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4m ago 02.48 EDT I will never tire of talking about Simone Biles. I hope to one day be a very old woman sitting in a rocking chair, rabbiting on to my great-grandchildren about how I was alive to witness her dominance. She has been the highlight of the Games for me and I loved Tumaini Carayol’s story about her seventh gold medal. So often in gymnastics, the higher difficulty attempted, the more execution deductions they receive as they strain to perform these extremely difficult skills. The remarkable part of Biles’s first vault, and so many of her skills, is how the execution is also elevated despite the mindblowing difficulty. She was rewarded with a 9.4 execution score. Simone Biles wins seventh Olympic gold medal in stunning vault final Read more Share

14m ago 02.39 EDT Reader Pete Garvey has got in touch about the day eight images and his heart was firmly at the Stade de France track. I fully agree with on not getting past Simone Biles. She was astonishing in the women’s vault final and is undoubtedly the GOAT, but the other standout picture and performance for me came Julien Alfred winning the gold in the women’s 100m final for Saint Lucia. It was an astonishing performance by her and I feel very proud of her and what she has accomplished.

I was gutted for Daryll Neita. I hope she can qualify and get a medal in the women’s 200m race and let’s see if Dina Asher Smith can too. Here is hoping. View image in fullscreen Julien Alfred of Team Saint Lucia celebrates after winning the gold medal during the Women's 100m Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France. Photograph: Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images Share

21m ago 02.32 EDT Badminton is the first sport to get underway today – it’s currently 8:30am Paris time and the women’s singles badminton semi final between Republic of Korea’s An Se Young and Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung is up first. View image in fullscreen An Se Young of Team Republic of Korea is getting day nine started in Paris. Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images Share

26m ago 02.26 EDT This Olympics hasn’t been short on controversy, but having not one, but two controversies about surfboard designs wasn’t on my bingo card. Australian surfer Jack Robinson has had to paint over a design on his board that garnered complaints over it being offensive in parts of East Asia, while Brazilian Joao Chianca was reportedly told to remove an depiction of the Christ The Redeemer statue. Kieran Pender has all the surfboard controversy here. Jack Robinson forced to change board design before Olympic surfing finals Read more Share

36m ago 02.17 EDT OK, it’s time to get back to Snoop Dogg. He’s been popping up around the place all through the Olympics, most notably supporting Simone Biles at the gymnastics, which has been the go-to event for celebrities. But yesterday he decided to make an appearance at the equestrian, which was unusual not just because of the relative lack of star power, but also because Snoop Dogg has a fear of horses. But in one of the more unexpected inspirational stories of Paris 2024, he overcame his fear and went to the dressage with Martha Stewart. You have to read the whole story, it doesn’t get less bizarre. Snoop Dogg steals show at Olympic dressage – despite fear of horses Read more Share

48m ago 02.05 EDT Another great story out of Stade de France on Day 8 was Thea LaFond winning Dominica’s first ever Olympic medal, taking gold in the triple jump with a 15.02m jump. Dominica sent only four athletes to the Paris Games, so it is a remarkable achievement for the small island nation. Thea LaFond just secured Dominica their first ever Olympic medal, and it's GOLD! 🇩🇲🥇 pic.twitter.com/7JcPOXUP3t — The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 3, 2024 Share

1h ago 01.54 EDT Like many people, I watched Sprint – the Netflix documentary covering the highs and lows of the fastest runners in the world. I loved it – the fascinating stories behind life on the track had me captivated. So that only made last night’s huge upset in the women’s 100m even more incredible. While the world was watching Sha’carri Richardson and Shericka Jackson, Julien Alfred was quietly going about her business and getting ready to rip up the script. From running barefoot in her school uniform at home in St Lucia to blitzing the field in Paris, hers is a story that we will surely hear more about in the future. Julien Alfred puts Sha’Carri Richardson in shade to win women’s Olympic 100m Read more Share

1h ago 01.43 EDT Some absolutely sensational shots in here that really capture all the emotion of day eight. Personally I can’t go past this fantastic shot of Simone Biles, but I’d love to know what your favourites are? You can let me know via email – the link is at the top of the page. Paris Olympics 2024: day eight – in pictures Read more View image in fullscreen Simone Biles, of the United States, goes full superhero in the finals of the vault. Photograph: Morry Gash/AP Share

1h ago 01.23 EDT It’s been pretty heartbreaking to witness the way people respond to athletes who don’t meet their expectations. It’s something we see a lot of in professional sport, but for some of these Olympians who are thrust into the spotlight from having virtually no public attention, it must be even harder to take. Olli Hoare has had a particularly hard time of it after not making it through the repechage for the 1500m. What can be done to combat social media abuse and getting people to realise athletes are only human? ‘Heartbreaking’: Australia’s Olli Hoare faces up to online hate amid Olympic pain | Jack Snape Read more Share Updated at 02.13 EDT

2h ago 01.14 EDT It’s been interesting seeing the way Nielsen have made their predictions and adjusted as the Olympics have gone on. Do you think they’re on the money with this virtual medal table? 🔨 - A simple adjustment to our original #Paris2024 #VirtualMedalTable for how the top countries have performed in the first 8 days produces the attached forecast for the end of the #Olympics.

The original pre-Games forecast is here: https://t.co/qvYMw51Gr7 pic.twitter.com/EDjG6CxKAc — Gracenote Olympic (@GracenoteGold) August 3, 2024 Share

2h ago 00.53 EDT The women’s high jump is gearing up to be a hotly contested event after Ukranian Yaroslava Mahuchikh jumped a record 2.10m at the Diamond League three weeks ago. But Australians Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson are determined they can match her. The final is on today and it’s sure to be thrilling. Jack Snape has this great interview with Olyslagers to get you up to speed before it all kicks off. ‘Such a fire in me’: Nicola Olyslagers ready to hit new heights as bar raised for Olympic final | Jack Snape Read more Share

2h ago 00.44 EDT While we’re on the topic of medals, let’s check out the medal tally. China retain top spot, while the US has clawed their way back into the second. The host nation France are sitting comfortably in third, with Australia sliding down to fourth as the swimming begins to wrap up. Great Britain, Republic of Korea, Japan, Italy, Netherlands and Canada round out the top 10 with plenty more medals still to be won. Paris Olympics 2024 medal table Read more Share

2h ago 00.33 EDT If you’re all about the medals, there are plenty up for grabs today! Here’s what you can expect: Medal Events 🥇 Golf – men’s stroke play

🥇 Equestrian – dressage individual grand prix freestyle

🥇 Tennis – women’s doubles / men’s singles

🥇 Cycling – women’s road race

🥇 Boxing – women’s 54kg / men’s 51kg, 63.5kg, 80kg, 92kg

🥇 Table Tennis – men’s singles

🥇 Archery – men’s recurve individual

🥇 Badminton – men’s doubles & singles / women’s singles

🥇 Gymnastics – men’s rings, vault, parallel bars & horizontal bar / women’s uneven bars, beam & floor exercise

🥇 Shooting – women’s skeet / men’s 25m rapid fire pistol / mixed skeet

🥇 Swimming – women’s 50m freestyle & 4x100m medley relay / men’s 15oom & 4x100m medley relay

🥇 Fencing – men’s team foil

🥇 Athletics – women’s high jump / men’s hammer throw & 100m

🥇 Surfing – men’s & women’s shortboard Share

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