Katarina Johnson-Thompson gets her assault on Heptathlon gold underway today at the Olympics

Katarina Johnson-Thompson gets her assault on Heptathlon gold underway today at the Olympics (Picture: Getty)

Day 13 of the Olympics is already well underway and there promises to be more medal action for Team GB.

Action has started early this morning with the women’s 10km marathon swim now under way in the Seine with Leah Crisp goes for gold.

The highlight from a British perspective is likely to centre on Katarina Johnson-Thompson who is targeting success in the women’s heptathlon.


So close for Matthew Hudson-Smith

An emotional Matthew Hudson-Smith of Team Great Britain after finishing second in the men's 400m final
An emotional Matthew Hudson-Smith of Team Great Britain after finishing second in the men’s 400m final (Photo By Sam Barnes/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Looking back on last night and it was a case of so near, yet so far for Team GB 400m runner Matthew Hudson-Smith who came within touching distance of an historic gold medal.

‘I set up exactly the way my coach told me to. We knew it was going to come down to the last 50 metres,’ said Hudson-Smith after his race.

‘I genuinely thought I had it. He had another gear. I hit the gear a little bit too late and as it came up he had one step on me and that’s it.’

What else is on the menu this morning?

We may be drawing to a close after an unforgettable couple of weeks in Paris but there is absolutely no letting up. Here’s what’s coming up over the course of the next few hours…

08:00: Golf – women’s second round (GB’s Georgia Hall and Charley Hull)

09:00: Diving – women’s 3m springboard semi-final (GB’s Yasmin Harper and Grace Reid)

09:05: Athletics – women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles (GB’s Katrina Johnson-Thompson and Jade O’Dowda)

09:59: Taekwondo – men’s 68kg last 16 (GB’s Bradly Sinden)

10:10: Athletics – women’s 4x100m relay round one (GB in heat two)

10:35: Athletics – men’s 4x100m relay round one (GB in heat one)

11:00: Taekwondo – women’s 57kg last 16 (JB’s Jade Jones)

11:50: Sport climbing – men’s speed final

12:00: Sailing – men’s kite semi-finals (GB’s Connor Bainbridge)

The action is already underway

Paris 2024 Olympics - Marathon Swimming - Women's 10km - Paris, France - August 08, 2024. Ginevra Taddeucci of Italy in action. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
The Women’s 10km marathon swimming event is already underway (Picture: Reuters)

The action on day 13 of the Olympics has started early this morning with the women’s 10km marathon swim now under way in the Seine.

Leah Crisp is going for gold for Team GB in the 24-strong field.


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