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Day six was another stunning day for the hosts with French superstars Teddy Riner and Leon Marchand continuing the incredible atmosphere around these Games. Australia enjoyed another gold rush with Kaylee McKeown becoming the first Australian to win four individual golds. And there were exciting signs from the opening day of athletics action with the Stade de France track praised for its speed. But despite all this extraordinary action it was a day overshadowed by “the most wildly politicised, toxic and largely misunderstood event of these Olympics.”
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So what can we look forward to today?
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Medal Events
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🥇 Shooting – women’s 25m pistol (from 09:30)
\n 🥇 Rowing – men’s & women’s single sculls / men’s & women’s eights (from 09:30)
\n 🥇 Equestrian – dressage team grand prix special (from 10:00)
\n 🥇 Cycling – men’s road race (from 11:00)
\n 🥇 Tennis – men’s doubles / women’s singles (from 12:00)
\n 🥇 Sailing – women’s & men’s windsurfing (from 12:13)
\n 🥇 Table Tennis – women’s singles (from 14:30)
\n 🥇 Archery – women’s individual (from 14:46)
\n 🥇 Gymnastics – men’s floor & pommel horse / women’s vault (from 15:30)
\n 🥇 Shooting – men’s skeet (from 15:30)
\n 🥇 Judo – mixed team (from 16:00)
\n 🥇 Badminton – women’s doubles (from 16:10)
\n 🥇 Athletics – men’s shot put & decathlon / women’s triple jump & 100m / 4 x 400m mixed relay (from 16:10)
\n 🥇 Fencing – women’s sabre team (from 20:00)
\n 🥇 Swimming – men’s 100m butterfly / women’s 200m IM & 800m freestyle / 4 x 100m medley mixed relay (from 20:30)
\n 🥇 Surfing – men’s & women’s (from 22:00)
\n *(All times listed are Paris local)
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Simon Burnton’s day-by-day guide:
\n Gymnastics: men’s pommel final
In his last ever event Max Whitlock is attempting to become the first gymnast ever to win four Olympic medals on the same apparatus. Since he won gold in Tokyo Whitlock has retired, unretired (“I felt like a complete waste of space”), and had a generally positive return, with occasional hiccups and a few minor injuries. “There are still areas I can improve but I’m definitely on the right track,” he said in March of his preparations. Also being decided today: the men’s floor and women’s vault.
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Athletics: women’s 100m final
The second night of athletics at the Stade de France and things are hotting up, with five titles to be decided including the women’s 100m, in which the USA’s Sha’Carri Richardson will aim to stop Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. For Fraser-Price this will be a final meet, 16 years after she won gold in Beijing. “I want to finish on my own terms,” she says.
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Swimming: women’s 800m freestyle
At a meet in Orlando in February Canada’s 17-year-old tyro Summer McIntosh beat Katie Ledecky in the 800m freestyle, the American’s first defeat over the distance in any kind of final for 13 years. But McIntosh, who trains at the University of Florida alongside Ledecky, has decided to concentrate on other events in Paris leaving Ledecky strong favourite to cement her all-time-great status with a fourth successive Olympic gold over the distance.
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Other unmissable moments include… well, practically everything. We’re into the closing sessions for sports that have dominated the opening week, and into the thick of things in the Stade de France, so everywhere you look there’s going to be a reason to stay tuned. If pressed, I would suggest you shouldn’t turn down one final glimpse of the surf of Teahupo’o. The men’s road race (cycling) promises to be brutal. And the crowning of the decathlon gold medallist is akin to crowning the king of the Games.
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I’m sure I’ve failed to include something notable to you in this short rundown, so feel free to let me know what’s on your agenda by emailing: jonathan.howcroft.casual@theguardian.com or, if you’re still rummaging around in the post-Twitter dumpster fire, find me on X @jphowcroft.
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I’ll be around for the first few hours of the blog here in Australia, after which I’m handing over to Martin Belam in the UK.
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Important Events
Great sporting achievements begin in the pool, and last night Leon Marchand cemented his status as a French Olympic legend by winning his fourth gold medal. His performance shone in the opening week of competition, thrilling his home fans so much that La Défense Arena will be remembered as one of the greatest stadiums in swimming history.
It was Marchand’s 11th race in six days, his fourth gold medal and his fourth record. Great Britain’s Duncan Scott was the closest, but truth be told, he wasn’t that close. Scott won silver in 1:55.31, his eighth Olympic medal. Only Jason Kenny has won more medals for Great Britain.
Scott was pretty calm, too. It was his second-fastest time, but Marchand was just that much faster. “I’d like to think I went head-to-head with Leon for a little bit of the race,” he said. “But he’s the best 200-meter breaststroke in the world, the best 200-meter butterfly in the world, the best 200-meter medley swimmer in the world, the best 400-meter medley swimmer in the world. It was a real honour to race against him in this environment too. The crowd was crazy. It was sensational to be a part of that.”
We’ll get to the great sporting achievements of Day 7 later, but the main news story of the day was the controversy over women’s inclusion in boxing.
Here is the latest news article on the subject.
Analysis by Bernie Ronay from North Paris Arena.
And this is a podcast featuring Ross Tucker, the sports scientist that I turn to when issues like this come up to help synthesize the complex science involved.
Podcast Special. If you just watched the ignoble women’s boxing match #Paris2024If you’re wondering, “How did this happen?” then this podcast is for you. It examines and explains the IOC’s disregard for women’s safety and fairness in sport. https://t.co/FG9fX9p7ik
— Ross Tucker (@Scienceofsport) August 1, 2024
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Podcast Special. If you just watched the ignoble women’s boxing match #Paris2024If you’re wondering, “How did this happen?” then this podcast is for you. It examines and explains the IOC’s disregard for women’s safety and fairness in sport. https://t.co/FG9fX9p7ik
— Ross Tucker (@Scienceofsport) August 1, 2024
The best photos from Day 7 include our first glimpse at Paris’ running track: What do you think of the lilac hue?
judo The mixed team match kicks off at 08:00 and will be the first event of the day. badminton The women’s singles quarterfinals will begin at 8:30 a.m.
When it gets to 9am, Beach volleyball, golf, handball, shooting and volleyball.
Athletics The event will begin at 10 a.m. The morning program will include the first round of the men’s 100 meters and Armand Duplantis’ single jump in the pole vault preliminaries.
Continuing on from the medal table: Nielsen’s Gracenote updates forecast Who will come out on top by the end of the tournament?
Before the Olympics, the United States was expected to win the most medals, but would face an uphill battle with China for the most gold medals. Following these powerhouses, Great Britain, France, and Australia rounded out the top five.
🔧 – A simple tweak to the original #Paris2024 #VirtualMedalTable Attached are projections showing how the top countries performed in the first seven days. #Olympic.
Here’s the original: https://t.co/qvYMw51Gr7#Olympic pic.twitter.com/HdqvIYHAKB
— Gracenote Olympics (@GracenoteGold) August 2, 2024
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🧮 – What about the top? #Olympic Countries tracking us #VirtualMedalTable What is the prediction for 7 days from now (113 events)?
🇫🇷France, 🇺🇸USA, 🇰🇷South Korea and 🇨🇦Canada top the medal table
🇦🇺Australia, 🇯🇵Japan, 🇮🇹Italy and 🇳🇱Netherlands fall short of medal expectations
🇫🇷France lags in gold forecast, 🇯🇵Japan leads pic.twitter.com/sphIxKw12L
— Gracenote Olympics (@GracenoteGold) August 2, 2024
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🧮 – What about the top? #Olympic Countries tracking us #VirtualMedalTable What is the prediction for 7 days from now (113 events)?
🇫🇷France, 🇺🇸USA, 🇰🇷South Korea and 🇨🇦Canada top the medal table
🇦🇺Australia, 🇯🇵Japan, 🇮🇹Italy and 🇳🇱Netherlands fall short of medal expectations
🇫🇷France lags in gold forecast, 🇯🇵Japan leads pic.twitter.com/sphIxKw12L
— Gracenote Olympics (@GracenoteGold) August 2, 2024
China dominated shooting and diving and still leads the medal count, but France and Australia performed well on Day 7 to once again surpass the U.S. It’s shaping up to be a memorable tournament for the Dolphins, who lead the U.S. swimming team in gold medals 7-4.
53 NOCs won medals at the Games and 34 nations sang their national anthems, including Uganda, whose Joshua Cheptegei became the country’s first multiple gold medallist when he claimed 10,000m gold yesterday, following up his 5,000m success in Tokyo.
Preface – Schedule for Day 8
Hello everyone and welcome to our live coverage of the 8th day of official competition at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Day six was another great day for the host nation. French superstars Teddy Riner and Léon Marchand continued the incredible atmosphere of the Games. Australia enjoyed another gold rush as Kayleigh McKeown became the first Australian to win four individual gold medals. There were encouraging signs from the first day of athletics, with the speed of the Stade de France track lauded. But despite all this great action, the day was overshadowed by “the most highly politicized, toxic and wildly misunderstood event of the Olympics.”
So, what can we expect today?
Medal Events
🥇 Shooting – Women’s 25m Pistol (starts at 9:30)
🥇 Rowing – Men’s and Women’s Single Sculls / Men’s and Women’s Eights (from 09:30)
🥇 Equestrian – Dressage Team Grand Prix Special (10:00am)
🥇 Cycling – Men’s Road Race (11:00am)
🥇 Tennis – Men’s Doubles / Women’s Singles (12:00~)
🥇 Sailing – Women’s & Men’s Windsurfing (from 12:13)
🥇 Table Tennis – Women’s Singles (14:30~)
🥇 Archery – Women’s Individual (starts at 14:46)
🥇 Gymnastics – Men’s Floor and Pommel Horse / Women’s Vault (15:30~)
🥇 Shooting – Men’s Skeet (from 15:30)
🥇 Judo Mixed Team Competition (16:00~)
🥇 Badminton – Women’s Doubles (starts at 16:10)
🥇 Athletics – Men’s shot put decathlon / Women’s triple jump 100m / 4x400m mixed relay (starting at 16:10)
🥇 Fencing – Women’s Sabre Team (20:00~)
🥇 Swimming – Men’s 100m Butterfly / Women’s 200m Individual Medley and 800m Freestyle / 4 x 100m Mixed Medley Relay (starting at 20:30)
🥇 Surfing – Men’s & Women’s (starting at 22:00)
*(All times listed are local Paris time)
Simon Burnton’s daily guide:
Gymnastics: Men’s pommel horse final
In his final event, Max Whitlock is trying to become the first gymnast to win four Olympic medals on the same apparatus. Since winning gold in Tokyo, Whitlock has retired but not retired (“I felt like I was completely wasted”) and has made a mostly positive comeback, despite the occasional stumble and minor injury. “There are still areas I can improve on, but I’m definitely moving in the right direction,” he said of his preparation in March. Also set for today are the men’s floor exercise and women’s vault.
Athletics: Women’s 100m Final
The second night of athletics at the Stade de France is heating up with five titles to be decided, including the women’s 100m, where American Shacarie Richardson will be looking to hold off Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who will be competing in her final Games 16 years after winning gold in Beijing. “I want to finish it on my own terms,” she said.
Swimming: Women’s 800m Freestyle
In February in Orlando, 17-year-old Canadian rookie Summer McIntosh beat Katie Ledecky in the 800-meter freestyle, the first time an American had lost in a final at that distance in 13 years. But McIntosh, who trains with Ledecky at the University of Florida, decided to focus on other events in Paris, making Ledecky the favorite to solidify her status as the greatest of all time with a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal at that distance.
There’s also… well, almost everything. From the final sessions of the sporting events that dominated the opening week to the thrilling action at the Stade de France, there’s so much to see wherever you look, we recommend giving it one last watch if you’re forced to. The waves of Teaupo. of Men’s Road Race (Cycling) will be tough. And Decathlon Gold Medalist It’s like crowning the king of the game.
I’m sure I’ve left out something noteworthy for you all in this brief summary, so let me know what you’re up to by emailing me at jonathan.howcroft.casual@theguardian.com or, if you’re still rummaging through the Twitter trash, find me at X. @jphowcroft.
I’ll be running the first few hours of the blog in Australia before handing it over to Martin Belam in the UK.
