August 1, 2024, Olympics news and results

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A tearful Andy Murray leaves the court after he and doubles partner Dan Evans lost in the quarterfinals on August 1. Murray, a three-time grand slam winner, is retiring from the sport.

The competition was fierce and the Olympic medal race stayed tight, but as is so often the case, Thursday’s stories from the 2024 Summer Games can’t be told with statistics alone.

Today we saw two US legends cement their already impressive legacies, and we bid an emotional farewell to one of the greatest British athletes of all time.

Now thunder, lightning and pouring rain have arrived in Paris — delaying some late events and giving the day’s action an even more dramatic feel.

Let’s look back at the day that was:

Simone Biles completes her comeback: The American mega-star is once again the Olympic gold medalist in individual all-around gymnastics, after winning one of the most dramatic finals of these Paris Olympics.

Biles held off a spirited challenge from brilliant Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, who once again won silver, and Biles’ teammate Suni Lee took the bronze. Andrade was a more-than-worthy challenger, energizing the throngs of Brazilian fans who made the trip. She later celebrated her silver medal with them by running a lap of the entire arena floor carrying the country’s flag.

But it was Biles’ day in the end: The most decorated American Olympic gymnast ever has added yet another gold medal to her career achievements, and completed her epic comeback following her widely publicized withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics.

Katie Ledecky rises to new heights: The American swimmer is now the most decorated female US Olympian of all time after Team USA won silver in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay. Ledecky won her first gold of the Games in spectacular fashion earlier Thursday, with a new Olympic record in the 1500m freestyle.

Canadian 17-year-old superstar Summer McIntosh also won her second gold medal of the Games.

Thanks for the memories, Andy: They say all good things have to come to an end, and that’s now the case for Andy Murray’s tennis career.

The three-time grand slam champion announced he would retire at the end of this year’s Olympics and now, after a remarkable tournament, he’s lost. Murray shed some tears as he waved goodbye to fans following his and partner Dan Evans’ defeat to Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, who beat Team Great Britain in straight sets to advance.

Murray, who is considered one of the greatest British athletes of all time, cracked wise on social media, which was filled with tearful goodbyes: “Never even liked tennis anyway,” he wrote.

More from today’s action:

Andy Murray was in tears as he walked off the court following his final professional match.

He and British teammate Dan Evans had just lost in straight sets in the men’s doubles tournament, marking the end of Murray’s playing career.

Social media was immediately awash with emotional messages about the 37-year-old, considered one of the greatest British athletes of all time.

Murray, meanwhile, offered up a perfect, cheeky parting message:

You’d imagine he’s been cooking that post up for a while.

An overview shows USA's #15 Brittney Griner (L) and Belgium's #11 Emma Meesseman go for a rebound in the women's preliminary round group C basketball match at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France, on August 1.

The US Women’s Basketball Team has now won an incredible 57 games in a row but Thursday’s victory over Belgium will go down as one of the toughest.

Belgium had a virtual home court advantage with loads of fans in attendance cheering them on.

But luckily for Team USA, they have Breanna Stewart. The Liberty star was on fire early going a perfect 6-6 to start, scoring 15 in the 1st half. Stewart finished with a game-high 26.

Team USA was only up seven entering the fourth quarter but pulled away in the final period to win 87-74, booking a spot in the quarterfinals.

The US women have not lost at the Olympics since 1992. They will wrap up group play Sunday against Germany.

Mollie O’Callaghan, Lani Pallister, Brianna Throssell and Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia celebrate after winning gold in the Women's 4x200m freestyle relay final today in Nanterre.

Australia has just set a new Olympic record in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, finishing ahead of USA and China in what looked set to be a tense finale.

A big third leg from Katie Ledecky had brought the US team level with Australia, but individual 400m champion Ariarne Titmus pulled away in the closing stages.

Titmus was supported by Mollie O’Callaghan, Lani Pallister, and Throssell Brianna, and the team’s time of 7:38.08 improved on China’s Olympic record.

With that silver, Katie Ledecky now has 13 medals at the Games, making her the most decorated US female Olympian of all-time.

Simone Biles pauses for the United States national anthem after winning the gold medal during the women's artistic gymnastics all-around finals in the Bercy Arena in Paris today.

To Simone Biles, her most important accomplishment in these Paris Games is not necessarily the gold medals she’s already won.

Instead, a recurring theme has come through her comments to reporters: She’s prioritized her own mental health and stuck with it. And that is the biggest win of all.

“Leading up to Tokyo, I was so nervous about getting injured like physically, that I kind of neglected my mental health,” she said Thursday. “So, I put that on the back burner and then I was injured except it was mental injury. And I think that was almost harder than physical because whenever you go to the doctor and you have a physical injury, they tell you like three to six weeks, three to six months, all of that stuff.

Biles said she does therapy every Thursday and whenever else she needs it around big competitions, and it’s helped tremendously.

Léon Marchand of France reacts after winning the race.

This is Léon Marchand’s pool, everyone else is just swimming in it.

A day after winning two gold medals in one evening at La Défense Arena, the French star is back competing in the semifinal of the men’s 200-meter individual medley.

Chants of “Lé-on! Lé-on!” ring out around the venue as Marchand is announced to the crowd, and the 22-year-old proceeds to win the heat in a time of 1:56.31.

Japan’s Daiya Seto is close behind, finishing in 1:56.59, but it’s Marchand who will head to the final as the fastest qualifier.

Simone Biles of Team United States and Rebeca Andrade of Team Brazil look on during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 1.

Simone Biles felt like she had to use everything she had in her bag of tricks in order to top Brazilian Rebeca Andrade to win the gold on Thursday.

Biles used a Yurochenko double pike to best Andrade on the vault, the Brazilian’s strongest apparatus. And when Andrade stumbled on the bars, Biles knew she had a good chance.

“Well, thank God we did the double pike today because – I wasn’t planning on it but I just knew how phenomenal of an athlete she is,” Biles said. “And on each event we’re very similar in scores.

(From L) US' Maia Mei Weintraub, US' Jacqueline Dubrovich, US' Lee Kiefer and US' Lauren Scruggs celebrate after the women's foil team gold medal bout between Italy and USA at the Grand Palais in Paris today.

The US women’s foil fencing team won gold, defeating Italy by a score of 45-39. The win marks the US’ first ever fencing team gold medal.

The US team was led by individual gold medalist Lee Kiefer and individual silver medalist Lauren Scruggs. Jacqueline Dubrovich and Maia Weintraub rounded out the team.

The US led the entire match, though Italy kept it close and Scruggs closed out the Tokyo bronze-winning Italians.

Simone Biles is ready to be done competing against Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade.

Biles said afterward that Andrade, who finished with the silver medal, had her worried throughout the competition.

Simone Biles shows off her goat necklace after winning gold.

Moments after capturing her second career individual all-around gymnastics gold medal, Simone Biles turned toward the cameras and showed off her chain: a diamond-encrusted goat.

Simone Biles is the GOAT: the greatest of all time. And she has the chain to prove it.

What an athlete.

Britain's Andy Murray waves goodbye after playing with Britain's Daniel Evans against US' Taylor Fritz and US' Tommy Paul in their men's doubles quarter-final tennis match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen at the Roland-Garros Stadium today.

They say all good things have to come to an end, and that’s eventually the case for Andy Murray’s tennis career.

The three-time grand slam champion announced he would retire at the end of this year’s Olympics and now, after a remarkable tournament, he’s eventually lost.

Murray and British teammate Dan Evans were well-beaten in the quarterfinals of the men’s doubles tournament by USA’s Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, losing in straight sets.

But they didn’t go down without a fight.

The Team GB duo found themselves a set and a double break down before threatening yet another great escape with a late surge.

But the Americans proved a step too far and Murray looked emotional as the final curtain on his brilliant career fell.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits balls into the crowd as he celebrates his win over Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in their men's singles quarter-final tennis match at the Roland-Garros Stadium today.

Novak Djokovic has progressed through to the semifinals after beating Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.

The Serbian, with strapping on his right leg, took the first set 6-3, finishing it off in style with a stellar passing shot.

Tsitsipas looked more dominant in the beginning of the second set, earning a double break to lead 4-0, before the world No. 2 came back to clinch the win after a second-set tiebreak.

The 24-time grand slam champion will now face Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti for a place in the final.

Kate Douglass of Team United States competes in the Women's 200m Breaststroke Final at Paris La Défense Arena on August 1.

USA’s Kate Douglass has won the third swimming gold of the evening, holding off the challenge of South Africa’s Tatjana Smith in the 200m breaststroke.

Olympic record holder Smith pushed hard in the final 50 meters, but Douglass maintained her lead and finished in a time of 2:19.24.

Netherlands’ Tes Schouten was third, 1.81 seconds behind Douglass, who claimed her first Olympic title with the win.

“I’m really excited,” Douglass told reporters. “For a while I wasn’t sure if Olympic champion was going to be possible for me to say. And now it’s really exciting to see it happen.

“I’m really excited to get a gold for Team USA and help the medal count.”

Gold medalist Simone Biles of Team United States (C), Silver medalist Rebeca Andrade of Team Brazil (L) and Bronze medalist Sunisa Lee of Team United States (R) look on from the podium during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final medal ceremony today at the Bercy Arena in Paris.

You’d think someone who’s been through what Simone Biles has been through over the last three years would be overcome by this moment.

But there’s a reason why she’s Simone Biles and no one else is.

During the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Biles still looked locked in. She has three more chances to win gold during these Games and, if that game face is any proof, she’s trying to leave Paris with five gold medals around her neck.

Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade and Suni Lee have just reentered the arena and are readying themselves for the medal ceremony.

Biles’ smile is even brighter than the lights that hang here high in the Bercy Arena.

Hungary's Hubert Kos celebrates after winning the final of the men's 200m backstroke swimming event at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre today.

Meanwhile, the medals are coming thick and fast in the swimming.

Hungary’s Hubert Kos storms to gold in the men’s 200-meter backstroke, finishing ahead of Greece’s Apostolos Christou in silver and Switzerland’s Roman Mityukov in bronze.

Kos was a good half-second clear of the competition, finishing in a time of 1:54.25.

Simone Biles celebrates after winning gold on Thursday.

Simone Biles has just turned in two of the most stellar individual performances you’ll ever see from a gymnast in the last three days.

And she’s not done.

Here are the competitions in which Biles could win a medal at the rest of these Olympics:

This post has been corrected to reflect that Biles has the chance for three more medals.

Summer McIntosh celebrates winning the the women's 200m butterfly final on Thursday.

These Games aren’t even a week old but Canada’s 17-year-old superstar Summer McIntosh already has two gold medals.

Her latest victory comes in the women’s 200-meter butterfly, surging away from the field in the final 50 meters before touching the wall in an Olympic record time of 2:03.03 – also the second-fastest time in history.

It’s a remarkable swim from McIntosh, who took victory in the 400-meter individual medley earlier this week. She got out of the pool, waved to crowd, and was greeted by a huge roar inside Paris’ La Défense Arena.

American Regan Smith is second, while defending champion Zhang Yufei of China, having faded after a fast start, was third.

Simone Biles celebrates after winning gold on Thursday.

Gold medalist Simone Biles and bronze medalist Suni Lee ran around the floor carrying an American flag.

Rebeca Andrade grabbed the green-and-yellow flag of Brazil and made a lap of the entire arena floor with her teammate, celebrating her silver medal with the throngs of Brazilian fans who made the trip.

It was a true moment of exultation after an incredibly tense night here in one of the most dramatic finals of these Olympics.

Gold medalist Simone Biles poses for photos on Thursday.

Here are the final scores as Simone Biles takes gold, Rebeca Andrade of Brazil takes silver and Sunisa Lee of the USA takes bronze.

Simone Biles performs her floor routine on Thursday.

She’s done it again!

With an impeccable floor routine, Simone Biles has climbed the mountain in one of the most dramatic Olympic individual all-around finals you’ll ever see. It’s her second gold in the event after winning the competition at Rio 2016.

She needed 13.867 points to win. She got 15.066.

What an ending!

Simone Biles is once again the only woman on the floor. She needs 13.867 points to win.

Rebeca Andrade of Brazil competes in the floor exercise on Thursday.

Rebeca Andrade just set the bar that Simone Biles will need to clear for another gold medal in the individual all-around.

She’s now in first place after a 14.033, which included a .1 point penalty.

Her score means that Algerian Kaylia Nemour will not medal after her disappointing floor routine.

Suni Lee competes in the floor exercise on Thursday.

Suni Lee will be back on the medal stand in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

It was clear from the very beginning that Lee was feeling it – after her first combination, she landed with a massive smile on her face.

Some of the tension among American fans was just released in a huge explosion of noise after Lee’s routine.

Her performance means she’ll finish with 56.465 points, enough to put her top of the standings with two gymnasts remaining.

Up now: Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, looking to set the bar for Simone Biles.

Kaylia Nemour of Algeria listens to her coach Marc Chirilcenco during the women's gymnastics all-around final on Thursday.

Kaylia Nemour may have just cost herself a chance at a medal.

A stumble cost her precious fractions of a point, which are incredibly valuable at this stage. She also received a .1 penalty, bringing her score to 13.100

The camera caught Italy’s Alice D’Amato watching with nerves written all over her face, looking to see if she had done enough to clinch a place on the podium. The moments waiting for Nemour’s score must have felt like a lifetime.

D’Amato still sits above Nemour in the standings with three gymnasts left.

Next up, looking to barge her way onto the podium: defending all-around champion Suni Lee.

It’s a complete 180 from Tuesday’s team competition in terms of atmosphere.

By this point in the team competition, it was clear Team USA was running away with the gold. The atmosphere was celebratory as American, Italian and Brazilian fans all were celebrating historic achievements.

Tonight, it’s almost eerie how quiet it is.

There is almost no chatter when the music from the floor exercises dies down and it appears the gravity of this moment is weighing on the tens of thousands in the stands, let alone the performers.

The floor apparatus is the final rotation of the night for Simone Biles of the USA, Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, Suni Lee of the USA, Kaylia Nemour of Algeria and Alice D’Amato of Italy.

Those are the five leaders in the competition. And just 1.266 points separate first from fifth.

Due to the length of floor routines, it’s likely that the final three competitors scheduled to take to the floor – Lee then Andrade then Biles – may have the competition to themselves at that point.

It’s all eyes on the floor as the individual all-around medals come down to the final moments of this competition.

Hold onto your seats, folks. Here we go.

Simone Biles will be the last performer of the evening and enters the floor exercise with a razor-thin lead. American Suni Lee is currently fractions of a point out of a medal spot – just .34 points off of third and 1.266 points behind Biles.

It’s all set up for an amazing finish.

Simone Biles reacts after performing on the balance beam.

Simone Biles is back in front.

Rebeca Andrade’s routine had a few moments of hesitation, including the very first leap up onto the beam. Still, the Brazilian ended her performance with a big smile on her face.

But her score of 14.133 was low enough that it allowed Biles to once again seize the top spot going into the final rotation.

Next up is the floor and it’s another major moment: Biles is scheduled to be the final performer of the night.

Suni Lee competes on the balance beam on Thursday.

Suni Lee will need to turn in a really good floor performance to end up with a medal here tonight.

A few moments of wobbles and a dodgy landing on the balance beam landed her a score of 14.000. Her difficulty score was high, but she would have liked better marks for execution.

Lee looked disappointed with her performance on her way back to her teammate Simone Biles and their coaches.

Canadian gymnast Ava Stewart was the latest victim of the uneven bars at this all-around final competition, slipping off and landing hard on the mats below.

So far, Simone Biles and Italy’s Manila Esposito have had trouble with the bar during their routine with Esposito falling off completely. American Suni Lee also had a fall during warm-ups before recovering for a solid routine.

Simone Biles competes on the balance beam on Thursday.

Simone Biles may need Rebeca Andrade to falter.

Biles’ balance beam routine included a couple of moments where the eight-time Olympic medalist needed to catch her balance and, at one point, just barely catching herself from falling off the beam.

Her score of 14.566 scored high in difficulty – 6.4 – but she was dinged for her execution, scoring 8.166 on that measure. It’s still the highest score on the beam so far in this final.

Brazilian Andrade is up last in this rotation, so it’ll take a quite a few minutes for Biles to sit and wait to see what she needs to pull off on the floor exercise to regain the gold.

Simone Biles will quickly get a chance to start her comeback after a disappointing bars routine on the balance beam portion of the meet.

Biles is up first and Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, who is in pole position, will be the final competitor to take to the beam on this rotation.

Rebeca Andrade of Brazil reacts after her performance on uneven bars.

We are halfway through the individual all-around competition and Simone Biles has work to do.

Rebeca Andrade of Brazil – who Biles described as the opponent she’s worried about the most – is currently in the lead. She’s competing in the same group as Biles, and they are heading to the balance beam next.

Here’s where things sit after two rotations:

Suni Lee competes on the uneven bars on Thursday.

Suni Lee is making a habit of scaring the life out of the Bercy Arena crowd when it doesn’t count in the uneven bars and then wowing them minutes later.

Lee had another scary moment during warm-ups, again slipping off the bar much as she did during for the same rotation on Tuesday. And just like that day, she recovered to turn in a stellar performance.

Her score of 14.866 has put her in fifth place. Lee’s vault score was weaker than she would have liked, leaving both Americans staring up at the leaders.

Manila Esposito of Italy falls during her performance on the uneven bars.

A couple of falls in quick succession just drew concerned noises from the Bercy Arena.

First it was Manila Esposito of Italy slipping off the bar in the midst of her routine, crashing to the floor and appearing uninjured after a nasty-looking fall. Esposito picked herself up, put some more chalk on her hands and then finished up her routine.

Shortly after that, Sarah Voss of Germany stumbled and fell on her vault, drawing a sympathetic “ooooo” from the crowd.

Simone Biles in action on the uneven bars.

It’s Simone Biles’ weakest event and the uneven bars might prove to be the apparatus that makes this a close-run contest.

After Andrade’s stellar 14.666 routine, Biles was up next on the bars. About two-thirds of the way through her performance, Biles flipped from one bar to the next and appeared to nearly miss, catching herself and drawing a gasp from the crowd.

Her score of 13.733 puts her in second place now to the Brazilian, .267 points behind through two rotations.

Simone Biles reacts after her performance on the vault on Thursday.

Simone Biles is on top of the standings as the gymnasts rotate between apparatuses.

Here’s the rankings through the first quarter of this competition:

After a dream start to its Olympic campaign, the US women’s basketball team will be looking to carry its good form into its second game against Belgium later today.

Led by WNBA superstars such as A’ja Wilson, Diana Taurasi and Sabrina Ionescu, the squad eased past Japan in its opening Group C fixture, 102-76.

While there’s no such concept of a sure thing or a guaranteed gold medal in sports, Team USA is considered as close to one as possible. It has won the top prize at the Games seven times in a row and on nine occasions in total.

The lopsided win against Japan was unbelievably the team’s 56th Olympic victory in a row, having been undefeated since 1996.

“We’re a part of one of the greatest sports dynasties ever, in terms of the success,” USA women’s head coach Cheryl Reeve told reporters in the buildup to the Games.

The matchup against Belgium tips off at 9 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET).

Click here to read more about Team USA’s quest for an eighth straight gold.

The stars of the US men’s basketball team have made the trip down from Lille, about two-and-a-half hours north of Paris, to take in the competition.

According to Olympics.com, Durant and Team USA were spotted entering the arena with the Phoenix Suns forward especially excited to see Simone Biles live.

Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in action on the vault on Thursday.

Well, here we go.

Going back to back on the vault, USA’s Simone Biles and Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade – who won the silver in Tokyo – just threw down the gauntlet.

Andrade’s vault, her strongest event, scored her a 15.100, with a 5.6 difficulty and a 9.5 execution.

Biles answered the call with her own flipping effort that’s named for her, the ‘Biles II’. She registered a 15.766, going 6.4 on difficulty and 9.366 on execution.

The duel between these two is the match-up to watch tonight.

Suni Lee competes on the vault on Thursday.

American Suni Lee just hit her double-twisting Yurochenko vault to begin the defense of the gold medal she won in this competition in 2021.

Lee scored a 13.933 to start her night.

She’s trying to do something not done since 1968 by going back-to-back gold in the all-around.

Giovanni de Gennaro of Italy celebrates during the men's canoe slalom on Thursday.

Giovanni de Gennaro of Italy won gold in the men’s K-1 canoe slalom after a thrilling final round on Thursday.

De Gennaro had qualified for the final in eighth position, so was not one of the favorites to claim gold.

But a brilliant run of 88.22 seconds saw the 32-year-old take the lead.

The home favorite, Titouan Castryck, came a whisker away from pipping de Gennaro to gold with the third-last attempt but finished 0.20 seconds behind.

When Germany’s Noah Hegge struggled during the penultimate run, de Gennaro was guaranteed at least a silver with just Team GB’s Joseph Clarke left to go.

And despite a clean looking attempt, 2016 Rio gold medalist Clarke could only finish with a time of 89.82 for fifth spot, sealing de Gennaro’s gold.

It sparked wild scenes of celebration for the Italian with his coaches as the magnitude of his achievement dawned on him.

De Gennaro described winning a gold medal as a surreal moment, saying: “I think this is still a dream. I don’t know and I can’t believe it. I just want to see my family.”

Castryck won silver while Spain’s Pau Echaniz got bronze with 88.87.

This post has been updated with quotes from Italy’s Giovanni de Gennaro.

Simone Biles waves as she is introduced on Thursday.

The 24 gymnasts competing here tonight have all been introduced – with huge cheers for Team USA’s Simone Biles and Suni Lee, along with Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade – and we’re about ready to go.

Here are the women competing in the all-around:

Is this to be the scene of Andy Murray’s final hurrah or can he stage another miraculous escape to stave off the end of his illustrious career?

Twice, the 37-year-old and Team GB doubles partner Dan Evans have evaded defeat in dramatic circumstances – first saving five successive match points against Japan’s Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel in the first round and then winning a nerve-jangling encounter against Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen.

Three-time grand slam champion Murray is hoping to add to his Olympic medal roster having already won singles golds in 2012 and 2016 and mixed doubles silver in 2012.

A tough test, though, awaits the pair later on Thursday in the form of Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.

Paul will have a quick turnaround having lost earlier in the day in the singles to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, while Fritz bowed out of the singles and mixed doubles competitions on Wednesday.

All four will have a little longer to wait on court as first Norway’s Casper Ruud and Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime battle it out for a place in the men’s singles semifinals.

You can read more about Murray’s Olympic love affair here.

Azerbaijan's Zelym Kotsoiev celebrates after defeating Georgia's Ilia Sulaimanidze on Thursday.

Azerbaijan’s success in the judo continued on Thursday as the nation won its second gold medal in the sport through Zelym Kotsoiev.

Three days after Hidayat Heydarov had won gold in the men’s -73 kg, Kotsoiev faced Georgia’s Ilia Sulaimanidze in the gold medal bout at the Champ-de-Mars Arena.

When the pair faced off, Sulaimanidze was adjudged three shido warnings – once for a false attack and twice for grip avoidance – resulting in an ippon by default and a victory for Kotsoiev.

Peter Paltchik of Israel and Muzaffarbek Turoboyev of Uzbekistan won bronzes. 

Scottie Scheffler tees off on the third hole during the first day of the men's individual stroke play on Thursday.

Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, says he was inspired by Simone Biles and the rest of the USA gymnastics team ahead of the start of the Olympic golf tournament.

In particular, though, he was left in awe of Suni Lee’s resilience.

Scheffler, who currently sits tied-sixth on four-under par, said he watched Lee “face plant” during her warmup ahead of Wednesday’s team final, before she bounced back to put in a “completely flawless routine” when it mattered most.

“I was amazed at their poise,” he said. “They compete for years and years and years, for some of them, that may be the only time they are on the Olympics team.

“For them at times, the Olympics is really such an important event for them, and so for us to be able to witness how poised they were, with all the expectations placed upon the United States Team, for them to go in and win was really special.”

Scheffler said the “whole gym went silent” when Lee botched the landing during her warmup.

Scheffler looks on during the women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday.

“We were like: ‘Oh my gosh, is she okay and how is she going to do this?’ I’m thinking to myself, if you face plant, first of all, it’s really going to hurt and it’s going to throw you off.

“To see her go up there and have a completely flawless routine is pretty cool. It was fun to watch them compete.”

Good afternoon from the women’s all-around gymnastics final here at the Bercy Arena in Paris.

We are currently enjoying a cabaret-themed opening dance performance and light show – the French are really, really into their light shows – and the action is set to get started soon.

Aurelien Quinion of France competes during the men’s 20km race walk on Thursday.

It was a big morning for Aurelien Quinion.

The French race-walker welcomed the birth of his child at 2 a.m. local time, traveling to the hospital to be beside his wife.

Then, after making sure everyone was healthy, he jumped in a taxi to make the start of the men’s 20km race walk final, just six hours after the birth.

He eventually finished ninth, cheered on by the home crowds that had lined the streets.

Safe to say, Quinion won’t forget today in a hurry.

Brazil's Rebeca Andrade looks on during the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on July 30.

Eight-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles is unquestionably hard to beat but doing so is not impossible.

Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade could be Biles’ biggest competition in Thursday’s all-around finals – and has gone head-to-head with the American before. In Biles’ Netflix documentary, which premiered last month, the US star said that Andrade “scares” her the most out of all her competitors.

At the World Championships last year, Andrade took gold in the vault, while Biles took silver. This victory made Andrade the first athlete to surpass Biles on the vault in that competition since 2015. Andrade also won the world all-around gold medal in 2022.

Rebeca Andrade competes on the balance beam on Tuesday.

The heat is on: One area where Andrade could potentially outshine Biles is on the uneven bars. While the American tends to execute well on the apparatus, performing a difficult routine, Andrade has a better swing and can outscore her with the judges.

Meanwhile, the balance beam is a wild card: both gymnasts perform well, but Andrade would have to increase the difficulty in her routine to outperform Biles. This apparatus can make a difference between who wins gold and who wins silver.

On the floor routine, Biles’ difficulty gives her a significant advantage. Yet considering that “artistry” is now counting as part of the score, Andrade’s fascinating dance skills can be her ace up the sleeve. Overall, Biles is favored on the floor unless Andrade upgrades her routine.

In the vault, Biles has the most difficult maneuver in women’s gymnastics, “the Biles II.” Yet, Andrade could perform her “secret vault,” the triple-twisting Yurchenko, which could get a vault named after her and take the competition to another height. Yet, as this is merely speculation, it’s hard to know whether she can pull off the move.

Regardless of who wins, one thing is for sure: Rebeca Andrade will fight for gold.

Read more about Andrade here.

Simone Biles looks on during the women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday.

With the first chapter of Simone Biles’ comeback at the Olympics already complete, the next is ready to be written.

After the USA took team gold earlier this week, making Biles the most decorated American gymnast ever at the Games, the 27-year-old will compete again in the all-around final for a chance to win her ninth Olympic medal – and sixth gold.

All this comes not long since Biles said she had considered walking away from gymnastics having experienced a mental block called “the twisties” at the Tokyo Olympics. There are no signs that she is hampered by the same issues this time, and on Tuesday, she led the US team to an emphatic gold-medal-winning score of 171.296.

“I started off with therapy this morning,” Biles said on Tuesday after the team event. “That was super exciting. I told my therapist I was feeling calm and ready.”

She ended the day alone in the center of Paris’ Bercy Arena, completing her floor routine to rapturous applause.

At 12:15 p.m. ET on Thursday, Biles will return to the same venue hoping to take her second all-around victory alongside teammate and friend Suni Lee, the defending champion who is on a comeback path of her own having been sidelined with kidney disease last year.

Those two will compete across four rotations – vault, uneven bars, beam and floor – and are favorites to make the podium for the US. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade is another contender after having helped Brazil to a first-ever bronze medal in the team final and winning the silver in the all-around in Tokyo.

Read more about Biles’ Olympics so far here. 

Germany's Alexander Zverev reacts after his elimination from the Paris Olympics by Italy's Lorenzo Musetti on Thursday.

Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti defeated Germany’s Alexander Zverev 7-5, 7-5 to advance to the men’s singles semifinal.

Zverev, who won the singles gold in Tokyo, has not had much success in Paris this year as he lost in the French Open final at this same stadium to Carlos Alcaraz earlier this summer.

Musetti, on the other hand, has been faring well. He made it to the semifinal of Wimbledon this year and then the third round of the French Open.

Musetti will face the winner of Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas’ quarterfinal, which begins at 1 p.m. ET.

Musetti in action against Zverev.

Novak Djokovic competes against Dominik Koepfer in a men's singles tennis match on Wednesday.

Inside an empty Court Philippe-Chatrier and with the roof closed, Novak Djokovic is warming up here ahead of his much-anticipated quarterfinal clash against Greece’s Stefanos Tstsipas which is set to begin at 7 p.m. local time (1 p.m. ET).

The Serbian top seed, with strapping on his right leg, is going through a combination of forehand and backhand drills with his coaching team by his side.

The 24-time grand slam champion has won it all — apart from an elusive gold medal at an Olympics.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic warms up at the Phillipe-Chatrier court ahead of his men's singles quarterfinal against Greece’s Stefanos Tstsipas on Thursday.

Bronze in Beijing 2008 is what he currently has on his medal table.

The 37-year-old is into the last eight at the Games for a record fourth time and is on a collision course for a golden showdown with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the final.

Thursday’s winner between Djokovic and Tsitsipas will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti after he knocked out defending men’s singles champion Alexander Zverev in straight sets.

Players leave the course after the round was suspended due to weather conditions at Le Golf National on Thursday.

The surfing and triathlon are not the only competition at the Paris Games that have been affected by the weather.

The first round of the men’s golf event was interrupted by lightning in the area of Le Golf National to the southwest of Paris.

Play was stopped at 4:26 p.m. local time, with the first round coming to a close.

When play was halted, defending champion Xander Schauffele was on the 18th hole looking to close out his opening round, sitting tied for second at six-under.  

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama is the clubhouse leader at eight-under par.

The International Golf Federation said in a statement that the men’s golf competition would resume at 5:05 p.m. local time.

Imane Khelif of Algeria punches Angela Carini of Team Italy during a boxing match at North Paris Arena on Thursday.

Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after just 46 seconds.

Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing an unspecified gender eligibility test, and her presence at the Paris Olympics has become a divisive issue.

Carini and Khelif exchanged only a few punches before Carini walked away and abandoned the bout — an extremely unusual occurrence in Olympic boxing. Carini’s headgear apparently became dislodged at least once before she quit. Carini didn’t shake Khelif’s hand after the decision was announced but cried in the ring on her knees.

Afterward, a still-tearful Carini said she quit because of intense pain in her nose after the opening punches. Carini, who had a spot of blood on her trunks, said she wasn’t making a political statement and was not refusing to fight Khelif.

Carini further said she is not qualified to decide whether Khelif should be allowed to compete, but she had no problem fighting her.

Khelif is an accomplished amateur who won a silver medal at the International Boxing Association’s 2022 world championships. The same governing body disqualified her from last year’s championships shortly before her gold-medal match because of what it claimed were elevated levels of testosterone.

The 25-year-old entered the ring at the North Paris Arena to a chorus of cheers, but the crowd was confused by the bout’s sudden end. Khelif, who fights again Saturday, didn’t speak to reporters.

Read the full story here.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his Men's Singles Quarter Final match during at Roland-Garros on Thursday.

He may be out of the men’s doubles but Carlos Alcaraz’s quest for a maiden Olympic gold medal continues after a hard fought victory over American Tommy Paul on Court Phillipe-Chatrier.

Both players dug deep in the second set, trading tremendous baseline winners and deft drops shots in a high quality match that left the crowd gasping for more.

Alcaraz frequently pointed to his ear asking the crowd for more and more noise.

After a second set in which both players traded breaks, and Paul at one stage leading 4-1, it was the Spaniard who ultimately came out on top 9-7 in the tiebreak, winning it with after an unforced error by Paul.

Following the winning point, Alcaraz gave a huge scream of “Vamos!” into the air, clenching both fists and then applauding to all four corners of the stadium.

And Alcaraz wrapped things up just in time as the rain has started to fall in Paris!

The Spaniard now waits to see who he’ll face in the semifinals with either Norway’s Casper Ruud or Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime waiting in the wings.

They’re due to take to Court Suzanne-Lenglen following the conclusion of Alexander Zverev and Lorenzo Musetti’s match.

This post has been updated with additional reporting.

It’s a blazing hot day in Paris and – pardon the pun – both Carlos Alcaraz and Tommy Paul are on fire in this second set.

After losing the first set 6-3, American Paul has come back with vengeance in the second forcing Alcaraz into a few uncharacteristic unforced errors.

But the Spaniard isn’t backing down, hitting a few sensational winners of his own.

Every chant of “Vamos Carlos!” is being cancelled out by shouts of “Come on, Tommy!” on a raucous Court Philippe-Chatrier.

We’ve already had one shock earlier in the day with heavily tipped women’s singles favourite Iga Światek bowing out in quarterfinals. Could we possibly have another shock on the way?

Paul, by the way, is due to be on court later with Taylor Fritz in the men’s doubles quarterfinal against Team GB duo Andy Murray and Dan Evans.

His day is just getting started!

Returning to her second Olympic Games with hopes of adding to her medal collection, Great Britain’s Sky Brown has already faced a hurdle: A dislocated shoulder. The 16 year-sustained the injury Sunday – but still intends to compete in the women’s park skateboarding, according to reports from the BBC that were later shared on Brown’s Instagram stories.

Brown won gold in the same event at the Tokyo Games, and still hopes to compete on Tuesday at La Concorde.

Race officials wave a flag that alerts athletes of the end of the race in Marseille on Thursday.

The men’s skiff sailing medal race had just reached the halfway stage in the port of Marseille in the south of France – but was then abruptly abandoned when officials sailed through the fleet waving a checkered flag, signaling for the race to stop.

While dangerous conditions and high winds have caused postponements in other events at the Paris Olympics, this race was actually cancelled due to low winds.

The two Eurosport commentators agree it’s the “right call” but a penny for the thoughts of Uruguayan pair Hernán Umpierre and Fernando Diz, who were cruising out in front.

For those with medal hopes that started poorly – such as Ireland – this is a huge reprieve.

But not only will the race be restarted, the entire course is going to move as officials try and “look for wind,” as the Eurosport commentators described it.

The race is scheduled to restart at 3:20 p.m. local time / 9:20 a.m. ET.

The Italian pairing of Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani is making history in Paris.

Jasmine Paolini is seen with partner Sara Errani of Team Italy at Roland Garros on Thursday.

Their 6-3 6-1 victory over the Team GB duo of Katie Boulter and Heather Watson on Thursday booked them a ticket to the semifinals of the Olympic women’s doubles competition.

It’s the first time any Italian player has reached the final four of an Olympic tennis competition for 100 years.

The last Italian to reach the semifinal stage was Umberto De Morpurgo who won bronze at the 1924 Games which were also held in Paris.

Paolini and Errani will face the Czech duo of Karolína Muchová and Linda Nosková in the semifinals.

A local resident surfs a wave near the Paris 2024 Olympics surfing site in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, on Thursday.

After a few days of weather disruptions, the surfing is back on.

Officials in Teahupo’o on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti have deemed it calm enough for athletes to take to the water with the women’s round 3 heats expected to begin today at 7 a.m. Tahitian time / 7 p.m. Paris time / 1 p.m. ET.

If clear conditions continue, both the men’s and women’s quarterfinals heats will take place immediately after. 

According to the schedule, Friday will be a rest day with the semifinals and medal runs being held on Saturday.

China's Zheng Qinwen with Poland's Iga Swiatek at the Roland-Garros Stadium on Thursday.

A massive upset in the women’s tennis singles competition.

Iga Świątek, the Polish world No. 1 and top seed in this tournament, has lost to China’s Zheng Qinwen.

Świątek went down in straight sets: 6-2, 7-5.

Świątek – a dominant force on clay who has four French Open titles at just the age of 23 – entered the Paris Olympics as the overwhelming favorite to win gold.

Zheng, the No. 6 seed, will face either Donna Vekić of Croatia or Slovakia’s Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the gold medal match.

Świątek will face the loser of the match between Vekić and Schmiedlová in the bronze medal match. Świątek is the three-time defending French Open champion and also hoisted the trophy at Roland Garros in 2020.

This post has been updated with more information about the match.

Iga Świątek plays on Thursday at Stade Roland Garros.

World No. 1 Iga Świątek is on the brink of being eliminated from the women’s singles tennis tournament in the semifinal stage.

A heavy favorite in the tournament, Świątek trails Zheng Qinwen of China 6-5 in the second set with Zheng serving for the match. Zheng won the first set.

Iga Świątek of Poland returns a shot to Zheng Qinwen of China during their women's semifinals match in Paris on Thursday.

Could a massive upset be on the cards in the women’s singles tennis?

China’s Zheng Qinwen won the first set of her semifinal against the all-conquering world No. 1 Iga Świątek 6-2 in a major surprise.

Świątek is the overwhelming favorite in the competition, having already won the French Open on four occasions at the age of 23 – including the last three editions of the clay-court tournament.

She is known as an elite clay court player and has not lost at Roland-Garros since 2021 but Zheng broke the Pole’s serve twice to snatch the advantage.

The world No. 7 previously gave Świątek a scare at the French Open in 2022 as a teenage newcomer to the WTA Tour, taking the first set in a tiebreak before Świątek won the next two sets 6-0 6-2.

Michael Grady, Nick Mead, Liam Corrigan and Justin Best of the United States compete in the men's four final on Thursday.

In a race that went right down to the wire, Team USA managed to beat New Zealand to the gold by a staggering .85 of a second!

The tense showdown at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium saw the USA pull away in the last 250 meters and come in at 5:49.03. New Zealand took a well earned silver with 5:49.88, and Great Britain took bronze with 5:52.42.

Teammate Michael Grady said that he hoped the win could give “a lot of inspiration” to young American rowers.

This post has been updated with quotes from the United States’ Justin Best and Michael Grady.

Turkey's Yusuf Dikeç competes in the 10m air pistol mixed team gold medal match during at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 30.

In a competition where participants generally use all the available equipment at their disposal to get ahead, Turkey’s Yusuf Dikeç offered a masterclass in nonchalance during the air pistol mixed team competition Tuesday – and went viral for it.

While his opponents took to the competition with specialized equipment – custom glasses to obscure vision in one eye, large ear protection and tinted lenses – Dikeç managed to claim Turkey’s first ever Olympic medal in shooting with teammate Sevval Ilayda Tarhan in what looked to be his everyday glasses and with one hand in his pocket.

“I shoot with both eyes, most shooters do it with one. So I didn’t want all that equipment. Shooting with two eyes — I believe that it’s better. I’ve done a lot of research on it, so I didn’t need the equipment,” Dikeç told Turkish radio station Radyo Gol.

“Shooting with my hand in my pocket has nothing to do with artistry. I am more motivated and feel more comfortable while shooting,” he said, adding that the stance “is actually about bringing the body to equilibrium and focusing and concentrating.”

Photos of the casual 51 year-old went viral – not least because of the stark comparison to pictures of Olympic shooting superstar Kim Ye-ji, whose cap, futuristic glasses and calm composure wouldn’t look out of place on a street style-inspired runway.

Kim won silver at the 10-meter air pistol event on Sunday, with her 19-year-old teammate Oh Ye Jin taking the gold.

One social media user said of Dikeç, “Top confidence. A hand in the pocket. No specialized lenses, no problem. Too easy for a him.”

Another lauded his “insane aura,” while Mexican outlet Diario Récord wrote, “At 51 years old, he competed in the Olympic Games as if he were on the patio at his home!”

After securing the silver, Dikeç said: “I’m very happy. An Olympic medal is an Olympic medal, and in Los Angeles [at the 2028 Games], hopefully, it’s a gold medal,”

Serbia’s Zorana Arunović and Damir Mikec took the gold, while India’s Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh took bronze in the nail-biting competition, but all of the fanfare and plaudits from social media went to Dikeç.

If his shooting skills weren’t enough, Dikeç was also winning fans over for his being a “cat person,” which people found out as they scrolled through his Instagram page.

It’s safe to say that these Games are creating plenty of sporting heroes and legends, both on and off the competitive field.

Team Netherlands celebrate winning the gold medals after competing in the Rowing Women's Four Final at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Thursday.

The Netherlands women’s rowers looked jubilant after a tight finish in the women’s four rowing, narrowly edging in front of Great Britain to secure the gold for a nail-biting finish.

“That’s exactly what we focused on today. We said we already had three years together, so that’s almost 1,000 days; 990 days, we survived 999, we had fun, we were happy about it,” rower Hermijntje Drenth said.

The win comes just two years after team member Marloes Oldenburg suffered a broken neck in a mountain bike accident.

“Today, we could just give one more happy day to ourselves. Even without this, we said yesterday, this was a really great ride together, experienced a lot,” Drenth added.

“We were happy before the race and we just gave ourselves one more really happy day.”

Meanwhile, New Zealand took the bronze.

This post has been updated with quotes from the Netherlands’ Hermijntje Drenth.

Romania celebrates winning gold in the men's double sculls final at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre on Thursday.

Romania’s rowers led for the majority of the race to take the Olympic gold medal in the men’s double sculls with an impressively dominant performance.

Current world champions the Netherlands desperately tried to claw their way back into contention, even taking the lead ahead of the 500-meter mark, but the Romanian duo of Andrei Cornea and Marian Enache had an answer for everything thrown at them and pulled away again.

“I want to tell you that everything you have to do, no matter what, they will judge you. Just prove them all f*****g wrong.”

There was another impressive rowing medal for Ireland, which picked up the bronze.

This post was updated with additional information about the winners and quotes from Romania’s Marian Enache.

China's Yang Jiayu competes in the women's 20km race walk in Paris on Thursday.

China’s Yang Jiayu won the women’s 20km race walk after holding onto her lead from her early burst in the race.

Yang – the world record holder in the format having broken the previous mark by 49 seconds in 2021 – sped into the lead in the fifth kilometer of the race.

From there, she built a formidable advantage over her competition and was able to hold on despite late pressure from Spain’s María Pérez.

Yang finished with a season-best time of 1:25:54, 25 seconds ahead of Pérez in second. Pérez’s time of 1:26:19 was also a personal season best.

Jemima Montag of Australia, who finished second in the world championships last year, won bronze.

The Olympic gold medal adds to Yang’s already impressive list of accolades, having been crowned world champion in 2017 and with the world record to her name. 

“Tokyo was very tricky for me, so I worked very hard to come back and get the best results in Paris,” Yang said post-race, before bringing up her late father who inspired her to Olympic glory.

This post was updated with quotes from China’s Yang Jiayu.

Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors of Team New Zealand celebrate winning gold in the Women's Double Sculls Final A at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Thursday.

New Zealand’s rowers manage to hold off a spirited fightback from defending Olympic champion Romania to take gold by 0.24 seconds in a nail-biting women’s double sculls final.

Team GB went out hard and took the lead early but was eventually overtaken and finished with the bronze medal after a tough fight with defending Olympic champions Netherlands, who finished agonizingly short of a medal.

Both of New Zealand’s rowers, Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors, returned to rowing after having children two years ago and said their kids were extra motivation.

The pair also joked they were worried their children would rather watch Peppa Pig instead of their race.

“They’re definitely our superpower in the background,” Spoors said. “Since Tokyo, we’ve both believed we could win this race. It’s been a slow build, but to be here and finally do it in front of them, I can’t believe it.

“Crazy. I’m still in shock. I’m proud of Brooke, I’m proud of myself, I’m proud of the whole package really.”

Francis said they both managed to spot their kids in the stands after they crossed the finish line, which was “really special.”

“It was an incredible race,” she added. “We managed to hold our nerve and stay on it each stroke. 

“I was thinking about how we got silver in Tokyo and that definitely was the last bit to spur us on.”

This post has been updated with additional information and quotes from New Zealand’s Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors.

BMX rider Saya Sakakibara is all too aware of the risks of her chosen profession.

Her brother sustained a traumatic brain injury while racing, and Sakakibara has had two severe concussions, the second of which made her seriously consider quitting.

The Australian was leading during one of the semifinals at the Tokyo Games in 2021, when a collision with another racer just before the finish line resulted in a “pretty bad concussion” that prematurely ended her Olympic debut.

Despite admitting that fear plays a role while competing, Sakakibara, who is a two-time BMX World Cup winner, said the “feeling of unfinished business” persuaded her to carry on competing and that she “wouldn’t change anything” about her career.

Sakakibara will participate in the women’s BMX racing event tonight as she lines up in the first heat of the quarterfinals. If she qualifies, the final will take place on Friday.

You can read more about Sakakibara’s journey here.

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Rafael Nadal of Spain react during their loss against Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram of United States.

Defeat in the men’s doubles quarterfinals to American duo Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek on Wednesday meant the end of Rafael Nadal’s Paris Olympics.

Carlos Alcaraz, though, remains in the men’s singles with a quarterfinal against the USA’s Tommy Paul to look forward to on Thursday.

“Nothing to regret. It’s just a pity – the opponents were better,” Àlex Corretja, bronze medalist in men’s doubles at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, told CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies after “Nadalcaraz” was eliminated.

“Alcaraz and Nadal were trying their best, but you could see Ram and Krajicek knew exactly where to cover the court, where to place the balls. They were serving very well and covering the net extremely well,” the Eurosport pundit said.

“So those chances that you have and don’t take make the difference, especially against players that know exactly the way they need to play.”

Much speculation has surrounded when Nadal may decide to hang up his racket. For Corretja, though, Nadal’s decision will ultimately come down to the heart ruling over the head.

“It’s something you need to go deep into your soul,” he said. “You’ve been a tennis player all your life, you’ve never been dreaming about retiring.

“That’s why it takes so much time and especially with Rafa. He’s taking his time to make sure that, once he says he’s done, he’s never going to go back.

“If Rafa retires now or in six, nine months or whenever, who’s going to remember if he lost three or four matches. Rafael Nadal is on top of everything.

Yukun Liu is seen in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions final in Deols on Thursday.

China’s Liu Yukun continued his excellent personal year as he won Olympic gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions on Thursday.

Liu finished on 463.6 after the eight stages of competition – a mixture of kneeling, prone and standing shooting – ahead of second-placed Serhiy Kulish who totaled 461.3.

He had set the Olympic qualification record in the event earlier in the day.  

Liu’s gold medal comes he set a new world record of 468.9 in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions on his way to winning the International Shooting Sport Federation Baku World Cup in May.

And with a gold medal to his name, Liu says it’s time for a break.

India’s Swapnil Kusale won bronze, the third medal for India at the Paris Games. 

This post was updated with quotes from China’s Liu Yukun.

Xander Schauffele tees off on the fourth hole during a practice round at Le Golf National on July 30.

Sixty-three days. That’s all it took for Xander Schauffele’s life and legacy to change forever. Yet the origins of the golfer’s golden summer stretch back almost four decades – seven years before he was born – to one fateful road in Germany.

Long-tarred with the backhanded label of “the most talented golfer never to win a major,” the American shredded that tag with a vengeance, scooping both the PGA Championship and The Open Championship in a stunning two-month stretch.

Before that, the 30-year-old’s most prestigious prize was an Olympic gold medal, clinched in Japan in 2021.

Now, Schauffele will aim to defend his Olympic crown with the round one of the men’s competition beginning on Thursday from Le Golf National.

Also included in the field is world No. 1 and Schauffele’s fellow American Scottie Scheffler, as well as major winners Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama and Jon Rahm.

You can read more about Schauffele’s journey here.

Gold medalist Leon Marchand of Team France celebrates on the podium after the men's 200m breaststroke final on July 3.

There are moments in sports when you can feel an athlete becoming a legend before your very eyes. Wednesday was one of those nights.

France’s swimming phenom Léon Marchand did something that hadn’t been done in almost 50 years – winning two individual swimming gold medals in the same night, setting two Olympic records in the process.

The noise inside La Défense Arena was deafening as Marchand won gold in the 200-meter butterfly and 200-meter breaststroke just a couple of hours apart.

Marchand’s performances left even the great Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, in awe.

“To be able to go 1:52 and 2:05 — the kid can obviously swim, we know that, and if we didn’t know it before, he’s gonna be here for a long time. He’s gonna make a lot of noise.”

You can read more about Marchand’s historic night here.

Brian Pintado of Ecuador leads the pack, during the men's 20km race walk on August 1.

Ecuador’s Brian Pintado clinched an Olympic gold medal for Ecuador after winning the men’s 20km race walk.

Pintado broke away from the leading pack with around a kilometer to go – and he never looked like he was going to be caught.

After crossing the line, a drenched Pintado remarkably still had the energy to perform Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘Siu’ celebration.

“I have competed in three Olympic Games, and now I’m an Olympic champion. It’s a dream come true,” Pintado said after winning Ecuador’s first gold of these Games.

“It was insane. In the last few meters, I realized I was completely alone and seeing the finish line, I just kept thinking, ‘I’m the Olympic champion, it’s me.’”

Pintado then spoke to his family back home in Ecuador, where it is currently 2:30 a.m. – it was certainly worth staying up late!

Brazil’s Caio Bonfim took silver and Spain’s Álvaro Martín the bronze.

This post was updated with quotes from Ecuador’s Brian Pintado.

Surfers talk in the lineup before the start of the third round of surfing competition on July 29.

The men’s quarterfinals, and women’s round three and quarterfinals, of the surfing competition have been rescheduled to 7 a.m. GMT due to “improving wave and weather conditions,” event organizers announced.

But the men’s and women’s semifinals and finals have been pushed to Saturday at 7 a.m. GMT due to the “forecasted lack of contestable conditions.” The events were originally scheduled for Friday.

The competition has been on hold since Monday due to “unfavorable conditions” in Teahupo’o, Tahiti. 

A lightning strikes is seen close to the Eiffel tower prior to the men's 20km race walk on August 1.

A chance for severe storms and the trend of slightly cooler temperatures for Paris continue on Thursday.

After reaching 32.4 degrees Celsius (90.3 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, the high for Thursday is expected to be around 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit). 

Thursday also marks the final day this week when there is a chance of severe thunderstorms, including in the Paris area.

Forecaster Meteo-France warns that some of these storms can bring gusts of 60-80 kph (35 - 50 mph), large hail, and heavy rainfall.

The agency has a yellow warning for severe thunderstorms, their lowest level, for most of northeastern France, including Paris. 

CNN is tracking every country in the race for the most gold medals in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

Check back throughout the two weeks of events for the number of golds by country.

Below is the medal count, so far:

Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars on July 30.

With the first chapter of Simone Biles’ comeback at the Olympics already complete, the next is ready to be written.

After USA took team gold earlier this week, making Biles the most decorated American gymnast ever at the Games, the 27-year-old will compete again in the all-around final for a chance to win her ninth Olympic medal – and sixth gold.

All this comes not long since Biles said she had considered walking away from gymnastics having experienced a mental block called “the twisties” at the Tokyo Olympics. There are no signs that she is hampered by the same issues this time, and on Tuesday, she led the US team to an emphatic gold-medal-winning score of 171.296.

“I started off with therapy this morning,” Biles said on Tuesday after the team event. “That was super exciting. I told my therapist I was feeling calm and ready.”

She ended the day alone in the center of Paris’ Bercy Arena, completing her floor routine to rapturous applause.

At 12:15 p.m. ET on Friday, Biles will return to the same venue hoping to take her second all-around victory alongside teammate and friend Suni Lee, the defending champion who is on a comeback path of her own having been sidelined with kidney disease last year.

Read the full story.

After his latest victory at this year’s Olympic Games on Tuesday, Andy Murray pogoed on the red clay of Roland Garros, eyes wide like a kid in a candy store.

He and British teammate Dan Evans had once again stared down the barrel of defeat and somehow escaped with yet another logic-defying win.

After respectfully consoling their opponents, the pair unleashed a wave of energy onto Court Suzanne Lenglen, embracing each other by the net before Murray sunk to his seat, seemingly overcome by the occasion.

The celebrations on Tuesday were warranted. After saving five match points in the pair’s first round win on Sunday, they survived two more to beat Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen to reach the quarterfinals of the men’s doubles tournament.

Before play got underway in Paris, Murray had announced the Games would be his final tournament.

On seven occasions already, the 37-year-old has been one point away from a career-ending defeat. In every moment, though, he and Evans have found a way to win – a trademark of Murray’s long and storied career.

Read the full story.

China's Zhang Yufei competes in a heat of the women's 200-meter butterfly swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 31. 

Within 72 hours of the start of the Paris Olympics, star Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei had already climbed the champions’ podium twice. The former gold medalist won two bronzes as China fights to best rivals like the United States and Australia.

But the wins for Zhang, dubbed China’s “butterfly stroke queen,” have come under scrutiny – both from her legions of fans and the wider sporting world.

The Chinese team is at the center of a controversy that’s roiled international sport following revelations that nearly half the group Beijing sent to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, including Zhang, had months earlier tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance.

The swimmers had been cleared by China’s Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) shortly before the Tokyo Games, after it ruled that the positive tests for banned heart drug trimetazidine — believed to aid endurance and recovery time — were the result of contamination, likely from a hotel restaurant. The global sports doping watchdog World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accepted the assessment without an appeal.

But the situation, first reported by the New York Times and German public broadcaster ARD in April, has sparked backlash in the swimming world, where doping can result in years-long bans for athletes who violate the rules. The Times reported that Zhang was one of the swimmers who tested positive at the time.

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Katie Ledecky, second from top, enjoys a comfortable lead against her competitors in the 1,500 free on July 31.

With her Olympic record-setting performance in the 1,500 meter freestyle on Wednesday, Katie Ledecky has now racked up eight gold medals in one of the most storied careers in US swimming.

It’s not just that Ledecky won the 1,500m freestyle, as she has done now at three straight Olympic Games, it’s that they’re not close. She won last night’s race by more than 10 seconds and, with her impressive swim, she now owns the 20 fastest times ever in the distance.

Ledecky has one more opportunity to win individual gold in Paris, swimming again in the 800-meter freestyle later on this week. She also swims Thursday in the 4x200m freestyle relay.

Japanese gymnast Shinnosuke Oka competes on the horizontal bar during the individual all-around on July 31. Oka went on to win the gold.

A total of 18 gold medals were awarded on Wednesday, across several different sports.

Here’s a look at who took home the gold:

Artistic Gymnastics

Canoe Slalom

Cycling BMX Freestyle

Diving

Fencing

Judo

Rowing

Shooting

Swimming

Triathlon

Simone Biles celebrates after team USA won the artistic gymnastics women's team final on July 30.

Simone Biles won her eighth Olympic medal on Tuesday in the women’s team finals — becoming the most decorated American gymnast of all time.

But she’s not done yet.

Here are some other opportunities to watch Bile’s compete at the Olympics and possibly add to her medal count: