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Katarina Johnson-Thompson took silver medal in her duel with Nafi Thiam for heptathlon glory on Day 14 at the Paris Games, while Toby Roberts has won a historic first sport climbing gold medal for Team GB. Johnson-Thompson was the overnight leader in the seven-discipline event after Thursday’s superb start, maintaining her advantage after the long jump but trailed by 121 points following the javelin and a six-second advantage in the 800m wasn’t enough for the gold.
A dramatic end to the men’s boulder and lead final resulted in an incredible gold for Surrey teenager Roberts, Britain’s 14th of these Olympics, with the athletics schedule headlined by more high-profile finals including the women’s 400m, 10,000m and shot put, plus the men’s triple jump and 400m hurdles. GB won medals in both the 4x100m relay finals. There are more British medal hopes to come in the cycling velodrome, with Jack Carlin winning his bronze-medal race and GB taking silver in the women’s madison, while breakdancing makes its Olympic debut and France take on Spain in the final of the men’s football competition.
We’ll also have the latest on Noah Lyles after Covid ruined his dreams of a famous Olympic sprint double in the men’s 200m final last night and looks to have ruled him out of the relays, while Imane Khelif also goes for gold tonight amid boxing’s gender row. Follow all the latest news, results, updates and medals from the Olympics live below, with expert analysis from Standard Sport’s Matt Majendie and Malik Ouzia in Paris.
Olympic Games latest news and updates
Katarina Johnson-Thompson secures heptathlon silver
Toby Roberts wins first sport climbing gold medal for Team GB
Team GB win medals in both 4x100m relay finals
Elinor Barker and Neah Evans secure silver in madison final
Jack Carlin fortunate to claim bronze in men’s sprint
GOAL! France 3-5 Spain | Men’s football final
19:46 , Marc Mayo
It’s all over at the Parc des Princes! Camello has his second in extra-time and Spain are marching towards gold medal glory.
That’s the last kick of the game! France beaten.
Heptathlon silver for KJT
19:42
It was a personal best by Katarina Johnson-Thompson in the 800m. She could hardly have done more.
And how about that from Nafi Thiam? Three Olympic heptathlon gold medals in a row! Unprecedented stuff.
Athletics | Heptathlon
19:38 , Marc Mayo
Nafi Thiam slowing down the back straight but Katarina Johnson-Thompson needs to speed up.
Anna Hall cruising in the front. KJT kicks to follow through.
On the home straight, it’s a 2:04 or so…
Thiam clocks a 2:10. That’ll be gold for the Belgian! Silver for KJT – her first Olympic medal. Superb effort.
Athletics | Heptathlon
19:37 , Marc Mayo
Anna Hall, Noor Vidts and Annik Kaelin are the competitors for third place in reality.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson enters in second and needs to beat Nafi Thiam by around eight-and-a-half seconds.
Hall is the favourite to win this 800m event and leads off early, KJT behind.
Thiam trips but stays up! She’s dropped off, as expected, but by how much come the end of the race is the question. The first lap is done, a quick 58.75. Thiam not slow herself…
Athletics | Heptathlon
19:34 , Marc Mayo
Katarina Johnson-Thompson heads out to the track. A short wave and thumbs up, she’s remained in-the-zone all competition.
Nafi Thiam heads out after and, likewise, no smiles. This is business.
Athletics | Heptathlon
19:32 , Marc Mayo
Before we focus on KJT, GB’s Jade O’Dowda is up in the first of the two heptathlon 800m races.
A time of 2:12.12 leaves her on 6,280 points. That’s top of the pile! (before the other ten race…)
Heptathlon standings
19:25 , Marc Mayo
Katarina Johnson-Thompson sits on 5,803 points ahead of the 800m with Nafi Thiam of Belgium, the heptathlon winner at the last two Olympics, first on 5,924.
It means Thiam holds a lead of 121 points over Johnson-Thompson. Annik Kalin of Switzerland is in third, 109 points off the British athlete, with Noor Vidts five points further back.
If Johnson-Thompson is to win gold in Paris tonight, she must beat Thiam by around eight and a half seconds in the 800m.
The Briton’s personal best over the distance is 2:05.63, set at the World Championships in Hungary last year. Thiam’s best came earlier this summer, when she ran a 2:11.79.
It means if the Belgian is to match her personal best, Johnson-Thompson must take at least two seconds off her record time. She will be confident of sealing a place on the podium at the very least, for what would be her first Olympic medal.
Anna Hall currently sits fifth in the overall standings, but is capable of running a very quick 800m and is still firmly in the medal hunt.
GOAL! France 3-4 Spain | Men’s football final
19:18 , Marc Mayo
This thriller of a football final takes another turn!
Camello gets in behind for Spain and delicately chips the keeper for the lead in the 100th minute.
Athletics | Heptathlon
19:17 , Marc Mayo
The men’s triple jump final is about to begin with the women’s shot put final ongoing in the background at the athletics.
The heptathlon is next up on track… which means Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s shot at glory with the 800m.
Two races to complete with Jade O’Dowda in the Group B even first up.
France 3-3 Spain | Men’s football final
19:11 , Marc Mayo
At the Parc des Princes, France and Spain are in extra-time after that late rally by the hosts.
Athletics | Women’s 400m final
19:07 , Marc Mayo
Amber Anning slipping back on the back straight as Paulino looks strong.
Rhasidat Adeleke of Ireland also there as we head to the back straight.
But Paulino, the favourite, is miles clear for the home straight! She wins for the Dominican Republic with an Olympic record.
Anning races back to finish fourth.
Athletics | Women’s 400m final
19:02
Next up at Stade de France, Team GB’s Amber Anning goes in the women’s 400m final.
Cycling men’s sprint | Bronze medal match
18:57 , Marc Mayo
So, it was a reprieve for Jack Carlin in his third-placed play-off with Jeffrey Hoogland. No disqualification for that accidental chop on his opponent in the deciding race.
A long sprint has the Brit ahead and he has to hold him off for the line… he wins it!
Bronze for GB!
We’ve also had Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell book their spots in the women’s quarter-finals tonight.
GOAL! France 3-3 Spain | Men’s football final
18:56 , Marc Mayo
France have done it! A stoppage-time penalty awarded by VAR after a foul at a set play allows Mateta the chance to level up from the spot… and he takes it!
Athletics | Men’s 4x100m relay
18:51
Great Britain run in lane four, on the inside of the USA. Italy are the defending champions.
The rain has eased but we’re still on a wet track as starting gun goes, and we’re off!
The US mess up their first changeover. Team GB in the midfield.
Canada win it from the outside! That’s BRONZE for Britain.
Athletics | Men’s 4x100m relay
18:47
Time for Team GB to go in the next relay final. Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchliffe, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Zharnel Hughes to run.
USA eyeing a first 4x100m crown since Sydney, moments after the women won gold. No Noah Lyles though.
GOAL! France 2-3 Spain | Men’s football final
18:45 , Marc Mayo
Olise’s free-kick takes a nick and ends up in the far corner and France are back in the game! Just under ten minutes left…
Cycling men’s sprint | Bronze medal match
18:44
We head to the velodrome for Jack Carlin’s winner-takes-bronze decider with the Netherlands’ Jeffrey Hoogland. The first two runs have been evenly split in this battle for third place.
Hoogland leads off down the inside… a crawl around the track for lap one.
Carlin then cuts across and slices the front wheel of Hoogland… they stay up but the gun goes. A mistake from the Brit.
Carlin is already on a yellow card for the event, this might be curtains for him. He looks gutted.
Athletics | Women’s 4x100m relay final
18:37 , Marc Mayo
Two rough changeovers did for Britain in what was a very good showing, a 41.85 just behind the USA’s time of 41.78, Sha’Carri Richardson’s trademark burst at the end won them the gold. Germany third.
Matt Majendie at Stade de France:
Some ugly changeovers from the GB women both involving Amy Hunt. On first glance I thought she’d received the baton too late but the silver medal stands. Had those last two changeovers been slicker then gold against the apparently invincible Americans would have been conceivable.
Athletics | Women’s 4x100m relay final
18:34
Under starter’s orders in the driving rain… and we’re off!
Dina Asher-Smith (in the dry) starts really well, the change has GB in front.
Amy Hunt on leg three passes on and Daryll Neita is second at the home straight… here come the USA!
GB takes silver!
Athletics | Women’s 4x100m relay final
18:28
The heavens have opened in Paris, this could make for an extra interesting night at the athletics…
The USA are the favourites and Team GB are in lane eight, which is the drier side of the track.
Athletics begins shortly
18:15
Matt Majendie at Stade de France
Dina Asher-Smith will begin GB’s bid for a medal in the 4x100m relay shortly with Daryll Neita, the 100m and 200m individual finalist, on the anchor leg. Imani Lansiquot and Amy Hunt complete the quartet.
Team GB line-up just announced for the men’s 4x100m too. It’s Jeremiah Azu, who false started in the 100m, Louie Hinchliffe, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Zharnel Hughes, who’d missed the 200m because of injury but is supposedly recovered now.
Just 15 minutes to wait for that one.
France 1-3 Spain | Men’s football final
18:08
A huge half-time break for Thierry Henry to try and spark a comeback from the French side at the Parc des Princes.
The second half is now underway.
Men’s cycling team sprint | Bronze medal match
18:06 , Marc Mayo
Jack Carlin leading off the down the inside and he has to watch over his shoulder to ensure his opponent doesn’t sneak in.
Then he goes with a sprint for the final lap… Hoogland has the power down the outside and he wins the second sprint!
Men’s cycling team sprint | Bronze medal match
18:04 , Marc Mayo
Next up is Jack Carlin and his second race against Jeffrey Hoogland of the Netherlands for the bronze medal.
Carlin won the first race so just needs one of the next two to reach the podium.
Team GB women’s madison reaction
18:00 , Marc Mayo
Elinor Barker and Neah Evans give their take on winning silver in the women’s madison.
“We really, really wanted gold,” admits Barker on BBC One. “We came in as world champions, we put pressure on ourselves and had a target on our backs maybe.
“Olympic medal? There are plenty of world champions who don’t have a medal. It’s a huge achievement.”
Evans adds: “We stuck to our plan pretty well, it’s rare for a lap to go and stick. In a moment we made a decision and still went so well, it’s so unpredictable. A medal is huge, nothing is guaranteed in the madison – it’s organised chaos.”
France 1-3 Spain | Men’s football final
17:53 , Marc Mayo
Over at the football, Olise finally gets involved in Les Bleus’ attempt to overcome Spain’s lead with a tame effort placed wide.
Spain keeper Tenas then denies Mateta… the half-time whistle goes and the hosts are stunned. They’re 3-1 down.
Track cycling | Women’s madison final
17:47 , Marc Mayo
Denmark lead a breakaway with six laps to go and Britain’s Barker goes with her. The pack has no choice but to go with them. A big finish in store…
The USA keep up and Evans’ stint ends with two laps left. She bolts past Denmark and is off!
The bell goes and she wins the final sprint. That’s ten points and enough for silver… Italy are the champions!
Track cycling | Women’s madison final
17:45
Two sprints to go and the Netherlands have rested before going all-in to the finish.
Italy lead Poland through the penultimate sprint, Britain way back. Are they plotting a big push? Double points to finish.
Track cycling | Women’s madison final
17:42 , Marc Mayo
Italy zoom off for a sprint victory and they go ahead to take a lap, too. That’ll put them up the top of the leaderboard.
Belgium now go for their own lap, with nobody chasing. Britain really need to find some legs for a crack at a breakaway, but they’ll have a target on their backs unlike the Belgians who are yet to score.
Evans goes too early at the next sprint to only score one point.
Italy 32, Netherlands 28, GB 21, USA 16, France 11.
Track cycling | Women’s madison final
17:37 , Marc Mayo
Evans leads Poland and the USA through the next sprint and Britain surely need to gain a lap here. The Dutch are now at the back of the pack, when it comes to winning sprints, and have exerted a lot of energy.
But they have a nine-point lead over the Brits.
Track cycling | Women’s madison final
17:35
The Netherlands have flown off to take a sizeable lead on track, that’ll force the issue for the others. Britain second through the seventh sprint.
The Dutch gain a lap on the pack and that’s 20 points in one chunk… they take the lead off GB.
Track cycling | Women’s madison final
17:32 , Marc Mayo
A couple of hefty bursts from the GB pair lead to them sitting out the fifth sprint, but they maintain a one-point lead over Denmark with France a further point back ahead of sprint number six.
The USA front that one to lead overall as Australia and the Netherlands score points, they’re potentially just getting started.
GOAL! France 1-3 Spain | Men’s football final
17:30
Oh my word! The Parc des Princes has been SILENCED.
A delightful free-kick from Baena beats a weak wall and the keeper is rooted to the spot. Spain 3-1 up.
GOAL! France 1-2 Spain | Men’s football final
17:27 , Marc Mayo
The comeback is complete with not even half an hour on the clock!
A fine lob down the right leads to a lovely cross and Sildillia can only parry the first shot… and in the for the rebound is Fermin for his second of the game.
Track cycling | Women’s madison final
17:26 , Marc Mayo
Four of 12 sprints down after GB sat out the second go and were edged by France the third time around.
Once again, they up the ante to force the issue and Barker hands over to Evans. A big gap at the bell but they are closed up and beaten at the line by Denmark.
They top the standings as it stands. Early days.
GOAL! France 1-1 Spain | Men’s football final
17:19
Spain pull level!
A fifth goal of the Olympics for Fermin after he ghosts into the box and rolls a calm finish past the goalkeeper.
Track cycling | Women’s madison final
17:16 , Marc Mayo
Back to the velodrome and Team GB are getting started in the women’s madison final.
We have 120 laps lasting about half an hour, with points dished out for 12 sprints – one every 10 laps.
Teams go in pairs with Britain represented by Elinor Barker and Neah Evans, they’ll fancy their chances at a medal.
Riders tag in/out via a handshake and GB lead France through for five points in the first sprint.
GOAL! France 1-0 Spain | Men’s football final
17:13 , Marc Mayo
France lead!
A calamity from the Spanish goalkeeper Tenas to gift Les Bleus a goal.
A throw-in leads to a speculative effort from Millot, towards the edge of the box, and the keeper makes a complete hash of catching a simple effort – instead parrying it softly into the net!
France 0-0 Spain | Men’s football final
17:11 , Marc Mayo
We’ve had 10 minutes in the Parisian sunshine but not a huge amount of action.
Michael Olise is the big threat for the hosts, drifting off the right flank with veteran attacker Alexandre Lacazette off the shoulder of Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Men’s cycling sprint | bronze medal match
17:07 , Marc Mayo
It’s Jack Carlin up against Jeffrey Hoogland of the Netherlands and a super move around the outside sees the Brit snatch the first race!
That’s the first blow in this best of three.
France vs Spain | Men’s football final
17:00 , Marc Mayo
Kick-off!
A packed-out Parc des Princes is ready for the showdown between France and Spain for men’s football gold.
Spain haven’t won this title since Barcelona 1992, which was also the last occasion the Olympic crown went to a European nation. France have been victorious just the once too, in 1984.
Imane Khelif prepares for boxing final
16:49 , Marc Mayo
Imane Khelif fights for boxing gold tonight as she takes on Yang Liu at the Olympics.
It has been a Games full of controversy, with Khelif facing questions over whether she should even be in Paris after the International Boxing Association disqualified her from last year’s Women’s World Championships, claiming the 25-year-old had failed a gender eligibility test.
Khelif has been allowed to compete at these Games and has not been particularly troubled in her three fights up to this stage.
She now attempts to become Algeria’s first ever female boxing gold medallist, and goes up against Yang Liu of China.
“I am focused,” Khelif said. “I am here for a good performance and my dream. I will give everything I have for the final.”
The welterweight bout begins at 9.51pm BST.
Athletics schedule
16:35 , Marc Mayo
So, what’s to come at the Stade de France tonight?
Great Britain run in both the women’s and men’s 4x100m relay finals at 6.30pm and 6.47pm BST before Amber Anning takes part in the women’s 400m final at 7pm BST.
The women’s shot put and men’s triple jump finals will kick off in the background before, at 7.35pm, Katarina Johnson-Thompson goes in the final event of the heptathlon – the 800m.
We’ll finish off with the finals of the women’s 10,000m and men’s 400m hurdle, the former of which features Team GB’s Eilish McColgan and Megan Keith. Mark 7.57pm in your diaries for that one.
Men’s football final
16:20 , Marc Mayo
The teams are in for the men’s football final as Spain take on France.
Here are the teams…
France XI: Restes, Sildialli, Bade, Lukeba, Truffert; Kone, Millot, Chotard, Olise, Lacazette, Mateta
Subs: Nkambadio, Akliouche, Cherki, Doue, Kalimuendo, Locko, Magassa
Spain XI: Tenas, Pubill, Eric Garcia, Cubarsi, Miranda, Barrios, Baena, Oroz, Fermin Lopez, Gomez, Ruiz
Subs: Joan Garcia, Bernabe, Camello, Gutierrez, Pacheco, Sanchez, Turrientes
We’ll have live updates from kick-off at 5pm BST!
Women’s football bronze-medal match
16:04 , Matt Verri
It’s bronze for Germany!
Ann-Katrin Berger with a penalty save in the 98th minute, Alexia Putellas unable to convert from the spot.
A 1-0 win for Germany over Spain, meaning the reigning world champions will leave Paris without a medal.
Snoop Dogg kicks off breaking event
15:50 , Matt Verri
Snoop Dogg seems to have been at every single event at these Olympics.
No surprise that he’s enjoying the breaking in Paris, officially opening the competition.
Not sure he’s quite ready to compete.
Johnson-Thompson needs special run!
15:41 , Matt Verri
Sure you don’t need reminder, but just in case…
The heptathlon is set for a thrilling conclusion tonight, with just the 800m to go.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson has been really impressive so far, but Nafi Thiam’s javelin dominance means the Belgian is 121 points clear.
If Johnson-Thompson is to win gold, she needs to beat Thiam by roughly eight and a half seconds in the 800m. Big ask, but her personal best is six seconds better than Thiam’s race.
That race is coming up at 7:35pm this evening.
China lead the way…
15:25 , Matt Verri
China’s diving domination has helped them moved back to the top of the medal.
They now have 31 gold medals, one more than the United States. Fair chance that changes again after tonight’s athletics action.
Toby Roberts’ success earlier today has moved Great Britain alongside France on 14 golds – hosts ahead in fourth due to having more silver medals.
Diving – women’s 3m springboard final
15:08
Guess what? It’s diving gold for China.
Chen Yiwen had a big lead and never looked like giving it up. Too good. She might still have won it with a belly flop to finish.
Sensational final dive from Maddison Keeney of Australia, she takes the silver medal. China’s Chang Yani third despite her slow start.
Yasmin Harper finishes the final in fifth, 13 points off the podium in the end. Grace Reid tenth.
Big night of cycling ahead!
15:03 , Matt Verri
Couple of hours break at the velodrome, but still plenty more to come.
Jack Carlin will race for bronze in the men’s sprint at 5pm, with Jeffrey Hoogland standing between him and another Olympic medal.
Shortly after that, at 5:09pm, it’s the women’s madison final. Elinor Barker and Neah Evans ride for Great Britain.
At 6:13pm, Emma Finucane goes in the second heat of the women’s sprint last-16. She goes up against Steffie van der Peet of the Netherlands.
And six minutes later it’s team-mate Sophie Capewell’s turn, with Daniela Gaxiola the opponent.
Diving – women’s 3m springboard final
14:52 , Matt Verri
Well, there’s suddenly a bit of distance between the top three and the rest.
Maddison Keeney in second, 264.90 but 35 points off the lead of Chen Yiwen.
Chang Yani has charged up to third, 254.25 her score. Chiara Pellacani eight points back in fourth, with Yasmin Harper further back in sixth.
One dive to go.
Diving – women’s 3m springboard final
14:50 , Matt Verri
There have been some… not very good dives. Pressure getting to a few of them, Julia Vincent with a 38.75 as she slips. Good news for Harper.
Alejandra Estudillo of Mexico with a really nice dive, and it’s taken her top for now! Just under two points ahead of Harper, 66.00 has got her right back in it.
Chang Yani, meanwhile, having been miles off it after one dive is now back on top. Come charging through the field, she’s right in the medal battle. 75.00 her latest score.
A couple more dives then we’ll bring you the latest standings after the fourth round…
Diving – women’s 3m springboard final
14:41 , Matt Verri
Three dives down in the final.
Chen Yiwen is now 32 points clear at the top. I dare say she might win gold.
Yasmin Harper remains in fourth, she’s only a few points off bronze. Still right in the hunt.
Here Harper is with her latest dive… bit of an over-rotation. 55.50 and she now faces an uphill battle.
Cycling – men’s sprint semi-finals
14:38 , Matt Verri
It will be Jack Carlin vs Jeffrey Hoogland for the bronze medal.
For gold, Australia’s Matthew Richardson goes up against Harrie Lavreysen, with the pair already guaranteed medals.
Cycling – men’s sprint semi-finals
14:34 , Matt Verri
Harrie Lavreysen is through to the Olympic final. Again.
The defending champion won the opening race of this semi-final clash against Great Britain’s Jack Carlin, leaving him needing just one more victory.
And he’s got it at the first time of asking, even if Carlin was able to push him a bit more here.
Carlin will race for bronze at 5pm.
Diving – women’s 3m springboard final
14:27 , Matt Verri
Chen Yiwen leads the way after the first two rounds. 147.00, she’s already 12 points clear of Maddison Keeney of Australia.
Yasmin Harper in fourth, a couple of points off the medal as it stands. Grace Reid last of the 12 divers in this final.
China’s Chang Yani down in 11th after a really poor opening dive, she’s left herself a lot of work to do.
Diving – women’s 3m springboard final
14:21 , Matt Verri
Two British divers in this final, Yasmin Harper and Grace Reid.
Harper was third after the opening round of dives, but not quite as good with the second. Reid in the 40s with her latest effort… not what she needed.
Still five divers to go in this second round.
Cycling – women’s sprint heats
14:05 , Matt Verri
Sophie Capewell next up, facing Nurul Izzah Izzati of Malaysia.
Tightest race we’ve seen so far in the heats, but Capewell strong enough to keep hold of the lead off the final bend.
Job done for the Brits. Capewell and Finucane will be back for their last-16 races this evening.
Cycling – women’s sprint heats
13:57 , Matt Verri
Swiftly back to the women’s sprint, the heats are up and running. It’s a one-race shootout at this stage.
Emma Finucane is up against Marlena Karwacka, the Briton should be comfortable enough in progressing. Should.
They start to speed up with a couple of laps to go, Finucane keeping a careful eye on the Polish rider as they take the bell.
Karwacka briefly threatens to come round the outside, but Finucane always in control and in the end she coasts to victory. Didn’t use much energy there.
Cycling – men’s sprint semi-finals
13:45 , Matt Verri
Lavreysen leads them round, Carlin was closing down the back straight but didn’t ever get himself really into it.
The Dutchman just too strong as he eases to victory in the opening race.
Carlin must win the next two races, otherwise he will be racing for bronze.
Cycling – men’s sprint semi-finals
13:43 , Matt Verri
Jack Carlin faces the ultimate test, up against Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands. He’s the world champion and Olympic champion.
Time for the first race in this best-of-three series. Carlin looking to pull off a big shock.
Cycling – women’s sprint qualifying
13:39 , Matt Verri
Riders are just taking it in turns to break the Olympic record, six have already broken it in this session.
New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews goes one better, taking the world record too with a time of 10.108. Oh, and then Lea Sophie Friedrich posts a 10.029!
Here’s Emma Finucane for Great Britain, beginning her bid for a third medal of these Games.
She goes into second, only four hundredths of that time set by Friedrich. Strong start.
Kelsey Mitchell the final rider in qualifying, tenth fastest.
So Finucane through in second, team-mate Sophie Capewell in fourth. Heats to come later this afternoon.
What does Katarina-Thompson need to win gold?
13:31 , Matt Verri
With just the 800m to go in the heptathlon, Nafi Thiam holds a lead of 121 points over Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
Annik Kalin of Switzerland is in third, 109 points off the British athlete, with Noor Vidts five points further back.
If Johnson-Thompson is to win gold in Paris tonight, she must beat Thiam by around eight and a half seconds in the 800m.
The Briton’s personal best over the distance is 2:05.63, set at the World Championships in Hungary last year. Thiam’s best came earlier this summer, when she ran a 2:11.79.
It means if the Belgian is to match her personal best, Johnson-Thompson must take at least two seconds off her best ever time.
Barring any complete disaster, Johnson-Thompson should be confident of securing a first Olympic medal, regardless of what the likes of Kalin and Vidts produce.
Busy day still ahead
13:24
Still plenty to look forward to today!
Here’s some of the big medal events to keep an eye out for, all of which we’ll be keeping you up to date with.
14:00: Women’s three-metre springboard diving final
17:00: Football, men’s gold medal match, France vs Spain
17:00: Track cycling, men’s sprint finals
17:09: Track cycling, women’s madison final
18:30: Athletics, women’s 4x100m relay final
18:47: Athletics, Men’s 4x100m relay final
19:00: Athletics, women’s 400m final
19:25: Athletics, women’s heptathlon 800m
20:45: Athletics, men’s 400m hurdles final
21:51: Boxing, women’s 66kg final, Imane Khelif vs Yang Liu
Toby Roberts ‘lost for words’ after ‘truly incredible’ gold
13:07 , George Flood
A delighted Toby Roberts told BBC Sport that having an Olympic gold medal to his name sounded “incredible”.
On that dramatic triumph, he said: “I am just lost for words.
“To find out that I had got the gold in that moment was truly incredible.
“Sorato Anraku is just an incredibly strong climber and it is insane how strong he is.
“He looked a little nervous but he is incredibly strong.
“I have been training for this moment my whole life. To say it hasn’t sunk in is an understatement.
“I imagine later it will be a flood of emotions. It is a goal I have been training towards for 10 years.”
Toby Roberts receives historic first Team GB climbing medal
12:56
Standard Sport’s Malik Ouzia at the Le Bourget Climbing Centre
The climbing wall in the background, a man with a Union Jack emblazoned with “Arsenal FC” and “Bethnal Green” belting the national anthem. Spine-tingling stuff.
Toby Roberts wins gold for Team GB in boulder and lead final
12:33 , George Flood
It’s gold for Toby Roberts and Team GB in a gripping finish to the men’s boulder and lead final!
Britain’s 14th gold of these Olympics so far and 52nd medal overall.
What a dramatic finish, with favourite Sorato Anraku of Japan falling at the last.
19-year-old Surrey climber Roberts – AKA ‘The Terminator’ – didn’t initially realise that he had even taken gold and Britain’s first-ever Olympic climbing medal.
Anraku has to settle for silver in the end, with another Olympic bronze for Austria’s Jakob Schubert.
GB’s Hamish McArthur ends up in fifth place.
Toby Roberts guarantees Team GB medal in boulder and lead final
12:21
Standard Sport’s Malik Ouzia at the Le Bourget Climbing Centre
Brilliant from Toby Roberts!
He is guaranteed at least silver and will become Britain’s first-ever Olympic climbing medalist.
A score of 92.1. But will it be gold?
Nafi Thiam takes 121-point heptathlon lead over Katarina Johnson-Thompson
12:11 , George Flood
Nafi Thiam did not throw further than her opening 54.04m in either subsequent effort in the second group of the heptathlon javelin.
So she heads into tonight’s concluding 800m race boasting a 121-point lead over Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
Thiam has 5924 total points, with KJT second on 5803.
In bronze medal position at the moment is Annik Kalin of Switzerland on 5694.
Britain’s Jade O’Dowda, meanwhile, sits in 10th on 5346 points.
Heptathlon update
12:06
Standard Sport’s Matt Majendie at the Stade de France
Maths was never my strongest suit but if Nafi Thiam and Katarina Johnson-Thompson were to both match their personal bests in the 800m tonight, the Belgian would win gold by 30 points.
Jakob Schubert makes gold medal push in boulder and lead final
12:03 , George Flood
Standard Sport’s Malik Ouzia at the Le Bourget Climbing Centre
The six-time world gold medalist Jakob Schubert pulls out all the stops and makes it higher than anyone else up the wall so far.
He charges into the lead, scoring an incredible 96 out of a possible 100.
Men’s boulder and lead final latest
12:02
That is some determined climb from Austria’s Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist Jakob Schubert, who now has a combined total of 139.6 to jump into gold-medal position at the business end of the men’s boulder and lead final.
He’s pushed the USA’s Colin Duffy down into second with 136.4.
Team GB’s Hamish McArthur has been moved down into third with four more climbers left to come, including fellow Briton Toby Roberts.
It’s getting nervy at the Le Bourget Climbing Centre!
Team GB divers Kyle Kothari and Noah Williams reach 10m platform final
11:54 , George Flood
An update now from the Paris Aquatics Centre, where there has been more good news on the diving front during a memorable Games so far for the Team GB group.
Kyle Kothari and Noah Williams have both progressed into the final of the men’s individual 10m platform event tomorrow.
Williams, who won silver in the synchro event alongside Tom Daley last week, finished eighth in the initial round with a total score of 446.70.
Two-time European and Commonwealth Games silver medalist Kothari – who has battled back from two career-threatening injuries in recent years – was just behind in ninth with 433.10.
Defending Olympic champion Cao Yuan topped the leaderboard ahead of Rikuto Tamai of Japan and Canada’s Rylan Wiens, a bronze winner in the synchro event.
Cao Yuan is very much the man to beat, having won five Olympic medals already including three golds to go along with his four world titles.
Hamish McArthur goes top in men’s boulder and lead final
11:43 , George Flood
Standard Sport’s Malik Ouzia at the Le Bourget Climbing Centre
Hamish McArthur is first to go and he’s right on the cusp of getting into that final blue section, where the points really start to rack up.
Still, a score of 72.0 out of a possible 100 lifts him into the gold medal position for now.
Nafi Thiam leapfrogs Katarina Johnson-Thompson with huge javelin throw
11:37
Standard Sport’s Matt Majendie at the Stade de France
Nafi Thiam has opened the javelin competition very strongly with an effort of 54.04metres, a season’s best which leapfrogs her 121 points past Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
That’s a chunky lead going into the 800m.
Men’s boulder and lead final latest
11:35
Standard Sport’s Malik Ouzia at the Le Bourget Climbing Centre
Here we go then, into the “lead” section of the boulder and lead final.
Six minutes each to get as high as they can up the wall, clipping on along the way.
Japan’s Sorato Anraku leads on 69.3, with Britain’s Toby Roberts on 63.1 in third, and team-mate Hamish McArthur on 53.9 in fourth.
I make that all to play for.
Team GB’s Cindy Sember falls in 100m hurdles semi-final
11:32 , George Flood
Not to be unfortunately for Team GB’s Cindy Sember in the third semi-final of the women’s 100m hurdles.
She suffers an unfortunate fall after hitting one of the hurdles. Heartbreaking.
Sember is visibly upset in her post-race interview with the BBC, as you might expect.
She says she’s sad but okay.
Nafi Thiam coming up in heptathlon javelin
11:27 , George Flood
We’re just a few minutes away now from the start of the action in the second heptathlon javelin group, which contains Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s main gold-medal rival Nafi Thiam.
We should also mention Team GB’s Jade O’Dowda, who delivered a very strong javelin performance of her own with 44.05 to sit sixth on the overall leaderboard as things stand.
Matt Hudson-Smith tells Team GB to ‘make history’ in 4x400m relay final
11:17
Speaking after the heats of the 4x400m relays, Matt Hudson-Smith is setting ambitious targets for the British team come the final.
He said: “We can go win it. We’ve got the team, we’ve got the mentality, we’ve got the coaching staff. Let’s make history.
“This team can do anything. We can get the British record, European record, and if we dig deep, the world record.
“Anything is possible when you’ve got your mind on it.”
Max Burgin runs personal best to seal men’s 800m final spot
11:07 , George Flood
So away from Katarina Johnson-Thompson, it’s been a pretty successful morning for Team GB on the track.
After both the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams qualified for their respective finals, Max Burgin has also reached the individual men’s 800m final.
He finished third in the third semi-final in a personal best time of 1:43.50, behind Kenya’s World Championship silver medalist Emmanuel Wanyonyi and reigning World Indoor champion Bryce Hoppel of the USA.
However, British team-mates Elliot Giles and Ben Pattison finished fifth and fourth in their respective semi-finals and have not made tomorrow night’s showpiece.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson stays in gold medal hunt
10:58 , George Flood
Standard Sport’s Matt Majendie at the Stade de France
That’s a great final throw by Katarina Johnson-Thompson of 45.49metres.
She does, however, have an anxious wait as Nafi Thiam has yet to go and her personal best is nearly 15m better.
The race for gold is still on with just the 800m for her to go.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson improves with final javelin throw
10:55
Superb again from Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who puts everything into that final javelin throw and improves with a fine distance of 45.49m.
It’s good enough for fourth in the first of two heptathlon javelin groups, behind Hungary’s Xenia Krizsan, Saga Vanninen of Finland and the USA’s Anna Hall.
She will now nervously await the results from the second group, which contains rival Nafi Thiam – for whom this is a very strong event.
Toby Roberts in silver-medal position in men’s boulder and lead final
10:48 , George Flood
An update now from the high-octane men’s boulder and lead final at the Le Bourget Climbing Centre.
It’s been dramatic stuff as ever, with Team GB’s Toby Roberts having vaulted his way into silver-medal position with a score of 63.1.
The USA’s Colin Duffy now leads on 68.3, with Sorato Anraku of Japan currently third with 59.5.
Britain’s previous leader Hamish McArthur has been knocked down to fourth on 53.9.
Second Katarina Johnson-Thompson javelin throw red-flagged
10:43 , George Flood
Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s second throw in the javelin is red-flagged as she just breaches the throwing line.
It didn’t look a great effort anyway, and she’ll still be pleased with that opening throw of 44.64.
One more attempt to come.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson comes close to javelin season’s best
10:39
Standard Sport’s Matt Majendie at the Stade de France
Katarina Johnson-Thompson looks remarkably non-plussed after unleashing her first throw in the javelin.
But it’s an impressive 44.64metres, just a few centimetres short of her season’s best and not far off her personal best.
That takes the pressure off.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson makes strong start to heptathlon javelin
10:33 , George Flood
A brilliant start for Katarina Johnson-Thompson!
The first of her three javelin throws goes for 44.64metres.
Exactly the sort of performance she needed.
46.14m is her outdoor personal best in the javelin, set during her successful World Championship bid in Budapest last summer.
Heptathlon javelin underway
10:30
Right, time for the all-important heptathlon javelin now at the Stade de France.
This is not typically a strong event for Katarina Johnson-Thompson, but it is for rival Nafi Thiam.
Team GB’s leader needs to just stay in touch here and then run a brilliant 800m tonight if she wants to claim the gold medal.
Team GB men seal 4x400m relay final berth
10:20
Team GB’s men’s 4x400m relay team follow the women in booking their place in the final.
The strong quartet of Charlie Dobson, Toby Harries, individual silver medalist Matt Hudson-Smith and Sam Reardon finish second in their heat in a time of 2:58.88, behind a Botswana lineup containing new 200m Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo.
Reigning world champions and favourites the United States settle for third with Christopher Bailey, Bryce Deadmon, teenage sensation Quincy Wilson and Vernon Norwood.
Men’s boulder and lead final latest
10:09
24.4 points from the scampering Toby Roberts earns him fifth place at the moment in the men’s boulder and lead final.
British team-mate Hamish McArthur still tops the leaderboard, now on 44.5.
World Championship silver medalist Colin Duffy of the USA is just behind on 43.8, followed by Jakob Schubert of Austria – Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist – and Japan’s Sorato Anraku.
Men’s boulder and lead final latest
10:04
Standard Sport’s Malik Ouzia at the Le Bourget Climbing Centre
Of all the sports I’ve attended, I must say I didn’t have climbing down as one for the “hear the roar from the station” category.
It is absolutely pumping in here.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson still leads heptathlon after long jump
09:58 , George Flood
The heptathlon long jump has now concluded.
It ends with Katarina Johnson-Thompson still sitting top of the leaderboard, with a 45-point advantage now over reigning Olympic champion and great rival Nafi Thiam – 5030 points to 4985.
Was that a big opportunity missed for Thiam, who failed to improve on her second jump? She has only cut the lead to KJT by three points so far this morning.
Thiam’s fellow Belgian Noor Vidts sits third on 4926 points, ahead of Annik Kalin of Switzerland, Martha Araujo of Colombia and the USA’s Taliyah Brooks.
Jade O’Dowda is 10th for Team GB at the moment, behind Anouk Vetter of the Netherlands.
Now over to the javelin…
Team GB women reach 4x400m relay final
09:53
Plenty going on at the Stade de France this morning, including the heats of both the men’s and women’s 4x400m relays.
The Team GB women’s team have just come second in their opening heat, behind the USA.
They qualify for tomorrow’s final.
Team GB’s Hamish McArthur takes early lead in climbing final
09:43
A solid start for Team GB in the final of the men’s boulder and lead over at the Le Bourget Climbing Centre.
Hamish McArthur has set the early pace with a score of 24.8
He currently leads from Jakob Schubert of Austria and American Colin Duffy.
Britain’s big medal hope Toby Roberts is still to come.
Heptathlon long jump latest
09:38
Standard Sport’s Matt Majendie at the Stade de France
Katarina Johnson-Thompson crouches in the sand to pray after her third and final jump as if to wish for a white flag but that’s not in doubt as she’s way back from the take-off board.
A 6.40metre jump will be a disappointment – particularly as her coach Aston Moore is a jumps specialist – but it still leaves her in contention.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson improves with third and final jump
09:36
Martha Araujo lays down a significant marker for Colombia with a terrific personal best of 6.61 that takes her top of the leaderboard in the heptathlon long jump, ahead of Annik Kalin and Nafi Thiam.
Here comes Katarina Johnson-Thompson again with her third and final jump, which needs to be a clear improvement.
And it is! 6.40. She’s in front of Jade O’Dowda in fifth.
Not brilliant, but better.
Heptathlon long jump latest
09:25
Katarina Johnson-Thompson does register a jump at the second attempt.
An effort of 6.04 leaves her down in eighth place in this heptathlon long jump.
She won’t be too pleased with that either, but at least she has something on the board.
One more attempt to come with the pressure ramping up.
Nervy start to heptathlon long jump for Katarina Johnson-Thompson
09:21 , George Flood
Standard Sport’s Matt Majendie at the Stade de France
After an early-morning trip to the local launderette to get some much-needed washing done – the glamour of the Olympics – it’s now the start of day two of the heptathlon.
Neither Katarina Johnson-Thompson nor Nafi Thiam have made a great start.
The heptathletes have just three attempts in this competition so the pressure’s building.
Heptathlon long jump latest
09:20 , George Flood
An opening jump of 6.05 from Nafi Thiam after Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s abandoned first effort.
Noor Vidts of Belgium has jumped furthest so far with an effort of 6.40.
Johnson-Thompson’s GB team-mate, the reigning indoor and outdoor women’s British long jump champion, Jade O’Dowda records a fine opening jump of 6.33.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson fails to record opening jump
09:12
Not the start that Katarina Johnson-Thompson was hoping for in the heptathlon long jump as she looks to get her run-up wrong and fails to record an opening effort.
She goes over and is straight in conversation with her coach Aston Moore.
Hopefully just some early nerves that can she quickly brush aside.
Two more tries to come.
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