Men’s K1 slalom semi-final
15:21 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Joe Clarke is on the course, powering through the first few metres and bending neatly around the opening gate. But has he touched a couple of gates, or even missed one? He’s inside the time of Noah Hegge by a distance at the finish, but they want another look at his run before they take away the asterisk by his name.
And the asterisk is gone – with Clarke top of the times. 89.51sec for the British paddler, safely into this evening’s final with the only question where he’ll be in the start order.
Olympics 2024: Men’s K1 slalom semi-final
15:14 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Just a couple more paddlers to come until Joe Clarke is on the water, the Brit beginning to ready himself in his kayak. Noah Hegge of Germany is the fastest of those through the 23 gates so far, though what looks a particularly choppy course is posing probems, with just a single athlete down cleanly as we near the end of this semi-final. Remember, the top 12 qualify for the final.
Last man standing Lewis Richardson ready to shoulder British boxing’s Olympic burden
15:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Grateful Lewis Richardson believes family and financial support can catapult him towards a stunning Olympic gold in Paris.
The Colchester boxing star, 27, became the first and only British fighter to win his bout at the North Paris Arena with a brilliant triumph against Serb Vakhid Abbasov.
Roared on by a raucous travelling Essex contingent, Richardson outboxed, outfoxed and outthought his experienced light middleweight opponent to inject a a last-gasp ray of light into Team GB’s boxing campaign.
Last man standing Lewis Richardson ready to shoulder British boxing’s Olympic burden
Olympics 2024: Golf – Rory McIlroy signs for a 68
14:44 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A dropped shot at the last for Rory McIlroy, but the Irishman is very much in touch at -3 after an opening 68 at Le Golf National. A run of three birdies through 13, 14 and 15 got his up-and-down round going; he’ll be back for more tomorrow.
Flying up the leaderboard, though, is defending champion Xander Schauffele – The Open winner has added birdies as 12 and 14 to five on the front nine and is a shot off Hideki Matsuyama.
Olympics 2024: Joe Clarke competes in K1 semi-finals
14:29 , Harry Latham-Coyle
We’re heading back to Vaires-sur-Marne this afternoon, swapping the placid pool through which Team GB secured several medals this morning for the rather choppier waters of the K1 slalom course. In action for Great Britain is Joe Clarke, champion in 2016 but absent from the last Olympics in a controversial selection call.
Fellow Staffordshire paddler Adam Burgess won silver in the C1 earlier this week, and now his training mate gets his chance. The K1 is a kayaking discipline, which means that Clarke will have a double-bladed paddle at his disposal. His semi-final gets underway imminently, with Clarke the fourth from last starter and the top 12 progressing to the final a little later.
American media criticised for US bias after using ‘wrong’ Olympic medal table to top China’s golds
14:21 , Lawrence Ostlere in Paris
American media outlets have been criticised for presenting the Paris 2024 Olympic medal table differently to the official tally – in a method that puts USA on top of the pile.
Most of the world ranks the medal table by count of gold medals, then by silver to separate countries with the same number of golds, and by bronze when the silver tallies match too. This is how the medal table is presented on the Olympic Games website, a method which values the most prized medal, gold, over silver and bronze.
But US outlets including the Washington Post, ESPN and Olympic broadcaster NBC default their rankings by the total number of medals, while the New York Times shows both total medals and a gold-first tally alongside each other, and it has raised a few eyebrows abroad.
American media criticised for US bias after using ‘wrong’ Olympic medal table
Olympics 2024: Sky Brown could still feature despite reports of dislocated shoulder
14:10 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Sky Brown, Team GB’s youngest Olympic medallist, could still feature at the Paris Games despite reports the teenager dislocated her shoulder in training on Sunday.
According to the BBC, the incident happened the day before the 16-year-old travelled to the French capital and she was left nursing a full dislocation.
While the British Olympic Association said it was not in a position to comment, Brown posted a link to the BBC report on her Instagram stories, where she has also shown herself in full preparation mode.
Aged 13 days and 28 days, Brown clinched Olympic bronze in the in the women’s park skateboarding final in Tokyo three years ago to replace Sarah Hardcastle as Britain’s youngest summer Games medallist.
Brown is part of a three-strong GB team that also includes fellow teenager Lola Tambling and 50-year-old Andy Macdonald.
Brown has had a rocky past few months with injuries after sustaining an MCL tear in her knee, while she narrowly failed to qualify for surfing ahead of these Games.
Olympics 2024: Sailing – men’s skiff medal race abandoned
14:03 , Harry Latham-Coyle
News from Marseille, where the sailing events are being held at these Games, and there’s a bit of bother for organisers in the men’s skiff. The medal race has been abandoned ten minutes in with high winds causing problems, and officials ordering a restart.
There are double points available, but Team GB’s James Peters and Fynn Sterritt are down in seventh and realistically will need to win the medal race to give themselves a chance.
Boxer tearfully quits after punch by opponent who failed gender eligibility test
14:02 , Alex Pattle
Italy’s Angela Carini quit 46 seconds into her Olympic boxing match with Imane Khelif on Thursday, after the Algerian – who failed a gender eligibility test last year – landed the first significant punch of the fight.
The pair were competing in the women’s 66kg category, in a round-of-16 bout in Paris, but the fight had barely begun before it came to a premature end. Carini, who tearfully fell to her knees in the ring, later told reporters she had never been punched so hard in her career.
After an early pause in the fight, due to Carini needing to adjust her head guard, Khelif landed a clean right hand. Almost immediately, Carini motioned to her team and opted against continuing, with the referee waving off the contest.
After Khelif’s hand was raised, Carini dropped to her knees in tears. Before and after that moment, the Italian twice seemed to ignore Khelif’s attempts to console her.
Carini could also be heard telling her coach, “It’s not right, it’s not right!” before promptly leaving the arena. The Telegraph and BBC reported that Carini had suffered a suspected broken nose, and the 25-year-old soon told reporters that she had never been punched so hard in her career.
More here:
Boxer tearfully quits after punch by Olympic rival who failed gender eligibility test
Helen Glover says it’s time to be mum and hints brilliant rowing career is over
14:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Helen Glover hinted her glittering rowing career is over after being denied a third Olympic title by the wafer-thin margin of 0.18 seconds.
Just 24 hours after Team GB women’s quadruple sculls crew claimed gold by the margin of 0.15secs, Glover, Rebecca Shorten, Esme Booth and Sam Redgrave were on the wrong side of a race to the line as the Netherlands held on in a thrilling finale.
Glover, who won pairs gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016 with Heather Stanning, took four years out of the sport before the Tokyo Olympics to start a family with her husband Steve Backshall, the naturalist, explorer and TV presenter.
Helen Glover says it’s time to be mum and hints brilliant rowing career is over
Olympics 2024: Hideki Matsuyama shoots 63 to lead men’s golf
13:54 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A brilliant opening round from Hideki Matsuyama at Le Golf National, shooting a 63 to head the field at eight-under-par. Matsuyama missed out on bronze in that huge play-off on home soil last time around, and he could well be in the medal muddle again.
Also in the clubhouse with strong starts are a pair of South Americans in Joaquin Niemann of Chile and Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo. Niemann had a fine beginning to 2024 in LIV Golf, and has the game to continue contending into the weekend. Tommy Fleetwood is underway with a 67 to leave himself at -4; Rory McIlroy has the same score with a couple of holes to come.
Jake Wightman ruled out of Paris Olympics as Team GB confirm 800m replacement
13:35 , Jack Rathborn in Paris
Jake Wightman has been ruled out of the Olympics through injury with Team GB confirming Elliot Giles as his replacement.
Wightman did not run at the British Championships due to an injury exemption, which limited his opportunities to qualify for Paris.
Instead of his favoured 1,500m event, where he won gold at World Championships in 2022, Wightman was eligible for a discretionary pick in the 800m, having run the fastest British time over that distance entering the trials.
Ben Pattison won the 800m final, with Max Burgin finishing second to also book his place in Paris, but the third place was up for grabs after Giles fell in the final stages following a tangle with Josh Kerr, the 1,500m world champion stepping down in distance with a place already secure in his preferred event.
British Athletics selected Wightman over Giles, but the latter has now been called up to race in his third Olympics.
Jake Wightman ruled out of Paris Olympics as Team GB confirm replacement
Olympics 2024: Hockey – Team GB book spot in men’s quarter-finals
13:32 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A gutsy, gritty performance from France to threaten a shock win, but that late deflected shot proves the winner for Great Britain, surviving a series of penalty corners in the last couple of minutes.
And that secures a last eight spot for the side, with a fixture against to Germany to come. If they win that, they’ll top the group and ensure an easier quarter-final opponent – though the Germans have been in superb scoring form so far in Paris.
France, alas, are out. They will play for pride, and bottom spot, in the group against South Africa.
Olympics 2024: Hockey – Great Britain lead France
13:24 , Harry Latham-Coyle
It’s cruel for France goalkeeper Arthur Thieffry, surely sweltering beneath his kit on a scorching and utterly outstanding throughout, but Great Britain finally lead France! James Albery’s shot looked to be covered by Thieffry’s right kicker but a touch off the stick of a defender sends it squirming through the legs of the goalkeper. France have four minutes or so to find an equaliser – though Sam Ward has just clipped the crossbar with a brilliant reverse effort.
Olympics 2024: Equestrian – Team GB into jumping final
13:21 , Harry Latham-Coyle
An excellent outing for the British show jumpers and their horses at Versailles: Ben Maher, Harry Charles and Scott Brash are through as the third tidiest qualifiers to the final, with Maher producing a perfect ride after a late swap of horse from Point Break to Dallas Vegas Batilly.
“She was incredible today,” Maher tells the BBC of his horse. “It’s a hot day here, a packed crowd, focussed on what we’re doing but it’s hard to ignore. My job is to use my experience to boost the team a little bit to get through qualifying today and it’s a pretty big test.
“That was my job. I tend to go first these days, that’s what the team manager likes. My horse gave me a great feeling though, she was with me today. She seems to be in good spirits, I can tell a lot about here, she’s a very sensitive horse and we have a long way to go this week, but we have a good start.”
Olympics 2024: Great Britain back on level terms with France
13:02 , Harry Latham-Coyle
It’s 1-1 at Stade Yves-du-Manoir! A penalty stroke is dispatched decisively to the goalkeeper’s right by Zach Wallace after the latest of countless British short corners draws a French infringement.
And to the fourth quarter they will go with the scores level. We’ll have a bit of a break with the temperature up again in Paris.
Olympics 2024: Jake Wightman withdraws from Paris 2024 due to hamstring injury
12:59 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A bit of major breaking news from Team GB’s athletics squad, and it’s not a positive injury update for Jake Wightman. The 2022 1500m world champion was given an exemption from the British trials due to a calf injury yet earned selection in the 800 metres for the Games, though has now suffered a hamstring problem that has forced his withdrawal.
That allows Elliot Giles a place he probably merits, the middle-distance runner having tangled with Josh Kerr at the British Championships to initially miss out on selection.
Olympics 2024: Shooting – Seonaid McIntosh knocked out
12:54 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Disappointment for Seonaid McIntosh in the women’s 50m 3P Rifle, who had led the way after the kneeling portion of the three-position shooting event. The Scot, world champion in 2018 and a real Team GB medal hope after an excellent season, was below her best both in the prone position and the standing leg, ultimately missing out on the top eight and progression to tomorrow’s final by a distance.
Olympics 2024: Men’s hockey – Great Britain trail France in
12:43 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A bit of work for Great Britain to do at Stade Yves-du-Manoir, falling behind seconds before the half-time interval to a goal from Timothee Clement. Team GB have had plenty of short corners, but France have held firm throughout so far.
French commentators react as Leon Marchand breaks Olympic record to secure another gold
12:40 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Olympics 2024: Swimming – ‘Hurting’ Leon Marchand beaten by Duncan Scott in 200 IM heats
12:35 , Harry Latham-Coyle
The morning after shaking the foundations of La Defense Arena with a pair of astonishing gold medals, home swimmer Leon Marchand battled through pain to advance to the 200m individual medley (IM) semi-finals at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
The 200m IM is Marchand’s final individual event and it may be the most-anticipated of the entire Olympic meet following his golden treble in the 400 IM, 200m butterfly and breaststroke, the latter two titles coming within two glorious hours late on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old will join Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Kristin Otto in an exclusive club of swimmers to have won four or more individual events at a single Games if he can pull off the 200 IM victory.
It will be a struggle, though, with Marchand admitting he was feeling the pinch from his big Wednesday after swimming third quickest into the 200 IM semi-finals, beaten narrowly by Great Britain’s Duncan Scott in his heat.
“My body’s hurting a lot right now,” Marchand told reporters after clocking 1:57.86, 0.38 seconds off the fastest time set by Japan’s Daiya Seto.
“It’s fine because I’ve trained for it, so I’ll be OK.
“But this morning wasn’t easy for me, I really had to try and do a 1:57.
“I hope tonight will be easier for me.”
Adam Peaty back in the pool in boost to British relay hopes
12:25 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Adam Peaty has raised hopes he could compete in his Olympic relay events later this week as he returned to the pool following two days of “bed rest”.
Hours after winning silver in the men’s 100 metres breaststroke, Peaty tested positive for covid, having struggled with a sore throat ahead of Sunday’s final before his symptoms worsened.
Unlike the last Olympics in Tokyo, there are no specific coronavirus restrictions on athletes but Team GB said in a statement “all usual precautions (were) being taken to keep the wider delegation healthy”.
Peaty’s diagnosis led to doubts about whether he would be fit enough to take to the pool in the men’s and mixed 4x100m medley relays, with the 29-year-old crucial to to their hopes on the breaststroke leg.
But he posted a picture of himself on his Instagram story on Wednesday evening in a swimming pool along with the caption: “Back in the water with the French public today (2 days of bed rest).”
The mixed medley heats is first up with heats on Friday and the final on Saturday – the men’s preliminaries are on Saturday with the showpiece on the last day of the swimming meet on Sunday.
It may be that Great Britain hold Peaty back for the finals, with James Wilby an able deputy.
Olympics 2024: Great Britain take on hosts in men’s hockey
12:17 , Harry Latham-Coyle
Team GB’s men will book their place in the quarter-finals of the men’s hockey up at Stade Yves-du-Manoir as long as they avoid defeat against France today. David Ames’ side are reasonably placed with a win and two draws so far and a point more would leave them out of reach of the hosts in Group A.
France are doing an excellent job of frustrating Great Britain through the first two quarters, Arthur Thieffry making a couple of sharp saves. Both Sam Ward and Nick Park have gone close, though, as they seek a first men’s hockey medal in 36 years.
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Helen Glover denied in bid for historic gold as Team GB rowers claim three medals
11:47 , Jamie Braidwood in Vaires-sur-Marne
Helen Glover’s bid to win a third Olympics gold medal and add another sensational chapter to her trail-blazing rowing career ended in heartbreak as Great Britain lost out to the Netherlands in a thrilling finish in the women’s coxless four. There were bronze medals for Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne and Becky Wilde in the women’s double sculls, as well as the Great Britain men’s coxless four.
Helen Glover denied in bid for historic gold as Team GB rowers claim three medals
Olympics 2024: Helen Glover says there are no regrets after Team GB narrowly squeezed into silver
11:42 , Harry Latham-Coyle
“The thing that I’ve learned is that the most frustrating thing is to look back and find things you could do differently,” Glover explains to the BBC after that agonising silver in the women’s four. “Today, we put it all out there. We raced the plan we wanted to race, we raced together with so much heart. There can’t be regret looking back and knowing you’ve done all that you can.
“We are honestly so thankful to anyone who has followed our journey, supported us through everything. We couldn’t be more proud of the people who have been supporting, from ex-teammates to people who have just gotten into rowing. It means a lot.”
Team GB’s Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde react to winning bronze
11:25 , Harry Latham-Coyle
“Our head coach said there would always be one boat from qualifiers that springs a surprise, and in the back of our minds, we wanted to be that crew,” Wilde tells Eurosport after double sculls medal success. “But to actually do it is beyond anything we could have imagined.”
“I’ve always had a bit of a chip on my shoulder,” her teammate Hodgkins-Byrne adds with her son, Freddie, watching from the stands. “We got selected in March, shouldn’t even have been sent to qualifying and definitely shouldn’t have qualified. The two of us have always been honest that we wanted a medal, even if it seemed impossible. We managed to do it.
“The Kiwis are both mums as well! My son is more interested in how shiny the medal is than what is actually going on. It’s incredible to see the Kiwis do it as well, and if it inspires more people to do it, that’s incredible.”
Olympics 2024: Rowing – Great Britain add a bronze in the men’s four
11:18 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A stunning performance from the United States to win their first men’s four gold since the 1960 Rome Olympics! New Zealand just started to reel them in but the American quartet had the requisite strength left to produce a coup de grace, firing through the final metres to seal a brilliant triumph.
A solid effort from Great Britain, but they were ultimately outclassed. A bronze is a third medal of the morning on the water for Team GB.
GOLD: United States (Justin Best, Liam Corrigan, Michael Grady, Nick Mead)
Silver: New Zealand (Matt Macdonald, Oliver Maclean, Tom Murray, Logan Ullrich)
Bronze: Great Britain (Matt Aldridge, David Ambler, Freddie Davidson, Oliver Wilkes)
Olympics 2024: Golf
11:05 , Mike Jones
The Independent’s Lawrence Ostlere reporting from Le Golf National: “I am out on the course at Le Golf National following Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Ludvig Aberg, or at least trying to.
“The crowds are several deep to see this headline group and just catching a glimpse of them is a challenge in itself.
“Golf might seem like an outlier in the Olympic movement but few sports will command as many fans this week. All three players just made par at the 7th, each narrowly missing birdies putts.
“Ireland’s McIlroy and Sweden’s Aberg are one under, American Scheffler is two under, two shots back from the group of early leaders in this first round of four.”
Olympics 2024: Great Britain win SILVER in women’s coxless four
10:57 , Harry Latham-Coyle
By the barest of margins, the Netherlands are Olympic champions! What a race! It came down to the final few strokes but the Dutch quartet somehow had enough, never letting the Team GB four come part. Helen Glover and the rest of the British crew are in pieces, physically and emotionally, bent double in the boat.
GOLD: Netherlands (Marloes Oldenburg/Hermijntje Drenth/Tinka Offereins/Benthe Boonstra)
Silver: Great Britain (Helen Glover/Esme Booth/Sam Redgrave/Rebecca Shorten)
Bronze: New Zealand (Jackie Gowler/Phoebe Spoors/Davina Waddy/Kerri Williams)
Olympics 2024: Team GB win bronze in women’s double sculls!
10:26 , Harry Latham-Coyle
It’s bronze for Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde! Just as yesterday in the women’s quad, they pip the Netherlands on the line, the Dutch this time trying to haul Team GB in but unable to do so! New Zealand upgrade their silver from four years ago to gold, knocking the defending champions off their perch and into second.
GOLD: Brooke Francis/Lucy Spoors (New Zealand)
Silver: Ancuta Bodnar/Simona Radis (Romania)
Bronze: Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne/Rebecca Wilde (Great Britain)
Pinned post: Thursday’s highlights and stars to watch
06:35 , Jamie Braidwood
Today at the Olympics: Thursday’s schedule as Simone Biles goes for individual gold at Paris 2024
The world’s eyes will be on Simone Biles once more today as the greatest gymnast of all time bids for her sixth Olympic gold medal in the sport’s most coveted event, the individual all–around final (5.15pm BST). Her biggest competition may well come from fellow American Suni Lee, who won gold in Biles’ absence in Tokyo and who impressed during the USA’s team win on Tuesday. And look out for Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who won silver in Tokyo and is the reigning Olympic champion on the vault.
Britain scooped up three medals in the various rowing finals, with flagbearer Helen Glover winning silver in the women’s four and Team GB taking bronze in the men’s four and women’s double sculls.
Golf makes its first appearance of these Olympics with round one of the men’s competition at Le Golf National, featuring Rory McIlroy for Ireland. He goes up against American duo Scottie Scheffler and reigning Olympic champion Xander Schauffele, while Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick are the British pair.
Then later, American, Australia and Canada will face off in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay (9.03pm) in the pool, after Canadian teenage star Summer McIntosh has bid for the women’s 200m fly title (7.30pm).
Today at the Olympics: Thursday’s schedule of events at Paris 2024
