Beth Potter was just edged out by the USA’s Taylor Knibb on the line in the final leg of the triathlon mixed relay; Great Britain were initially awarded the silver medal, but a review of the photo finish by race officials saw them downgraded to bronze; Germany took gold in the event 10:22, UK, Monday...
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Team GB downgraded to bronze after Germany win mixed triathlon
Over a few deafening minutes along the Seine, Team GB expected gold, were awarded silver, and were then downgraded to bronze after a wrongly adjudged photo-finish. We always knew a mixed triathlon embracing Paris’s greatest sights would look spectacular. But this was a race that also took the breath away. Three teams were still slugging...
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Will Amit Rohidas play men’s hockey semifinal after getting red card against Great Britain?
Paris 2024 Olympics: Will India be without their seasoned defender Amit Rohidas in the Men’s Hockey semifinal against Germany on Tuesday? Great Britain’s Will Calnan falls on the field after he was hit on the face by India’s Amit Rohidas’ stick during the Hockey Men’s Quarterfinal match between India and Great Britain at...
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Bronze for Great Britain in thrilling finish to mixed relay triathlon
Great Britain claimed a third triathlon medal in Paris with bronze in the mixed relay. Britain won the inaugural Olympic title in the format in Tokyo and looked in a very strong position when individual bronze medallist Beth Potter began the last leg in the lead. But Potter could not match the pace of Germany’s...
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Olympics triathlon: Alex Yee, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Sam Dickinson and Beth Potter take bronze in mixed team relay
It is a third triathlon medal for Team GB at these Games after individual gold for Yee and bronze for Potter. Great Britain were defending champions in the event, which sees each athlete complete a 300m swim, 7km cycle and a 1.8km run. There had been concerns the event would not go ahead because of...
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The best reaction from day 10 of Paris 2024
That’s all folkspublished at 22:13 5 August 22:13 5 August Image source, Getty Images Do nights come much better than that? Keely Hodgkinson sealed gold in the 800m final to sign off a fine day for Team GB with a further five medals added to the overall tally. In the Paris Velodrome, Emma Finucane, Sophie...
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Amber Rutter and Tommy Fleetwood strike silver for Great Britain on day nine
Great Britain picked up four medals on day nine of the Paris Olympics. There were silvers for shooter Amber Rutter in a controversial women’s skeet final and golfer Tommy Fleetwood in the men’s individual competition. Bronze medals were also won by Charlotte Fry in the dressage Grand Prix Freestyle and gymnast Harry Hepworth in the...
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Paris 2024: What is happening on day 10 at the Olympics?
Day 10 in Paris finally sees one of Team Ireland’s biggest stars make her Olympic bow. Rhasidat Adeleke, 21, is considered a real medal hope in the women’s 400m and will be in heat six when the competition gets underway at 11:05 BST. A silver medallist at the European championships in Rome two months ago...
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Noah Lyles wins Olympic 100m gold in sensational finish in Paris
Hinchliffe’s fairytale rise from obscurity less than three months ago to an Olympic 100m debut was already a stunning achievement in its own right. But the 22-year-old and his coach Carl Lewis both said their goal was to make the final in Paris. When the Briton beat Lyles in a statement introduction in his heat...
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Andy Murray: Watch 24 hours of Britain’s legendary star on Sky Sports Tennis this Monday
It’s Andy Murray day on Monday! That’s right, you can watch Britain’s greatest tennis player for 24 hours on Sky Sports Tennis. It was 19 years ago that the skinny Scot burst on to the sporting scene as a wild-haired teenager with a huge heart, and his resume includes plenty of what ifs as well...
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India vs Great Britain: Team work made the dream work
Paris: Hardik Singh pumped his chest and clenched his fists towards the crowd. Craig Fulton took one hand off his white board and raised it aloft. Players gathered and wrapped their arms around each other. India’s men’s hockey team celebrates their quarter-final win over Britain at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. (AP) If you didn’t...
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Olympics swimming: Daniel Wiffen third in 1500m final for second medal
Despite a second medal of the Games, Wiffen admitted he had “a lot higher aspirations” for the 1500m final. “To be honest, the 800m surprised me at the start of the week,” he told BBC Sport. “Coming into this race I was ready. I completely was in the right shape to go a lot faster...