2024 Paris Olympics LIVE: Andy Murray and Dan Evans are set to take centre stage in men’s

Away we go in the men’s doubles quarter-final.

Dan Evans will serve first for Great Britain, and that’s a great start, they win the first point.

That will settle the nerves.

I’m just itching for them to get going now.

The two doubles pairs have been exchanging hits in the warm-up, but now it’s nearly time for them to trade proper blows.

We are very nearly there. the anticipation is killing me.

There is another big cheer, even bigger than the last.

That’s because the players are now on court and ready to do battle.

Andy Murray looks very, very focused.

There has just been a huge roar from the crowd at the Court Suzanne Lenglen.

Why? Because they have just announced the names of Andy Murray and Dan Evans.

there are so many British fans in the crowd just waiting to see the two tennis stars take to the court.

There are Union Jack flags all over the ground.

Team GB’s Alice Kinsella finishes off her Olympic final with a strong routine on beam.

She does have a little wobble, but overall she ends her night with a flourish – scoring 13.033.

It won’t be enough for the Tokyo bronze medallist to grab a medal this time around, but she still seems smiley.

A big beam to the camera tells you that for sure.

Is today the last time we see Andy Murray on a tennis court?

He will certainly hope not. The Brit has been fighting to delay his retirement for as long as possible in Paris.

Today he faces the American duo of Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz with his partner Dan Evans in the doubles quarter-finals.

I just want to see more of his jumping celebrations, to be honest.

It’s like the Scotsman has springs in his shoes whenever he wins a match. He jumps so, so high.

I love the passion, I just love it.

Auger-Aliassime 6-4 6-7 6-3 Ruud

We finally have a result!

Felix Auger-Aliassime has conquered Casper Ruud and will face Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals.

You know what that means, right?

Andy Murray and Dan Evans are up next, and I for one am extremely excited about it.

Simone Biles has taken the lead going into the final rotation.

Here are the top three with one piece of apparatus to go:

1. Simone Biles (USA) – 44.065

2. Reveca Andrade (Brazil) – 43.899

3. Alice D’Amato (Italy) – 42.833

Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour has somehow saved her beam routine.

She missteps and begins to fall off, but somehow manages to keep her balance just enough to stay on.

I have no idea how she managed that, I thought she was gone, finito. But no.

Her score is hugely affected by it though, she manages just a 13.033.

That beam display is exactly what Simone Biles needed.

The American is now back top of the leaderboard in the women’s all-around in her quest for a sixth Olympic gold medal.

When she wrestles back a lead, she doesn’t normally lose it.

Matt Baker, Gymnastics commentator, on BBC:

Simone Biles is fighting to win back her all-around Olympic title. She knew she had no other option, but to deliver there.

Take a bow, Simone Biles, that is sensational!

After slipping up on the uneven bars, Biles puts in one of the best beam displays I have seen in a very long time.

Her dismount is excellent some brilliant tumbles. I am nearly lost for words at just how good that was.

What will it score, though? Surely it will be a huge.

And it’s pretty big, 14.566. I thought that would be higher…

It’s really starting to hot up here!

Simone Biles is currently in third place after two rotations, which is not what anybody was expecting.

Rebeca Andrade from Brazil currently occupies the gold medal position, while defending champion Sunisa Lee is in fifth.

Who knows which way this will go at this point…

The defending champions has well and truly arrived.

After struggling the first rotation, Sunisa Lee of the USA has just put in a sensational display on the uneven bars, nailing a score of 14.833.

Basketball star Steph Curry certainly liked it, the camera just cut to him banging his knee and cheering.

Simone Biles may be the favourite, but certainly don’t count Lee out of the equation.

I hope you are all patient. Well, you have no say in the matter.

Casper Ruud has just won a dramatic tiebreak in the second set of his singles quarter-final against Felix Auger-Aliasimme.

It means we move into a deciding set.

So, Andy Murray and Dan Evans could have to wait for up to another hour for their doubles quarter-final.

Well, it could still be a while… Or, it could actually be very soon.

Andy Murray and Dan Evans’ quarter-final is set to take place on the Court Suzanne Lenglen court.

There is a singles match between Felix Auger-Aliasimme and Casper Ruud being held on it currently.

The pair are currently locked in a tiebreak in the second set. If Auger-Aliassime wins it, Murray will be on very soon.

If Ruud does, we will have to wait for another hour.

I will let you know which way it goes when it’s over.

Ooooh, Simone Biles has a little slip-up…

She scores just 13.733 othge unbeven bars. She rarely ever scores under 14 points.

It means she relinquishes her lead to Rebecca Andrade of Brazil, but how long will she stay behind?

The two Great Britain gymnasts are up and running in this final!

Georgia-Mae Fenton has just scored 13.033 on uneven bars, not bad whatsoever.

Meanwhile, Alice Kinsella has taken to the floor and bagged a score of 12.833.

Both improvements on their qualification routines. A good start.

Christine Still, Gymnastics expert, speaking on the BBC:

Simone Biles is the only female gymnast in the world we have seen do this type of vault jump. It’s scary when we first saw her do it. She rockets up there and then pikes in, it’s difficult to do a dead landing, but she will always be happy to overcook it and still land it.

What a result that is for Team GB.

The women’s hockey team have taken the United States to the cleaners, beating them 5-2 in a relatively comfortable fashion.

They now face an agonising wait for the result of Spain’s clash with South Africa.

The Spanish are currently ahead, and if they win, the Brits will be through to the quarter-finals.

Oh my word, that is utterly ridiculous from Simone Biles.

The US star starts on the vault and I am nearly lost for words…

She launches into the air and it feels like she is flipping for an absolute age before she lands.

She takes a slight step back, but the high difficulty level of 6.4 means that doesn’t matter. That was just sensational.

And the score is HUGE! 15.700, wow.

What a way to start this final.

While most eyes will be on Simon Biles, make sure you keep them on two of Great Britain’s gymnasts too.

Alice Kinsella and Georgia-Mae Fenton are in the all-around final and will be looking to mount an upset for the medals.

It’s a tough ask, though.

Riath Al-Samarrai, Mail Sport, at the Bercy Arena:

The roar for Biles a moment ago louder than anything I’ve heard here. Other than handball, naturally.

The Bercy Arena has just gone crazy as Simon Biles has come out for the women’s all-around final in gymnastics.

Can she add another gold to her tally this Olympics?

I wouldn’t bet against her doing it.

Helen Reeves, Olympic bronze medallist, speaking on the BBC:

What a performance from Giovanni de Gennaro. Joe Clarke put in his best efforts, but he left himself a lot to do. He took the safe line on 15, 16 and 17 – it is the tight margins out here.

I must say, Giovanni de Gennaro is fully deserving of his gold medal.

He would have won by a country mile if it wasn’t for a two-second time penalty. That’s how good he was.

France’s Titouan Castryck claims silver while it’s bronze for Pau Schaniz from Spain.

Has anyone caught their breath back yet?

Agony for Joe Clarke, he finishes fifth…

You can see just how gutted he is, his hands went straight to his head when he saw the scoreboard.

Gate six and seven let him down, he got caught in the rapids and struggled to recover from there.

It means Italy’s Giovanni de Gennaro is the Olympic champion, what a run from him.

The time has come for Joe Clarke.

Can he claim gold like he did eight years ago in Rio?

The Brit will need to beat 88.22 posted by Italy’s Giovanni de Gennaro to get the job done.

He looks extremely focused, a man with his eyes on the ball.

Surely Team GB have got the job done now?

The Brits have scored two goals in a matter of minutes to race into a 5-2 lead against the USA in their crucial group match.

They still have the fourth quarter to go, but it’s tough to see them relinquishing that lead now.

GB are on fire, and as things stand, they are heading for the quarter-finals…

Wow, now this is a shock.

The defending Olympic champion in men’s K1 slalom has just had a stinker, a real stinker.

Jiri Prskavec will not even medal as he posts a sluggish 91.74 seconds and is all the way down in fifth.

That should give Joe Clarke a massive boost in his medal hopes!

Oh, don’t we have a belting night in store for you…

So, let’s have a look at what is still to come:

• CANOEING: Joe Clarke is minutes away from competing in the men’s K1 slalom final.
• GYMNSATICS: The women’s individual all-around event, which will feature USA superstar Simone Biles, starts at 5.15pm BST.
• TENNIS: Andy Murray could play in his final-ever tennis match alongside Dan Evans as they take on US duo Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz at Roland Garros this evening.
• SWIMMING: The women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final begins at 8.48pm BST.

Thanks, Ed, and hello to you all!!

It’s already been an action-packed day at the Olympics, but it is by no means finished.

We are set to have a cracking evening ahead of us, and I for one cannot wait.

Let’s keep this show running then!

Team GB’s Penny Healey has just got underway in the women’s archery 1/32 elimination round against Jeon Hunyoung from South Korea.

Healey has struck a 28 and a 26 in her opening two sets with the pair tied at two sets apiece.

They’ve bounced back in the second quarter to come back from going 1-0 down to now being 3-2 up!

Tess Howard struck twice in the second quarter to give GB a 3-1 lead but the USA have pulled one back to make it 3-2 at half-time.

GB must win if they are to have a shot at qualifying, with a victory seeing them leapfrog Spain in third!

Here’s how Abigail Tamer (R) celebrated her first quarter equaliser for GB!

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and a United Nations official have both waded into the Olympics gender row, after Italy’s Angela Carini withdrew from her bout against Algeria’s Imane Khelif 46 seconds into the first round.

Meloni stated, per The Telegraph: ‘I have been trying to explain for years that, when taken to the extreme, some theses risk impacting women’s rights.

‘I think that athletes who have male genetic characteristics should not be admitted to women’s competitions. Not because we want to discriminate against anyone, but in order to protect the right of female athletes to be able to compete on equal terms.’

‘I regret it [Carini’s withdrawal] even more. I was emotional yesterday when she wrote ‘I will fight’ because the dedication, the head, the character, surely also play a role in these things.

‘But then it also matters to be able to compete on equal grounds and, from my point of view, it was not an even contest.’

Responding to The Telegraph’s Oliver Brown, Reem Alsalem, a UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, expressed concern on X (formerly Twitter).

She posted that Carini had ‘rightly followed her instincts and prioritised her safety, but she and other female athletes should not have been exposed to physical and psychological violence based on their sex’.

The wind has totally died down in Marseille andit looks like the men’s skiff race has been abandonned.

Boats are struggling with the conditions out on the south coast of France, even after the race was paused earlier this afternoon after winds had picked up.

After conceding against the USA, Team GB have clawed their way back into their pool match against America, with Abigail Tamer tapping in past goalkeeper Miriam Pritchard.

Britain are currently fourth in Pool B and must win today to leapfrog Spain in third place.

What a year for Xander Schauffele. He’s well and truly shed the nickname of ‘golf’s nearly man’ having stormed to winning both the PGA Championship and the Open Championship at Royal Troon last month.

He’s flying in form and is looking to defend his Olympic gold medal this week at Le Golf National.

And he’s looking in very good form on day one of the men’s event, having risen to go two shots clear of current leader Hideki Matsuyama, posting a low six-under par round – and he’s still on the course with one hole left to play.

Mail Sport’s Riath Al-Samarrai met up with Schauffele after his win at Royal Troon to talk a little more about what inspires him.

From drinking red wine and tequila out of the claret jug, to the inspiration of his former decathlete father, Stefan, Schauffele reveals the secrets that have helped him succeed in 2024.

Hideki Matsuyama takes the lead after the first round of the men’s event! But defending champion Xander Schauffele is two shots back and is hot on his heels.

Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz has also enjoyed an excellent day at Le Golf National and he’s through 15, two shots off the lead!

• 1 Hideki Matsuyama -8 F
• T2 Xander Schauffele -6 F
• T2 Carlos Ortiz -6 thru 15
• T4 Joaquin Niemann -5 F
• T4 Emiliano Grillo -5 F
• T4 Tom Kim -5 F
• T7 Alex Noren -4 F
• T7 Ryan Fox -4 F
• T7 Tommy Fleetwood -4 F
• T7 Sepp Straka -4 F
• T7 Scottie Scheffler -4 F
• T7 Jon Rahm -4 Thru 17

Other notable scores from day one:

T48 Matt Fitzpatrick +1 thru 17

Recapping on his opening round, Rory McIlroy, who shot a three-under 68 on Thursday, stated that it was cool to play in front of a ‘more casual crowd rather than a golf crowd.’

‘Solid start. A bit up-and-down, which is to be expected,’ McIlroy said.

‘A little disappointing with the three-putt at the last. Something to build upon. With so many events going on spread all across the city, for people to venture out here and to watch us play, it was a really cool atmosphere to play in.

‘(I was) not (expecting) this. I thought the weekend, it might get a few more people. I thought the first couple days might be a little bit quieter but it was awesome.

‘I’d say maybe 25 per cent were more of a casual crowd or sports crowd rather than a golf crowd. It’s nice to play in front of that because it provides a bit more energy.

‘There’s a few more flags and there’s a bit more, I don’t know what the word is, like nationalism. But we were all really well-supported out there. It was great to see.’

So we’ve had an update from Le Golf National and it appears the first round of the men’s strokeplay has been suspended due to lightning.

Although, I’ve just seen Jon Rahm doing some warm-ups on the 18th tee box so it looks like play may continue again pretty soon.

It’s been a day for upsets over at Roland Garros.

After four-time French Open champion and world No 1 Iga Swiatek was defeated by Zheng Qinwen – ending her 25-match winning streak in Paris – Alexander Zverev has just suffered a 7-5 7-5 defeat by Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti!

And what a summer it’s been so far for the 22-year-old Italian. Last week he reached the finals of the ATP 250 in Croatia, but prior to that he had reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon where he was beaten by Novak Djokovic.

Speaking of whom, we’ve got a mouth-watering clash coming up later today, with Djokovic set to face off against Stefanos Tsitsipas later this afternoon. They should be getting underway at around 6.00pm BST and we’ll have all the live coverage right here at Mail Sport.

Mail Sport’s Nik Simon hitched a lift with Team GB gold medallist Hannah Scott right after she clinched gold on Wednesday as part of the women’s quadruple sculls crew.

As she got out of the car Scott was welcomed by a crowd of people chanting her name following yesterday’s epic race!

Judy Murray has taken to Twitter to hit out at Olympics organisers following today’s boxing match between Imane Khelif and Angela Carini.

Carini withdrew from the fight just 46 seconds into the first round against Khelif, who had been banned from competing at the 2023 World Championships after failing to meet the eligbility criteria.

The incident has sparked outrage on social media, with the hashtag #IStandWithAngelaCarini trending after with many incensed that Khelif was allowed to compete in the women’s boxing after tests at the World Championships had shown Khelif had ‘XY chromosomes’. In short, it deemed Khelif was ‘bologically male’.

Replying to a post from The Telegraph’s Oliver Brown, Murray took to X (formerly Twitter) to state: ‘This should never have been allowed to happen. Bring back the swab test. Sport has to be fair and safe for Biological women.’

The Rio 2016 Olympic champion qualified fastest, and will be the last to navigate the course in this afternoon’s final.

A strong medal hope for Team GB, that will be kicking off in just under an hour at 4.30pm BST.

Tommy Paul made Carlos Alcaraz work for it, but the 2024 Wimbledon and French Open champion doubles down and wins the tiebreak to claim victory in two sets.

Disappointing for the American not to get the better of an opponent that he has a 2-4 head-to-head record against, but Team GB fans will hope that defeat on Phillippe-Chatrier has left Paul a spent force…

He teams up with Taylor Fritz to play Dan Evans and one Andy Murray later on today.

A blinder of a run for Team GB’s K1 hope, who manages to lead the fastest time so far by over a second – but there’s a potential penalty to come for a close shave on gate 14.

But Clarke looked very strong in the semi-final, and he ends up sitting pretty at the top of the table with just one paddler to go.

It’s tiebreak time, after the Spaniard managed to claw his way back in the second set to level things 6-6 with the American Paul.

Where normally Alcaraz would be the delightful crowd favourite on clay, this is a highly partisan USA-slanted crowd, and the air fills with chants of ‘Tommy, Tommy!’

… with his look at the extremely pleasant-looking route to the choppy waters of this afternoon’s Canoe Slalom Men’s K1 semi-final.

The paddlers are underway, with two final slots already confirmed, but Team GB followers will be avidly awaiting the emergence of Joe Clarke, vying to reclaim his Olympic gold after missing out on Tokyo 2020.

Another voice has added to the growing furore around Imane Khelif’s controversial victory against Angela Carini, in the form of Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls.

Alsalem expressed her concern online in the wake of Carini’s quick retirement, and Mail Sport’s Mike Keegan has the full report below.

Some mettle from the 16-year-old. Three years on from becoming Team GB’s youngest-ever medallist, the skateboarding teenager isn’t letting anything get in her way of competing in Paris – even a dislocated shoulder.

You can read the full report, below.

Where the reigning French Open champion Carlos Alzaraz, after a fast start against Tommy Paul, looks a little more troubled in the second set.

Paul has had the favour of the breaks and leads 3-0, and the Spaniard – fresh off defeat in the doubles with Rafael Nadal – has just had to save his second break point.

Cheered on by Queen Letizia of Spain in a matching brick-red polo shirt, Alcaraz holds his nerve to win his first game of the second, letting out a huge ‘Vamos!’.

Riley Gaines has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to express her support to Angela Carini.

It came after Carini withdrew just 46 seconds into her boxing match against Imane Khelif on Thursday.

Khelif has caused controversy at the games so far after she was allowed to compete by the IOC despite been banned from competing at the 2023 World Championships. In short DNA tests had ‘proved she had XY chromosomes’ deeming her to be ‘biologically male’.

Gaines, a competitive swimmer from the US who has previously been outspoken against transgender athletes competing in women’s sports, issued her support to Carini on X (formerly Twitter), writing: ‘Men don’t belong in women’s sports #IStandWithAngelaCarini’.

That hashtag, #IStandWithAngelaCarini, is now trending on X following this afternoon’s fight.

I’ve watched this about three times now trying to figure out how Italian beach volleyball star Adrian Carambula hit this serve.

It is total madness and now I can see why Carambula has been nicknamed ‘Mr Skyball’!

Mail Sport’s Oliver Holt is at the fencing today and has been marvelling at the spectacular Grand Palais?

James Peters and Fyn Sterritt were vying for a spot on the podium in the men’s skiff medal race before the race was called off!

A breeze appears to have changed as the boats come to a stop here in Marseille and organisers have chosen to stop the race mid way through the second round.

I’ve just seen an official cruising around on a speed boat waving a chequered flag – and it appears that the wind conditions were unworkable for some boats in the race.

The boats will reset and we’re hearing that the race will recommence at around 3.20pm BST.

‘Who knows,’ Daley said, when pressed on whether he’ll be back again to appear at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Earlier this week, the gold medallist completed the full Olympic medal set, clinching silver in the 10m men’s synchronised diving alongside Noah Williams.

‘We’ll see. I’m enjoying it right now, having a little bit of time not being in the pool every day, but we’ll see.’

Team GB rower Oli Wilkes has lauded his side’s performance in the men’s coxless four earlier today.

Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson powered home to finish third in the 2000m race, behind the USA and New Zealand in first and second.

But the team admitted their pride at getting on the podium, with Wilkes telling BBC Sport: ‘It’s really special because we’ve put in loads of work over a lot of years. For me, a couple of years ago, I didn’t think I’d even make it into the team and we had a crazy year last year, I couldn’t have wished for anything better and this year, we faced more challenges. We’ve stuck together and got through it.

‘While bronze wasn’t the dream we could have hoped for last year, I think we can be proud of ourselves for getting the bronze today. We really backed each other up and got stuck in.’

Helen Glover agonisingly missed out on winning a third gold medal earlier this morning as she and the women’s quad had to settle for second place.

Thoughit was a hotly contested race, with China just getting their nose in front of the Brits to seal gold.

Here’s just how close they came…

Mail Sport’s Mike Keegan writes the manner of Imane Khelif’s victory was one of the darkest episodes in the history of the games.

It came after her Italian opponent Angela Carini withdrew from their bout just 46 seconds into the fight.

Carini took several blows from her opponent which she said ‘hurt so much’ while telling her corner ‘it’s not fair’.

Khelif had been banned from participating in last year’s World Championships after she had failed eligibility tests, which, in short, deemed her to be ‘biologically male’.

Right, it’s been a while since we checked in on the golf but there’s been a lot going on at Le Golf National this morning.

The 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama has stormed into the lead by three shots, having just wrapped up his round with a low score of 63 to go eight-under.

LIV golfstar Joaquin Niemann, representing Chile, Argetina’s Emiliano Grillo, South Korea’s Tom Kim, Sami Valimaki and defending champion Xander Schauffele are all T2 at five-under par.

Tommy Fleetwood wrapped up his first round earlier this morning going four-under par with a cool 67, while he’s tied with Rory McILroy and Jason Day who are both still out on the course.

Here’s the top ten from this morning’s action…

• 1 Hideki Matsuyama -8 F
• T2 Joaquin Niemann -5 F
• T2 Emiliano Grillo -5 F
• T2 Tom Kim -5 thru 17
• T2 Sami Valimaki -5 thru 13
• T7 Alex Noren -4 F
• T7 Ryan Fox -4 F
• T7 Tommy Fleetwood -4 F
• T7 Jason Day -4 thru 17
• T7 Scottie Scheffler -4 thru 17
• T7 Rory Mcilroy -4 thru 17
• T7 Carlos Ortiz -4 thru 9

Martina Navratilova has also condemned today’s scenes in the women’s boxing, brainding it ‘deplorable’.

The former tennis star took to X (formerly Twitter) to write: ‘Deplorable. This will not end well for the people in power who allowed this to happen.’

Sharron Davies has continued to blast the International Olympics Committe (IOC) for allowing Imane Khalif to participate in the women’s boxing at the Olypmics.

Khalif was denied entry to the 2023 World Championships after she failed eligibility tests, being deemed to be biologically male.

Davies is one of many who have been agered by the scenes in Paris this mornign after Angela Carini with drew in the first round of her bout against Khelif, after taking several blows from the Algerian.

Carini even stated afterwards that the blows ‘hurt’ and ‘wanted to honour the competition but stopped for her health.’

Davies took to X (formerly Twitter) to write: ‘The IOC are negligent in their duty of care to female boxers. Knowingly putting males with a huge advantage in the ring with females.

‘These males have been tested & banned by two boxing federations for having XY chromosomes. Its beyond belief but nothing the IOC does fails to disappoint me these days.’

She added: ‘This is a biological male fighting a female & absolutely everyone can see it, they have also failed gender screening, twice & have XY chromosomes. There is no ambiguity that the IOC do not care if a female gets seriously hurt. Or worse. I’m astonished at the weakness of the media.’

In case you missed it, here’s a recap from this afternoon’s fight…

Team GB have advanced to the final of the team jumping event!

The event took place at the Chateau de Versailles, with GB finishing behind Germany and the USA>

Ben Maher riding Dallas Vegas Batilly, delivered a perfect round for Team GB and was followed by Harry Charles and Scott Brash, riding Romeo 88 and Jefferson respectively.

Angela Carini’s boxing coach has spoken out following her withdrawal against Imane Khelif.

Khelif advanced to the next round of the tournament, with her bout against Carini lasting only 46 seconds.

The Italian boxer took multiple blows on the head from the Algerian, before withdrawing from the bout.

Her coach has revealed what the boxer said to her during the fight, stating to PA: ‘She felt pain in her nose and said to me “I don’t want to fight anymore”‘

Khelif’s inclusion at the Olympics has raised concerns over the IOC’s eligibility criteria for fighters competing in the women’s boxing category. The Algerian had been barred from last year’s World Championships after she had been deemed to be biologically male.

News just coming into us here at Mail Sport and Team GB’s Jake Wightman has been forced to withdraw from the men’s 800m because of a hamstring injury.

He has been replaced by Elliot Giles for the 800m race next Wednesday.

Wightman won gold at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the first international gold medal winner in a middle distance event for Team GB since Seb Coe won the 1500m at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Former British Olympian Sharron Davies has spoken of her fury at the IOC after they allowed Imane Khelif to compete against Angela Carini in the women’s boxing at Paris 2024.

Davies, who has been vocal on her position that transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete in women’s sports, wrote on her X account: ‘I’m so angry at the IOC, they learn nothing from history or science and women continually pay the price.’

Imane Khelif, who was banned from fighting at last year’s World Championships has won her first fight at the Olympics after Italian boxer Angela Carini withdrew after 46 seconds.

Carini had stated after the fight that her opponent’s punches were too strong and that it ‘hurt’. She had also reportedly dropped to her knees stating ‘this is unjust’ after Khelif was awarded the fight.

More on Mail Sport below…

What a morning it’s been for Team GB’s rowers! After Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne claimed bronze in the women’s double sculls, the women’s quad came out to take silver straight after them.

It was an achievement for Hodgkins-Byrne and Wilde, who had undergone surgery on her forearms 10 months ago, while Hodgkins-Byrne took time away from the sport after Tokyo 2020 to have her son Freddie, who is now two.

Secretly to ourselves, we were determined to try and get on the podium and that’s what we’ve done – Hodgekins-Byrne said.

Mathilda has been such a great woman to have in the bow. I have learned so much and I just know if I do my job, push as hard as I can, she will get me over the line.

Helen Glover, Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten appeared disappointed that they hadn’t quite clinched gold, despite being favourites to win the 2000m race. Yet Glover, a two-time gold medallist, stated afterwards that they were proud of their achievements.

I think today we put it all out there, we raced the plan we wanted to race, we raced together with so much heart. You know what, there can’t be regret looking back and knowing you did all you can – Helen Glover to BBC Sport.

I think no matter how we do, they [family and friends] are the people we go back to who love us no matter what. So it’s really nice to have everyone out there and everyone who’s supported us from near and far.

Next came the men’s coxless four of Oli Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson came through the field to clinch bronze for Team GB.

What a morning for Olypmic rowing!

We’ve had a rip roaring match here at Roland Garros.

Iga Swiatek, the queen of clay, is just managing to hold out to Qinwen Zheng of China in the women’s singles semi-final.

Zheng took the first set, surprisingly beating the four-time French Open champion 6-2 in the first set, and has just levelled with the Polish tennis star at four games a piece in the second set.

Can Swiatek force this to a third set tiebreaker?

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has questioned the IOC’s stance on the inclusion of Khelif in this year’s women’s boxing event.

The IBA had organised the athlete testing for the World Championships last year, where Khelif and Lin were both disqualified.

The IBA stated that the pair were barred from competing to ‘uphold the level of fairness and utmost integrity of the competition.’

The statement, released on Wendesday, read: ‘Khelif and Lin’s disqualification was a result of their failure to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the women’s competition, as set and laid out in the IBA Regulations. This decision, made after a meticulous review, was extremely important and necessary to uphold the level of fairness and utmost integrity of the competition.

‘Point to note, the athletes did not undergo a testosterone examination but were subject to a separate and recognized test, whereby the specifics remain confidential. This test conclusively indicated that both athletes did not meet the required necessary eligibility criteria and were found to have competitive advantages over other female competitors.

The statement added: ‘Our Committees have rigorously reviewed and endorsed the decision made during the World Championships. While IBA remains committed to ensuring competitive fairness in all of our events, we express concern over the inconsistent application of eligibility criteria by other sporting organizations, including those overseeing the Olympic Games. The IOC’s differing regulations on these matters, in which IBA is not involved, raise serious questions about both competitive fairness and athletes’ safety.’

Earlier this week, Algeria’s Olympic Committe (AOC) condemned criticism that has been directed towards Imane Khelif.

Algerian boxer Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting had been cleared to represent their countries at this summer’s Olympic Games, despite being barred from competeing at last year’s World Championships for being biologically male.

Scrutiny has been directed towards the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Algeria for Khelif’s participation, but the AOC have hit back at the targetting of their athlete, which they say is ‘baseless’.

‘COA strongly condemns the unethical targeting and maligning of our esteemed athlete, Imane Khelif, with baseless propaganda from certain foreign media outlets,’ they said in a statement.

‘Such attacks on her personality and dignity are deeply unfair, especially as she prepares for the pinnacle of her career at the Olympics. The COA has taken all necessary measures to protect our champion.’

The International Boxing Association has questioned the IOC’s stance on the matter though.

Angela Carini stated after her withdrawal just 46 seconds into her bout against Imane Khelif that her punches ‘hurt like hell’.

‘It hurt so much,’ Carini said after the bout, holding her nose.

She had taken several big strikes to the head from her Algerian opponent, and even stated that she struggled to breathe after one of the strikes.

‘After the second one I couldn’t breathe anymore. I went to my coach and said ‘enough’ because it takes maturity and courage to stop. I didn’t feel like fighting anymore…I have never felt a punch like this.’

Khelif is one of two boxers cleared to compete in Paris despite having been banned from last year’s World Championships for having been deemed to be ‘biologically male’.

The Italian boxer, Carini, subsequently dropped to her knees crying after the fight.

She had previously stated that she could ‘only adapt to the rules of the Olympics’ ahead of the bout.

Concerns have been rasied over Khelif’s participation in the competition,
after the Algerian had failed a testosterone test, which had prevented her from competing at last year’s World Championships.

International Olympic Committee spokespoerson Mark Adams had addressed her inclusion in women’s boxing ahead of the 2024 Games, insisting that Khelif met ‘all eligibility and entry regulations’ despite having ‘male sex chromosomes’.

‘Everyone competing in the women’s category is complying with the competition eligibility rules,’ he said.

Adams added: ‘They are women in their passports and it’s stated that this is the case, that they are female.’

But sports scientists have told MailOnline that an absence of clear policy in this area by the Olympics had allowed the situation to develop.

More from Mail Sport’s Mike Keegan here…

Eurosport’s coverage has not spoken much on Carini’s withdrawal. The next fight between China’s Chang Yuan and Bulgaria’s Stanimira Petrova stepped into the ring almost immediately after Imane Khelif and Angela Carini had left the ring.

As said below, Carini had dropped to her knees and began to tear up after withdrawing after 46 seconds against her Algerian opponent.

Algeria’s Imane Khelif is one of two athletes who have been allowed to participate in women’s boxing at this year’s Olympic games after being disqualified from last year’s Women’s World Championships for failing a testosterone test.

The Algerian was deemed to have not met the eligibility criteria for last year’s event in Delhi, along with Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, who had been stripped of a bronze medal won at the event.

International Olympic Committee bosses have stated that both athletes have met the eligibility criteria to compete in this summer’s Games, with Khelif winning her first bout in the women’s boxing on Thursday against Angela Carini – who foreifited their match.

A video has gone viral this week showing Khelif dominating one of her previous opponents, as fans reacted to news of her inclusion in the Olympics.

One former opponent of Khelif’s, Brianda Tamara Cruz Sandoval, has opened up on facing the Algerian.

‘When I fought her I felt very out of my depth,’ Tamara added. ‘Her blows hurt me a lot. Thank God that day I got out of the ring safely, and it’s good that they finally realized.’

Angela Carini dropped to her knees in tears after withdrawing from the bout.

The fight had begun with the Italian taking several hits to the face from Imane Khelif in the first 30 seconds before having to stop to adjust her head guard.

She headed back to her corner to consult her team before appearing to withdraw from the fight.

Both fighters exited the ring quickly after the decision had been announced in Khelif’s favour, with the Algerian being led out of the ring.

Drama unfolding in the women’s boxing match as Angelia Carini appears to have withdrawn from her bout against Imane Khelif.

The Italian looks visibly upset here in the ring and appears to be shouting several words to her corner – but does not seem happy. She doesn’t acknowledge her opponent in the ring after Khelif was awarded the victory and has fallen to her knees crying in the centre of the ring.

Despite a slow start, the men’s quad are also going to be stood on the medal podium, with Freddie Davidson, Matt Aldridge, David Ambler and Oli Wilkes.

They looked slightly out of synch at the start of the race, but boy did they bounce back with an epic race to hold off Italy and Romania who were hot on their heels at the end of that race.

It is also an excellent achievement for the coxless four, considering this is their first Olympic Games racing together.

It wraps up an excellent morning in the rowing for Team GB, who have clinched two bronze medals and a silver.

Meanwhile, it is USA who take first place, with New Zealand clinching silver in the mens quad.

Matt Fitzpatrick has just teed off at Le Golf National as Team GB’s men’s quad are underway in their 2000m final.

They’ve tgot around 700m left to go as GB currently sit third behind the US and New Zealand.

Speaking after their second-place finish, the Team GB women’s quad opened up on their race, with Helen Glover stating that they have no regrets.

Esme Booth told BBC Sport: ‘I think out on the water we had our race plan that we were going to execute so that’s what we did.

Rebecca Shorten added: ‘I think we’ve done a good job and we were going out there for gold but we’ll take a silver.’

Sam Redgrave replied: ‘It’s maybe a bit to early to reflect. We didn’t go in there wanting to race for silver we wanted gold. I’m still really proud of what we’ve done this season. We’ll have time to reflect on it.’

But Glover delivered an emotional response when asked about today’s race plan.

Team GB’s opening ceremony flagbearer said: ‘Today we put it all out there. We race the plan that we wanted to race. There can’t be regret in looking back on what we’ve done.

Two-time gold medallist Helen Glover helped Team GB’s women’s quad clinch silver in Paris on Thursday following what was an epic performance from GB’s rowers.

While winning silver may not be the medal the quartet will have wanted they were briliant throughout the race and have been excellent all year.

Glover, meanwhile, said to BBC Sport ahead of the race that it was ‘bizarre’ to be attending her fourth Olympics game.

‘I honestly feel bizarre talking about a fourth Olympics, I feel so lucky to have gone to one. I didn’t think I’d be the person that was still going. I definitely I’d still be the person going when I’ve got a family. Sometimes, I feel just a bit of disbelief around going to Paris.

‘There have been more than a few moments where I’ve questioned my decision. Some of them in a daily way you do as an athlete where you think this is really hard, some of them in a more reality checking moment of having heartfelt conversations probably once, maybe twice of me being very close to walking away. Very close to walking away, there had been really hard times.

‘My decisions are made entirely around my kids. I always ask myself am I doing right by them, am I being the best mum I can be and if there are times where I start to question that, I have to question whether I stay in the sport and I had to change things. If there was a moment where I was asking that question and the answer was I need to change things, I’m going to keep going.’

Helen Glover, Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten have won silver in the women’s quad final.

It’s the Netherlands who have out gunned the british quad to take first place, with Glover agonisingly missing out on her third Olympic gold medal.

But it was an outstanding race from both GB and the Netherlands who gave everything they had in that race.

But it’s yet another medal for Team GB and what a performance it was from the women’s quad.

It’s all go this morning and the women’s quad has just got underway with Helen Glover out to win yet another Olympic gold medal.

Glover herself is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and is rowing alongside Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten, the quartet are favourites to win this women’s final.

They’ve moved into third place inthe race with China and New Zealand ahead of them. Can they pull it back with 700m left to go?

The heroics of Becky Wilde, 26, and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne, 29, who are just recieving their bronze medals, have added to Team GB’s medal count, which now sits at 17.

Team GB now have six gold medals, six silver medals and six bronze medals and are hot on the heels of both France and Japan in first and second place.

It’s not a great start from the 2019 Open champion though.

It looks like he’s sliced his drive off the first right into the bank on the right of the first tee.

He grits his teeth in anguish at the drive but the Irishman should be able to get up and down for par from there.

Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne are full of emotion as they exit their boat.

The pair have just embraced with a big hug on the jetty after clinching an epic bronze medal in Paris!

They’ve also brought home Team GB’s 17th medal of the games!

‘Quite surreal to be honest,’ Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne said, speaking on clinching bronze to BBC Sport.

‘I knew we could do it before hand. But knowing you can do it is quite different from actually doing it. We saw from races here that anything can happen. I said before that all I have to do is stay in my boat and if I can do that I can get the best out of us.’

Her team-mate Becky Wilde was subsequently asked how they clinched an Olympic medal despite her only haivng raced internationally three times before.

‘I have no idea,’ she said. ‘I’ve had the support of so many people behind me. Mathilda has been such a great support to have on the bow and I just know that if I do my job, push as hard as I can then she’ll get me over the line.’

What a victory from the British pair!

It’s another medal for Romania! Andrei Cornea and Marian Enache have delivered a dominant performance here in the men’s double sculls to claim their second gold medal of the Olympic games and third medal in paris.

In second place come the Netherlands while Ireland’s Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle give a big thumbs up as they claim third!

There’s no Team GB representation in this race, but Romania are showing their dominance yet again.

They’re in the lead just behind Spainm who got off to a roaring start, with Ireland sitting in third.

Meanwhile, we have the full analysis on Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde’s epic 2000m double sculls win in Paris below!

Jess Eddie, Team GB Olympic silver medallist, reflecting on Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne’s bronze medal, told BBC Radio 5 Live that this was ‘one of the stories of the British rowing team.

I cannot to tell you the journey this crew has been on. To see them with Olympic medals around their necks in a matter of moments this is unbelievable. This is one of the stories of the British rowing team here.

Joined together only this year, Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne have clinched bronze in the women’s double scull.

This was also only Wilde’s third ever Olympic race!

What an achievement from the Team GB duo!

New Zealand take gold by half a boat length with a powerful performance in France, while Romania clinch the silver medal!

New Zealand have taken the lead, with Romania are in second but they look to be dropping back.

GB are third but can they find a second gear?

But there’s stilol 1500m to go here. Norway have taken the lead, with Romania starting to put on the after burners, with New Zealand in third.

Matilda Hodgkins-Byrne competed for GB at the 2020 summer Olympics, finishing seventh in Tokyo in the Women’s quad scull, but will be hoping to come away from Paris with a medal today.

Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodkins-Byrne are off to a solid start here in the double scull, taking the lead with Romania and Netherlands hot on their heels.

They booked their place at the Olympic games after qualifying at the last moment.

Britain come here from the global view with no real expectation. They’ve also come in after dominating their race, which just no one expected, they could be the surprise package – Dame Katherine Grainger tells BBC Sport

The finals are quickly approaching and it’s Becky Wilde and mathilda Hodgkins Byrne coming up in the women’s double sculls final in just a moment’s time.

Team GB produced a sensational victory in the women’s quad yesterday to snatch victory off the Netherlands.

While we wait for today’s race to get underway – recap on Team GB’s epic victory from Tuesday in Paris here!

Team GB’s Tommy Fleetwood is also off to a good start here! He’s one-under through five and has drained a brilliant 30-foot par putt to maintain his solid start.

The man from Merseyside has already experienced huge success at Le Golf National, having helped Team Europe claim victory against the USA back in 2018. He also clinched the French Open at this iconic par 71 track the year before, in 2017.

For Fleetwood, the Olympics should have the same status as golf’s four major championships.

‘But I think the Olympics for me is sport in its purest form – it’s the most amazing event in the world,’ he said.

‘The last two gold medal winners in Justin and Xander were fantastic for the game – I’m pretty sure kids will start growing up dreaming a bit.

‘If I was to win a gold medal, it would go there alongside any other achievement I’ve ever had.

‘It really is special, and it is the most special sporting event in the world.

‘For us, we just didn’t grow up with that, but I’m sure kids will from now on and it will be very high.’

What a tough putt this is. The 2021 Masters champion has a horrible putt into the green on the par-four fifth and he’s opted for the wedge to get himself around the inlet of rough that breaks up his shot to the flag.

‘A difficult shot and you know no body likes doing that,’ golfing legend Gary Player says on Eurosport’s live coverage of the event. ‘These greens are perfect. Nobody wants to take a divot out of the green. You’d like to because that’s the shot that you’d want to play. But you just can’t make yourself do it!’

It’s not a bad result for Matsuyama though, who dinks his ball onto the bank on his left and drops it down about six feet from the hole. He’ll have a putt in for par to keep his score at two-under par.

The World No 1 and two-time Masters champion has enjoyed a sensational season picking up six wins on tour so far this season – and is the favourite to win gold in his first Olympic Games.

Scheffler is currently two-under through the first three holes and has just ripped a huge drive off the fourth tee straight down the fairway.

The 28-year-old also became a dad earlier this season and has been enjoying taking in all the sights that Paris has to offer with his wife Meredith and their new-born son this week.

Team GB’s Emma Reid has been eliminated from the women’s 78kg judo after suffering defeat by Sout Korea’s yoon HYunji.

The Brit was penalised three times during the encounter and was beaten by her opponent, who scored an ippon.

Rory McIlroy is one-over par through three holes at Le Golf National, but that score isn’t reflecting his golf at the moment.

He’s chipped onto the green from a horrific lie to tap in for a birdie to bring his score back to evens, but what a chip on that was.

While he’s endured a difficult year on tour this season, the Northern Irishman, who is representing Ireland at this summer’s games, is striking the ball very well so far today.

But after a disappointing year on the PGA Tour, noting his agonising finish at the US Open, what would winning the Olypmics mean to McIlroy?

‘The last time you guys saw me, I didn’t give a very good account of myself at Troon,’ McIlroy said, ahead of his first tournament since missing the cut at The Open.

‘I’ve been asked this question a lot, where would an Olympic medal sit in sort of the hierarchy of my career achievements and it’s something I probably won’t be able to answer until when everything is said and done.’

He added: ‘It would be the achievement, certainly of the year (for him). It’s well documented that I haven’t won one of the big four in 10 years. It would probably be one, if not the biggest, in my career for the last 10 years.’

So we’ve got a busy day ahead. We’ve already seen Ecuador’s Brian Pintado win gold in the men’s 20km walking race, while Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy – representing Ireland – are underway in the first round of the men’s golf at Le Golf National.

Meanwhile, Bryony Pitman is underway in the women’s archery having progressed to the round of 16.

So, what’s coming up today at the Olympic Games…

• JUDO: Britain’s Emma Reid competes in the 78kg women’s judo competition. Preliminary rounds start at 9.00am BST with medal events coming at 4.00pm BST.
• ROWING: A big day of rowing action is coming your way with women’s double sculls starting at 10.18am BST with Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne set to start for Team GB. The Women’s four, which will include Olympic flagbearer Helen Glover will also begin at 10.50am BST. While Team GB are also favourites in the men’s quad sculls final at 11.10am BST.
• SAILING: The men’s skiff medal race will see James Peters and Fynn Sterritt begin at 1.43pm BST. The women’s skiff medal race, which begins at 2.43pm BST, will see Team GB’s Saskia Tidey and Freya Black in action.

• CANOEING: Joe Clarke will compete in the men’s K1 slalom final at 4.30pm BST.
• GYMNSATICS: The women’s individual all-around event, which will feature USA superstar Simone Biles, starts at 5.15pm BST.
• SWIMMING: The women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final begins at 8.48pm BST.
• TENNIS: Andy Murray could play in his final-ever tennis match alongside Dan Evans as they take on US duo Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz at Roland Garros at 4pm BST.

Elsewhere, Team GB’s men and women’s hockey sides are both in action, with the GB women’s side taking on top-ranked Netherlands.

While Beth Shriever and kye White compete for GB in the first round of BMX racing from 7pm BST.

We’re back for another day at the 2024 Paris Olympics and boy have we got an exciting morning ahead.

Team GB have been outstanding so far at the games and have climbed their way to fourth in the medal table.

Wednesday was one of the country’s best days at an Olympic Games, with medals raining in for Team GB. Alex Yee produced a sensational comeback in the men’s triathlon to clinch gold, while the women’s quadruple scull snatched gold from the Netherlands during yesterday’s rowing.

Kieran Reilly agonisingly just missed out on a gold medal in the men’s freestyle BMX despite producing a jaw dropping performance to come second, while Beth Potter, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson all clinched gold medals in the women’s triathlon and the women’s 10m synchronised diving.

It was a sensational day for the Brits, and their best start to an Olympics for 112 years – with Team GB raking in a haul of 17 medals – six gold, six silver and five bronze.

But there are more medals up for grabs today – so stay tuned as we’ll have all the live action, commentary and analysis right here on Mail Sport for Thursday at the Olympic Games!