Paris 2024 Olympics day two: Peaty shares 100m breaststroke silver after Murray keeps tennis career alive | Paris Olympic Games 2024
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A file was damaged within the stands relatively than the pitch within the girls’s rugby sevens in the present day. The occasion broke the file for the most important crowd for a girls’s rugby recreation with 60,000 in attendance on the Stade de France. It break the file set at Twickenham in 2023 throughout the Women’s Six Nations between England and France.
I’m going to guess that you’ve heard about Team GB’s Andy Murray and his doubles accomplice Dan Evans’ win earlier, however you by no means know you might have missed it. Catch up with the story under:
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Some of the swimmers waved once they stepped on to the darkish pool deck for the lads’s 100m breaststroke closing, a few of them punched the air, pressed their palms collectively in prayer, or cupped their palms to their ears. Adam Peaty didn’t a lot as flicker his eyes left or proper. The defending Olympic champion walked straight forward to the blocks, and set himself for the race forward. Win it, as he did in Rio and Tokyo, and he would change into the third swimmer in historical past, after Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky, to win gold in the identical occasion at three consecutive Olympic Games.
He misplaced. A minute later, 59.05sec to be exact, Peaty touched the wall in second. He was simply two-hundredths behind the Italian Nicolò Martinenghi, who was out in lane seven. So it was silver, and he even needed to share it with Nic Fink from the USA, who completed useless degree with him.
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In the opposite 8pm BST kick-off within the girls’s soccer there was an enormous outcome. France have been main after a objective from Marie-Antoinette Katoto however Canada levelled by way of Jessie Fleming. Canada then discovered a late winner after Vanessa Gilles scored deep into harm time. It has been a controversial Games for Canada with their drone scandal however they’re now two wins from two.
In the ladies’s soccer, USA have defeated Germany 4-1. Sophia Smith scored two and Mallory Swanson and Lynn Williams added one every to make it two wins from two for Emma Hayes. Guilia Gwinn was the scorer of Germany’s lone objective.
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Perhaps the pivotal second on this recreation – tonally, if not competitively – got here proper on the finish of the third quarter. Anthony Edwards sends Nikola Jovic to the shoe store with an outrageous feint and slip, drains a easy two, and as he peels away he sees just about the complete bench doing impressions of him, spinning and reeling, consumed in matches of laughter. That, in hindsight, was in all probability the purpose at which a probably tough Olympic basketball opener towards the world’s No 4 aspect dissolved totally into riotous, uproarious pantomime. Read extra:
Germany’s Dominik Koepfer has come out on prime of his thriller within the males’s singles tennis towards Canada Milos Raonic. Koepfer received 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 7-6(1) to advance to the second spherical.
Raonic is enjoying in his closing Olympics but it surely doesn’t finish with that defeat. He is competing within the doubles with compatriot Félix Auger-Aliassime.
Léon Marchand crushed his competitors to take gold within the males’s 400m particular person medley tonight. His house crowd completely delighted within the win, meet up with the race right here:
Team GB’s Kim Woods has reacted to profitable bronze within the kayak closing earlier in the present day. She stated: “It feels absolutely incredible. I can’t believe how long my journey’s been. I’ve been paddling for 20 years now and finally have a medal around my neck.” Read the total piece:
Japan’s Koki Kano has received gold within the males’s epee particular person fencing after beating France’s Yannick Borel 15-9.
In spherical one of the lads’s singles tennis there’s an absolute thriller happening. Canada’s Milos Raonic received the primary set 7-6 towards Germany’s Dominik Koepfer. Koepfer hit again within the second 7-6 to pressure the match to a 3rd set. That is at the moment 5-5 with each giving completely the whole lot on courtroom.
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In the ladies’s soccer two video games are nonetheless in motion. Canada have equalised towards France of their match that stands at 1-1, whereas the USWNT are main Germany 3-1. I’ll verify these outcomes when the total whistle peeps.
Egypt’s Mohamed Elsayed has received bronze within the males’s epee particular person fencing after beating Hungary’s Tibor Andrasfi 8-7.
Hosts France have one other probability so as to add to their medal tally as Yannick Borel goes up towards Japan’s Koki Kano within the males’s epee particular person fencing closing. That motion simply getting underway.
American Lee Kiefer has received the ladies’s foil particular person fencing gold after beating compatriot Lauren Scruggs 15-6 within the closing. It was a dominant and powerful efficiency from Kiefer.
In the ladies’s 200m freestyle semi-finals, American Claire Weinstein topped the primary semi with one minute, 55.24 seconds. In the second semi-final Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, who received final evening, was the quickest with a time of 1:54:64.
In the ladies’s foil particular person fencing closing there are American compatriots preventing for the gold medal. Lauren Scruggs is up towards Lee Kiefer with Kiefer main 8-3 as issues stand.
I consider Peaty is joint second and so third Nic Fink can even get a silver.
In the pool subsequent is the ladies’s 200m freestyle semi-finals. There’s additionally fencing and soccer outcomes and extra to return this night.
Peaty added: “I am so happy I can race the best in the world and coming second. These are happy tears because I said I gave my absolute best everyday and I have. This event has changed so much, as racing can, now I’m almost an older man here now. I can’t have relentless pursuit every day without sacrifice… As a man now it is hard to compete with the younger ones.”
Adam Peaty has spoken to the BBC: “I mean it has been a very long way back and look at the score there. I gave my absolute all there. It’s not about the end goal, it’s all about the process. It doesn’t matter what the scoreboard says, I’m already a winner. I’m not crying because I came second, I’m crying because of the journey.”
It’s to not be for Peaty, he didn’t get one of the best begin. He bought himself again into it however Martinenghi actually went by way of the gears. A detailed battle, robust for Peaty however a silver is to not be sniffed at.
Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi is the brand new Olympic champion. What a swim from him, he data a time of 59.03. Peaty takes silver with 59.05 and Nic Fink takes bronze. Wow.
Peaty would not win gold
Wow. A shock.
That affirmation now, Morgan was seventh quickest however he’s in an eight-strong closing. Now, for Peaty.
The second 100m males’s backstroke is received by China’s Xu with a time of 52.02. British swimmer Oliver Morgan got here third there with 52.85. No official affirmation however I believe Morgan has made the ultimate however GB’s Marshall has not.
It’s 100m males’s again stroke semi-finals and the entire area within the first semi is so shut. Italy’s Thomas Ceccon was the quickest with 52.58 seconds. Britain’s Jonny Marshall was eighth with 53.46, we’ll must see how the second goes to see who qualifies.
Thank you Will, I hope you deal with your self to a couple sugars in that tea. It is sort of Peaty time however first we’ve got some males’s backstroke semi-finals.
It’s virtually time for Adam Peaty’s tilt for a 3rd straight gold within the males’s 100m breaststroke. Sarah Rendell goes to information you thru it, as I want a breather and a pleasant cup of tea. Over to Sarah.
Here’s Nicole Jeffery’s snap report from the ladies’s 100m butterfly, with Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh of the USA profitable gold and silver respectively and Zhang Yufei claiming bronze.
Women’s rugby sevens: China have certainly accomplished an enormous 40-12 upset towards Fiji. High drama.
Women’s 100m breaststroke semi-finals: Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa has received the second semi, with Mona McSharry of Ireland in second and Lilly King of the USA in third. Britain’s Angharad Evans is available in fourth and that’ll be sufficient to see her by way of to the ultimate in sixth place!
Here’s the report from Australia’s epic comeback towards Zambia within the girls’s soccer. Enjoy!
Women’s 100m breaststroke semi-finals: Tang Qianting of China has received the primary semi, with Alina Zmushka of Belarus – competing as a impartial – in second and Benedetta Pilato of Italy in third.
Joe Pearson writes in with a useful replace. “Hi Will! I know it’s like trying to keep up with a runaway train, but China led Fiji in the women’s rugby sevens 19-7 at the half. Upset klaxon warning!!!” It’s now 40-12 (!) to China and virtually over.
Max Litchfield is talking to the BBC and he’s understandably gutted after ending fourth within the males’s 400m particular person medley for the third Games in a row. “I don’t really know what to say,” he says tearfully, including that he takes some solace from breaking the British file with a time of 4 min 8.85 sec. “I’ve given my everything mentally and emotionally. It’s just not meant to be, again.”
