Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE: Team GB’s Elinor Barker and Neah Evans claim silver in the women’s madison after Snoop Dogg opens up Breaking as it makes its Olympics debut

Sha’Carri Richardson powers over the line ahead of Daryll Neita and the USA are Olympic champions.

Team GB crossed the line second but there is some suggestion that there may have been an infringement.

If they are given the all clear then it will be bronze for Germany.

A GB disqualification would see Germany promoted to second and France bumped up to third.

But I think the current result will stand.

Seemingly out of nowhere, it is now belting it down with rain inside the Stade de France.

This quite sudden change has the potential to catch some athletes out as they likely were not preparing for such wet conditions.

Twenty years after Britain’s men shocked an all-star American line-up in the 4×100 metres relay, tonight Team GB‘s women are dreaming of doing the same.

It was at Athens 2004 that Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis’ beat a US team containing the Olympic 100m and 200m champions by 0.01sec.

That famous race remains the last time Britain claimed a relay gold at a Games.

Yet the women’s team led by Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita say their confidence is ‘through the roof’ as they look to become the first female British quartet to win with a baton in hand.

Read more from DAVID COVERDALE below.

A reminder of the athletics finals that are taking place at the Stade de France tonight:

18:30 (UK time) – women’s 4x100m relay final

18:37 – women’s shot put final

18:47 – men’s 4x100m relay final

19:00 – women’s 400m final

19:13 – men’s triple jump final

19:25 – women’s heptathlon 800m

19:57 – women’s 10,000m final

20:45 – men’s 400m hurdles final

It’s gold for the Netherlands as Harrie Lavreysen beats Matthew Richardson of Australia 2-0 to win the men’s sprint gold in the velodrome.

The bronze medal will go to either Jack Carlin of Team GB or Dutchman Jeffrey Hoogland.

Carlin and Hoogland are level at 1-1 with one sprint to go.

Seventeen-year-old German has won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final.

The teen finished on 142.850 points, ahead of Bulgaria’s Boyrana Kaleyn (140.600) and Italy’s Sofia Raffaeli (136.300).

Five-time Olympic cyling champion Laura Kenny was impressed by the resilience shown by Elinor Barker and Neah Evans in that women’s madison final.

After watching the Team GB pair win a silver medal, Kenny said on BBC One: ‘That one was difficult to watch. Hats off to them.

‘Elinor at the end, there was one point I thought ‘uh oh they’re going to be out of the medals if they’re not careful’.

‘Elinor’s final turn was absolutely unbelievable to win that silver.’

It’s silver for Great Britain in the women’s madison event thanks to a superb finish by Elinor Barker.

She and team-mate Neah Evans had led early on but fell away before storming back to secure a place on the podium.

Italy are the new Olympic champions, while the Netherlands claim bronze.

The Parc des Princes was rocking when Enzo Millot fired France ahead in the 11th minute, aided by some poor goalkeeping.

But it took Spain less than 20 minutes to turn the final firmly on its head and they now lead 3-1 with half-time almost upon us.

Fermin Lopez bagged a brace for La Roja before Alex Baena got his team’s third.

This was not in the script for Thierry Henry and Co.

Seven sprints of 12 are complete and Team GB lead but it is tight!

1. Great Britain – 14 points

Elinor Barker – who won bronze as part of Britain’s women’s team pursuit squad on Wednesday – and Neah Evans win the opening sprint race in the madison final.

That puts Team GB top of the table but there are still 11 races to go.

China have beaten Sweden 3-0 in the gold medal match of the table tennis men’s team event.

The final was closer than that score suggests though, with all three rubbers being narrow 3-2 wins.

Bulgaria’s has won gold in the men’s 89kg weightlifting final after setting a new world record.

The 20-year-old star became the first man in this event to lift 400kg in total.

In fact, Nasar hit the 404kg mark with a 224kg clean and jerk plus a snatch of 180kg.

Colombia’s Yeisan Lopez took silver with a total of 390kg, ahead of Italian bronze medalist Antonino Pizzolato (384kg).

PSG’s Parc des Princes is packed full for the men’s football final.

Many fans have dressed up for the occasion, with Asterix and Obelix among a star-studded crowd.

Kick-off in the men’s football final is just 10 minutes away.

France boss Thierry Henry has named all three of his over-23 players as starters against Spain at the Parc des Princes.

Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta and ex-Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette are up front, with Seville’s Loic Bade at centre back.

Meanwhile, former Man City midfielder Sergio Gomez and Barcelona youngster Fermin Lopez start for Spain.

Team USA and Australia have just got their semi-final underway in the women’s basketball tournament.

This event has been won by the USA at each of the last seven Games.

Meanwhile, Australia have claimed a women’s basketball medal in six of the last nine Olympics.

After a fourth-quarter collapse that saw Serbia give up a 13-point lead to Team USA, Serbian basketball captain Bogdan Bogdanovic has made a bombshell claim that the Americans got ‘help’ from the referees.

Serbia led for a heavy majority of the game, but the USA won the fourth quarter 32-15 to secure a 95-91 victory and a place in the final.

Before Serbia play Germany in the bronze-medal match, Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdanovic reflected on the agonizing loss.

On the officials, he said: ‘We tried to talk to them; they didn’t try to talk to us. They just walked away. But it’s ok. The USA doesn’t need that type of help against us.’

Click below to read what else he had to say.

Don’t be too upset guys, but it’s time for me to go.

I know, I know, it’s sad, but you won’t be frowning for too long when I tell you my replacement.

The mighty Robert Summerscales is taking over the reins for what is set to be a brilliant night of action.

With Rob at the wheel, be prepared for a fun night.

Are you guys in for the long haul?

Well, you should be. there is a long night ahead of us at the Stade de France, and it’s set up to be a belter.

Let’s take a look a the menu being served to us this evening:

• Women’s 4x100m relay final (Featuring GB’s Bianca Williams, Imani Lansiquot, Amy Hunt and Desiree Henry)
• Women’s shot put final
• Men’s 4x100m relay final
• Women’s 400m final (featuring Amber Anning)
• Men’s triple jump final
• Women’s heptathlon 800m (featuring Katarina Johnson-Thompson)
• Women’s 10,000m final (featuring Megan Keith and Eilish McColgan)
• Men’s 400m hurdles final

Right, let’s get serious very quickly (not that breaking isn’t serious).

It’s a huge night for Katerina Johnson-Thompson as she battles it out for gold in the heptathlon.

She has her work cut out, though, she is 121 points behind the leader and reigning champion Nafia Thiam.

She will need to beat the Belgian athlete in the final event of the 800m by over eight seconds… yes, you read that right.

The 800m kicks off at 19:25 BST this evening. Be there or be square.

Look at these pictures, incredible.

The moves on display at the breaking are just so cool. I was going to use a big adjective, but I think cool sums it up perfectly.

After watching these dancers bring the heat, it’s made me want to try it.

Would you guys have a go?

If so, what would be your go-to dance move? Mines the worm.

B-Girl Kate with the moves!

Ukrainian breaker Kateryna Pavlenko is putting on a show in Paris, and I am finding myself bopping along to her moves and the music.

She wins the first round of her dance-off with B-Girl Carlota 7-2, and I mean, it was great to watch.

This has become one of my favourite event at this Olympics, it;’s just so good to watch.

B-Girl Kate then wins the second round, and she is through.

I told you that Snoop Dogg opened up breaking, well, now you can see how he did it.

How can anyone not enjoy breaking?

Two people dancing to cool music with an MC just vibing in the background.

These dancers don’t even know what music is going to be played, they just go with the rhythm.

China’s Ying Zi has just won her battle and my word did she improvise well.

The vibes are great here and I am loving it.

No, not that kind of break…

I mean breaking dancing, or in this instance the sport known as breaking.

It’s making its debut at the Olympics today and you won’t want to miss it, it’s a great watch.

Dancers go one-on-one against each other, dancing to music played by a DJ. It’s like watching my mates on a Saturday night.

the way the winner is decided is by a judge moving a slider in the direction of the dancer they think is winning.

Yasmin Harper looks a little bit gutted.

I get why, she has just missed out on a medal at the Olympics after coming so close.

But she should not be too hard on herself as some of the diving from her competitors was just out of this world.

All she has to imagine is the average folk such as myself trying to jump off that springboard.

I’d try and jump off that board and slip most probably, knowing my kind of luck.

Meanwhile, Harper finishes the Games as an Olympic bronze medalist in the 3m synchro.

A successful couple of weeks for her.

Snoop Dogg has had the time of his life this summer!

The legendary rapper seems to be everywhere in Paris, and now he has headed over to deliver a special performance.

The 52-year-old has just opened up breaking at the Place de Concord for its debut at an Olympic Games.

He certainly broke it down…

Chen Yiwen finishes in the only way she knows how – in style!

She delivers an amazing final dive to score a mammoth total of 376.00. I mean, that score is unheard of, incredible.

Maddison Keeney of Australia takes a stunning silver, her first Olympic medal after years, and years of trying. A monumental moment for her.

And I’m not sure how she does it, but Chang Yani finishes in third to claim bronze. The comeback queen.

Unfortunately, Yasmin Harper slipped down to fifth, but she can be proud of her performance. She battered the score she racked up in the semis.

Grace Reid finishes her third Olympics in 10th.

What a comeback from Chang Yani.

With just three divers to go, she leapfrogs Yasmin Harper of Great Britain to go top of the podium.

She scored a low 42 on the first dive, so how she has managed to claw this back, I do not know.

Incredible diving, she will surely secure a podium.

Grace Reid finishes her third Olympics in style.

The 28-year-old has struggled this final but can walk away knowing she nailed the last dive.

A lovely entry, little splash, and she scores 66.0, her best of the final.

She has a smile and can hold her head high.

Yasmin Harper delivers a delightful final dive, a forward 3½ Somersaults, and scores 65.10.

I don’t think that will be enough for a medal with who we have to come, but now we just have to wait.

She smiles and waves at the camera as she gets out the water, at least she is happy.

Yasmin Harper is slipping down the standings.

She is now down in sixth after four rounds with just one dive still to go.

She will need a monster dive to claw back the 14 points to get on the podium, can she do it?

This is not good for Yasmin Harper.

China’s Chang Yani has somehow slingshotted her way back into contention for the medals with a monster fourth dive.

She finds her form right when she needs it to score 75.00.

It fires her above Harper by just over 10 points, that could be her medal hopes drifting away.

Just as Yasmin Harper is right in the hunt for a medal she slips up at a vital time.

The Briton over-rotates causing a big splash upon entry, not good at all.

It scores a lowly 55.50 – not what she needed at all.

Only three points, that’s all the gap is to third.

Yasmin Harper is well in this final and sits fourth after three rounds, can she dare to dream?

If she continues the way she is going, there is no reason a bronze won’t be coming back with her to Britain.

Sadly for Grace Reid, that dream is no longer viable as she remains 12th.

Can we award the gold medal already?

Chen Yiwen has just delivered a sensational third dive to send her 32 points clear at the top.

It’s just ridiculous how good she is, next to no splash comes up from her entry, like dropping a needle in water.

The gold is surely going her way.

It’s not to be for Jack Carlin.

The British rider has his eyes on Harrie Lavreysen like a hawk, but no matter how long he tracks him, he can’t stop him.

The Dutchman powers past Carlin as they come around the bend to take the semi-final 2-0.

Carlin will be in the bronze medal race for the second Olympics running.

Can Jack Carlin draw level?

We are about to find out, he is on the track next to Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands.

The Brit is 1-0 down in the sprint semi-finals in a best-of-three, so he has to win this one.

If he doesn’t, he will be battling for bronze.

Yasmin Harper is really up for this final.

Her consistency is really going to benefit her in this final and she has just delivered another strong dive.

It gets her a 63.00, but it could have been higher with a better entry.

That keeps her in the hunt, though.

Yasmin Harper is well, and truly in the fight for a medal.

The British diver is sitting in fourth after the second round, within touching distance of the medal positions.

She will be happy with that, it’s the start she will have wanted.

Meanwhile, the same can not be said about Grace Reid, she is down in 12th.

Leon Taylor, Olympic diving silver medallist, speaking on BBC One:

Oh it’s a shame she’s back from the end of the diving board and this dive is difficult enough anyway without making it even more difficult. That impacts the take-off negatively.

Yasmin Harper doesn’t quite deliver on her second dive, but it’s not terrible. She scores 58.50 to slip below Nur Sabri of Malaysia.

Grace Reid’s dive is one she will want to forget quickly.

She’s not straight, the entry yields lots of splash, and she scores 41.85 to go bottom of the pile.

They couldn’t could they?

Everybody knows that China are dominant in the sport of div9ing, but they could be about to do something unprecedented.

They have six golds from six events so far and are aiming for number seven today, with the men’s 10m platform the only event left after today.

The reigning Olympic champion Chen Yiwen is first after the first round, so it looks like they are on course for it.

However, her team-mate Chang Yani had an absolute stinker, scoring only 42.00 on her first dive. That’s unusual for a Chinese diver.

Will Chen slip up, though? Probably not.

So far, so good for Yasmin Harper.

The Briton qualified for the final in last but has fired up the board at the start of this final.

A good platform (sorry) to build on.

Her team-mate Grace Reid is in joint eighth, which is where she finished at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

Grace Reid will be happy with that one.

Looking for redemption after a nightmare Tokyo Games, Reid has started this final well with a score of 58.50.

Room to improve, but not a bad way to kick things off.

That’s a good way to break the cobwebs off.

Yasmin Harper has gotten the women’s 3m springboard final underway with a lovely dive.

She scores 63.0 points, not bad at all.

Two for two for Great Britain.

Sophie Capewell follows in the footsteps of her team-mate by booking her spot in the next round.

Just like Emma Finucane, Capewell has a straightforward job and executes it comfortably by cruising past Malaysia’s Nurul Asri.

Emma Finucane barely breaks a sweat as she qualifies for the next round in the sprint.

Poland’s Marlena Karwacka tries to go at Finucane, but soon finds out she has no chance as the Brit races clear.

She will probably still feel fresh.

I’m sorry, I just had to.

Great Britain have two divers in action in just a few minutes as Yasmin Harper and Grace Reid take to the board for the 3m springboard final.

Harper already has one medal in the bank from the synchro event, now can she do it again in the individual?

The odds are stacked against the pair of them which means the pressure is off, that can only be a good thing.

This sport moves very quickly, doesn’t it?

The women are back on track for their match sprints – the round of 32 has just got underway.

Both Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell will be on track fairly soon, and I don’t foresee any problems for them in this.

You never know, though. Cycling can spring shocks.

It’s advantage Harrie Lavreysen.

The Dutch rider takes it from the front after the initial cat-and-mouse and Jack Carlin can’t catch him.

Carlin was gaining and showed some frightening speed, but he just left too much to do.

It’s all or nothing in the next leg.

Jack Carlin is now ready to be unleashed in the semi-final of men’s sprint individual.

He is up against Dutch rider Harrie Lavreysen, it’s the best of three, race one is now underway.

Can the Brit secure a spot in the gold medal race?

Ooooft, so close to another world record.

Great Britain’s Emma Finucane adds to the several special rides we have just seen.

She rips to a 10.067 to qualify for the next round in second. Not bad, eh?

Sophie Capewell also makes it through, in fourth.

This is getting ridiculous now.

The world record has just gone again, within a few minutes of the last.

Germany’s Lea Friedrich comes so close to breaking the magic 10-second barrier by flying to 10.029 seconds.

Will that mark be broken?

Great Britain’s Sophie Capewell comes within a whisker of breaking the brand-new world record.

I mean, if she had managed that I would have just gone home, every post would have been about records.

She rides a 10.132 seconds which would have broken the old world record.

Erm… what is happening at the velodrome?

The Olympic record has been broken four times in qualifying of the women’s sprint.

Maxime Gros has just taken it for France to a huge cheer.

But wait, it;’s already been broken again and this time it’s a world record for New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews.

She breaks the five-year-old record in a time of 10.108. Wow.

Surely that won’t be broken again? I wouldn’t bet against it.

This was a magical moment.

When Japan’s Sorato Anraku feel off the wall to hand Tyler Roberts gold, he didn’t even clock it.

The GB climber was just chilling and chatting until… boom – the realisation of his achievement hit.

One of the best events of the Olympics is underway- the women’s sprint.

The qualification round has started, where riders post a time trial one lap time to secure a place in the next round.

Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell should get through this unscathed, but they can’t hedge their bets.

The fun stuff starts later on today and they don’t want to miss that.

I bet that tastes good, Toby.

I was just waiting for the photo of Roberts biting his gold medal to come through, it’s tradition.

Yes, the photographers ask for it, but the athletes love doing it too.

Just take Zhou Yaqin of China, for example, the gymnast learned about it while on the podium and loved it.

If you haven’t seen the cute viral video, go watch it.

GB’s Hamish McArthur, boulder and lead finalist, speaking to BBC Sport:

I already haven’t been sure if I wanted to compete this year. I thought about backing out and not coming. I did myself proud and enjoyed it more than I ever thought I could.

I am glad that [my enjoyment] came across because I was loving it. It’s not every day that you have thousands of people cheering your name. I have been most proud of my mindset throughout.

Yes, it’s that time again!

The velodrome is back in action this afternoon with Emma Finucane back in action one night after winning bronze in the women’s keirin yesterday.

Finucane and Sophie Capewell will take to the track for the women’s sprint individual qualifying.

After that is a big one. Jack Carlin rides in the semi-final of the men’s sprint individual against Harrie Lavreysen – the world champion.

Get comfy, there is a lot of action coming your way.

There is nothing better than hearing the national anthem of your nation on the podium.

You can see it in Toby Roberts’ eyes, he is so proud and he should be.

This is the 14th time we have heard ‘God Save the King’ in Paris this summer, let’s hope it’s not the last.

Team GB’s Toby Roberts, Olympic gold medallist, speaking to BBC Sport:

I am just lost for words. To find out that I had got the gold in that moment was truly incredible. [Anraku] is just an incredibly strong climber and it is insane how strong he is. He looked a little nervous but he is incredibly strong.

I have been training for this moment my whole life. To say it hasn’t sunk in is an understatement. I imagine later it will be a flood of emotions. It is a goal I have been training towards for like 10 years.

Here’s how, through sheer grit, determination, and strength pushed Toby Roberts to gold in the boulder and lead final.

The 19-year-old nearly reached the top, it’s incredible. Look at his reaction too, he was pumped.

I think climbing has become my favourite sport to watch now based on this video.

If you haven’t seen it, watch it now.

Not only is he a gold medal winner, but Toby Roberts is also a history-maker.

Great Britain had never won an Olympic medal in climbing before today.

They have now, and it’s gold.

A word for Hamish McArthur as well, he finishes a brilliant fifth place after only just making the final.

I have just seen Toby Roberts utter the words ‘I can’t believe it’.

Well, you better believe it son!

You have done the unthinkable, you are Great Britain’s 14th gold medalist of these games.

Now draped in a British flag, I think it will start to sink in soon for him.

Toby Roberts is the Olympic champion!

I can’t believe it, and neither can he. He drops to his knees with his hands to his face.

I’m still not sure he thinks this is real…

Japan’s Sorato Anraku comes within three moves of Roberts on the lead wall but he can’t manage it.

Roberts beats the unbeatable man. Incredible.

Toby Roberts, that is spectacular!

The Great British climber has guaranteed a silver medal in the men’s boulder and lead.

He is now top of the standings with just one climber to go after scoring a mammoth 92.1 points on the lead wall.

He chose a very different route and it paid off.

Japan’s Sorato Anraku is the final climber and needs to score 86 points to take the gold away from Roberts.

Will it be gold or silver?

It’s going to be an incredible finale tonight.

121 points, eight seconds, two athletes, and an 800m race. Make sure you tune in, it will be box office.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson will chase Nafi Thiam down to the last metre.

Here are the top five standings to show how tough the task at hand is:

1. Nafi Thiam – 5924 points
2. Katarina Johnson-Thompson – 5803 points
3. Annik Kaelin – 5694 points
4. Noor Vidts – 5689 points
5. Anna Hall – 5567 points

Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be hoping she is not in the same frame as Nafi Thiam for the 800m later.

If she is, her dream of gold is over.

As we have said, we believe the 121 points equivalent in time is roughly eight seconds.

While KJT is much, much faster in the 800m than Thiam, that is a gap that will be really tough to claw back.

The Brit’s personal best in the event is 2.05.63, which is worth 1064 points, while Thiam’s is 2:11.79, worth 961 points.

That’s only a 103-point difference.

Three and done for Nafi Thiam.

her final throw is another mammoth total of 52.56m, but it means she doesn’t improve on her incredible effort earlier.

If she had, the gold medal would have been hers.

But there is still hope for Katarina Johnson-Thompson, she just needs to run incredibly well in the 800m.

The leaderboard shows that she is 121 points behind Nafi Thiam going into the final event.

Their PB’s are six seconds apart in the 800m – that’s not enough.

Not everyone can have everything, right?

Alison Schmidt has not had the day she was after, she and her 4x400m German relay team did not make it out of the heats.

They finished a disappointing seventh, meaning the woman dubbed as the ‘world’s sexiest athlete’ won’t contest the final.

It’s going to be a really anxious wait for Hamish McArthur.

He has just fallen into second place behind USA’s Colin Duffy who now has an overall score of 136.4.

There are still many climbers to go.

Nafi Thiam will be the favourite now heading into the 800m tonight thanks to that throw.

I mean, it was an absolute monster.

She will have a lead of nearly 120 points going into the final event which is around eight seconds in a run.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson may be good, but eight seconds is a lot to claw back in an 800m race.

She will have to have the run of her life.

Oh my word, what a throw!

We all knew Nafi Thiam was good but she has just produced a mammoth throw in the javelin to wrestle the lead in the heptathlon.

She launches the javelin to 54.04m, nine metres more than Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s score.

It means she will go over 100 points into the lead going into the final event.

Wow. That is impressive stuff from Hamish McArthur.

The show of strength to manoeuvre that lead wall is sensational, he did a one-arm pull-up at one point.

I can’t even do one with two arms and a leg up…

He scores a brilliant 72 points and jumps to the top of the leaderboard on 125.9 overall.

Admittedly, he is the only person to have done this climb.

Cindy Sember was going strong until bang, it was all over in a flash.

Not only was it painful for her to not make it through, but that hit into the hurdle looked like it really hurt.

Those hurdles aren’t exactly soft.

Team GB’s Cindy Sember, after a DNF in 100m hurdles, speaking to BBC Sport:

I’m ok. I’m really sad. I’m just frustrated because I have been training so hard, I’m ready – I’m sad. I feel I was coming to the hurdles very quickly, and I lost my control, unfortunately. I was very ready, it’s a little hard to take in.

Alexa, play The Climb by Miley Cyrus.

If I was Toby Roberts or Hamish McArthur, that would be the track that I would be whacking on before this big climb.

It’s now time for the two Brits to take on the lead climb, the final portion of the boulder and lead men’s final.

Basically, they just climb as high up a wall as they can for six minutes.

It’s not actually that simple but I don’t want to have two write an essay for you all to read.

that explanation will do…

Colin Jackson, Two-time world 110m hurdles champion, on BBC One:

Unfortunately for Cindy Sember, she caught up with one of the barriers early and because you’re moving so quickly, make one tiny mistake, she dropped her trail foot, and no room for error, no room for any movement, you just hit the deck.

Cindy Sember has just had a disaster in her 100m hurdles semi-final…

The Team GB athlete has just fallen over after clipping one of the hurdles before smashing into another.

She can’t get up and continue, and that’s her race over.

One small mistake and it’s over within a split second. Devastating.

How will Katarina Johnson-Thompson be feeling, right now?

She now has the anxious wait to see how Nafi Thiam does in the Javelin after throwing the gauntlet down.

She knows Thiam will do better, but it’s just how much she beats it by. It’s crucial.

Then a long wait until the 800m finale tonight.

Team GB’s Ben Pattison, 800m semi-finalist, speaking to BBC Sport:

I knew straight away that time wouldn’t be good enough. This is the Olympics, 1m 45s is not good enough. I’m very disappointed – I felt like I didn’t have it in me today, I don’t know why. I’ll have to watch it back, see if I ran wide , see if I did too much work early on.

Not my day today, I let myself down but it’s the Olympics, I’m learning, I’ll learn a lot from that race but gutted. In the first lap my legs didn’t feel right. I don’t know if that was in my head but or the pushing and shoving, whether it was something to do with that. But no excuses, I just didn’t have it on the day, unfortunately.

There has been intense climbing action this morning that I have to update you on.

I have seen someone describe it as the best round of climbing they have ever seen.

Great Britain have two climbers as a part of the men’s boulder and lead final – Toby Roberts and Hamish McArthur.

Roberts has been superb and sits in the bronze medal position on 63.1 points.

McArthur is right on his shoulder, though, sitting in fourth after a superb performance brought him up to 53.9 points.

There is just the lead wall to go. Can either, or even both, of the medal?

Paula Radcliffe, Former marathon runner, on BBC One:

What a time to run your personal best, exactly when he needed to. He kept calm. Composed smart running by Max Bergin.

After two British athletes falter before him, Team GB’s Max Burgin sets a personal best of 1m 45.50s to finish third in the 800m semi-final.

It’s fast, and it may just have got him a spot in the final.

There’s a huge smile on his face as he discovers that he will be in the final tomorrow evening.

Brilliant stuff from Burgin.

Look at the flight on that bad boy!

Katarina Johnson-Thompson really is on form at the moment and she has just thrown a 45.49m in her final attempt in the javelin.

It was imperative for her to do well, and she has done just that.

Nafi Thiam goes in the next pool and expect her to throw a lot further than that and maybe take the overall lead.

But the 800m tonight is Johnsson-Thompson’s bread and butter, but that’s not the case for Thiam.

It’s going to be so, so close. I can’t call it.

Ahhhh, it’s not to be for Elliot Giles.

The GB runner was in a strong position coming into the final straight but it got so crowded and he could not break through it.

Ben Pattison is now also officially out due to the times in that semi-final.

More disappointment for the Brits.

One semi-final down, two to go.

After Ben Pattison’s disappointing display, can Elliot Giles defy the odds and make it through to the final?

He was only called up to the Games last week after Jake Wightman had to pull out with injury.

Now here he is in an Olympic semi-final. Pretty crazy, isn’t it?

It’s not to be for Ben Pattison, he finishes fourth in his semi-final which is not enough to qualify for the final.

The Briton dug deep on the final straight but he just couldn’t get those legs turning quick enough.

The time is 1.45.57, which surely won’t be quick enough to go through as a fastest loser. Well, in my opinion, it isn’t.

Ben Pattison’s time has come.

The British runner is just about to set off in the men’s 800m semi-final.

He is the first of three Team GB athletes to take this race on, can he get the team off to a perfect start?

Did I say this was not a strong event for Katarina Johnson-Thomspson?

Well, she has just shut me up!

The Briton has just thrown 44.64 which is a fantastic first attempt, just two metres less than her lifetime best.

A very good sign for her.

Matt Hudson-Smiith has just been talking and it’s fair to say he is feeling a little rough…

He has just run in the men’s 4x400m relay for Great Britain to help them qualify for the final.

The Brit has just said he ‘is going to be sick’ when asked how he is feeling.

He had to leave the interview because of it… I hope they had a bucket ready.

The Stade de France lets out a huge roar.

Why you ask? well, the answer is in the sub-heading.

France have won the second heat of the men’s 4x400m relay to qualify for the final.

South Africa fell over and missed out, then there was a crazy sprint finish from Nigeria to take second.

I love the drama, don’t you?

The events come thick and fast in the heptathlon and Katarina Johnson-Thompson is already back out after a short break.

The Javelin is due to start in a few minutes. The next hour could massively change the course of this event.

Can Johnson-Thompson deliver in one of her weaker events?

There was never any doubt was there?

Great Britain have done their job, they are through to the men’s 4x400m final comfortably in the end.

They finish second in their heat behind Botswana with the USA just about squeezing through in third after a terrible start.

Great Britain are about to go in the men’s 4x400m relay in a really, really tough heat.

The big guns are in action for the Brits, with silver medalist in the individual, Matt Hudson-Smith, going on the second leg.

Charlie Dobson will anchor them home.

Fair play to Team Ireland!

The Irish quartet have just stormed through to the 4x400m women’s relay final finishing second in their heat.

Kudos to Sharlene Mawdesley, in particular. Her final leg was gutsy and fast. Great running.

Keep the relays coming, I just love them.

All is still looking good for Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

The Briton still leads the heptathlon with five events now in the bank and just two to go.

It seems she is now mainly in the battle for gold with Nafi Thiam, a medal will likely come her way.

The next event is the big one, though. The Javelin. Thiam loves the event, Johnson-Thompson not so much.

That was a little too close for comfort for Great Britain’s women but they do qualify for the 4x400m final, finishing second in their heat.

Three minutes 24.72 seconds is a decent time, to be fair to them. A season’s best in fact.

Now they just have to rest up.

Great Britain are about to take to the track in the women’s 4x400m relay.

The Brits have some strong 400m runners but are missing some of their big guns due to the individual.

Can they make it through?

Well then, not what Nafi Thiam will have wanted.

She does not improve on her final jump, in fact, she actually jumps the exact same distance of 6.41.

There’s practically nothing in it between the reigning champion and Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

Now on to the next event of the Javelin!

Jazmin Sawyers, Great Britain long jumper, BBC Radio 5 Live:

Katarina Johnson-Thompson can breath a sigh of relief. It is not a huge jump that she might have been hoping for, but that keeps her in it.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson takes a huge breath as she prepares for her final jump.

The Briton waits a while before launching her run-up, you can see just how big this jump is on her face.

Here she goes…. and it’s a much better jump!

6.40m, just one centimetre behind her rival Nafi Thiam.

Oh boy, she needed that jump to keep her in the hunt for gold, and she got it.

While the hep[tathlon is ongoing I thought I would talk about Noah Lyles quickly.

After winning bronze last night he revealed he had been suffering from Covid – not ideal really.

And well, it seems his Games are over.

The men’s 100m Olympic champion has tweeted that he thinks his Olympics are over after last night.

That means no relays for him…

Oooooo, Nafi Thiam has just put in a big jump.

She leaps 6.41m, nearly 40cm more than Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

The significance of that jump could be huge if the Briton can’t respond.

It’s better, but it’s not fantastic.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson does not abandon her second attempt but only goes 6.04m.

She has the ability to jump way over 6.50, so a fair way off that for now.

She needs to nail her final jump.

Erm… that’s a bit strange.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson starts her run-up and goes to leap off the board, but abandons in mid-air.

It means she jumps just 4.65m but in reality that was just a large stride for her.

She smirks slightly before chatting to her coach, she doesn’t seem too stressed about it.

Jazmin Sawyers, Great Britain long jumper, BBC Radio 5 Live:

This long jump is very important. Kat [Johnson-Thompson] and Nafi [Thiam] are both in a similar position. If one of them can pull away in the long jump that would be so significant.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s dream of an Olympic medal could come true today.

After four events in the heptathlon yesterday, the Team GB athlete has a 48-point lead over Olympic champion Nafi Thiam.

With three events still to go today, it’s still all to play for.

Johnson-Thomspon is now in the Stade de France as she prepares for her first event of the day, the long jump.

She’s good at long jumping, so it’s a big one for her.

If you’re only just getting up, you have already missed some action.

The river Seine played host to the men’s 10km marathon swimming this morning with two Brits in action.

One of them was Hector Pardoe who was looking for redemption following his exit from the Tokyo race three years ago.

And he performed brilliantly.

After a grueling battle, Pardoe finished in sixth place in one of the most entertaining open water races in some time.

Meanwhile, Toby Robinson of Great Britain finished down in 14th.

It was a great advert for marathon swimming. If you managed to catch any of it, it surely made you smile.

I won’t be wanting to get into a dirty river any time soon, though.

The Stade de France track is going to take a beating today.

As the ‘Hardest Geezer’ (Russ Cook) says, there will be a lot of ones and twos slamming into it.

Doing the slamming will be several British athletes…

Katarina Johnson-Thompson continues her bid for gold in the heptathlon this morning with the long jump and javelin events before the 800m finale tonight.

Not to forget that Ben Pattison, Elliot Giles, and Max Burgin, are all in action for the men’s 800m semi-finals, while Cindy Sember takes to the track for the 100m hurdle semis.

To finish off the morning, Britain are involved in the 4x400m relay.

Phoar. I got tired just typing that.

To say yesterday was eventful is an understatement.

There was drama, shock losses, and a mix of success for Great Britain on a topsy-turvey day.

If you somehow missed day 13 (not sure how you would), here are the headlines for you to catch up on:

• Noah Lyles of the USA suffered a shock defeat in the men’s 200m but admitted he is suffering from Covid after claiming bronze.
• Ellie Aldridge struck gold in the women’s kite, GB’s 13th of the Paris Games.
• Great Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads the women’s heptathlon standings after four events in a bid to win her first Olympic medal.
• Emma Finucane wins bronze for Britain in the women’s keirin.

What a beautiful morning it is in Paris.

The sun is shining on the host city as the Olympics enters it’s final weekend of action.

I can’t believe how fast it has gone, can you?

We are now on day 14 of these Games and have just three to go. I’m not ready to say goodbye yet – luckily we don’t have to yet.

Another action-packed day in the city of love is in store, and we have you covered for all of it.

Strap yourselves in, it could be a bumpy ride.