It’s a packed Olympics schedule on Day 13 of the Paris 2024 Games with Team GB keen to add to its medal collection.
Noah Lyles once again headlines the athletics, hunting double sprint gold in the men’s 200m final. Great Britain’s heptathlon star Katarina Johnson-Thompson is also in action and started strongly with season’s bests in the 100m hurdles and high jump this morning to lead the standings.
Earlier, Britain’s Ellie Aldridge became the first ever Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing with a brilliant performance in Marseille. The discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots powered by huge kites, is making its Games debut. And 27-year-old Aldridge, from Dorset, powered her way to gold by winning both races in the final series on Thursday.
There was disappointment for a clutch of medal contenders elsewhere, though, as diver Jack Laugher missed out in men’s diving 3m springboard final, while sailors Anna Burnet and John Gimson were disqualified from the mixed multi-hull medal race in Marseille.
Taekwondo star Jade Jones also suffered a shock first-round defeat to end her bid for a historic third gold medal, having entered the Games amid a drugs test controversy earlier this year.
Follow all the action, latest results and medals from Paris 2024 in our live blog below.
Olympics 2024: Women’s 1500m
Britain’s Laura Muir hangs back in her semi-final for the 1500m but decides to up the tempo and comes forward to take to the front. On the final lap, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon comes through the field and takes to the front leaving Muir fighting for second.
The top six will go through to the final so Muir seemingly eases off the pace and is caught by Georgia Bell who is her British teammate.
Bell crosses the line in second with Muir taking fourth. Both will race in the final.
Mike Jones8 August 2024 18:46
Olympics 2024: Track cycling
Sprint three of 10 comes and Torres goes on the run.
Hayter is still sitting in fifth, around 33 points behind the leader.
Chris Wilson8 August 2024 18:45
Olympics 2024: Track cycling
We’re underway in the final race of the men’s omnium – the points race.
Ethan Hayter goes in at fifth, looking to claw back some points and get into medal contention.
France’s Benjamin Thomas in second, with Belgium’s Fabio Van den Bossche in first.
15 laps down, with Hayter towards the front of the pack.
Chris Wilson8 August 2024 18:42
Olympics 2024: Track cycling – men’s sprint
Jack Carlin has a reprieve in the men’s sprint as his opponent, Japan’s Kaiya Ota, touched shoulders with him in their last race.
They will race again to see who goes into the semi-finals.
And Carlin has taken it! He’s seized his opportunity to take a place in tomorrow’s semi-final!
He crosses the line 0.014s ahead of his opponent – what a turnaround!
But wait a second – Carlin may be penalised for an infringement this time. He’s waiting for an answer, but he’s through if there was nothing wrong.
Chris Wilson8 August 2024 18:31
Olympics 2024: Track cycling – men’s sprint
Hamish Turnbull vs Jeffrey Hoogland. A deciding race to see which of the riders will make it into the men’s sprint semi-finals.
This decider begins with Hoogland taking to the front and slowly building up speed while manoeuvring his way to the bottom of the track.
They’re riding slow over the opening lap as Turnbull heads out to the top of the track. Hoogland follows him and with one and a half laps to go the sprint is unleashed.
Turnbull drops into the slipstream but Hoogland has the legs and comfortably crosses the line first!
Turnbull is out of the men’s sprint but there’s still hope for Team GB…
Mike Jones8 August 2024 18:27
Olympics 2024: Track cycling – women’s keirin final
Can Team GB win some medals in the women’s keirin? They’ve got two chances with Katy Marchant and Emma Finucane both involved in this six person race.
Three laps behind the derny to get up to pace. This is a stacked field and Finucane makes her move from the back of the field as the derny moves away.
New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews takes to the front but Finucane is right with her. Marchant makes a late move from fifth but can’t catch the leaders.
No-one can catch Andrews as Finucane attempts to cling on to second place. The Netherlands’ Hettie van der Walt kicks up a gear and sweeps past her.
Finucane crosses the line in third and claims the bronze! Marchant takes fourth.
Mike Jones8 August 2024 18:20
Olympics 2024: Track cycling – men’s sprint
Ota Kaiya defeats the Brit again in their second race and the Tokyo bronze medallist is out of the men’s sprint at the quarter-final stage.
The Japanese rider had some supreme pace on the final lap and had too much for Carlin to handle.
Mike Jones8 August 2024 18:08
Olympics 2024: Track cycling – men’s sprint
Can Hamish Turnbull can into the men’s sprint semi-final? He won his first race against Jeffrey Hoogland and a win here will take him through to the next round.
The Dutchman decides to sprint with two laps to go and catches Turnbull off guard. The Brit responds well and almost takes it but Hoogland holds on to nick the victory.
This one is going down to a decider.
Mike Jones8 August 2024 18:04
Olympics 2024: Track cycling – men’s omnium
Only 10 riders left now and this is where things will start to get interesting. The leading bunch have been fairly comfortable but they’ll need to start thinking more strategically.
The top three in the omnium standings are out with five riders to go now. Ethan Hayter looks strong.
He’s down to the last two riders and faces Italy’s Elia Viviani. Viviani gives up the final lap and decides against a sprint finish.
Hayter rides the whole elimination race out the front and wins it! He’s right in the mix for the gold medal now. What an incredible ride.
Mike Jones8 August 2024 17:53
Olympics 2024: Track cycling – men’s omnium
The rider who is in last place every two laps will be eliminated. The longer you remain in the race the more points you’ll receive. Ethan Hayter needs to score big here.
After a nervous start which almost sees him eliminated early on, Hayter moves to the front of the field and decides to set the pace. It’s safer up here but he’ll be using more energy when it comes to the latter stages of this race.
Mike Jones8 August 2024 17:43