August 10, 2024, Olympics news and results

Team USA's LeBron James dunks the ball Saturday.

It’s back-and forth-stuff here in the early going as both teams are trading three-point shots and dunks.

A sizable contingent of American fans are revealing themselves, with a huge cry going up as LeBron James drives to the basket for a massive dunk for the first US points of the game.

But each French bucket is greeted with a roar, as was the first stoppage in play, as the teams come together in a bit of a verbal spat. Joel Embiid, who passed on an opportunity to play for France, missed a shot and was also met with a roar of approval.

Kevin Durant hits a three and it’s 8-7 USA after the opening three minutes.

New Zealander Hamish Kerr won his country’s first ever high jump medal Saturday at the Paris Summer Olympics.

Both Kerr and American high jumper Shelby McEwan successful cleared 2.36 meters, but failed to clear 2.38 in the competition at the Stade de France.

The two could have chosen to share the gold medal, but after a brief meeting with an Olympic official, the athletes decided to move to a jump-off. Each man once again missed the height at 2.38 meters.

The bar was then lowered to 2.36 meters, where both of the exhausted jumpers once again failed to clear the bar.

The bar was lowered again to 2.34 meters, and after McEwan failed to clear the height, the Kiwi successfully sailed over to win the gold medal. McEwan settled for the silver medal and Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim claimed the bronze.

The French crowd put their whole chest into that rendition of their national anthem ahead of this gold medal men’s basketball game against the US.

The atmosphere in the building was electric as the teams got ready for tipoff, and the French players look fired up. NBA rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama met the end of “Les Marseillaise” with a scream to the home fans, and adrenaline is surely coursing through the French players’ veins as they face down a stacked US roster.

It’ll be up to Team USA to keep their heads and break the French energy early here.

The ball is tossed up and it’s USA ball. We are underway.

It’s the final that Olympics organizers would have hoped for when they set up the tournament.

We’re set for France vs. USA in the men’s basketball gold medal match in front of a loud and rowdy Bercy Arena here in Paris. Here are the paths both teams took to get to this point:

USA

Group play

Quarterfinals: Beat Brazil

Semifinals: Beat Serbia

France

Group play

Quarterfinals: Beat Canada

Semifinals: Beat Germany

Hello from the Bercy Arena, where the French fans are filling up this lovely venue ahead of a sure-to-be-intense gold medal game in the men’s basketball tournament.

The French support in these Olympics has been nothing short of spectacular. Team USA will be coming into a hornet’s nest here tonight. The French fans are already singing and bouncing, as we’re about 15 minutes to tipoff.

The Americans barely survived against Serbia in the semifinals, requiring a massive fourth-quarter comeback to move on to this match. Serbian talisman Nikola Jokić won’t be on the court tonight, but the crowd will be firmly against this collection of NBA superstars in the final that everyone would have hoped for.

Team USA enters the court to a torrent of jeers for warmups and the atmosphere is only going to get more intense here before the 3:30 p.m. ET tip off.

The US women’s soccer team took home the gold Saturday after beating Brazil 1-0 in the final match. It was the first major tournament win for the US Women’s National Team since the 2019 World Cup.

Check out photos from the match:

Mallory Swanson of the United States celebrates after scoring the opening goal on Saturday, August 10.

The US played Brazil at the Parc des Princes in Paris.

Former US soccer player Megan Rapinoe takes photos before the match.

Brazil's Lauren goes for a header with Mallory Swanson of the US.

Members of the US team celebrate after winning the match.

Marta acknowledges fans after Brazil’s defeat. It was her last major appearance for her country.

The US team poses during the medal ceremony.

Rai Benjamin of Team USA races toward the finish line ahead Botswana's Letsile Tebogo to win the men's 4x400-meter relay Saturday.

Wow. The US defends its men’s 4x400-meter relay title — and only just!

The 400-meter hurdles champion, American Rai Benjamin, held off a late charge from 200-meter champion Letsile Tebogo down the final straight to narrowly win a thrilling race.

The absurdly talented US quartet of Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon and Benjamin led for most of the race and set a new Olympic record of 2:54.43.

Botwana set a new African record of 2:54.53, while Team Great Britain took an impressive bronze with a European record of 2:55.83.

“I love America. It made me. And I always say that. It definitely made me.”

You might expect the head coach of an American team competing in the Olympics to utter words of that nature to NBC mere minutes after winning a gold medal for her country.

But when it comes from London-born Emma Hayes, who recently left English women’s team Chelsea to take charge of the United States Women’s National Team, you’d be forgiven for doing a double-take.

Hayes was speaking to NBC anchor Mike Tirico after the USWNT defeated Brazil 1-0 to win its first gold in this event since the 2012 Games.

Hayes’ tearful NBC interview provided a genuine and raw moment. It’s apparent how important this particular job is for Hayes, who has noted that her late father told her to manage the USA if the opportunity ever arose.

Ten games into her tenure, Hayes has overseen a virtually perfect start of nine wins and one draw. That includes this much-needed gold to the USWNT’s trophy cabinet, which (by their lofty standards) hasn’t been adding as much hardware as in previous years.

The Hayes era has arguably seen a marked change from previous coaches, with a looser vibe, and — when appropriate — emphasis on fun and “love” (a word used in the interview with Tirico). It appears to be paying dividends.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Saturday that a decisive appeal made by the US over Jordan Chiles’ score in Monday’s gymnastics floor exercise final was filed too late.

That means Chiles’ score is being reverted to the original 13.666, which was only good enough for fifth place. It’s unclear as of Saturday what that means for the bronze medal that Chiles was awarded.

How we got here: The competition on Monday ended in dramatic fashion. Immediately after Chiles’ routine, which was last in the exercise, Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu thought she had won the bronze medal with a score of 13.700.

Chiles had initially posted a score of 13.666, but her coaches successfully challenged the difficulty score, which added 0.1 to her score and moved her up to third, behind gold medalist Rebeca Andrade and American Simone Biles.

Their appearance together on the first all-Black Olympics gymnastics podium produced one of the most iconic images of the Games, as the Americans bowed down to Andrade.

Read more on the gymnastics scoring controversy here.

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon celebrates winning the women's 1500-meter final on August 10.

Legendary Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon has become the first athlete in Olympic history to win the 1,500-meter title three times, setting a new Olympic record of 3:51.29 in the final.

Kipyegon held off a late charge from Australia’s Jessica Hull to add to her previous titles from Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and further cement herself as the world’s most dominant runner at this distance.

Hull took the silver, while there was an impressive bronze for Team Great Britain’s Georgia Bell.

Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen celebrates winning the gold medal in men's 5000-meter final on August 10.

Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen stormed away from a chasing pack of runners to win the 5,000-meter final in style.

Ingebrigtsen started his kick coming around the final bend and just had too much speed and endurance for the rest of the field.

Kenya’s Ronald Kewmoi gets silver and Team USA’s Grant Fisher gets his second bronze of the Games. He also finished third in the 10,000-meter.

Ingebrigtsen picks up his second Olympic gold after winning the 1,500-meter title in Tokyo.

USA’s Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson and Sophia Smith pose with their gold medals on August 10.

The US players are understandably ecstatic after defeating Brazil 1-0 to win the women’s soccer gold medal.

The whole squad swarmed onto the pitch when the final whistle was blown, while Mallory Swanson, who scored the winning goal in the second half, was wiping tears away from her eyes.

Those celebrations will no doubt continue long into the night in Paris. For now, the players have received their medals — the first time the US has won Olympic soccer gold since the 2012 Games in London.

Read a game recap here:

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Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi reacts after being eliminated from the men’s high jump final on August 10.

Defending Olympic high jump champion Gianmarco Tamberi is out of the high jump final on just his second height.

The Italian had injury troubles coming into the Paris Olympics, and then began feeling very ill this week. Tamberi said in an Instagram post on Saturday that he was taken to hospital in an ambulance after “throwing up blood twice.” He’s previously said he’s dealing with kidney stones.

He was evidently feeling the effects of his illness on his first height of 2.22 meters, needing all three attempts to clear a height he usually takes on with ease.

Eventually, he failed three times on 2.27 meters and will exit the competition early.

Mutaz Barshim, Tamberi’s friend and the man he shared gold with in Tokyo, has cleared both opening heights with ease.

USA’s Masai Russell celebrates after winning the women's 100-meter hurdles final on August 10.

Team USA’s Masai Russell edged out home favorite Cyréna Samba-Mayela in a photo finish in the women’s 100-meter hurdles final, winning the gold medal by .01 seconds.

After the race, Russell, Samba-Mayela and third-place finisher Jasmine Camacho-Quinn — the reigning champion and favorite entering the race — were all looking up at the big screen, eagerly awaiting the results.

When Russell saw she was victorious, she bounded down the track in delight.

USA's Mallory Swanson scores a goal against Brazil on August 10. 

New era, new head coach, but a familiar result for the US Women’s National Team.

The most decorated team in women’s soccer won a fifth Olympic gold medal at the Parc des Princes in Paris, defeating Brazil 1-0 in the final.

Mallory Swanson’s second-half goal gave the US the hard-earned victory, capping off a dream start to head coach Emma Hayes’ managerial tenure.

After a challenging first 45 minutes, the US was much improved in the second half and took the lead when Korbin Albert’s superb through-ball found Swanson in space behind the Brazilian defense.

And on her 100th game for the US, the 26-year-old forward calmly placed her shot past goalkeeper Lorena. A check for offside revealed that Swanson had timed her run to perfection.

That intervention in the 57th minute — along with superb goalkeeping from Alyssa Naeher, who made a case for player of the match with a pair of leaping saves — was enough to hand the US a record-extending fifth gold medal, and its first since the 2012 London Olympics.

For Brazil, this was a third defeat against the US in an Olympic final, denying the legendary Marta one last chance to win a gold medal. The 38-year-old, appearing in her final major international tournament, was brought on as a substitute at the hour mark but couldn’t make a difference to the final result.

Ahmed Elgendy won gold in the modern pentathlon on Saturday, claiming Egypt’s first gold of the Paris Games.

The 24-year-old did so with a world record points total of 1555.

Elgendy won 300 points from the riding portion, 245 points for fencing, 312 from swimming and 698 from the laser run.

Japan’s Taishu Sato won silver with 1542 points, while Italy’s Giorgio Malan claimed bronze.

Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi, top, crosses the finish line in the men's 800-meter final on August 10.

Kenyan runner Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off a spirited fightback from Canada’s Marco Arop down the back straight to win the men’s 800-meter gold medal.

It looked as though Arop would have the legs to go around the outside as he made his move coming around the final bend, but Wanyonyi dug deep to pay back the man who beat him to gold at last year’s world championships.

Wanyonyi’s time of 1:41.19 is the third fastest in this race of all time, while Arop’s 1:41.20 is a new record for any competitor from the Americas.

Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati, who posted the fastest time in the world this year coming into Paris, finished with bronze.

Brazil’s Marta acknowledges the fans after the women’s soccer gold medal match against the US on August 10.

Brazilian soccer icon Marta’s illustrious international career is over.

She congratulates the US players and heads over to the stands to thank the fans, receiving a massive cheer from her compatriots. Chants of “Bra-zil!” ring around the ground once more as the teams wait to take the gold and silver medals.

It’s a disappointing end for the legend, but she’ll be glad to take home a medal — and grateful for even getting to play in this game, after her international career seemed like it could end on a red card at the end of the group stage. Brazil stayed in the tournament long enough for Marta to return from a two-game suspension and take the pitch for her nation one last time.

She’s the last one on the pitch for the Brazilians after sharing a long hug with coach Arthur Elias. She gets a massive standing ovation from the fans as she enters the locker room area, emotion all over her face.

Portugal’s Iúri Leitão and Rui Oliveria won an exhilarating men’s madison, their nation’s first gold medal in Paris.

They secured their gold medal in the race’s final laps as they navigated a series of crashes, including one that brought down Italy who had been leading for much of the race. It marked the second medal of the Games for Leitão who won silver in the men’s omnium.

Italy’s Elia Viviani, already an Olympic champion, and Simone Consonni had their challenge for the gold medal disrupted by a crash as they attempted to change over but ultimately held on for a silver medal.

Denmark’s pairing of Michael Moerkoev and Niklas Larsen held on for the bronze medal.

US players celebrate victory over Brazil in the women's gold medal match on August 10.

And it’s over! Mallory Swanson’s second-half goal is all the US needed to win the gold medal over Brazil.

The full-time whistle blows and the team erupts — along with the tens of thousands of American fans here at the Parc des Princes. They sprint on to the field as Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” blasts over the loudspeakers.

It’s the first major tournament win for the US Women’s National Team since the 2019 World Cup, and marks a golden start to an era of transition, as new faces come on to the team.

This was the first Olympics for nine of these players, and they’re hoping the gold medal will usher in a return to dominance after a few disappointing tournaments in a row.

It’s a stunning start to coach Emma Hayes’ time in charge of the team. Appointed earlier this year, Hayes went into the Olympics having had just six training sessions with her team and made waves by deciding to leave star forward Alex Morgan at home, the first time Morgan had missed the Olympics since 2008.

It’s the capstone to a tournament that the USWNT started off by dominating, and ended with three tense 1-0 wins in a row, with the quarterfinal and semifinal both needing extra time to determine the winner.

The lone goal today comes from Mallory Swanson, one of the team’s veterans who had led the attack throughout this tournament. Her goal in the 57th minute is all Team USA would need after multiple big saves from goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher kept the game tied at 0-0 in the first half.

Swanson, Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman, made up a dangerous three-pronged attack for the US throughout the Paris Games.

US goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher saves a header by Brazil's Adriana during the women's soccer gold medal match on August 10.

Alyssa Naeher just made the play of the game and is laying claim to the title of woman of the match.

A well-played pass over the top saw Brazilian forward Adriana alone in the box with just Naeher to beat. She powered a header toward the net, but the American keeper jumped up and to the right to make a diving save with one outstretched hand.

The US cleared the ball, and the clock continues to run in the dwindling moments of this match.

The third official lifts up a board to show there’s 10 minutes of stoppage time in this gold medal match.

Given the water breaks, a number of injury stoppages and the US goal, it’s not totally unexpected, but it’ll come as a huge boost to the still-loud Brazilians here at the Parc des Princes. They’re urging their side to come up with a goal and tie it up.

Remember: Stoppage time refers to extra playing time tacked on to the regulation 90 minutes of a soccer match. It accounts for the fact that the clock never stops running, even when there are delays.

Major moment here in the 88th minute: Brazil has a free kick just outside the box in the right channel and Marta is standing over the ball.

The Brazilian legend lines up for a left-footed attempt, but it sails over the goal.

Stellar defending from the US here, as the game’s free-wheeling nature is abandoned for tight defense in the final minutes.

Remember: Marta, a sporting icon in Brazil, is playing in her last major appearance for her country.

There’s been another substitution for the Americans as the clock winds down here.

The tension is starting to grip the Parc des Princes, as US coach Emma Hayes removes star forward Sophia Smith and replaces her with Lynn Williams. Smith had done a lot of running on this mid-80s day in Paris, and played a key role in the USWNT’s goal.

We’re under five minutes left in the full 90.

US head coach Emma Hayes waits until the 74th minute to make her first substitution of the game, taking off defender Tierna Davidson for Emily Sonnett.

Sonnett is listed as a midfielder, but she’s going to take Davidson’s spot in central defense.

There’s just 15 minutes to go here in the gold medal match between the US and Brazil.

Brazil’s Marta, center, battles for the ball during the women's soccer gold medal match against the US on August 10.

It’s a triple-substitution for the Brazilians — and a legend is coming onto the pitch.

Marta comes in as a substitute for Ludmila in the front line of the attack. Ludmila had been a bright spot for the Brazilians today, and appeared to score at one point before the play was called back for offside.

Angelina and Priscila have entered the game as well, with striker Jhennifer and Duda Sampaio being taken off.

This is expected to be Marta’s last appearance in competitive international play.

Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi competes in the men's high jump qualification on August 7.

Reigning high jump champion Gianmarco Tamberi says he plans to compete in Saturday’s final despite being hospitalized vomiting blood.

In a post on Instagram on Saturday, Tamberi said he was taken to hospital in an ambulance after “throwing up blood twice.”

“I’ve dreamt everything about this day, except to live it in such a nightmare,” the Italian wrote.

But an hour later, he posted another picture on Instagram with the caption: ‘I will be there.”

USA’s Mallory Swanson celebrates scoring the opening goal against Brazil in the women’s soccer gold medal match on August 10. 

And there’s the opener!

Mallory Swanson receives Korbin Albert’s pass down the left flank, and it’s Swanson and Sophia Smith behind the Brazilian defense.

Swanson uses Smith as a decoy and takes the shot herself, burying it in the far corner.

There’s an appeal for offsides, but the Brazilians are left disappointed after the video review. Coach Emma Hayes, meanwhile, gives a fist pump and a roar as her team takes the lead during her first final as leader of Team USA.

The Americans had the better start to the second half, even as it seemed like the defenses were starting to tighten after a rocking first half.

The Brazilians make scores of changes after the goal and they’ve got about 30 minutes to find an equalizer.

Remember: Swanson and Smith, along with Trinity Rodman, make up the three-pronged attack that has led Team USA to recent victories in international play.

This post has been updated with more details on the goal.

Norway's Solfrid Eila Amena Koanda performs a clean and jerk during the women's 81kg weightlifting event on August 10.

Norway’s Solfrid Eila Amena Koanda won the gold medal in the 81kg weightlifting event on Saturday, lifting an Olympic record total.

The 25-year-old lifted 121kg in the snatch portion before breaking the Olympic record in the clean and jerk element, 154kg.

In the end, Koanda’s total to win gold was an Olympic record too, with her two weights coming to 275kg.

It is Norway’s second ever medal in any weightlifting event, the first medal in women’s weightifting for the country and first since a gold in 1972.

Silver went to Egypt’s Sara Ahmed with 268kg while bronze went to Ecuador’s Neisi Dajomes.

Brazil's Vitória Yaya is carried off the pitch on Saturday, August 10.

There’s trouble here for Brazil’s Vitória Yaya, who’s being taken off on a backboard.

It’s unclear what happened, but she was on the grass after her attacking teammates were called for offside. She’s holding her head and appears emotional as she’s carried off to the locker room.

She’s replaced by Ana Vitória in the Brazilian midfield.

There’s Olympic gold on the line in the second 45 minutes here at the Parc des Princes.

Brazil gets us started as both teams search for the game’s first goal. It’ll be interesting to see what adjustments the teams made at halftime.

Off we go!

Brazil’s Yasmim and USA’s Trinity Rodman fight for the ball during the first half of the women’s soccer gold medal match on August 10.

A breathless and entertaining first half between the US and Brazil has come to a close, and it remains 0-0.

Brazil ended the half the stronger of the two teams, but remains without a goal after US keeper Alyssa Naeher’s excellent save from Gabi Portilho’s close-range effort.

Both teams have had chances, though, and you sense there could be goals in the second period. This has not been the at-times sleepy affair we’ve seen in other US matches during the tournament.

Remember: The US is chasing a fifth gold medal in women’s soccer and a triumphant start to coach Emma Hayes’ managerial tenure. After years of dominance, the US Women’s National Team is coming off a string of relatively disappointing major tournaments.

Brazil, meanwhile, is looking to win a first-ever gold medal, having won two silvers in the past. It’s also Brazilian legend Marta’s last match for her country.

It promises to be a tense and high-stakes second half.

US goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher makes a save during the women's gold medal match against Brazil on August 10.

A diving save by US keeper Alyssa Naeher is all that keeps Brazil from leading in this game.

The ball bounced around in the box and fell to Gabi Portilho just yards from the net. She directed the ball toward goal, but Naeher leaped up and to her right to smack it away.

It was the best chance of the game for either team so far and took a strong effort from the veteran American keeper to keep this match tied.

We’re minutes away from halftime now, and all the momentum is with the Brazilians. US coach Emma Hayes will be happy to hear the halftime whistle.

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko reacts on the 18th green of the women’s golf final on August 10.

Lydia Ko of New Zealand won gold in the women’s golf competition on Saturday.

The 27-year-old was in the final group of the day. With the other players at the top of the leaderboard already in the clubhouse, she knew all she needed to do was get a par on her 18th hole to clinch gold.

She went one better and got a birdie on the par-5. She put her hands to her mouth as the realization of her achievement dawned on her.

Ko carded a one-under-par 71 to finish at 10-under and clinch the gold.

Collection complete: The New Zealander already has a silver and bronze medal to her name, so now completes the Olympic medal collection. With the gold, Ko earns the last point she needs to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame.

Germany’s Esther Henseleit won silver at 8-under, while bronze went Lin Xiyu of China a shot behind.

We saw some fancy footwork from the Brazilians down the right flank, but once again they couldn’t find anyone with a cross into the box.

Gabi Portilho turned US defender Crystal Dunn this way and that before finding space to fire in the dangerous ball. But, there was no one on the end of it, and the Americans cleared the chance.

The corner kick was played 30 yards backward as the Brazilians tried to set up a more intricate attack, but nothing came of it and the US eventually cleared.

There’s been lots of crosses sent into dangerous areas from both teams, but neither the US nor Brazil can find that final killer touch.

China's Wang Manyu celebrates after winning the women's table tennis team gold medal match against Japan on August 10.

That’s it: Chinese table tennis player Wang Manyu has defeated Miwa Harimoto 3-1 in their singles match to secure the women’s team gold medal over Japan.

That victory gave China an unassailable 3-0 lead in match wins, after Manyu and Chen Meng defeated Harimoto and Hina Hayata in the doubles, while Wang and Sun Yingsha picked up singles wins.

There is a huge contingent of China supporters inside the arena and they have been making plenty of noise all afternoon. They erupted into cheers as Wang wins match point.

Today’s victory means China has won every gold medal available in the event at Paris 2024.

In fact, China has only missed out on two gold medals since table tennis was introduced at Seoul 1988: the 1988 women’s doubles and the mixed doubles on its Olympic debut in Tokyo.

China also added a silver in the women’s singles to take home a total of six table tennis medals.

Despite the rise of talented players from around the world, China proves it is still in a league of its own.

This impressive sweep is joined by another for China on Saturday: The country also swept the diving events.

Brazil players cool off during a break in the match against the US on August 10.

It’s warm enough in Paris today that water breaks are going to be taking place in each half, a good opportunity for the teams — and those watching — to catch their breath.

So far, it’s been a very entertaining final, even if there are no goals in it yet. Sometimes in these kinds of matches, teams can decide to play conservatively and will set up defensively in order to make sure they don’t concede. These teams are not playing that way today.

There’s been plenty of attacks from both teams, but only one really good chance for each at this point. The goalkeepers have done their jobs to this point.

The fans are having a wonderful time in the Parisian sunshine. Dueling chants of “Bra-zil!” and “U-S-A!” are ringing out around the stadium as they urge their teams forward.

Brazil's goalkeeper Lorena catches the ball during the match against the United States on August 10.

A massive, surging run by Mallory Swanson down the left flank gets her behind the Brazilian defenders, but the striker can’t quite finish off the opportunity.

The rebound falls to Sophia Smith, who’s blocked. Then Lindsey Horan tries to find Trinity Rodman on the right side of the box, but Brazil plays it out for a corner kick. Team USA can’t do anything from the set play.

Then it was Brazil’s turn: The team was quick to bring play back to the other end of the pitch, knocking the ball around threatening areas in front of Alyssa Naeher’s goal, but can’t find the final touch that will put the ball on target.

It’s been breathtaking, end-to-end stuff so far in this portion of the first half, as both teams are searching for the game’s first goal.

Ludmila of Brazil scores a goal that was later disallowed, during the match against the US on August 10.

There’s a massive roar from the Brazilian fans here as the ball’s in the back of the US net after a nifty attack — but the lineswoman’s flag is up.

Ludmila fired home with authority, but she was just past the last defender when she received the ball. It remains 0-0 here after about 17 minutes.

USA’s Sophia Smith, left, controls the ball during the women’s gold medal soccer match against Brazil on August 10.

Brazil had the opening flurry and the best chance of the game so far, but Team USA is coming into this one.

There’s been lots of action at the shady end of the pitch over the last few minutes, as the Americans attack down both flanks. Trinity Rodman just dribbled circles around a Brazilian defender with skill that drew a massive cheer from the crowd.

The US has had a couple corner kicks, but has not really troubled goalkeeper Lorena yet.

It’s up and down the pitch at the moment and a raucous start to this final.

China’s Wang Manyu and Chen Meng against Hina Hayata and Miwa Harimoto of Japan kicked off with a five-game thriller in the women’s team table tennis final.

The momentum has shifted back and forth, and the Chinese pair had to fight back from 5-9 down in the fifthg game to earn a 3-2 win and give China a 1-0 lead.

The team event consists of singles and doubles matches, and is played until one team reaches three match wins.

Sun Yingsha then doubled China’s lead with a 3-0 win over Miu Hirano, though the scoreline doesn’t reflect the story of a hard-fought contest.

With the two already facing off in the doubles, Wang and Harimoto now come face-to-face in the singles.

Harimoto knows she needs to win to keep Japan’s hopes alive in this gold medal match, while Wang could secure the defense of the title she helped win in Tokyo.

It’s been another nerve-wracking match, which is now 2-1 to Wang after three tight games.

China is looking to complete a clean sweep of table tennis medals at Paris 2024, having already won four of four available golds, plus a silver.

They are being roared on by a great Chinese crowd.

Brazil has the momentum in the early going, as some intricate passing puts Ludmila through for a shot on goal.

The Brazilian striker only has US goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher to beat, but she fires the shot straight at the American, who makes an easy save.

It’s an electric atmosphere here as fans try to out-chant each other. It seems like Brazilians and Americans have made Paris their summer vacations this year, as Paris has been teeming with fans from both nations.

Brazil and US players line up during the national anthems before the match on August 10.

It’s a great atmosphere as the two women’s soccer teams come onto the pitch, Brazil in their traditional yellow and the US in blue and red.

The fans sing rousing renditions of both anthems and the players shake hands. It’s a fairly split crowd here today — tons of red, white and blue, but there’s yellow all over the stadium here, too.

The captains shake hands and the players take their spots on the pitch. Kickoff is here!

It’s been the unofficial song of the Olympics in Paris, and now singer Gala Rizzatto is here at the women’s soccer final doing a live performance of her banger, “Freed From Desire.”

The song plays at least two or three times before and after every event at these Olympics and has been stuck in the head of fans and journalists alike for the last two weeks.

Now, complete with dancers, we’ve gotten a live version here on the pitch at the home of Paris Saint-Germain.

Brazil’s Marta warms up before the gold medal match against the US on August 10.

There are couple of surprise names starting the game on the bench today for the US and Brazil.

Brazilian legend Marta — playing in her last match for her country — returns from suspension and starts the game on the bench. The forward will have to wait for her chance to impact the game.

For the US, star midfielder Rose Lavelle begins the game as a substitute as well. Lindsay Horan, Sam Coffey and Korbin Albert will make up the midfield three in coach Emma Hayes’ 4-1-2-3 formation.

Both teams are on the pitch warming up, as we are about 30 minutes from kickoff.

China’s Cao Yuan competes in the men’s 10-meter platform diving event on August 10.

That’s eight gold medals from eight diving events at these Olympics for China.

Cao Yuan finishes the clean sweep in the diving pool with a huge score of 547.50, successfully defending his title from three years ago.

Japan’s Rikuto Tamai, who’s only 17, takes silver with 507.65 – his country’s first diving medal of these Games – while Great Britain’s Noah Williams takes bronze with 497.35, his second medal after a silver in the men’s synchronized 10m platform.

Norway's Stine Bredal Oftedal shoots during the women's handball gold medal match against France on August 10.

Norway produced a scintillating second half performance to defeat France 29-21 in front of an electric crowd and claim the gold medal in women’s handball.

The Norwegians, who won gold in this event in 2008 and 2012, went into halftime with a slender two-point lead against the defending Olympic champion, and were able to block out the noise of a partisan crowd to complete their win in the second half.

As the pressure built, France began making mistakes, like missing penalty shots, and Norway started to pull away, accumulating and maintaining a comfortable lead while some solid defense led by goalkeeper Katrine Lunde kept the French at bay.

Even as France saw its hopes ebb away, the crowd remained in full voice, standing up to wave tricolore flags and roar their team on. There was a boisterous Norwegian contingent, too.

China competes in the rhythmic gymnastics group all-around final on August 10.

China won gold in the group all-round rhythmic gymnastics event on Saturday.

The team – made up of Ding Xinyi, Guo Qiqi, Hao Ting, Huang Zhangjiayang and Wang Lanjing – claimed China’s first ever medal in this event.

They put themselves top of the leaderboard after the first event, after a score of 36.950.

And in the second event – three ribbons and two balls – its performance was scored the third best of the eight competitors, meaning it finished with a total of 69.800.

Israel also earned its first-ever medal in this event, finishing with silver, while Italy took bronze after doing the same in Tokyo three years ago. 

Good afternoon from the Parc des Princes, where the US Women’s National Team is looking to end its gold medal drought in a soccer game rich with storylines.

On the American side, Emma Hayes is coaching in her first major international tournament with the USWNT, aiming to have a successful start in her attempt to transition the squad into a new era.

Led by Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman and Mallory Swanson, the US attack found its cutting edge in the group stages, but has dulled somewhat in the knockout phase of the tournament. It’s taken goals in extra time against both Japan and Germany to send the Americans through to the final.

For Brazil, it’s all about attempting to write a story-book ending for its greatest ever female player, Marta. She’s back and able to participate in this match after being sent off in the final group game for a rash challenge that received a straight red card. She was suspended for the first two knockout game matches, but now makes her return.

It’s the 37-year-old Brazilian’s final game for her country, as she’s said she’ll retire from international play after the Olympics. She’ll go home with a medal around her neck — the question now is if it will be silver or gold.

The game kicks off at 11 a.m. ET.

A Ukrainian soldier has been able to watch his gymnast daughter compete in the Paris Olympics, after traveling there from the frontline of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Ukrainian National Olympic Committee said in a statement Friday.

Maria Vysochanska competed in the women’s rhythmic group all-around gymnastics category, having also competed in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, with Ukraine finishing seventh overall. She partook in an Olympic Torch Relay ceremony in France in May, leading a team of athletes from across the European Union, the statement said. 

Her father, Oleh Vysochansky, said her participation in this year’s Olympics is the first time he’s been able to watch her compete live. He said in the statement that he and his daughter shared a special connection, and he hopes that his presence will “somehow boost her and the whole team’s confidence.

“Moral and mental state is important, both in war and in sports,” Vysochansky said. “You can teach a fighter everything, give him a gold-plated assault rifle, but if he does not understand why he is doing it and how to do it, there will be no result.”

Tahitian surfer Kauli Vaast speaks with CNN’s Amanda Davies.

It’s been the perfect Olympics for 22-year-old Tahitian surfer Kauli Vaast, winning gold in the men’s event at his home of Teahupo’o in Tahiti.

Vaast, who grew up on the Pacific island and began riding the ocean waves from the age of six, celebrated his victory by surfing down the River Seine on Friday.

“This is the best thing that can happen to me. I’m the happiest guy on earth right now. It’s the perfect story,” he told CNN’s Amanda Davies.

“It was insane just to be part of the Olympic Games, to have the sport at home and winning over there at home, it’s the best thing that can happen for me.

Vaast gets a barrel in the men's surfing gold medal final in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, on August 5.

Vaast has caught some of the best waves of all time at the Teahupo’o location and says — despite being 10,000 miles away — he could feel the pride of France with him during the competition. He said he drew inspiration from other athletes representing France, including swimming prodigy Léon Marchand and his four gold medals.

Remember: Setting the surfing competition in Tahiti was part of an effort by Olympic organizers to hold events throughout French territory. Tahiti became a French colony in 1880 and is now classified as an autonomous overseas country of the French Republic.

The surfing competition’s setting was not without controversy.

Norway’s Henny Reistad looks to shoot the ball against France in the women’s handball final on Saturday, August 10.

Norway is leading a thrilling women’s handball final against France by just two points at halftime, much to the angst of the home crowd packed inside the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille.

Neither team has been able to build a significant lead, with Norway proving more efficient at taking its shots on goal but France engineering more opportunities.

France is seeking to defend the title it won in Tokyo but has work to do in the second half, while Norway is hoping to improve on its bronze medal.

There’s an electric environment in the stands, with the host nation holding the advantage but plenty of Norwegian fans chanting and waving flags, too.

China has a chance to win eight gold medals from eight diving events in Paris with only the men’s individual 10-meter platform needed for a clean sweep.

Defending Olympic champion Cao Yuan is well-placed to complete that astonishing set of gold medals as he is second after two of the six rounds.

But it’s Japan’s 17-year-old Rikuto Tamai who leads by the slimmest of margins in these early stages.

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko tees off on the sixth hole during the final round of women’s golf on August 10.

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko has a three-shot lead as she begins her back nine of the fourth round of the women’s golf competition.

The 27-year-old Ko sits atop the leaderboard at 10-under-par, with Germany’s Esther Henseleit and China’s Yin Ruoning at 7-under.

Ko is on the ninth hole in the final group of the day, while Henseleit and Ruoning are a few holes ahead.

Ko already has a silver and bronze medal to her name, so she is aiming to complete the collection. If Ko takes gold, she will earn the last point she needs to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame.

French players celebrate after winning the men's volleyball gold medal match against Poland on August 10.

France successfully defended its men’s volleyball title on Saturday, emphatically beating Poland 3-0 in the final.

In front of a raucous crowd at the South Paris Arena, the home team raced into a two-set lead.

And it continued its impressive performance to earn itself six match points to claim the gold medal. But Poland proved tricky to put away, and it took until the fifth match point — when Poland’s Wilfredo León Venero’s serve was overhit — to finally claim victory.

Having won the title three years ago, Les Bleus becomes the first back-to-back Olympic champions in men’s volleyball since the US in 1988.

Canada's Katie Vincent celebrates winning gold in the women's canoe single 200-meter final on August 10.

Katie Vincent of Canada narrowly defeated Team USA’s Nevin Harrison for the gold medal by just 0.01 seconds in the women’s canoe single 200-meter on Saturday.

Vincent produced a world best and Olympic best time of 44.12, but the race needed a photo finish to determine a winner after Vincent and Harrison seemingly crossed the finish line at the same moment.

But after a review, it showed that it was the Canadian who crossed marginally ahead of Harrison, who crossed with a time of 44.13.

After two bronze Olympic medals, Vincent can now add a gold to her collection.

Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys of Cuba won bronze. 

China’s Liu Huanhua performs a snatch during the men’s 102kg weightlifting final on August 10. 

China’s Liu Huanhua won gold in the men’s 102kg weightlifting event on Saturday, despite falling short of world record lift on his final attempt.

With a gold medal wrapped up with a total of 406kg – 186kg in the snatch and 220kg in the clean and jerk – before his final lift, Liu attempted a world record clean and jerk of 233kg which would have set a new total record too.

But although he was able to successfully complete the clean aspect of it, he couldn’t keep it raised above his head to break his own world records.

The reigning world champion now adds a gold medal to his trophy cabinet after finishing 2kg ahead of Uzbekistan’s Akbar Djuraev who won silver.

Yauheni Tsikhantsou, who is an Individual Neutral Athletes from Belarus, won bronze and had his own attempt at breaking the clean and jerk record but was unable to complete the lift. 

Czech Republic's Josef Dostál competes in the men's single kayak 1000-meter final on August 10.

The Czech Republic’s Josef Dostál finally won an Olympic gold medal to go with his silver and three bronzes as he paddled to victory in the men’s single kayak 1000m event.

The 31-year-old finished just 0.69 seconds ahead of Hungary’s Adam Varga in a thrilling finale as he won an Olympic title for the first time while competing in his fourth Games.

USA’s LeBron James plays in the basketball match against Puerto Rico on August 3.

Team USA’s narrow escape over Serbia in the semifinals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament lends fresh drama to Saturday’s final against France, which will be playing with a home-court advantage that has to be heard to be believed.

The so-talented-it-is-hard-to-comprehend US roster carved up Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico in group play and then bulldozed Brazil in its quarterfinal matchup.

Having already beaten Serbia twice in the last few weeks and looking unstoppable, Team USA went into Thursday’s game against the European nation expecting another romp. But a spirited Serb team led by 17 points at one point, requiring the US to have to rally in the final minutes of the game to put away three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić and company.

The French team that the US faces in the final in Paris’ Bercy Arena Saturday night will not have a player currently the quality of Jokić – who’s to say what turns out of NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama? – but it will have the backing of a feverish French home crowd, which brings an intensity that many of these NBA stars may not have witnessed since their college basketball days years ago.

The gold medal game gets underway at 3:30 p.m. ET. Read more about it here.

USWNT head coach Emma Hayes, during a match against Japan on August 3.

Not even three months into her time as head coach of the US women’s soccer team, Emma Hayes is already going for an Olympic gold medal.

Only Brazil and the legendary Marta stand between the US and a record-extending fifth Olympic title, which would be the team’s first gold medal since 2012.

Despite her players struggling to find goals for large parts of the knockout stages, victory in Paris on Saturday would nevertheless cap off a brilliant start to Hayes’ coaching tenure.

Victories against Japan and Germany have got the US to the final at Parc des Princes, which gets underway at 11 a.m. ET, while Brazil has pulled off unlikely wins against host France and World Cup champion Spain.

Read more about the upcoming gold medal match here.

Janja Garnbret of Slovenia celebrates after winning the gold in women's boulder and lead climbing on Saturday, August 10.

Slovenian Janja Garnbret defended her Olympic title in women’s boulder and lead climbing, producing an impressive performance in a nervy finale to overtake the USA’s Brooke Raboutou.

Emotion overcame the Slovenian as she landed back on the floor, covered her mouth in shock and tearfully embraced silver medalist Raboutou. Such a win only adds to the eight-time world champion’s status as one of the greatest sport climbers ever.

“I’m just feeling incredibly happy and proud of myself — what I did — and I’m relieved, because it’s finally over,” Garnbret said afterwards. “I qualified one year ago (at the 2023 IFSC Sport Climbing World Championships), so it was hard to wait and to finally start the competition.

“I was just doing what I do in training, completely focused. I didn’t let anything affect me. So I could just enjoy,” the Slovenian climber added. 

Austria’s Jessica Pilz secured the bronze medal.

Garnbret climbs during the lead portion of the competition on Saturday.

New Zealand’s Lisa Carrington reacts to winning gold in the women's kayak single 500-meter sprint on Saturday, August 10.

New Zealand’s Lisa Carrington took a spectacular gold medal in the women’s kayak single 500m sprint, equaling Birgit Fishcre’s record for the most gold medals won by a canoe athlete at the Olympics.

The gold medal is Carrington’s eighth Olympic title, her third at these Games, and further consolidates her status as her country’s most successful Olympian.

Carrington narrowly defeated Hungary’s Tamara Csipes and set a new Olympic record in the process. Csipes had led at the halfway point but ultimately Carrington’s experience and explosive power showed as she passed the Hungarian in the closing meters to take yet another Olympic gold medal.

Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi competes in the men’s high jump qualification on Wednesday, August 7.

Defending champion Gianmarco Tamberi says he will show up this evening at the Stade de France but cannot make any promises about his performance.

The Italian star is still in “excruciating” pain following his fight with a bout of kidney stones that saw him spending time in hospital last week, just few days before the men’s high jump qualification round.

Tamberi still made it to the final. “As far as I know everything is gone, the fever and the pain,” he said on Wednesday.

But on Saturday just hours before the final Tamberi said he is still unwell.

“Everything is over… I waited until the end, I believed despite everything that happened. I have received a support and affection so great from all of you which gave me a unique strength to stand up after this umpteenth problem, but clearly it had to go this way… Tonight at 5 I woke up because of this same excruciating pain from a few days ago,” he wrote on Instagram.

In one of the most iconic moments of the Tokyo Olympics Tamberi along with Mutaz Barshim of Qatar opted to forego a jump-off to determine the winner, sharing the Olympic gold.

Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen speaks with CNN’s Amanda Davies.

Daniel Wiffen shot to global fame at the Paris Games after becoming the first Irishman to win Olympic swimming gold, setting an Olympic record to win the 800 meters freestyle.

Prior to his exploits in the pool, Wiffen was an extra in one of the most talked about TV shows on the planet - “Game of Thrones.”

The scene in question: The infamous Red Wedding from 2013.

“My mum used to be this head of a twins and multiple births association, like a charity for twins, and they came looking for twins as they needed child actors. They used twins as doubles. They came looking and they really liked the look of me and my brother (Nathan) - Apparently we’ve got that ‘Game of Thrones’ look - and my sister (Elizabeth) is also in it,” he told CNN’s Amanda Davies.

“I don’t remember much of ‘Game of Thrones,’ I’m only in it for three seconds but it’s crazy to say I’m in one of the most famous TV shows ever.”

“They may even invite us back at some point for ‘House of Dragons’ so that’ll be pretty cool!”

Wiffen’s Paris gold has been years in the making after his 14th placed finish in Tokyo.

“Every year I wanted to keep progressing and to come away with a gold which I’ve dreamed of was amazing […] I shed a tear on the podium listening to our national anthem. I’m probably not ready for (the reception back home). I heard it’s going to be crazy. We were in the Irish House last night and it was already crazy — I was taking photos for at least two hours!”

Wiffen competes in the Marathon Swimming event on August 9.

Not satisfied with a gold and then a subsequent bronze in the 1,500m freestyle, Wiffen decided to take on the Marathon Swimming event on Friday — an experience he won’t be undertaking again.

“It was just so hard. When you get punched in the face (in the water) it really becomes real! It’s all part of the sport. It’s a contact sport and then adding in a whole two hour race is a bit of a brutal thing to do,” he explains.

“I had no concerns (about the e-coli level in the River Seine). We were getting daily reports and it turns out the water levels yesterday were maybe less than in a swimming pool so it actually wasn’t that bad in the end.”

Serbia's Vasilije Micić celebrates after winning the bronze medal for men’s basketball on August 10.

Fresh off a heartbreaking semifinal defeat to Team USA, Serbia bounced back to win bronze medal through an impressive 93-83 victory over world champions Germany on Saturday.

Serbia built an 11-point lead midway through the second quarter at Bercy Arena, in what was a rematch of the final of the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

And that lead proved pivotal for the rest of the game, as despite Germany attempting to make a comeback, Serbia were able to stay ahead.

Nikola Jokić and Vasilije Micić were the key performance for Serbia, with the Denver Nuggets center finishing with 19 points, 11 assists and 12 rebounds while Micić added 19 points.

The gold medal match takes place later on Saturday. 

Lasha Talakhadze competes in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Lasha Talakhadze (Georgia): No weightlifter in history has put up numbers like Talakhadze, who holds world records in the snatch (225 kilograms/496 pounds) and the clean and jerk (267 kilograms/589 pounds). He set both of those records at the World Championships in 2021, just months after setting Olympic records in Tokyo. He will be looking for his third straight Olympic gold medal in Paris.

United States Women’s National Team: The USWNT is going for a record-extending fifth Olympic title today, which would be the team’s first gold medal since 2012. Under new head coach Emma Hayes, the USWNT has squeaked into the final against Brazil, needing extra-time to defeat Germany in the semifinals and Japan in the quarters. While the USWNT is the favorite heading into the game, Brazil will be inspired by the great Marta playing in her last international tournament.

USA men’s basketball: Only an incredible comeback from a 17-point deficit against Serbia sealed Team USA’s spot in the final where its star-studded lineup will face France, and Victor Wembanyama. With a squad containing four NBA MVP winners and 11 All-Stars, Team USA is the out-and-out favorite to defend its Olympic title.

Faith Kipyegon (Kenya): After her silver medal in the women’s 5000m was reinstated on appeal, Kipyegon has another chance to win an Olympic medal in the 1500m. The world record holder in this event, Kipyegon is seeking to defend her titles from Rio and Tokyo, and become the first woman to win three Olympic gold medals in the same event.

Giancarlo Tamberi (Italy) and Mutaz Barshim (Qatar): With a bromance for the ages, Tamberi and Barshim have transcended men’s high jump and come to embody the Olympic spirit when they shared the gold medal at the last Games, celebrated together and went viral. Although they both struggled in qualifying this time around, they again produced a memorable moment when Barshim pulled up injured and Tamberi went to check on him immediately before they both qualified for the final.

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, center, and other athletes compete in the men's marathon on August 10.

Two-time Olympics marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge confirmed his race in Paris will be his last at the Summer Games.

Kipchoge failed to finish a race for the first time in his career as he withdrew after the 30km mark and just over an hour of running, complaining of discomfort in his back.

Afterwards, he called his race in Paris his “worst marathon” while also saying it was his last Olympic marathon.

“You will see me in a different way, maybe giving people motivation, but I will not run,” the Kenyan said afterward when asked if he will attempt to run in Los Angeles in 2028.

“I don’t know what next. I need to go back [home], sit down, try to figure my 21 years of running at high level. I need to evolve and feature in other things.”

The 39-year-old added: “It is a difficult time for me. I have never done a DNF (did not finish). That’s life. Like a boxer, I have been knocked down, I have won, I have come second, eighth, 10th, fifth – now I did not finish. That’s life.”

Kipchoge leaves Olympic marathon running a legend as the only man alive to win the Olympic marathon twice.

After leaving Saturday’s race, Kipchoge walked approximately 2km of the course with a group of fans, to whom he gifted his shirt, socks, shoes and race number. 

Kaleigh Gilchrist of Team United States is consoled following defeat in the women's bronze medal match on August 10.

It turns out that water polo is harder than you think.

Despite having Flavor Flav as the “official Hype Man,” the USA’s women’s water polo team missed out on a medal at these Olympic Games, narrowly losing 11-10 to the Netherlands in the bronze medal match.

“I love my girls,,, and imma so proud of them,” Flavor Flav – best known for co-founding rap group Public Enemy – posted on X. “We introduced Water Polo to a new audience and we just getting started,,, We headed to LA28.”

The USA had been aiming to become the first women’s water polo team to win four consecutive Olympic gold medals, but just missed out on the achievement this time. Flavor Flav offered his services as a hype man for the team after seeing an Instagram post from captain Maggie Steffens urging more people to follow the sport.

Caster Semenya competes in the mixed relay race during the 2023 World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia.

For two-time Olympic track and field champion Caster Semenya, Paris 2024’s boxing was unusually poignant.

Watching Algerian fighter Imane Khelif weather a firestorm of abuse over allegations about her gender, she couldn’t help think back to the similar trials she suffered from her teenage years in sport.

“Is there anyone out there who’s, you know, besides them? While I was alone, I had to figure it out myself,” the South African told CNN. “It’s quite emotional.”

Paris 2024 has been a story with a happy ending for Khelif.

She took light welterweight gold on Friday night, besting her Chinese opponent in a dominant performance. It was a redemption of sorts. But her Olympics have been marred by allegations over her gender, citing a 2023 decision by a now-discredited boxing regulator to bar her from a women’s tournament.

“As people, we tend to forget that we cannot control nature,” said Semenya, who missed out on a chance at a third Olympic gold over 2019 rules enforcing testosterone levels in women athletes. Semenya had the regulations overturned last year in the European Court of Human Rights.

She said that because athletes train so much, their performance can’t be pinned just on their natural-born differences

But the world hasn’t moved on from the discrimination that Semenya battled through, with Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting banned by the now-discredited International Boxing Association in 2023.

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 Tamirat Tola crosses the finish line to win the gold medal and break the Olympic Record during the men's marathon on August 10.

The penultimate day of the 2024 Summer Olympics has started off with history.

Tamirat Tola just took gold in the men’s marathon race and did so in Olympic-record time. The Ethiopian finished the 26.2-mile course in 2:06:26, besting the previous Olympic record by six seconds.

The 2022 world champion and 10,000m bronze medalist from Rio 2016 built out a lead early on and remaining relatively untroubled as he ran for his first Olympic gold.

Remarkably, Tola was a late entry to the marathon, only joining two weeks ago after an injury to his teammate Sisay Lemma.

“Sisay said ‘I am injured, so it’s better Tamirat goes than me.’ I won today and am very happy,’” Tola told reporters afterwards.

He finished 21 seconds ahead of Belgium’s Bashir Abdi, who took silver. Benson Kipruto of Kenya took the bronze.

There was heartbreak for two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge after he withdrew midway through the race.

Eliud Kipchoge contemplates his medal haul. The long-distance runner is looking to write one more chapter in the history books with a record-breaking third Olympic marathon win, at the Paris Games. 

It’s 5:55am on a wet May morning in northern Kenya. The sun is yet to rise, but a group of runners emerge from a mud path onto the side of a road. They briefly pause, each tightening laces or adjusting a watch; then, without warning, the group sets off into the darkness at a blistering pace. Soon all evidence of them has disappeared, save for their shoe prints in the dirt.

This is what Olympic preparation looks like for arguably the greatest distance runner of all time, Eliud Kipchoge.

The run concludes 30 kilometers later, back where it began, at the training camp where the 39-year-old is gearing up for what could be his final bow on the Olympic stage.

Kipchoge stood, once again, on the precipice of history, aiming to be the first person to secure three gold medals in one of the most iconic Olympic disciplines, the marathon.

Kipchoge’s commitment and daily acts of discipline have been the bedrock of his success, building a mental strength that he believes is paramount in the marathon.

The intense routine is fueled by a diet of traditional Kenyan food, including the fabled ugali, a carbohydrate made from maize flour and water.

Kipchoge is no stranger to rewriting history. In 2019, in Vienna, he shattered one of the most formidable barriers in sports by becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours.

With the Games upon us, Kipchoge remains laser-focused on clinching his third consecutive gold medal in the marathon.

He struggled today – Kipchoge did not finish the race.

US sprinter Sha'carri Richardson celebrates after crossing the finish line to win gold in the women's 4x100 relay on August 9.

We’ve entered the final two days of the 2024 Summer Games, and there’s plenty of action still in store this weekend.

Thrilling finishes and standout performers on Friday have set the stage for this final act.

If you weren’t able to watch, here’s what you missed:

Big night for track and field:

Madness in the soccer final:

US women’s basketball greatness:

Ami Yuasa competes in the women's breaking dance gold medal battle, on August 9.

Breaking’s big debut:

Embattled boxer takes gold:

Bronze medallist Noah Lyles celebrates on the podium during the victory ceremony for the men's 200m on August 9.

American sprinter Noah Lyles was at the Stade de France yesterday to receive his bronze medal from the 200-meter race on Thursday, despite his positive Covid-19 test earlier this week.

Lyles said after his race that he tested positive for the virus earlier in the week, but he still managed to win bronze. He appeared at Friday’s ceremony wearing a mask and gave an elbow bump to the staff member who placed the medal around his neck when she went for a handshake.

Earlier in the day, IOC President Thomas Bach had said that Lyles was welcome to attend the ceremony if he would like.

It’s been customary at these Olympics for the medalists to take a selfie with each other with their medals before leaving the podium. That custom was passed up as Lyles quickly walked off the podium and kept his distance from his fellow medalists, gold winner Letsile Tebogo of Botswana and silver medalist Kenny Bednarek.

Lyles did not linger or mingle with fans as the other runners did, simply posing for a few photographs with his medal and then heading for the tunnel.

On Friday, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said that Covid “is being treated like any other respiratory disease” at the Games, adding: “It is being treated like flu. So there is no obligation for any special measures of notifications.”