Key events
Athletics: In better news for Team GB, Louie Hinchliffe, who is coac hed by Carl Lewis, has won his heat of the men’s 100m in a time of 9.98sec. Noah Lyles (USA) and Shaun Maswangani (RSA) take the other two qualification spots.
Athletics: In the BBC studio, Michael Johnson has his say on Azu’s disqualification. “You’re at the Olympic games and you know you can’t jump the gun,” he says. “That was a blatant false start. The issue is whether or not he did hear something. If he did hear something then that is a legitimate excuse. No one else heard it, though and that’s his problem.
“He’s the only one that heard it and that’s going to be a problem for him in the protest. Typically you are able to run under protest but they might have a different system in place here at these Olympics.”
Jeremiah Azu: “Honestly I reacted to a sound,” says the disappointed British sprinter. in a trackside interview with the BBC “It’s a shame. The crowd are so excited, they’ve got the pole vault going on, the French fans are in here and it’s a shame they didn’t let me run under protest. I’m not sure what rules are being used but they’re saying I’ve got to go back and put in an appeal and go through the process and see what happens.”
I suspect Azu will be wasting his time with an appeal and if he’d run under protest and smashed the world record, his time still wouldn’t have counted. Replays show he clearly jumped the gun.
Athletics: The 100m heat concludes without Azu in the now vacant lane four and is won easily by Kishane Thompson of Jamaica in a time of 10.00sec. He’s followed home by Ghana’s Benjamin Azamati and Cuba’s Rynaldo Espinosa, who also qualify.
Athletics: With his fellow competitors becoming increasingly agitated and impatient, Azu protests at length with the race officials but his pleas fall on understandably deaf ears. He clearly jumped the gun and is eventually persuaded to leave the track. It’s desperately disappointing for the Briton but them’s the breaks.
Athletics: Oh dear. It looks like Great Britain’s Jeremiah Azu has just been disqualified for a false start in his heat of the 100 metres. He protests but is – pun intended – bang to rights. He leapt out of his starting blocks long before the B of the starting’s gun’s “B-A-N-G”.
Hello everybody. The rowing regatta has concluded and athletics expert Michael Johnson is in the BBC studio rhapsodising about runsprinting ahead of a 100m heat. It feels like a significant milestone has been reached in these Olympics.
Right, I am going to take a break for a couple of hours, and pass you along to Barry Glendenning. I will see you later on …
Women’s hockey: Argentina beat Great Britain 3-0 in Pool B. That leaves Great Britain in fourth place in the standings, and facing probably the hardest possible quarter-final tie, against the Netherlands who so far have a 100% record in these Games.
Cycling men’s road race: a group of five riders have got off the front of the peloton, with 30km gone and they have a gap of six-and-a-half minutes. The leading group consists of riders from Morocco, Mauritius, Thailand, Uganda and Rwanda.
Equestrian dressage team final: Great Britain lead Denmark, and Germany are in third place after the first round of the dressage Grand Prix Special.
Phew! There is a lot going on – cycling, athletics, handball, dressage, badminton. But that is the last of the rowing for these Games. We will have some updates from elsewhere in a second. Here are the Team GB women’s eight with their bronze medals.
Gold for Germany in men’s single sculls! 🥇🥇🥇
Men’s single sculls rowing: Oliver Zeidler (GER) takes gold, I wouldn’t say with ease, but he was undern no pressure at all in the last 300m. Simon Van Dorp (NED) picks up another medal for his country, who have had a brilliant few days on the water here. Belarus-born Yauheni Zalaty finishes third as a neutral athlete.
Men’s single sculls rowing: 300m to go and Oliver Zeidler (GER) has clear water, Simon Van Dorp (NED) is in second. Zeidler has pulled right away here.
Men’s single sculls rowing: we have hit the halfway point, it is Oliver Zeidler (GER) from Simon Van Dorp (NED) from defending champion Stefanos Ntouskos (GRE) in third.
Men’s single sculls rowing: this delayed final is now the last race of the day, and it is off. Oliver Zeidler (GER) has his nose in front early doors.
Here are the victorious men’s eights from Team GB at the end of the race.
By the way I am reliably informed in the comments and my emails that my cycling buildup was a lazy stereotype [don’t see 10.00 BST, it is bobbins] and not at all how the race is going to unfold. My bad. I only do the Olympic cycling once every four years and from my memory I was expecting a regular hilly TdF or Vuelta stage, but apparently not … so that’s exciting. It is one of seven things I’m watching at once so fun should be had by all.
There is one more rowing final to be had, the men’s single sculls has been delayed, but it has been a great morning for Team GB, for Romania and for the Netherlands on the water already.
A victory for Team GB in the men’s eights just a few moments after the women won bronze in their equivalent event. They clocked a time of 5.22. The Dutch had the lead at the halfway mark but the British team never let them get away.
Gold for Team GB in the men’s eight rowing! 🥇🥇🥇
It is another rowing gold for Team GB! The men’s eights held off the Netherlands in second place. USA third.
Great Britain are still ahead with 250m to go, the Dutch and USA are close, but I don’t think they have enough here in the men’s eight.
Men’s eights rowing: there are 750m to go here, and Great Britain are in the lead from the Dutch, but this is tight!
The BBC have had a rather breathless interview with five of Team GB’s women’s eight, who seem overjoyed with their bronze medal, meanwhile the men’s final has crept up on me!
Women’s hockey: Argentina have taken a 2-0 lead against Great Britain in the third quarter. Valentina Raposo Ruiz de los Llanos and Agustina Albertarrio with two goals in rapid succession.
Athletics: the morning session has started in Stade de France. The men’s decathlon has reached the discus, and there are qualification rounds taking place in the men’s 100m, and in the pole vault.
Here are the triumphant Romanian eight from that women’s rowing final.
Cycling men’s road race: this is about to get started underneath the Eiffel Tower. It is easily one of my favourite events at the Games.
If you are not familiar with it, you can expect a small bunch to breakaway near the beginning, then they race for hours and hours, then the peloton catches the bunch near the end and there is a mass sprint finish.
Well, that happens 99 out of 100 times.
But sometimes, just sometimes, the break stays ahead, and gets the spoils all to themselves. I can’t wait …
Romania win gold in women’s eights rowing! Silver for Canada! Bronze for Team GB! 🥇🥇🥇
Women’s eights rowing: dominant racing from Romania saw them lead home this race, while a tight battle behind them ended with silver for Canada and bronze for Team GB. The USA were fourth.
Women’s eights rowing: Canada, GB and USA are very tight now from second to fourth.
Women’s eights rowing: 250m to go and Romania have stretched their lead a little. Canada are second, Team GB third, USA fourth. Those four are in medal contention.
Women’s eights rowing: Romania have the edge halfway through the race, but you think Canada must have some reserves here to call on, it is about half a lengh maybe? Great Britain are nestled in third. The USA are close to Team GB in fourth.
Women’s eights rowing: Canada from Romania from Great Britain after the first 500m but it is tight.
Women’s eights rowing: they are off! Six-ish minutes racing to decide the gold!
Women’s hockey: the Netherlands have a 100% record in Group A. They are 2-0 up against Japan after nine minutes in their final group match. I am not a betting man, but I already suspect they are going to end the group with a 100% record too.
Women’s eights rowing: because of the delays to the men’s single sculls athletes, we are getting this final first. I would say this has disturbed my meticulous preparation for this event but *coughs* I’m sure we’ll cope. Italy, Canada, Romania, Great Britain, USA and Australia are the six. Canada are defending the title.
In team sports, the Netherlands beat Hungary 30-26 in the women’s handball this morning. Both sides progress regardless.
Similarly, in the women’s hockey, both Great Britain and Argentina are assured of a quarter-final spot. They are tied at 0-0 at the end of the second quarter.
Here is your new Olympic champion in the women’s single sculls rowing … Karolien Florijn of the Netherlands.
And a lovely pic of silver medallist Emma Twigg and the winner embracing after the race.
Gold for Netherlands in women’s single sculls rowing, New Zealand take silver! 🥇🥇🥇
Women’s single sculls rowing: reigning women’s world champion Karolien Florijn (NED) held off defending Olympic champion Emma Twigg (NZL) to take the Netherland’s fourth gold of the regatta.
Viktorija Senkute (LTU) took the bronze from Tara Rigney (AUS) right on the line to give Lithuania their first ever Olympic rowing medal, and only her country’s 27th medal of all time.
Women’s single sculls rowing: 500m to go, Karolien Florijn (NED) leads, Emma Twigg (NZL) has been cutting into it, but Florijn appears to be holding it to half a length.
Women’s single sculls rowing: Emma Twigg (NZL) has taken half a length back here on Karolien Florijn (NED). Is this race back on?
Women’s single sculls rowing: Karolien Florijn (NED) leads by a length from Emma Twigg (NZL) who has just under a length on Tara Rigney (AUS), with 1000m to go.
Women’s single sculls rowing: the Dutch have been enjoying this venue at the Games, with three golds and two silvers, and Karolien Florijn (NED) is setting the early pace here.
Women’s single sculls rowing: the final is about to start in this. Emma Twigg (NZL) is defending her Tokyo title. Karolien Florijn (NED) is current world champion. Tara Rigney (AUS), Desislava Angelova (BUL), Viktorija Senkute (LTU) and Kara Kohler (USA) are the rest of the field.
Women’s badminton singles: South Korea’s An Se-Young has taken the first quarter-final in that competition.
I am hearing that the men’s single sculls final in the rowing has been delayed as there has been in a delay in the bus getting the athletes to the venue.
Women’s hockey: Great Britain are about to face Argentina in Group B. The British side haven’t exactly set the tournament alight – they have two wins and two defeats in their group matches so far, but both sides here are already assured of progress.
Gold for South Korea in the women’s 25m pistol shooting! 🥇🥇🥇
Women’s 25m pistol shooting: after a dramatic shootout round, Jiin Yang of South Korea has taken the gold medal, with Camille Jedrzejewski of France pushing her all the way for the hosts in second place. Veronika Major of Hungary took bronze.
There were tears from Jedrzejewski at the end, of joy and relief, as she enjoyed huge home support. It is France’s first medal in the shooting range at these Games.
Women’s 25m pistol shooting: they can’t be separated – Camille Jedrzejewski and Jinn Yang go to a shootout series of five.
Women’s 25m pistol shooting: former world record-holder Veronika Major of Hungary takes bronze. Camille Jedrzejewski and Jiin Yang are tied at the top. There is now a series of five to decide the gold!!!
Women’s 25m pistol shooting: Manu Bhaker of India has two bronze medals from Paris, but won’t add a third medal. South Korea, France and Hungary will take the medals – but who will get gold?
Women’s 25m pistol shooting: Veronika Major of Hungary is the first to miss, but then so does Bhaker … twice!
Women’s 25m pistol shooting: ooooooof a shoot-off for fourth place. The loser misses out on a medal – India v Hungary.
Women’s 25m pistol shooting: Nan Zhao of China is eliminated fifth. Camille Jedrzejewski is in contention for a medal for the hosts here. Veronika Major (HUN) is at risk of elimination in fourth.
Women’s 25m pistol shooting: Manu Bhaker of India has a lot of support in the hall, and just shot a perfect series of five which has bunched things up at the top of the leaderboard.
They are playing Depeche Mode’s Just Can’t Get Enough at the venue, so now I am having to live blog while doing my 80’s dad dancing. What a mental image for you so early in the day.
Haniyeh Rostamiyan of Iran was eliminated in sixth, Thu Vinh Trinh of Vietnam seventh.
