Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: Latest updates from 33rd edition of the summer Games (2024)

3 minutes agoBy Lloyd Canfield

Beach Volleyball - USA vs Cuba

This is absolutely fantastic.

USA have stolen a three point lead in what has been a non-stop game from end to end.

It's 12-9 to USA as we speak, and the duo are playing really well.

11 minutes agoBy Lloyd Canfield

Beach volleyball action for you - Team USA vs Cuba

What. A. Spot.

Cannot wait for this one.

Youngster Partain and Benesh are representing team USA here and the first points are split one each.

27 minutes agoBy Lloyd Canfield

Olympic committee 'sorry' for Korea mistake

Olympic organisers have issued an apology after South Korea was wrongly introduced as North Korea in the opening ceremony.

As the rain-soaked South Korean athletes waved the flag of their country, the announcers presented them as the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea".

OLYMPIC FAUX PAS Games blunder sparks outrage as S.Korean team introduced as NORTH Korea

33 minutes agoBy Lloyd Canfield

Kevin Durant WILL star in Team USA basketball opener

As long as there are no last minute changes, fans WILL see Kevin Durant take to the court for Team USA in their group C opener.

He is a three-time Olympic gold-medallist and Team USA's all-time leading scorer so him being fit for the opener against Serbia will be a huge boost.

If all goes according to plan, with Kevin Durant fit, a basketball gold medal should be nailed on for the US stars.

46 minutes agoBy Lloyd Canfield

USA and GB star in gymnastics

Finishing second to Team GB in its subdivision, Team USA are in fine form to make the eight-team final.

The heavy hitters of Japan and China are still to come, which could make things difficult as they look to seek out a place on the podium.

It was a rough day for Team USA 2022 Champion Brody Malone, who fell off of the horizontal bar twice and finished behind both of his teammates Frederick Richard and Paul Juda.

Today, 12:12By Lloyd Canfield

Katie Ledecky will be in 'race of the century'

The women's 400m freestyle tonight is being billed as the 'race of the century'

Australian champion Ariarne Titmus will come up against American legend Katie Ledecky.

Will Titmus thrive under the pressure, or will Katie show her who's boss when it comes to crunch time?

Today, 12:05By Joshua Jones

First swimming session - Team GB and USA thrive

Both British teams have booked their spots in the 4x100m freestyle relay finals.

The women for Team GB came second on their heat behind the USA team, as Abby Weitzeil and co cruised to victory.

But after the second heat, GB's time was only seventh fastest with the Aussies leading the way. Room for improvement to get on the podium tonight at 8.30pm.

In the men's heat, Duncan Scott had the Brits just about level after the first 100m.

Jacob Henry Whittle had GB third after two legs before Alexander Cohoon turned on the style with an emphatic 100m that saw Tom Dean dive in first for the last 100m.

But in a thrilling finale, Dean was pipped to the finish by the Chinese but second place and a time of 3:12.49 puts Team GB in a good position for the final (8.50pm).

In the second heat - which features USA, Australia and Canada - the Aussies came out on top in 3:12.25.

That's it for the first swimming session of the Olympics, with four golds up for grabs this evening.

Today, 11:56By Lloyd Canfield

Sarah Bacon's incredible story

Three years ago Sarah Bacon was told she might never dive again.

Today she won a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Here is her incredible story...

Today, 11:46By Lloyd Canfield

Gymnastics Pommel Horse - Max Whitlock

Max Whitlock gets a fantastic 15.1 and is warmly congratulated by the rest of Team GB.

He's done really well, or as one fan put it, absolutely slayed.

He will be getting a shot at the golden hat-trick surely.

Today, 11:39By Lloyd Canfield

A cheeky nutmeg

We are big fans of a cheeky nutmeg or panna here at SunSport, this one from the hockey earlier might be one of our new favourites.

Today, 11:17By Lloyd Canfield

Katie Ledecky makes it look easy - 400m Freestyle

Katie hardly even broke a sweat in her 400m freestyle heat to advance to the final.

She beat Australian Ariarne Titmus in her first swim of the Paris Olympics.

This girl is on FIRE.

Today, 11:03By Lloyd Canfield

A piece of history

This is the first medal won by Team GB on the opening day of a Summer Olympics since Athens 2004 -- Leon Taylor and Peter Waterfield claimed silver in the men's 10 metre synchro.

Today, 10:59By Lloyd Canfield

Team GB win their first medal, and USA take Silver!

Synchro pair Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen won Team GB’s first medal of the Games as they were gifted bronze by an Aussie disaster.

The Brit duo, who won silver and bronze at the last two world championships, looked set to miss out as they trailed Aussies Maddison Keeney and Annabelle Smith with one dive to go

Harper and Mew Jansen put the pressure on with their forward three and a half somersault to finish on 302.28 - which would have been enough for a SILVER medal in Tokyo three years ago.

And then the Aussies, with a medal in their hands, blew it with a total mess-up as Keeney almost missed the board, just holding on with her right toes and throwing them completely out of kilter.

It handed bronze to Harper and Mew Jansen, behind runaway winners Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen of China and Americans Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook.

For Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook they've scooped Team USA's first medal of this Olympics too, with a sensational performance!

Today, 10:56By Joshua Jones

Up steps Adam Peaty for his heat

Adam Peaty safely through.

The Derby star said he wasn't going to go full pelt in the 100m breaststroke heat to qualify for the semis.

And he didn't need to.

He touches the wall first then takes a look at his time - 59.18secs - and a confident shrug says, 'Yep, job done, easy.'

The Brit - eyeing a third straight Olympics gold in this event tomorrow night - is all smiles as he waves to the young fans carrying GB flags in the crowd.

His semi-final will be around about 8.15pm this evening.

Today, 10:47By Martin Lipton

Back to the diving

All on the line for Harper and Mew Jensen now as they need to pull off the dive off their lives to earn bronze.

China look nailed on for gold unless they fall off the board, with America’s Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook looking good for silver.

Mew Jensen was slightly off again in their third dive, an error which saw them plunge from third to sixth - behind Australia, Italy and Germany - with two to go.

They got themselves back in the mix, though, with the inward two and a half somersault which scored 71.10 to move up to fourth.

But they are still 12pts behind Aussie duo Maddison Keeney and Annabelle Smith in third

Today, 10:41By Martin Lipton

Team GB beat Spain in Men's hockey!

All over at the hockey with Rupert Shipperly’s reverse stick effort making it 4-0 for GB just before the hooter.

That is a perfect start. But there’s no rest as the men play South Africa tomorrow night.

Today, 10:38By Lloyd Canfield

First gold medals given!

Chinese pair Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao have picked up the first set of gold medals for China in the 10m Air Rifle event!

They add to their collection as they were already reigning World Champions.

They got the better of South Korean pair Keum Jihyeon and Park Jahun by a score of 16 to 12 in the 10m air rifle mixed team final.

Today, 10:31By Martin Lipton

Team GB step up to the board

Reasonable start for GB in the dive pool, with Harper and Mew Jensen standing in third position after the two required dives.

As expected, the Chinese pair are leading the way but it’s a lot closer than expected with just 7.2 points between the top four.

Harper and Mew Jansen showed their mettle as they were just a fraction behind the Chinese with their opening backwards effort, edging ahead of the Americans.

But Mew Jensen made a slight mistake as they were a foot apart on entry to fall behind the US duo, with China top by 3pts and GB a further 4.2pts adrift.

Today, 10:30By Joshua Jones

Phew! Relief for French swimming fans

A thrilling atmosphere here at La Defence Arena - and this French crowd sure raise the roof when one of their own takes to the pool.

We've just had the women's 100m butterfly heats and Brit Keanna Louise Macinnes has sneaked through in 16th place out of 16 for the semis tonight.

Today, 10:21By Lloyd Canfield

What a turnaround!

This video of the transformation from Racing 92's rugby pitch to two Olympic swimming pools is INCREDIBLE!

Today, 10:13By Martin Lipton

More good news for Team GB in Men's hockey

Looking really good for the hockey boys now as Furlong has grabbed his second at the start of the final quarter.

Another low penalty corner flick, which the keeper got a stick to but could not prevent dribbling over the line, even if it didn’t reach the backboard. 3-0 up with just over 10 to go.

Today, 10:10By Lloyd Canfield

Kazakhstan win first medal of Paris 2024

Kazakhstan have won the first medal in the Paris 2024 Olympic games, and they have done so in the 10m Air Rifle.

Alexandre Le and Islam Satpayev have beaten Maximilian Ulbrich and Anna Janssen of Germany 17-5 to claim the bronze medal.

The gold in this event will be the first of it's kind handed out too.

Today, 09:55By Martin Lipton

3m Women's synchro diving

Wet, wet, wet in Paris.

And it’s going to be splash, splash, splash as the Aquatics Centre opposite the Stade de France opens with the women’s 3m synchro platform.

GB’s Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen are hoping to land team GB’s first medal of the Games after taking silver and bronze in the last two world championships.

Hot favourites - of course, it’s diving - are China’s Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen, winners of the last three world titles and looking to lay down a marker as they dive first, with Harper and Mew Jensen performing their first of their five dives third.

The first two dives are required with the final three efforts at the discretion of the competitors, with degree of difficulty bringing the risk-reward element.

Today, 09:53By Joshua Jones

Bonjour from the mightily impressive La Defence Arena.

Somewhat confusingly, the swimming at Paris 2024 is NOT taking place in the purpose-built Aquatics Centre - that is being used for the diving and artistic swimming.

Instead, we are in position across town at La Defence for the first swimming action of the Games.

Adam Peaty and both the men's and women's 4x100m freestyle relay teams go for Team GB in this morning's heats.

Today, 09:50By Lloyd Canfield

Back underway in Men's hockey

Into the second half here with GBR beating Spain 2-0.

It has been a summer of success for the Spanish so far, with Carlos Alcaraz winning Wimbledon and the men's football side winning Euro 2024 in Berlin.

Can they add a men's hockey win in Paris to their resume and come back from behind to win this?