Emma Wilson has won Great Britain’s first sailing medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics with bronze in the women’s IQFoil event. The 25-year-old was guaranteed a windsurfing medal after dominating the opening series off the Marseille coast. But Wilson had to settle for bronze in the final as Italy’s Marta Maggetti won gold and Israel’s...
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Paris 2024 Olympics: GB’s Louie Hinchliffe and Zharnel Hughes progress to 100m semi-finals
Great Britain’s Louie Hinchliffe edged out American world champion Noah Lyles to qualify for the men’s 100m semi-finals at Paris 2024, alongside team-mate Zharnel Hughes. Making his Olympics debut, 22-year-old Hinchliffe clocked 9.98 seconds to take an impressive victory over Lyles (10.04) as both qualified automatically from their heat. “It felt great but the job’s...
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Olympics swimming: Adam Peaty returns as Great Britain qualify for men’s 4x100m medley relay final
“Everything’s come at once. Since Covid, it’s just every day waking up with a different thing. “The medical team’s been brilliant. I think it’s just a victory getting on that start block there. “Hopefully, that’ll give my body a nice little push for tomorrow.” Peaty could be brought in for the mixed relay final when...
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Paris 2024: GB to face holders the Netherlands in women’s hockey quarter-finals
Great Britain will face reigning Olympic champions the Netherlands in the women’s hockey quarter-finals after losing their final pool game at Paris 2024. GB, who have won medals at the past three Games and clinched bronze at Tokyo 2020, lost 3-0 to Tokyo silver medallists Argentina. GB were already assured of a quarter-final place and...
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India vs Great Britain hockey, Paris Olympics: IND vs GB in quarterfinals – Date, time, live streaming
India men’s hockey team finished second in Pool B at the 2024 Paris Olympics after a morale boosting 3-2 win over Australia. read more The Indian men’s hockey team beat Australia 3-2 at the Paris Olympics on Friday (August 2) in what was a milestone win. It was the first time India had beaten Australia...
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Jeremiah Azu: Team GB sprinter fails in appeal after disqualification in men’s 100m heats
GB sprinter Jeremiah Azu suffered the heartbreak of being disqualified from the Olympic men’s 100m heats in Paris because of a false start, after his appeal was turned down. Azu fought his case after the sanction, citing the noise in the stadium with the pole vault ongoing and French interest getting the crowd excited. The...
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Paris 2024: Sobbing Mozambique sprinter the latest victim of the cruelest rule in sports
Steven Sabino of Team Mozambique makes a false start during the men’s 100m preliminary round at the Stade de France during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. (Sam Barnes/Sportsfile via Getty Images) PARIS — Hands on his head, tears in his eyes, Mozambique sprinter Steven Sabino walked off Stade de France’s distinctive purple track and...
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Great Britain men’s eight storm to gold leaving Netherlands and US in their wake
Great Britain’s men’s eight stormed home at Paris 2024 to add the Olympic title to world honours. Victory came just 20 minutes after the women’s eight had taken bronze as Britain’s medal haul at Paris 2024’s rowing regatta rose to eight. Morgan Bolding, Sholto Carnegie, Jacob Dawson, Tom Digby, Charlie Elwes, Tom Ford, Rory Gibbs...
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Great Britain women’s eight claim bronze on final day of rowing regatta
Great Britain’s women’s eight won bronze on the final day of the Paris 2024 rowing regatta at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. The crew of Annie Campbell-Orde, Holly Dunford, Emily Ford, Lauren Irwin, Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Eve Stewart and Hattie Taylor finished third behind world champions Romania and Canada in a time of five minutes 59.51...
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Olympic rowing: Great Britain win men’s eight gold and women’s eight bronze at Paris 2024 Olympics
Great Britain powered to a thrilling gold in the men’s eight, moments after the women’s crew won bronze on the final day of rowing at the Paris Olympics. The men traded the lead with the Netherlands before surging ahead at the halfway stage of the 2,000m race. The Netherlands tried to fight back but the...
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Paris Olympics 2024: Team India to face Great Britain in Hockey quarterfinals | Mint
The Indian Men’s Hockey Team will face Great Britain in the Paris Olympics 2024 quarterfinals on Sunday. They secured their first Olympic win over Australia since 1972 with a 3-2 victory in their final Pool B match on Friday, rebounding from a previous 1-2 loss to Belgium. India’s win secures them second place and a...
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Olympics 2024 LIVE: Latest medals, schedule and results from Paris 2024
Teenager Phoebe Gill reveals she watched Gilmore Girls to beat pre-run nerves at first Olympics There are 27 gold medals up for grabs on day eight of the Olympics as Great Britain look to extend their record start to Paris 2024 on what could be a super Saturday. The women’s 100m final is the pick...