Paris Olympics 2024 - Day 7

Evening Roundup

Great Britain's first event of the evening relished a strong performance in the Mixed 4 x 400m Relay as they won their heat, beating the Netherlands and Italy, setting a new national record (3:10.61). This means that Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson and Nicole Yeargin will have to rival the United States of America, who set a new world record in their heat today (3:07.41), 3.19 seconds ahead of the French in the overall timings.

Afternoon Summary

Another two gold medals for Great Britain this afternoon, as Bryony Page was victorious in the Women's Trampoline Gymnastics final, and Team GB's Equestrian team, consisting of Ben Maher and his horse, Dallas Vegas Batilly, Harry Charles and Romeo 88, alongside Scott Brash and Jefferson, beat the United States and France in the Jumping Team final.

Morning Report

Rowing

Great Britain has seized their seventh gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as Emily Craig and Imogen Grant won very convincing over Romania and Greece, who won silver and bronze respectively, in the Lightweight Women's Double Sculls final. The pair finished outside the podium positions in Tokyo, by finishing fourth, but turned their performance around by winning consecutive World Championships in 2022 and 2023 in the Czech Republic and Serbia. Following their win today in Paris, Craig and Grant have maintained an unbeaten record in this event since Tokyo.

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It is silver for Great Britain in the Men's Pair final as Oliver Wynne-Griffith and Tom George produced a dominant display at the front for the majority of the race but were unable to fend off the rapid Croatian brothers of Martin and Valent Sinkovic, who were in fourth place with 500m to go. Switzerland completed the podium with bronze. Oliver and Tom came third in the Men's Eight in Tokyo, upgrading their bronze medal to a silver in Paris. Could they upgrade again to gold in Los Angeles in 2028?

Rebecca Edwards and Chloe Brew did not make it into Final A for the Women's Pair and had to settle for Final B, following their fifth-place performance in the semi-final. Unfortunately for the British duet, they could not match the pace of the other competitors, finishing in last place by a considerable margin.

Athletics

The Athletics for Paris 2024 is well underway, with the Men's Decathlon, Hammer Throw and 1500m round in progress alongside the Women's High Jump and 100m preliminary and first rounds this morning in the Stade de France. Team GB will be competing in the Women's High Jump, Women's 100m and the first round of the Men's 1500m.

Morgan Lake was hoping to overcome the challenges she faced in the High Jump event in Tokyo, where, unfortunately, she did not start. But it has all unravelled for the Brit as she has been eliminated from her group and will not progress to the final. She produced a jump of 1.88m, which did not meet the qualification standard of 1.97. Heartbreak for Morgan and Great Britain.

Neil Gourley, Josh Kerr and George Mills are seeking to challenge reigning Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the Men's 1500m. Josh Kerr, the Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist, won his heat and has qualified, alongside Neil Gourley, who finished fifth in his heat, for the semi-final. George Mills will have another attempt at qualification in the repechage round, which will take place tomorrow at 6:15 pm BST. The semi-finals will take place on the 4th of August at 8:10 pm.

In the Women's 100m, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita and Imani Lansiquot all progressed into the semi-finals. Neita produced the third fastest time overall in the heats by winning her race - only Maire-Josee Ta Lou-Smith and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, double Olympic champion, were quicker. Asher-Smith trailed Poland's Ewa Swoboda by only 0.02 seconds for second place, and Lansiquot finished in third behind Audrey Leduc of Canada and Tia Clayton of Jamaica.

Swimming

James Guy did not advance from his heat in the Men's 100m Butterfly. He finished in last place with a time of 52.23, 2.04 seconds off the fastest time produced by Hungary's Kristof Milak, which was not enough to qualify for the semi-finals.

In the Women's 200m Individual Medley, there was both success and defeat for Team GB. On one hand, Abbie Wood came third in her heat, with a time of 2:10.95, 1.05 seconds off the fastest time exhibited by Summer McIntosh, a 17-year-old Canadian who won gold in yesterday's 200m Butterfly final, which was enough for the Brit to qualify for the semi-finals. On the other hand, Freya Constance Colbert did not progress, finishing fifth in her heat and 1.98 seconds behind her teammate.

Great Britain is through to the final of the Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay, coming third in their heat behind the USA and China. Team GB are in hopes of retaining their Olympic title from Tokyo three years ago, where they set both the Olympic and World Records for the event. This was achieved by Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin. With two changes from Tokyo, James Wilby and Joe Litchfield, Great Britain secured qualification, with the final scheduled for tomorrow evening - 8:58 pm BST. Adam Peaty is still recovering from Covid-19, as question marks surround his availability for tomorrow's race. Litchfield may yield to another freestyler, but the line-up is still unknown.

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Diving

A bronze medal for Great Britain in the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard final, as Anthony Harding and Jack Laugher finish in third place with a considerable margin to the Italians behind in fourth. China won gold with Mexico behind in silver, which is their third medal of the games. China has won every single diving event at the Paris Olympics so far, including the Women's and Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard and the Men's and Women's Synchronised 10m Platform. With the individual diving events fast approaching, will China's dominance continue?