Team Great Britain won silver and bronze on the first day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, their first Olympic medals at the opening game in 20 years.
Divers Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mu Jensen delivered a dramatic blow to Britain by winning bronze in the women's 3m synchronised springboard.
The duo took advantage of Australia's final round absence to become the first British women's diving Olympic medallists since Elizabeth Perris, who won bronze in the 10m platform in Rome, and the first medal for Great Britain in an opening-event event since Athens 2004.
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Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen won bronze in the women's 3m synchronized diving event just hours after the first official day of the 2024 Olympic Games began.
Cyclist Anna Henderson took silver in the women's time trial. Despite several riders crashing in treacherous conditions, the Hemel Hempstead native held her composure and took second place ahead of Australia's Grace Brown.
Team GB's early medals
Henderson finished the 32.4km course through central Paris in 41 minutes 10.7 seconds, one minute 31 seconds behind gold medalist Brown.
Chloe Dygert was one of those who fell to the deck and her actions proved decisive as she lost her 15-second lead over Henderson at the first intermediate time check and finished 0.9 seconds behind the Briton's record.
“I didn't realize how slippery it was until I got out on the course,” Henderson said. “I felt like I could have lost the Olympics on this one corner. So I was really trying to control it and make all my time on the straights.”
Mu Jensen admitted it was “crazy” to secure Team GB's first Paris 2024 medal after plunging to sixth place in Round 3 with a score of 63.90.
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Team GB's Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen react after winning bronze in the women's 3m synchronised diving event at the 2024 Olympic Games.
The British team returned to fourth place with a score of 71.10 in the next run, before adding a 70.68 in Round 5, but a dramatic upset saw Annabelle Smith slip on the diving board during her leap, meaning Australia fell short of the total needed to claim bronze.
“I can't believe it,” Mu Jensen said. “I'm so proud of Yas, I'm so proud of myself, I'm so proud of the team. We worked so hard and we couldn't have done better. I'm so happy.”
Peaty continues his push for a historic third straight title.
Adam Peaty continues his quest for a historic third Olympic title in the men's 100m breaststroke with an exciting showdown against Qin Haiyang in Sunday's final.
Adam Peaty is set to compete in the 100m breaststroke final on Sunday evening.
Both athletes won their semi-finals, but it was Piti who gained the psychological advantage, clocking 58.86 seconds, 0.07 seconds faster than his Chinese rival at the La Défense Arena.
The 29-year-old is aiming to become only the second male swimmer to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals after Michael Phelps, having won at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. His teammate James Wilby, meanwhile, missed out on the final by 0.11 seconds after failing to make it into the top eight in the heats.
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Adam Peaty says winning a third individual gold medal would be his greatest achievement, and hints that this year's Games could be his last.
A disappointing night in the pool for Team GB was helped by Peaty's performance, with both the men's and women's 4x100m freestyle relay teams failing to make it to the top of the table.
In the men's event, Matt Richards, Jacob Whittle, Tom Dean and Duncan Scott were fifth, 2.33 seconds behind winners the United States, while Anna Hopkin, Eva Okaro, Lucy Hope and Freya Anderson were seventh, 6.33 seconds behind gold medallists Australia.
Who other British people took part in the battle?
Max Whitlock was one of eight British male gymnasts to reach the individual finals, with Jake German and Luke Whitehouse in the floor exercise, Harry Hepworth in the rings, Hepworth and German in the vault, and German and Joe Fraser in the all-around.
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What's your most memorable Olympic memory? Who's your dream athlete to talk to? Get to know Max Whitlock, Britain's most successful gymnast in history, ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Hepworth and German's respective successes mean that Great Britain has reached the Olympic vault and rings finals for the first time in history.
Great Britain's men's hockey team made a stunning start to their bid for Olympic hockey gold with a 4-0 win over Spain in Pool A, with Gareth Furlong scoring twice and Nick Park and Rupert Shippery completing the scoring.
Josh Tarling suffered an early puncture to finish fourth in the men's time trial, just two seconds off a medal.
In equestrian, it was a record-breaking day for Team GB's eventers. Laura Collett and her horse London 52 recorded a personal Olympic record of 17.50 in event dressage. Team GB scored 66.70 overall, also an Olympic record.
Badminton players Ben Lane and Shaun Bendy lost to Malaysia in their opening men's doubles match, while boxer Charlie Davidson was eliminated by split decision in his bantamweight round of 32.
What happened on the first day?
Antoine Dupont described France's Olympic rugby sevens gold medal as “emotional and unbelievable” and his winning goal helped Les Bleus overturn an early deficit to win 28-7 and hand Fiji their first defeat at the Olympics.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaras began their blockbuster partnership at Roland Garros with a 7-6 (4) 6-4 win over sixth seeds Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in the first round of the men's doubles.
Nadal is still recovering from an injury to his right thigh and it is still unclear whether the 14-time French Open champion will play in his singles match against Marton Pucovic on Sunday. The Spaniard admitted he is not sure whether he will play.
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Watch this lengthy interview with Andy Murray as he prepares for his final tennis tournament. He explains his decision to retire, what he plans to do next, and why the Olympics were the perfect place to say goodbye.
Novak Djokovic criticised the Olympic qualification rules after his one-sided win over Matthew Ebden in the first round of Roland Garros. He needed just 53 minutes to beat the Australian substitute 6-0 6-1.
“I don't really understand the rules. It doesn't make sense to me,” Djokovic said. “To be honest, I don't think it's a good image for the sport. There were a lot of singles players who had plenty of time, who were substitutes, who could have been called out.”
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