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For the first time since 2012, the US women’s soccer team will be in the gold medal match at the Olympics.

The Americans advanced to the final with a1-0 win over Germanyon Tuesday. Sophia Smith scored in the 95th minute.

The United States will play Brazil for the gold on Saturday. The Brazilians knocked off Spain, the reigning World Cup champion, by a 4-2 score.

Here are the most compelling photos we’ve seen from the Olympics so far.

US soccer player Sophia Smith is mobbed by teammates after scoring an extra-time goal against Germany on Tuesday, August 6. The Americans won 1-0 to advance to the gold-medal match.

British hurdler Lina Nielsen lies on the track after falling during a semifinal race on August 6.

Belgium's Timothy Herman throws the javelin during qualifying on August 6.

The United States' Amit Elor, left, wrestles Kyrgyzstan's Meerim Zhumanazarova in the 68-kilogram final on August 6.Elor won the gold medal.

French swimming sensation Léon Marchand greets fans during celebrations in front of the Eiffel Tower on August 6. Marchand won four gold medals and a bronze during these Games.

For the third time, the American and Brazilian women’s soccer teams will face off for gold as Brazil beat reigning World Cup champions Spain in their semifinal 4-2.

The US beat Brazil 20 years ago in 2004, and again in 2008. They faced off for the CONCACAF W Gold Cup just five months ago where the US won 1-0.

Now they’re set for the third edition of this epic matchup, and Brazil will get the legendary Marta back from suspension.

Brazil are in this position in large part due to Spain’s many mistakes, and heroics by their goalkeeper, Lorena.

After going up 2-0 in the first half, Adriana tacked on a third goal in the 70th minute by capitalizing on another Spanish error. Adriana had kicked the ball into the crossbar, but Spain were unable to clear the ball and she headed in for a goal.

Spain’s 85th minute goal to break the clean sheet went in the scorebook as an own goal, but Salma Paralluelo deserves the credit. Unfortunately for her, Kerolin reestablished Brazil’s three-goal lead on a breakaway minutes later. Paralluelo added another goal in the 12th minute of stoppage time, and nearly completed a hat trick but it would not be enough to make up for early blunders.

Brazil’s win was official following a whopping 15 minutes of stoppage time thanks to numerous injuries and substitutions. Spain will play Germany for bronze on Friday at 9 a.m. ET, and Brazil will play the US for gold on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET.

Team USA huddles after their victory against Brazil in Paris, on August 6.

And it’s all over here, though in reality, it was all over quite a while ago.

Team USA just trounced Brazil, 122-87, as they move toward a semifinal matchup with Serbia. It’s a rematch of the two teams’ opening game of the Olympics, which Team USA won 110-84.

Led by Devin Booker’s 18 points, Anthony Edwards’ 17 and Joel Embiid’s answer to critics online and boo-birds in the crowd, it was just more proof that it is impossible to game plan for this team of stars.

Sure, LeBron James and Kevin Durant can have off nights by their standards, but there’s always another NBA All-Star who’s ready to fill in that gap.

James spent much of the third and fourth quarters in the locker room after taking an inadvertent elbow to the face from a Brazilian player.

He went down to one knee quickly and was eventually guided to the bench by a trainer. He received treatment on the bench before going to the locker room area. He would return and appeared to be OK as the game wound down.

Things are looking good for this team as it looks for its fifth Olympic gold medal in a row.

Algeria's Imane Khelif celebrates after defeating Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng in Paris, on August 6.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defeated Janjaem Suwannaphengof Thailand by unanimous decision in the women’s 66kg welterweight semifinal to advance to Friday’s gold medal match where she will face off with China’s Yang Liu.

Spectators at Roland-Garros Stadium cheered Khelif as she entered the ring. Some in the crowd booed Suwannapheng as she made her entrance.

The broadcast showed Algerian fans waving the country’s flag prior to the bout.

During the fight, the crowd was enthusiastically cheering for the Algerian, shouting Khelif’s name, “Imane! Imane! Imane!”

The fifth seed in the weight class was in control for all three rounds.

After being announced the winner, Khelif waited for Suwannapheng to acknowledge the crowd before she held the ropes for the Thai boxer to exit the ring.

The Algerian then gleefully smiled and danced to celebrate the victory.

She began taking selfies with fans in attendance after speaking to the international press before departing to the crowd chanting her name.

Khelif is sure to be a big crowd favorite on Friday.

CNN’s Jimmy Hutcheon and Matthew Brealey contributed to this report.

LeBron James looks on during the Men's Quarterfinal match between Brazil and the USA in Paris, on August 6.

LeBron James is back on the bench and seems to be fine.

As he walks back to his seat, the crowd begins to chant. It sort of sounds like LeBron and the camera pans to James, who waves and gets a big cheer from the Bercy Arena.

But he wasn’t who the crowd wanted. They were chanting, “Lé-on! Lé-on!” for their new legend, swimmer Léon Marchand, who is in the crowd here.

He waves to the crowd and gets a standing ovation from the arena, who begin to sing his name in adoration.

The only star bigger than the ones on the court here in Paris is the new French swimming hero.

Léon Marchand of France is celebrated by fans during the quarterfinal basketball match between USA and Brazil, in Paris, on August 6.

Well, it’s a 32-point gap now, 112-80 in favor of the US with four minutes to go.

This American team just truly cannot be stopped once it gets going. Brazil made its run in the first half and ever since that four-minute run in the second quarter, Team USA has just been unstoppable.

LeBron James hasn’t returned to the bench after going to the back with what appeared to be an injury to his face after taking an inadvertent elbow from a Brazilian player earlier.

CNN has reached out to USA Basketball for any word on his condition.

Coach Rana Reider gestures during a training session in the Stadio dei Marmi ahead of an athletics meeting in Rome, on May 15.

Rana Reider, the personal coach for track stars Andre De Grasse and Lamont Marcell Jacobs, both of whom are competing at Paris 2024, had his Olympic credentials revoked by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) on Monday.

The COC said the decision to deny the coach’s access to the Games was based on “new information about the appropriateness of Mr. Reider remaining accredited by Team Canada.”

Reider’s attorney, Ryan Stevens, said in a statement Monday that the coach was “unjustly stripped of his Olympic coaching credential, based on years-old claims in a lawsuit by former athletes seeking financial gain.”

Both De Grasse, a three-time Olympian for Canada, and Jacobs, who represents Italy, list Reider as their personal coach on their official Olympics bio pages.

An American coach, Reider had previously been under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct by the US Center for SafeSport.

The COC said Monday the committee had issued accreditation to Reider “based on the understanding that his probation with the US Center for Safe Sport ended in May this year, that he had no other suspensions or sanctions, and otherwise met our eligibility requirements.”

Stevens reiterated what the COC said about Reider not having any sanction against him by the US Center for SafeSport. Stevens also said there is no sanction against the coach by USA Track & Field or Athletics Canada.

CNN has reached out to the US Center for SafeSport for comment.

Reider, is listed as a defendant in three lawsuits in Broward County, Florida, accusing the coach of “sexual and emotional abuses.”

De Grasse is set to race in a 200m semifinal on Wednesday with the final slated for Thursday. He won gold in this event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. De Grasse failed to qualify for the 100m final in Paris.

Jacobs placed fifth in the men’s 100m event in Paris and is set to race again in the men’s 4x100m relay.

Team Italy had no comment regarding the Reider situation.

CNN’s Wayne Sterling contributed to this report.

It’s turning into a bit of a laugher here as the USA is on cruise control after three quarters.

The tension at this point is back in the locker room, where LeBron James walked to a few minutes ago holding what appeared to be a towel to his face after catching an errant elbow on a play.

Greece’s Miltiádis Tentóglou competes in the men's long jump final in Paris, on August 6.

Greece’s Miltiádis Tentóglou becomes the second athlete ever to win back-to-back long jump titles – the only other person to do it was Carl Lewis, who won four in a row.

Tentóglou grabbed the gold with an 8.48-meter jump.

“It’s a great achievement. I am very happy, but very tired. It’s OK. My distance was not bad, not good. … I didn’t think my jump was going to be enough because the other guys are very talented and capable. I was pushing throughout to do more,” Tentóglou said.

The Greek though sees himself heading to the next couple of Summer Games in order to match Lewis’ feat of four in a row.

“Of course [I’ll go for three in a row]. And four, we’ll see. I will try, I will try. I am 26 now, so I will be 30 in LA, so it’s possible.”

Jamaica’s Wayne Pinnock earned silver with 8.36, while Italian Mattia Furlani finished just behind with 8.34 for bronze.

This post has been updated with quotes from Greece’s Miltiádis Tentóglou.

Medical staff tend to LeBron James in Paris on August 6.

LeBron James is getting treatment after taking an inadvertent elbow to the face on Brazil’s last basket.

James went down after Brazil made a layup to make the game 74-51 in favor of the US. He was holding an area just next to his left eye and motioned to a trainer that he was cut.

He held a towel to his face as the US bench appeared in some distress. He eventually went with a trainer back to the locker room to receive treatment.

The USA, meanwhile, is continue to pile on the points against the Brazilians, as it’s now a 24-point game with four minutes to go in the third.

Amit Elor bites her gold medal after winning the women's 68kg freestyle wrestling match on August 6.

She’s done it – Amit Elor has won the gold medal in the women’s 68kg freestyle!

It’s an astonishing run to a medal because she’s competing out of her normal weight class.

She made her name in the 72kg weight class, winning the 2022 World Wrestling Championships – becoming the youngest US wrestler, male or female, world champion aged 18 – before successfully defending her crown a year later.

But the 72kg weight class isn’t part of the Olympic Games, meaning she needed to cut down to compete. And she has adjusted to life at a lighter weight seamlessly.

Remarkably, she won her first two matches with a combined score of 18-2 before going one better and beating North Korea’s Pak Sol Gum in the semifinal in just one minute and 44 seconds.

This post has been updated with quotes from the USA’s Amit Elor.

Mijaín López of Cuba celebrates winning gold against Yasmani Acosta Fernandez of Chile, in Paris, on August 6.

Cuba’s Mijaín López has become the first Olympian in history to win five gold medals in the same individual event.

The legendary Greco-Roman wrestler absolutely dominated Chile’s Yasmani Acosta in the 130kg final, winning 6-0.

López’s Olympic career started at Athens 2004 and he has gone on to win the gold medal in Beijing, London, Rio, Tokyo and now Paris.

He even took a break from wrestling last September after his father passed away and only recently started training again – but he still looked utterly unbeatable in Paris.

Acosta’s story is equally as remarkable. Born in Cuba, he represented his home nation until the 2015 Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile, where he remained after the games were over.

Given López was Cuba’s dominant wrestler, Acosta – who is close friends with López and was his training partner for nine years – rarely got the opportunity to represent Cuba on the biggest stage.

He has previously spoken about how he would be in tears watching wrestlers win at previous Olympics, knowing he could have easily beaten them.

He worked as a security guard for two years in Chile before being granted citizenship and narrowly missed out on bronze in Tokyo.

Now, he has realized his lifelong dream of standing on an Olympic podium as he wins the silver medal.

After the fight, López takes off his shoes and leaves them in the middle of the ring, indicating his retirement from the sport.

López and his coach are in tears.

The two bronze medals went toAmin Mirzazadehof Iran andChina’s Meng Lingzhe.

Quite the exclamation mark to end the half from the Americans as Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James tosses an inbounds pass alley-oop to Devin Booker, who jams it home over a Brazilian defender.

Just an incredible final four minutes of the half for Team USA. At one point leading by eight and seeing the Brazilians make a mini comeback, the team of American superstars ends the half on a 21-5 run that threatens to make the second half of this one a cakewalk for the US.

As a group, Team USA is shooting 59% from the field, including 6-of-12 from three. They’re out rebounding the Brazilians 27-14, have 19 assists to Brazil’s 10 and have three fewer turnovers. It’s a comprehensive performance at this point.

Joel Embiid leads the way with 14 points, James has 10 and Booker has nine.

Team Brazil celebrates after their goal against Spain in Marseille, France, on August 6.

Brazil are shocking the reigning World Cup champions.

Spain are struggling and are down 2-0 as the second half gets going, and have already had more scoring chances this half.

Just five minutes into the game, Cata Coll, Spain’s keeper kicked the ball off her own teammate and into her own goal. Gabi Portilho tacked on another goal in first half stoppage time and added insult to injury when she twerked in celebration.

Spain came back from 2-0 down to Colombia in the quarterfinals, but they have a lot of work ahead of them if they want a chance at gold.

It seems like that Brazil run just made Team USA find another gear.

It’s quickly 55-36 after Joel Embiid silences the boos with an and-one free throw, adding to his game-high 14. Embiid has faced some criticism for his play during this tournament, but he is looking like the former NBA MVP that he is tonight in Paris.

LeBron James just sliced to the basket for a layup and Jrue Holiday hit a mid-range jumper after a defensive stop and it’s suddenly 59-36 with less than a minute left in the first half.

USA's Stephen Curry and Brazil's Marcelinho Huertas fight for the ball, in Paris, on August 6.

The Brazilian fans here are starting to make some noise as their team makes a comeback.

A 13-2 run has made the game 42-34 to the Americans as the US suddenly goes ice cold and the Brazilians find their range from beyond the arc.

Brazil captain Marcelinho Huertas is leading the way with nine points while Lucas Dias has eight.

Team USA has never really had to get out of second gear here against the Brazilians.

Joel Embiid is out to make a point amid the boos from the French fans here in attendance and has eight early points to help put the US up 33-21 after one.

The US is shooting 62% from the field, including 4-of-7 from three point land.

Devin Booker is pacing the Americans with nine points in the opening frame.

Spectators watch the women's quarterfinal beach volleyball match between Australia and Switzerland at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris, on August 6.

Another day of the Olympics is in primetime and athletes around the world are fighting for gold.

Here’s what you should know from earlier today:

Postponed and canceled events:

Wins:

Records:

Gabby Thomas celebrates winning the women's 200m final in Paris, on August 6.

USA’s Gabby Thomas has upgraded her 200m bronze medal at the last Olympics to a gold in Paris, taking the victory in 21.83 seconds.

Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred, who won the Caribbean island’s first ever Olympic medal after winning the 100 meters on Saturday, now has another medal, this time a silver, while another American, Brittany Brown, completes the podium in a four-way photo finish.

This post has been updated with quotes from the USA’s Gabby Thomas.

Simone Biles competes during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Vault Final in Paris, on August 3.

Flipping and twisting through the air multiple times is something most of us will never experience.

While it may be a terrifying prospect for most people, Biles says she still finds it “really exciting” after all these years training and competing.

“Honestly, sometimes it feels like time goes really fast, like the floor comes sooner than it should,” she laughs.

“But most of the time, it does feel like you’re up there for a while and you’re just waiting to come back down. But it is really exciting.”

Biles is known for being one of the most tenacious competitors in all of sport, so it makes sense that she sees her spirit animal as the “honey badger,” a ferocious little animal.

Outside of the gym, however, her other spirit animal may surprise you.

Georginho de Paula of Brazil and Kevin Durant of USA battle for the ball in Paris, on August 6.

It has to be almost impossible to game plan to play this American team.

LeBron James and Kevin Durant have been the most likely faces to lead this team in scoring during this tournament. But so far through the first quarter, it’s Durant’s Phoenix Suns teammate Devin Booker and Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid who are pacing Team USA with five points each.

It’s a tough task for the Brazilians, but they’ve not been blown away out of the gate. Team USA leads 18-11 with four minutes left in the first quarter.

It was a constant in group play and it’s happening again here in Paris tonight: Joel Embiid is being booed hard by the French fans in attendance.

Embiid is the target of ire because he is playing for Team USA and not France. Embiid was born in Cameroon but has a French passport as well, which would have made him eligible to play for the host nation.

Embiid became a US citizen in 2023 and chose to play for Team USA instead of either Cameroon or France, and the French fans haven’t forgiven him.

Winfred Yavi of Bahrain celebrates after winning the women's 3000m steeplechase final in Paris, on August 6.

For most of the women’s 3000m steeplechase final, the top five runners led the race in their own pack, far ahead of the competition.

Then in the last lap, the top two competitors, Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi and Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai, pulled head of the bunch.

Yavi hovered around fourth for a while and only pulled ahead with Chemutai in the last 30 seconds of the race. She bid her time and finally took the lead when it really mattered, just before the finish, bursting past the Ugandan for the gold medal.

The world champion, who set a new Olympic record with her run of 8:52.76, could be heard squealing and seen dancing with joy after her gold medal effort.

Chemutai and Kenya’s Faith Cherotich rounded out the podium. World record-holder, Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya, finished in sixth.

This post has been updated with quotes from Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi.

Joel Embiid of team USA and Bruno Caboclo of team Brazil contest for the opening tip off during a men's basketball game in Paris, on August 6.

We are underway here at the Bercy Arena in the night cap in Paris for USA-Brazil.

Brazil wins the tip-off and open the scoring and the Americans answer right back.

The starting five for the Americans tonight:

Joel Embiid, center, and Stephen Curry of team USA walk onto the court before their game against Brazil, in Paris, on August 6.

The superstars of Team USA’s men’s basketball team just took the floor for warmups and were greeted by whistles and boos from the considerable Brazilian contingent here at the Bercy Arena.

And they loved it.

Multiple American players looked up into the crowd with smiles on their faces, waving their hands as if to welcome the jeers and urging the fans to make more noise.

If the competitions between Rebeca Andrade and Simone Biles in this arena earlier in these Games are any indication, it should be another lively edition of the Brazil-US rivalry tonight.

American gymnasts Simone Biles, left, and Jordan Chilesbow to Brazil's Rebeca Andradeafter she won Olympic gold in the floor exercise on August 5.

One of the enduring images of these Olympic Games will be Simone Biles and her USA teammate Jordan Chiles bowing to Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade as she took her place atop the podium after winning gold in the floor exercise.

It was a display of sportsmanship and humility, and encapsulated what it means for athletes to have the Olympic spirit.

Without doubt, it will go down as one of the most iconic Olympic moments.

“I think it was really important for that moment,” Biles tells CNN’s Coy Wire. “Obviously, it was just me and Jordan being me and Jordan, but I know it was really special and it was very impactful for kids to see that. You win with grace, you lose with grace.”

During these Olympics, Biles faced comments online about her appearance, specifically her hairstyle.

She hit back at those critics in an Instagram post and had a message for young girls around the world who have faced similar disparaging comments.

“You guys are beautiful, confident,” she said.

Cole Hocker celebrates winning the gold medal during the men's 1,500 meters final in Paris, France on August 6.

USA’s Cole Hocker has just taken a stunning, surprise victory in the men’s 1,500 meters, setting an Olympic record of 3:27.65.

This race was supposed to be about the rivalry between Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Great Britain’s Josh Kerr, with Hocker an outside shot for the medals.

Kerr looked to have judged his race perfectly when he moved past Ingebrigtsen in the closing stages, but Hocker surged up the inside to claim the biggest win of his career.

Kerr, the reigning world champion, claimed silver in 3:27.79, while USA’s Yared Nuguse was just edged out of second but took an excellent bronze in 3:27.80.

And Ingrebrigtsen, who went into this race as the Olympic record holder and reigning champion? He tightened up at the end and finished fourth in 3:28.24.

Who saw that coming?!

Simone Biles talks to CNN's Coy Wire in Paris on August 6.

Simone Biles put on a show at the Paris Olympics and walked away another three gold medals and a silver to add to her extraordinary collection.

But the road to get to Paris wasn’t easy.

At Tokyo 2020, Biles started suffering from the ‘twisties,’ a mysterious phenomenon that suddenly means a gymnast is no longer able to do a twisting skill she’s done thousands of times before.

Biles said that made her participation and performances in Paris all the sweeter.

“It was important to me because nobody forced me to be out there on that stage,” she told CNN’s Coy Wire.

Biles says she “dealt” with the twisties in therapy, something she has spoken about on a number of occasions since Tokyo.

Despite overcoming them, she admits that doubts sometimes still begin to creep in.

“Obviously, you always have those thoughts coming into the back of your head, but just trying to stay as positive as possible, going back to what I know, thinking about my therapy tactics – and it worked,” she added.

To make her silver medal performance on the floor exercise even more impressive, Biles arrived to the interview wearing a protective boot on her left foot.

The 27-year-old had to have her leg taped for her performance after suffering a fall in the warmup.

Sophia Smith, center, celebrates with teammates Trinity Rodman and Lynn Williams after beating Germany in Lyon, France, on August 6.

They did it!

Thanks to Sophia Smith’s 95th minute goal and a clean sheet from goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, the US eke past Germany and into the gold medal match.

Team USA will either play Brazil or reigning World Cup champion Spain for the gold medal. The Brazil-Spain game kicks off at 3 p.m. ET.

The US, who won bronze in Tokyo, are guaranteed to walk away with either silver or gold in Paris and are the only Tokyo medalists left standing. The Americans have benefitted from a more complete roster with Tierna Davidson back from injury and Sam Coffey back from her suspension.

The US will play for gold on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of United States is seen ahead of a 400m hurdles heat on Sunday.

USA’s Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder in the women’s 400-meter hurdles, is expected to be one of the stars of these Games.

She’s back out on the Stade de France track and breezes through her semifinal in a time of 52.12 seconds to win the heat by a huge margin.

McLaughlin-Levrone’s biggest rival in this event will be Netherlands’ Femke Bol, the current world champion and an Olympic bronze medalist over 400m hurdles.

Bol steps onto the track next and is safely through her semifinal, too, in a slightly slower time of 52.57.

That sets up a thrilling showdown between Bol and McLaughlin-Levrone on Thursday, though the American, who set her latest world record of 50.65 at the US Olympic trials, will go into the race as the favorite.

McLaughlin-Levrone in action during a heat on Sunday.

France's Guerschon Yabusele celebrates on Tuesday.

Riding a wave of adrenaline supplied by the home nation crowd, France defeated Canada 82-73 to advance to the semifinals of this tournament and the chance to play for a medal.

Led by Isaïa Cordinier’s 20 points, the French team jumped out to an incredible start that set the crowd at the Bercy Arena into a frenzy. The din overpowering throughout the night, but the play eventually settled into a less-frantic form of basketball as the French kept the pressure on the Canadians and carried a double-digit lead into halftime.

The French maintained that lead through the third quarter, but a quick run by the Canadians narrowed the lead to six in the early part of the fourth quarter. From there, the game tightened considerably.

The Canadians made it a five-point game at one point, but they were never able to get closer than that. The dagger came when Evan Fournier, who had started the game on the bench in a gamble by French coach Vincent Collet, ended a lengthy French possession with a dagger three-pointer to rebuild the lead to eight with 55 seconds to go.

From there, it was a French party filled with drums, singing, chanting and at least one or two sighs of relief.

The French will next play Germany in the semifinals later on this week.

This post has been corrected to accurately reflect France will play Germany in the semifinals this week.

The first races in the Stade de France this evening are the semifinals of the men’s 400 meters, and the start list for Wednesday final is now set.

Kirani James – a gold, silver and bronze medalist in this event across the past three Olympics – records the fastest time of 43.78 seconds, while Americans Quincy Hall, Michael Norman and Christopher Bailey also qualify.

Completing the lineup for the final are Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith, who has run the fastest 400m time in the world this year, Zambia’s Muzala Samukonga and Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards.

The US women's team celebrates scoring a goal against Germany in extra time on Tuesday.

The US women’s national team has found the breakthrough against Germany!

Mallory Swanson threads a lovely through ball into the path of Sophia Smith, who somehow gets around her defender to slot the ball into the back of the net.

Germany’s Felicitas Rauch won’t want to see that one again. She should have dealt with it much better.

Victor Wembanyama, left, and Evan Fournier of France celebrate while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Canada looks on during their game on Tuesday.

What a series there that may have just put the French into the semifinals!

First, the crowd broke out into an a cappella version of “La Marseillaise” as the French inbounded the ball. Multiple French shots hit the rim, but all of those rebounds fell into France’s hands.

They were killer offensive boards because eventually the ball made its way to Evan Fournier, who buried a three to restore the French lead to 10 with 55 seconds to play.

There’s still a lot of time left here, but it seems like the Canadians may have thrown their best punch.

Sophia Smith of the United States in action with Marina Hegering of Germany on Tuesday.

The US women’s soccer team and Germany will now play 30 minutes of extra-time after the match finished 0-0.

It’s been a game low on quality and certainly not one for the neutrals.

The second half in particular has been a slog, with neither side able to create any chances of note.

If the score remains level after extra-time, we will go to penalties to decide which team will play in the gold medal match.

The dreams of a French romp through the rest of this one have evaporated.

Another run by Canada and a dunk by Toronto Raptors star RJ Barrett and the Canadians have thinned France’s lead to five, 65-60.

Les Bleus call timeout to break the Canadians’ momentum and try to regroup.

Canada's Dillon Brooks and Dwight Powell go for a rebound against France's Rudy Gobert on Tuesday.

The momentum has switched rapidly in the men’s quarterfinal tilt between France and Canada.

The Europeans opened the quarter with an 11-point advantage, but a few possessions for each team and suddenly the lead is down to six.

There’s a little more than seven minutes to go and France’s Isaïa Cordinier is shooting free throws to open the gap a bit more. It’s 63-55 France, as the clock continues to run.

RJ Barrett of Canada, right, drives past Evan Fournier of France on Tuesday.

France is 10 minutes from going through to the semifinals of this men’s basketball tournament.

Leading 61-50 here at Bercy Arena, Les Bleus have been riding the intensity of this heavily French crowd throughout the game.

The Canadians had cut the French lead down to seven but a 7-2 run to close the quarter rebuilt the double-digit margin.

Harrie Lavreysen of Netherlands celebrates after the Dutch set a new world record on Tuesday.

On Monday, the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelinesvelodrome hosted a remarkable five world records across women’s team sprint qualifying and finals.

Now, it’s the turn of the men to set a new best time.

The Netherlands broke their own world record from 2020 by clocking 41.191 seconds in a win over Germany to reach the men’s sprint final.

The Dutch team will now face Team GB in the gold medal match at 9:10 p.m. local (3:10 p.m. ET).

Luguentz Dort of Canada goes up for a basket on Tuesday.

About four minutes into the second half here at Bercy Arena, and France is still leading Canada by double-digits – but the North Americans are making their run.

A 16-point French lead is now down to 11 as the Canadians make it 50-39 with about five minutes to go in the third.

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Alexander-Gilgeous is leading the Canadians with 17 points as they try to drag themselves back into this game and silence a still-rowdy French crowd.

Isaïa Cordinier of France scores a basket against Canada on Tuesday.

The men’s basketball quarterfinal here has turned into a party for the Parisian fans.

The Bercy Arena has been a din of noise from about 10 minutes before tip-off all the way through the first half here, carrying the French team to a healthy lead of 45-29 over Canada at the break.

A big shot right before the half by Guerschon Yabusele brought the arena to its feet and Team Canada will be happy to be back in the locker room, hoping the interval can cause a bit of a let up in the adrenaline in the crowd.

The French are shooting 43% from the field and stifling Canada’s offense, allowing them to shoot just 33%. Both teams are turning the ball over quite a bit – Canada has nine, France seven – but the French are asserting their dominance in the paint.

Forward Mathias Lessort had been abusing the Canadian big men down low in the second quarter, using his power to setup teammates for jumpers. The French are shooting 50% in the paint and have seven second-chance points.

Trinity Rodman of the United States vies for the ball with Klara Buehl of Germany on Tuesday.

The US Women’s National Team has enjoyed the better of the first half against Germany, but has so far been unable to find a breakthrough.

Emma Hayes’ side perhaps should have taken the lead through Rose Lavelle inside the opening five minutes, but she hit her effort straight at Ann-Katrin Berger when she was unmarked inside the area.

However, it wasn’t all USA in the first half and goalkeeper Alyssa Naeherhad to get down sharply to keep out Jule Brand’s low effort.

Simone Manuel of Team United States competes in the women's 50m freestyle heats on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 3.

At Rio 2016, American swimming star Simone Manuel became the first Black woman swimmer to earn an individual gold at the Olympics, winning the 100 meter freestyle.

But things took an unexpected turn just when she was reaching her prime. Manuel was diagnosed with overtraining syndrome in 2021; the swimmer was unable to recuperate after training, her body was overcome with constant nausea and fatigue.

She thought her career might be over after a disappointing Tokyo Olympics where she only won a team bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay. She didn’t know if she could go on.

“I just needed to breath,” Manuel told CNN Sport. She walked away from the sport she loves for five months to find clarity – and she found it.

Manuel learned to live with her condition and found the inner strength to persevere. She worked her way back to the Olympic stage and is now leaving Paris with two silver relay medals brining her career total to seven.

Her impressive comeback story comes with her strong message of the importance of mental health and caring for oneself.

She also tells CNN about her concern for the lack of understanding – by casual fans and the media – of how stressful the Olympic stage is for athletes. Manuel quoted a post she made on X, formerly known as Twitter, in 2021 following Caeleb Dressel not qualifying for a swimming final and being emotionally overcome after missing out on qualifying for a final.

“I’ll forever stand by this. Interviews/recordings/ photography in these moments really aren’t necessary,” Manuel posted. “I can attest to the fact that the moment is already traumatic and the capture of it is even more grueling. I hope we can give athletes more grace because they’re human first!”

Canada's RJ Barrett dribbles the ball as multiple French players defend on Tuesday.

The initial frenzy of energy has cooled somewhat and the French team is still on top of Canada by double-digits as we pass the halfway point of the second quarter.

The two French stars who were left out of the starting lineup – Evan Fournier and Rudy Gobert – have both made their entrance into this game as the action settles in from the frantic early pace.

The Canadians will hope to emulate Germany, which earlier withstood an early charge by the underdog Greeks and pulled out an easy victory.

But this French crowd seems unlikely to drop its noise levels if this game gets close.

Isaïa Cordinier of France reacts during the quarterfinal game agaisnt Canada on Tuesday.

Well, the French couldn’t have scripted that better.

A raucous crowd here has cheered Les Bleus to a double-digit lead here after one quarter of play.

France is led by Isaïa Cordinier’s 10 points and Guerschon Yabusele’s seven.

Meanwhile, Jamal Murray and Canada have yet to really get going. The Canadians are 3-for-15 from the field and already have seven turnovers after just 10 minutes of play.

The French are shooting 45% from the field and that defensive prowess has already paid dividends.

Arisa Trew of Australia competes during the women's skateboarding park final on Tuesday.

Australia’s Arisa Trew clinched the gold medal after a brilliant final in the women’s park event.

The 14-year-old needed a big run in the final round and scored a huge 93.18 points to move to the top of the podium.

Japan’s Cocona Hiraki finished with the silver medal, while Team GB’s Sky Brown claimed the bronze. Brown defied the odds by coming third after recovering from a dislocated shoulder just days before competition started in Paris.

Trew becomes the youngest medalist at this year’s Games, according to Olympics.com, and looked ecstatic as she was congratulated by her fellow competitors.

She is also Australia’s youngest ever Olympic champion.

Trew smiles during competition on Tuesday.

France's Victor Wembanyama challenges Canada's Dillon Brooks in the men's quarterfinal on Tuesday.

Bercy Arena is shaking from the noise of the French fans here as France jumps out to a double-digit lead in the early going.

The entire arena is bouncing and singing, an incredible sight as the French fans are buoyed by the hot start.

France’s coach Vincent Collet is taking a big gamble with his starting five, leaving NBA stars Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier out of the starting line-up.

So far, so good on that front.

Fans are seen prior to the men's quarterfinal basketball match between France and Canada on Tuesday.

A rousing rendition of “La Marseillaise” and roars from the crowd and we’re ready to go here in Paris.

The French fans unfurled a giant tifo ahead of tip-off and a drummer is leading the crowd in chants and songs. French flags are all over the arena as the teams head out.

A roar from the crowd and the ball is tossed in the air for tip-off. We are underway in this third quarterfinal.

French fans unfurl a tifo in the stands ahead of quarterfinal game between Canada and France.

The tricolore is flying around the Bercy Arena, the drum-led section of red-white-and-blue supporters are cheering and “Allez Les Bleus!” is being sung at top volume.

It’s almost time for France and Canada to get underway here for the day’s next quarterfinal match-up in the men’s basketball tournament.

The French team will have the heavy backing of the crowd here and it’s going to need all the help it can get to overcome Canada, which is laden with NBA stars. But the French defense, led by Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert, has been their calling card so far and will be tight against the North Americans.

Tip-off is at the top of the hour.

French officials are seen on patrol before the now-postponed women's dinghy medal race.

The women’s dinghy medal race was meant to start at 2:43 p.m. local time (8:43 a.m. ET) but it has now been abandoned for the day due to a “lack of wind.”

The men’s race was scheduled to begin at 3:43 p.m. local (9:43 a.m. ET) after the conclusion of the women’s race, but has also been abandoned.

China's Zheng Haohao is seen during the women's park skateboarding prelims on Tuesday.

For those worried about getting older, look away now.

On Tuesday, the youngest athlete of these Games – China’s 11-year-old Zheng Haohao – was competing at the women’s park skateboarding event in Place de La Concorde.

She was born in August 2012, not long after Michael Phelps had become the most decorated Olympian of all time in London.

Zheng Haohao competes during the women's park skateboarding prelims on Tuesday.

Zheng, who is also China’s youngest-ever Olympian, placed 18th in the women’s park prelims, failing to earn a spot in the finals.

She later said that it had been a challenge to share a training venue alongside bigger and older competitors, explaining:

The oldest competitor at the Games? That title goes to Spain’s 65-year-old equestrian rider Juan Antonio Jiminez Cobo, who made his Olympic debut at Sydney 2000.

USA's Amit Elor competes against Sol Gum Pak of North Korea on Tuesday.

Amit Elor was born one day late to compete in trials for Tokyo 2020. But this time round in Paris, she is making up for lost time.

The 20-year-old has blitzed through her women’s freestyle 68kg competition at the Games and at 7:53 p.m. Paris time (1:53 p.m. ET) will go for gold.

Elor will be facing Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan in the final for the gold medal. Kyrgyzstan has never won an Olympic gold medal.

What makes Elor’s run even more astonishing is this isn’t even the weight class she usually prefers – and has dominated in.

She made her name in the 72kg weight class, winning the 2022 World Wrestling Championships – becoming the youngest US wrestler, male or female, world champion aged 18 – before successfully defending her crown a year later.

But the 72kg weight class isn’t part of the Olympic Games, meaning she needed to cut down to compete. And she has adjusted to life at a lighter weight seamlessly.

Remarkably, she won her first two games with a combined score of 18-2 before going one better and beating North Korea’s Pak Sol-gum in the semifinal in just 1 minute and 44 seconds.

Croix Bethune is defended by Casey Krueger of the United States during USWNT training at the practice fields on August 5, in Lyon, France.

If one team is used to dealing with pressure, it’s the US women’s soccer team.

So much is always expected from those who wear the jersey and all eyes will be on the side’s semifinal against Germany today.

The crunch match will start at 12 p.m. ET (6 p.m. local) in Lyon, with Emma Hayes’ team hoping to continue its unbeaten run in this year’s competition.

The US women have won four gold medals in the Olympic Games — including a three-peat from 2004 to 2012 — but have gone without winning the competition since London 12 years ago, losing in the quarterfinals to Sweden in 2016 and winning the bronze medal in Tokyo three years ago.

In truth, the team is still in a transition period but have shown potential in Paris that points toward a bright future.

Importantly, it has already beaten Germany in this year’s tournament, winning 4-1 in its second Group B match. The players will also be riding a high after winning a dramatic quarterfinal against Japan, courtesy of a late goal from Trinity Rodman.

The winner of the semifinal will face either Brazil or Spain in the gold medal match on August 10.

How the teams will line up today:

USWNT: Alyssa Naeher, Emily Fox, Naomi Girma, Trinity Rodman, Crystal Dunn, Mallory Swanson, Lindsey Horan, Sophia Smith, Tierna Davidson, Rose Lavelle, Sam Coffey.

Germany: Ann-Katrin Berger, Kathrin Hendrich, Marina Hegering, Janina Minge, Sydney Lohmann, Sjoeke Nuesken, Giulia Gwinn, Jule Brand, Klara Bühl, Felicitas Rauch, Nicole Anyomi.

The post was updated with the team lineups.

Aleksa Avramovic ofSerbiacelebrates the team's win at the Bercy Arena on August 6.

It was truly a tale of two halves here in the second quarterfinal of the men’s basketball tournament.

Australia and Serbia, with rosters dotted with NBA talent, played the most dramatic game of this tournament so far on Tuesday, the Serbs eventually coming out on top 95-90 in overtime.

The game started off with Australia on an absolute tear, led by the hot hand of Miami Heat player Patty Mills. His 20 points in the first half helped pace the Aussies to a huge lead as Nikola Jokić and company could not buy a bucket for huge stretches of the first half.

But the Serbs turned the momentum somewhat as the first half came to a close and then started off the third quarter on fire. A massive third quarter run brought them even and then ahead as the Bercy Arena in Paris exploded with noise.

The Aussies wouldn’t wilt in the face of that run and the fourth quarter was a back-and-forth affairs that stayed tight throughout. Jokić and Bogdan Bogdanović took over the offense for the Serbs while Josh Giddey carried to load for his team, ending with 25 points. The Serbs looked to have done enough, but were only able to get their lead to 2 points with seconds to play.

Mills, who was largely quiet in the second half, came up huge with a prayer of a shot that fell with 1.4 seconds to play, sending the game into overtime.

The extra 5 minutes was a heavyweight fight of punches and counterpunches that would eventually be settled by Jokić hitting one of his trademark fallaway jumpers in the low post over an out-stretched defenders hand. A steal on the ensuing inbounds pass and two more free throws from Bogdanović sealed the win for the Serbs.

The 35-year-old has had some huge moments for the Boomers at these Games and was asked about his game-tying shot.

Serbia will play the winner of USA-Brazil later on tonight.

This post has been updated with quotes from Australia’s Patty Mills.

Aleksa Avramovic and Ognjen Dobric of Serbia celebrate their team's win over Australia on Tuesday.

And … exhale.

Serbia’s Filip Petrusev steals the Australian inbounds pass with 25 seconds left and the Serbs run down the clock before an Aussie foul stops it.

Bogdan Bogdanovic drains 2 free throws and it’s the final score, 95-90 Serbia over Australia.

The Serbs go through to play the winner of USA-Brazil later on tonight.

What a game here in the second quarterfinal of the day. France-Canada is up next in about 85 minutes.

A punch-counterpunch overtime is down to its final seconds.

Australia took the lead briefly, but now Serbia has it back, 93-90.

Nikola Jokić just put on an absolute clinic in the low post, backing down his defender and hitting a fadeaway turnaround jumper to put his team up by 3 heading into the final stretch.

It’ll be up to the Aussies to pull out some last-second heroics one more time.

Patty Mills #5 of Team Australia drives to the basket against Filip Petrusev #3 and Nikola Jokic #15 of Team Serbia during the men's quarterfinal match at Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille, France on August 6.

Patty Mills chucks up a prayer and it falls with 1.4 seconds to play!

It’s 82-82 here at the buzzer after a last-ditch Serb shot misses everything.

A moment for everyone to catch their breath as this game goes to overtime.

Australia’s Jock Landale has fouled out with 10 seconds to play and Serbia’s Vasilije Micić missed one free throw but made the second to put Serbia up by two on the final possession.

Australia ball, 9.8 seconds to play and they are down 82-80.

Serbia is up by one point with less than a minute to play and they have the ball.

Neither team has made their last two shots as things tighten up with the game on the line.

Josh Giddey has been the Aussies’ top option in crunch time, but his foul on Jokić puts him just one more infraction from being kicked out of this game.

Game starting back up now, here we go.

Silver medallist China's Chen Yuxi, gold medallist China's Quan Hongchan and bronze medallist North Korea's Kim Mi Rae stand on the podium after the women's 10m platform diving final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, on August 6.

She’s just 17, but Quan Hongchan has just retained her Olympic title in the women’s 10m platform diving final.

The Chinese athlete scored a 90-point perfect dive on a forward 3½ somersaults pike on her way to yet another gold medal, beating compatriot ChenYuxi courtesy of a better final attempt.

Quan is now a three-time gold medalist, but she had more pressing matters on her mind after her victory.

“Hungry,” she responded when asked about how she felt after the event. “Let’s get something to eat. I ate this morning at 8 a.m., one energy bar, went back to sleep, woke up at 11 a.m., had some milk tea. That’s all I’ve eaten.”

She won her first gold in the same event three years ago in Tokyo, aged only 14.

North Korea’s Kim Mi-rae won bronze but couldn’t get close to the Chinese pair who finished in the exact same positions in Tokyo three years ago.

It also marks yet another diving success for China in Paris, as the country bids to win a clean sweep of diving gold medals at this year’s Olympics.

Gold: Quan Hongchan – 425.60

Silver: Chen Yuxi – 420.70

Bronze: Kim Mi-rae – 372.10

This post has been updated with quotes from China’s Quan Hongchan.

Incredible ball movement from the Australians around the three-point line, three passes from one end to the other, ends up in Josh Giddey’s hands and he buries the triple to bring the Aussies level.

It’s 78-78 with just a few minutes to play in Paris, a dramatic ending in store.

All to play for in the fourth quarter.

A massive run by the Serbs has put them over the Aussies heading into the final quarter here of this quarterfinal match up.

“Freed From Desire” is once again blasting from the arena loudspeakers and the hyped-up crowd here is dancing and singing along with this staple of the Games here in Paris.

A relatively quiet third quarter from Patty Mills after that blistering first half. Nikola Jokić now has 17 points and eight rebounds.

Serbia's Aleksa Avramovic, center, shoots as Australia'a Jock Landale, let, and Australia'a Josh Giddey defend during a men's quarterfinal game at Bercy Arena on August 6.

And Serbia is now all the way back.

It’s 61-60 Serbia over Australia with just a few minutes left in the third quarter as the Australians suddenly can’t make a shot and are having trouble running their offense.

It’s win-or-go-home basketball, setting up for a dramatic final quarter here.

The Serbs here in Paris are going nuts as a massive Serbian 12-2 run over the last two minutes has made this a 1-point contest.

Australia was leading 60-56, but had to call a timeout to try and end the Serbs’ run. But on the ensuing possession, they turned the ball over and Serbia drained a 3 to close the gap to just a point.

The Serbs trailed by 22 during the first half as the red-hot Aussies looked ready to run them out of the Bercy Arena. All the momentum with Serbia now.

HongchanQuanof China in action during the women's 10m platform final at the Aquatics Centre on August 6.

It was an amazing start for China’s Quan Hongchan in the women’s 10m platform final.

The judges gave the 17-year-old a perfect 10 across the board as she recorded 90 points for her flawless first dive.

The defending Olympic champion’s second attempt was strong again, but she slightly missed the entry in her third dive and is now in a close battle for gold with compatriot ChenYuxi.

The teams are back on the court and we’re underway in the second half here at the Bercy Arena.

The first half was all about Patty Mills of Australia. The Miami Heat guard poured in 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting and is far outpacing all other scorers.

Nikola Jokić ended up in double figures in the second half with 11 points, but will need to put his team on his back here in the second. Bogdan Bogdanović also started to step up in that second quarter and will be key down the stretch.

Nikola Jokic #15 of Team Serbia looks to pass during the men's quarterfinal match between Team Australia and Team Serbia on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade Pierre Mauroy on August 6.

The Serbs are not going away as their shooting finally started to pick up in the back half of the second quarter.

At halftime, it’s Australia 54, Serbia 42.

The atmosphere here is like an NCAA tournament game. Both Serbs and Aussies are out in full force and massive cheers greet every bucket. As with nearly every event at these Games, the fans are loud and into every bit of the action.

The Serbs’ run was answered at points by the Aussies, who finish the half shooting a lights-out 62%. If you’re a Serbia fan, you have to hope that kind of effort won’t keep up as we go into the second half.

Australia's #05 Patty Mills outflanks Serbia's #27 Dejan Davidovac in the men's quarterfinal basketball match on August 6.

The Australians are just running all over the Serbs at the moment.

Patty Mills now has 18 points and the disjointed Serb offense is not making any sort of impact with Nikola Jokić getting a breather on the bench. A 6-0 run to open the second quarter requires the Serbs to take a timeout to try and blunt the Boomers’ momentum.

There’s still a lot of time left, and Germany came back from a 12-point deficit in the first game to take the quarterfinal from Greece. But this one is threatening to get out of hand early.

Australia is shooting an absolutely blistering 79% from the field, including 4-for-6 from beyond the arc. Serbia, meanwhile, is having trouble buying a bucket and is shooting 36%.

Jokić is still stuck on the six points that he had to end the first quarter as we approach the halfway point of the second.

Josh Giddey of Australia is out and running in this quarterfinal men’s basketball match-up.

Australia has a 31-17 lead over Serbia as we approach the end of the first quarter and the Chicago Bulls guard is starting to put criticisms of his performance so far in France to rest. His hot start helped pace the Boomers to an early lead.

Nikola Jokić is so far mostly quiet for the Europeans, who haven’t really gotten into any kind of offensive flow yet. This team will likely go as far as Jokić can carry them, so he needs to get going – he has six points so far.

Meanwhile, Australia’s Patty Mills just knocked down multiple threes as the first quarter comes to a close and the Serbians are reeling. Mills has 12 points in just 10 minutes of play.

Nikola Jokic ofSerbiain action against Jock Landale of Australia at the start of the match between Serbiaand Australia on August 6.

It’s a full house here at the Bercy Arena and what was once a gymnastics gym is now a basketball arena.

Australia and Serbia, led by three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić, are about to tip off here and the winner of this game gets either the USA or Brazil in the semifinals later on this week.

Truly, you get a sense of how international basketball has become here in Paris. Jerseys from around the league and around the world have been spotted in the walk to the stadium and in the arena itself.

NBA players dot both rosters in this game and, if the amount of Serbian fans in here is any indication, it’s about to be pretty loud.

The men’s speed climbing heats have concluded at Le Bourget and eight athletes will progress to Thursday’s final.

USA’s Sam Watson stole the show with a time of 4.75 seconds to break his own world record, while the home crowd also had a reason to cheer: France’s Bassa Mawem, with the final act of the session, gained a spot in the final by just 0.01 seconds.

The 39-year-old Mawem finished marginally ahead of Ukraine’s Yaroslav Tkach in their heat, sparking loud chants of “Bassa! Bassa!” from the French fans.

These are the eight athletes to reach the final and their times:

Janja Garnbret of Slovenia competes during the women's boulder & lead semifinal on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue on August 6.

Much was expected of Janja Garnbret before action began in Paris and the Slovenian certainly hasn’t disappointed so far.

The climber earned a near-perfect score during the bouldering semifinals on Tuesday, totalling 99.6 out of a possible 100.

“It should be 100,” she said afterwards. “The first two problems went smoothly. Third one, it was basically just a little slip at the beginning, but otherwise no problems.

“And then the fourth one, it was causing me some problems for some reason, and I still don’t know why.

“I have to ask my coach what I did wrong because I just didn’t feel too comfortable, but I did it my way in the end, which was also great.”

Garnbret must now keep her concentration for the lead semifinals on Thursday. The scores from both lead and bouldering will be combined to determine who makes the final.

Sport climbing at Paris has been a hit yet again, after making its debut at the Tokyo Games three years ago.

Read more about Garnbret’s preparation for this year’s Olympicshere.

Team USA’s Freddie Crittenden successfully gambled that he would qualify for 110m hurdles semifinals in a ‘second chance’ race, but why was he allowed to do this?

Athletes as well as viewers are getting accustomed to a new system World Athletics has introduced for the first time at the Paris Olympics.

The so called repechage round allows athletes “who do not qualify by place in round one heats” to essentially have a second chance to qualify for the semis.

Previously, automatic qualifiers and the next fastest overall times would make it through round one. Now, everyone has the opportunity to come back and compete again in the repechage round.

Only athletes who made a false start or did not finish are excluded from the repechage round.

“The new format means that every athlete competing in the events with a repechage round will have at least two races at the Olympic Games,” World Athletics said.

The new system was introduced to all individual track events from 200 meters to 1500 meters, including all hurdles event.

The new track and field system for this Olympics resembles the repechage round in rowing events where non-automatic qualifiers also get a second chance to qualify to the semifinals. Other sports like judo and wrestling feature repechage rounds as well.

CNN’s Sam Joseph contributed to this post.

Sam Watson of the United States reacts as he competes in the men's sport climbing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, on August 6.

American Sam Watson already set a short-lived Olympic record in the men’s climbing at Le Bourget. Now, he’s beaten his own world record.

The 18-year-old scaled the 15-meter wall in 4.75 seconds, taking 0.04 seconds off the time he set at a World Cup event in China in April.

That sees Watson top the standings in the heats and qualify for the speed climbing final on Thursday. Seven other athletes will join him when the heats conclude shortly.

Gold medalist Armand Duplantis of Sweden poses in front of the scored board after setting a new world record during the men's pole vault final at Stade de France on August 5.

On Monday night at the Stade de France, Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis successfully defended his Olympic title and notched up another world record in the process.

It was a moment he had been gearing up to his entire life.

“I had this feeling of peace and confidence that is hard to explain, but for it to work out the way it did is unbelievable really,” he told CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies the morning after his record-breaking feat.

The 24-year-old keeps rewriting the history books. He’s raised the world record six centimeters in the the last four-and-a-half years since he first broke it. It previously took 23 years to move it that distance.

His achievements have been recognized by some of the world’s best athletes, including the recently crowned men’s 100m champion Noah Lyles.

Duplantis said he’s not currently thinking about breaking the world record again, but added he is “very hungry” and “motivated” to keep hunting for more success.

AmirMaimuratovof Kazakhstan, left, and Reza Alipour Shenazandifard of Iran in action at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue on August 6.

The men’s speed climbing heats are not 15 minutes old but already we’ve seen the Olympic record broken several times.

Perhaps that’s not a huge surprise given this is only the second time that speed climbing has appeared at the Olympics after its debut in Tokyo three years ago.

Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo is the latest to set a new best at the Games, flying up the wall in a world-record-tying time of 4.79 seconds.

Prior to that, Kazakhstan’s Amir Maimuratov and USA’s Sam Watson, who also has the world record in this event, were among those setting Olympic records.

In Tokyo, athletes competed in three climbing disciplines – speed, lead, and bouldering – for one set of medals.

But in Paris, the speed event, considered more of a specialized form of climbing, has been made into a separate category. Quite simply, it requires athletes to get to the top of a 15-meter wall as quickly as possible while competing in a head-to-head format.

Neeraj Chopra of Team India competes during the men's javelin throw qualification on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 6.

India’s Neeraj Chopra has breezed through to the men’s javelin final after an impressive qualification round.

The 26-year-old qualified in first place with a season-best throw of 89.34m.

“It was a good throw. Maybe the biggest ever in qualifying for me. All the throwers look in good shape. The final will be a really good competition for sure,” he said after qualifying.

Chopra will be looking to add yet another medal to his growing list of achievements in Paris, as he continues to cement himself as one of the brightest talents in track and field.

After winningOlympicgold in Tokyo three years ago – the first Asian athlete to do so in the javelin – Chopra was crowned world champion in Budapest last year, becoming the first Indian to win a world title in a track and field event of any kind.

It perhaps comes as no surprise, given his historic career to date, that the understated athlete has proven a hit back in India.

Chopra spoke to CNN Sport before action got underway in Paris. Read more about his incredible rise here.

Bryce Wettstein of Team United States competes during the women's park prelims on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 6.

There are 22 skaters in total at the skateboarding park competition – and only 8 will advance to the final.

The crowd is loud, dancing and singing along to the strong array of pop and hip hop hits. It’s hot too! The sun is beating down.

After the first of four heats, Japan’s Cocona Hiraki, the reigning Olympic silver medalist, is in first with a score of 88.07.

American Bryce Wettstein is in second, Japan’s Hinano Kusaki in third.

The defending gold medalist, and current #1 in the Olympic rankings, Sakura Yosozumi is fourth.

And that’s the ballgame. Germany moves on to the semifinals after defeating Greece, 76-63.

The exclamation point came with 1:54 to play when Germany’s Dennis Schröder pulled up from insanely deep and drained a three to put his team up by 15. The Greeks quickly took a timeout, but it was the dagger that finished off their upset chances.

The Germans will play the winner of the France-Canada game that tips off later in the day at the Bercy Arena in Paris. It’s the first time the Germans have advanced to the men’s semifinal in the Olympics.

Gold medallist Canada's Summer Mcintosh poses after the women's 200m butterfly swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena on August 1.

This has been no ordinary summer; this has been the season of Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh.

Paris was primed for the 17-year-old to make the step up from prodigy to champion – and she’s lived up to the hype and then some.

The Toronto-born swimmer ended her Parisian tour de force with four individual medals from a single Games – three golds and a silver – joining swimming great Michelle Smith, Katinka Hosszú and Kristin Otto as the only other women to do so at a single Summer Games.

Read more about Summer McIntosh’s life and career here.

It’s yet another equestrian gold medal for Germany.

Christian Kukuk and his horse Checker 47 won the individual jumping event to claim the nation’s fourth gold in this sport in Paris.

Faultless runs from Kukuk, Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat and Maikel van der Vleuten of the Netherlands meant that a jump-off was required to separate the three competitors.

Kukuk was the only one to produce a clean run once again in the jump-off, finishing with a time of 38.34 seconds.

Kukuk called it “the toughest competition I’ve ever had in my career.”

“I had a good feeling but this day, you need the luck on your side a little bit,” he added. “But actually it didn’t feel like I needed a lot of luck today.”

Guerdat took Switzerland’s seventh medal of the Games with silver while van der Vleuten claimed bronze.

The Greek half-court offense is in shambles and the Germans are starting to open up a big lead.

Greece can’t do anything unless Giannis Antetokounmpo does it, and he’s now facing at least two defenders every time down the court. That stifling defense and terrible shooting from the Greeks have allowed the Germans to take their first double-digit lead of this contest.

It feels like Greece’s upset chances are just slowly fading away now.

Japan's Yui Susaki (red) wrestles India's Vinesh Phogat (blue) in their women's freestle 50kg wrestling early rounds match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris on August 6.

The reigning Olympic champion and heavy favorite to retain her title, Yui Susaki, was stunned in the first round of the women’s freestyle 50kg wrestling event by Vinesh Phogat of India.

Susaki, who was the top seed in the event and who had never previously lost an international bout at senior level, lost on points 3-2 to Phogat.

Susaki scored one technical point in the first period whereas Phogat picked up none.

However in the second period, the Japanese wrestler could only pick up one more point while her Indian opponent picked up three.

It is a huge shock as Susaki had romped to the Olympic gold three years ago in Tokyo without conceding a single point. She is also the first wrestler in history to achieve a “grand slam” in the sport – becoming world champion at U15s, U17s, U20s, U23s, senior and Olympic level.

Susaki still has a chance of competing for a bronze medal via the repechage if Phogat reaches the final.

Phogat will now face Oksana Livach of Ukraine in the quarterfinals.

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff arrives for a ceremony to celebrate the WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces in the East Room of the White House on May 9, in Washington, DC.

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will lead the presidential delegation to the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics and will meet with Team USA athletes, according to a statement from his communication director.

While Emhoff is in France, he will engage government officials and senior leaders at UNESCO, according to the statement.

Emhoff will also convene a roundtable to promote Holocaust education and combat antisemitism.

The second gentleman will alsodeliver remarks at the annual commemoration for the victims of the 1982 Rue des Rosiers attack. Six people were killed and 22 others were injured following an the 1982attackon a Jewish restaurant in Paris.

The world champions are surging into the final quarter here.

Germany’s Isaac Bonga nailed a three just before the end of the third quarter to open up the Germans’ largest lead of the game, 59-52.

Greece has suddenly gone cold in the face of this run by the Germans, who looked shaken early in this game after the Greeks stormed out of the gate.

Ten minutes to go in this first elimination game in Paris.

Germany took its first lead of the game as the second half got started but a surging run from the Greeks put them up by five midway through the third quarter.

But Greece have a problem: superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has three fouls.

Two-time NBA MVP Antetokounmpo picked up his third foul with about six minutes to play in the third. Unlike in the NBA, players foul out after five fouls in international FIBA rules play.

After Antetokounmpo picked up his third foul, the Germans made their own run to take the lead back at 50-49 with three minutes to play in the third.

A whale breaches as Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb, left, and Costa Rica's Brisa Hennessy compete in the women's surfing semi-finals, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, on August 5.

Whale, we didn’t see that coming…

While most spectators usually watch the surfing from the shore, one decided they wanted a closer look at the action of the women’s semi-final.

Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb and Costa Rica’s Brisa Hennessy were treated to a spectacle during their women’s surfing semi-final in Tahiti when a nearby humpback whale, which migrates through Tahiti from July to November, breached behind them.

It’s set for a dramatic second half at the Bercy Arena as Greece, the lowest seed from pool men’s basketball play, is tied up with the world champion Germans at halftime.

Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the Greeks with 8 points and Fritz Wagner leads the Germans with 6.

It’s all to play for in the second half as the Germans try to fend off what would be a high-profile upset in the first knockout game.

Team USA Ariana Ramsey runs with the ball during the women's semifinal match played at Stade de France.

The Olympic Village is mystical place for us non-Olympians. But apparently, there are some perks that even the athletes aren’t aware of.

Take Team USA’s rugby sevens bronze medalist Ariana Ramsey, for example.

When the 24-year-old arrived in Paris, she apparently knew of the free food on offer in the Village. What she wasn’t aware of, though, was that free healthcare was available to all athletes.

In a video posted on her TikTok account, Ramsey said that she had a pap smear performed. That wasn’t all, as she said she had booked a dentist appointment and an eye exam.

“Like, what?!” an incredulous Ramsey said.

Ramsey said her videos displaying her incredulity at the free healthcare were picked up by media in France and that she has received positive feedback from workers.

“So when I was going into my eye doctors appointment – my free eye doctor’s appointment in the Olympic Village – my eye doctor recognized me. She was like: ‘Your video’s going viral.’

“And then when I left, there were all these workers coming up to me and being like: ‘Thank you for your video.’ … France, you did do your big ones with free healthcare, or every other country minus America, did their big one with free healthcare.”

The experience seems to have changed Ramsey’s approach to healthcare.

She said in another video where she appeared to be at the dentist’s office: “This is going to be my new fight for action. Free healthcare in America. Period.”

She added: “Anyways, America needs to do better with their healthcare system. There’s no reason why me, an American girl, should be so amazed by free healthcare.”

If you thought the men’s 100m final was a close finish, then this men’s 110m hurdles race takes the biscuit.

Noah Lyles won gold on Sunday by five-thousandths of a second, but in Tuesday’s second repechage heat at the Stade de France, the margin was even tighter.

The trio of Rafael Pereira of Brazil, France’s Raphael Mohamed and Algeria’s Amine Bouanani finished almost perfectly in sync, needing a photo finish to determine a winner.

Pereira was the eventual winner with a time of 13.54 seconds. Remarkably, he finished 0.002 seconds ahead of the second-placed Raphael Mohamed, who also booked his spot in the semifinals.

Even more remarkably, it was heartbreak for Bouanani as he missed out a spot in the semifinals by one thousandth of a second.

It was a chaotic race even before the start, with multiple false starts – Kazakhstan’s David Yefremov was disqualified as a result – and the starters gun appearing to break too.

It wasn’t the only extremely tight 110m hurdles repechage heat, with the third also coming down to a photo finish. This time, France’s Wilhem Belocian advanced to the semifinals ahead of Japan’s Shunya Takayama by just five-thousandths of a second.

Noemie Fox and Jessica Fox celebrate after winning gold in the canoe slalom women's kayak cross final on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on August 5.

Australian sisters Jess and Noemie Fox have clinched gold medals for Australia in canoe and kayak slalom — following the footsteps of their Olympic medalist mother.

Australian flagbearer Jess Fox won gold in the women’s canoe slalom and another in the kayak slalom. Her sister, Noemie, won gold in the kayak cross.

After watching her sister win on Monday, Jess Fox leapt into the water to hug her, accompanied by their mum, Myriam, who competed in kayak singles for France and won Bronze at the 1996 Olympic Games.

Speaking to reporters after her sisters win, an elated Jess said her sisters win meant “poor dad is the only one without an Olympic medal,” Channel 9 reported.

Their father, Richard Fox, competed at the 1992 Olympic Games in the kayak singles.

Greece's #34 Giannis Antetokounmpo lays up a ball in the men's quarterfinal basketball match between Germany and Greece during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on August 6.

The Greeks are bursting out of the gate in the first quarterfinal matchup against Germany.

After the first quarter, it’s a 10-point game as Greece leads Germany 21-11. The Greeks were the lowest seed from pool play to qualify for the knockout rounds, and they are jumping on this opportunity early.

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the Greeks with 6 points as the world champion Germans look to turn the tide in the second.

Freddie Crittenden of Team United States competes during the men's 110m hurdles on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 6.

Freddie Crittenden’s gamble paid off.

The American turned heads after appearing to take it easy in his 110m hurdles heat, jogging through the race and finishing almost five seconds behind the winner.

He eventually revealed that it was a strategic decision after feeling some pain coming into the sprint and opted to not risk injury, knowing that he had another go in the repechage race. The new system gives runners who don’t automatically qualify in their heats a second chance to make the semis.

Crittenden made good on this opportunity, winning the race with a time of 13.42 seconds to qualify for the next round.

The 30-year-old is making his Olympic debut in what he describes as a “dream come true.” He kissed the track in celebration after crossing the line first.

Spain’s Asier Martínez also moved on to the semifinals, finishing 0.04 seconds behind Crittenden.

This post has been updated with quotes from Team USA’s Freddie Crittenden.

Diribe Welteji leadsFaithKipyegon, center, and Nikki Hiltz in the women's 1500m round 1 heats during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France on August 6.

It’s been quite the 24 hours for Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon.

On Monday night, she claimed silver in the women’s 5000m. After celebrating on track, she was then told she had been disqualified for some pushing and pulling that had occurred towards the end of the race.

After appealing the decision, the silver medal was then reinstated around two hours later.

The rollercoaster saga didn’t knock Kipyegon off her stride this morning, though. The Kenyan qualified for the women’s 1500m semifinal after finishing fourth in her heat.

Kipyegon is the current world and Olympic record holder in the event and won gold at the Tokyo Games three years ago.

The marathon swimming familiarization event set for Tuesday has been canceled, Paris 2024 organizers said.

The women’s marathon swimming event is set to take place on Thursday with the men’s event being held the following day in the River Seine.

World Aquatics later confirmed that it made the decision, in collaboration with Games organizers, to cancel the session due to “water quality concerns.”

“The water quality review showed E. coli levels ranged from 326 to 517 (considered ‘very good’ to ‘good’) at the four collection points taken on 5 August between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m,” the statement said. “However, Enterococci levels exceeded World Aquatics maximum thresholds during the morning review. The latest Enterococci samples (taken between 12:30 and 13:20 on 4 August) showed levels exceeding the maximum acceptable World Aquatics thresholds.”

A further four water quality tests were held today, with one failing to meet the governing body’s standards.

A second familiarization session is set to be held tomorrow, provided that water quality levels meet the required levels.

The statement added that Paris 2024 organizers and World Aquatics “remain confident that the Marathon Swimming competitions on 8 and 9 August will proceed as planned.”

This is not the first training session in the Seine to be scrapped since the start of the Games. Familiarization events for both men’s and women’s triathlon as well as the mixed triathlon relay race were also canceled due to the river’s water quality levels.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Monday reiterated that the Seine is clean and safe to swim in.

“There are people who will continue to talk nonsense, who will continue to want to explain that it’s not true… Enough with fake news… It won’t spoil our pleasure because we know what we’ve done,” Hidalgo said while speaking to RMC Sport.

“We’re so happy that the Seine has been cleaned up, that we can swim, after all the mockery and controversy,” she said, adding that it’s time to “enjoy and realize that a decontaminated river will change our lives.”

“After receiving the results of the water quality tests of the samples collected on August 5 between 5am and 6.30am, World Triathlon stands by its decision to go ahead with the [triathlon] races as scheduled,” the sport’s governing body said in a statement.

“Three of the four values for E.Coli were considered ‘very good’, a fourth one was ‘good’. For Enterococci, three were writhing the norms whilst one was slightly above the threshold but it was taken outside the swim course of the mixed relay.”

Meanwhile, Team USA triathlete Morgan Pearson said lessons about water safety levels could be learned from the experience in Paris.

“I think they could have invested more into having clean water. It seems like they kind of were just hoping for the best and know the athletes are gonna do it because it’s the Olympics,” he said.

“I think they could have invested more – maybe differently. It sounds like they invested a lot of money, but maybe, they had the wrong ideas. They need more idea people.”

This post has been updated with statements from World Aquatics and World Triathlon.

A general view of the court during the men's 3x3 basketball gold medal game between the Netherlands and France on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Esplanade Des Invalides on August 5.

In just its second ever Olympics, 3x3 basketball was more of a curiosity than a must-see event when these Games began in Paris. Played in front of no fans in Tokyo during its first go-round three years ago, it was a sort ofamuse boucheto the main men’s and women’s traditional 5-on-5 basketball tournaments.

But on Monday night, 3x3 basketball had its breakout moment.

Germany won a heart-pounding women’s final, which was followed by an electric men’s gold medal match between the Netherlands and host nation France.

With the game on the line, Dutch guard Worthy de Jong produced one of the moments of the Games, heaving up a two-point shot in overtime that somehow found the bottom of the bucket to steal the gold for his nation.

De Jong played full 5-on-5 competition in the past but switched formats because he “didn’t have the joy in basketball any more.”

Read more about the thrilling conclusion to 3x3 hoops here.

TaraDavis-Woodhallposes with gold medal after winning the women's long jump during the US Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field, Oregon, on June 29.

The women’s long jump competition starts today, with athletes heading to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis for the qualification rounds.

Among those bidding for a place in this year’s final is US star Tara Davis-Woodhall.

The “free-spirited” long jumper spoke to CNN earlier this year about her attitude towards the sport among other things.

Davis-Woodhall will hope to replicate the form she showed at this year’s indoor world championships, where she picked up the gold medal.

It followed the bitter disappointment of finishing second at last year’s world championships.

The American is also confident she can go better than the sixth-place finish she managed at the Tokyo Games.

“Now, I’ve figured out where I want to be and I’m doing what I want to do,” she said.

Davis-Woodhall advanced to the long jump final with her 6.90 meters effort, and she credits her new red meat diet for helping her perform.

When asked how she will celebrate if she wins gold, she said: “Another sirloin.”

Read more about Davis-Woodhall’s life and career here.

This post has been updated with quotes from Team USA’s Tara Davis-Woodhall.

It was another dramatic day at the Olympic Games that saw world records, legends slip, others soar and a relatively new sport to these Games have its breakout moment.

Monday started with a dramatic triathlon. Germany took home the Olympic gold medal in the mixed relay triathlon after a late comeback by Laura Lindemann helped overcome a 12-second deficit to help the Germans get the win. The USA defending its silver medal from Tokyo and Great Britain picked up the bronze in a photo finish in front of the packed Paris streets.

The build up of the race was dominated by ongoing discussions around the safety of the River Seine.

The action then moved to the gym, where Simone Biles was aiming to go for her fourth and fifth gold medals in Paris. Instead,in thewomen’s floor exercise,Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won the gold, with Biles winning her 11th medal with a silver and Jordan Chiles taking home the bronze medal.

Biles had fallen off the beam earlier in the day and then struggled withanother fall during her warm up. She took to the floor with her left calf strapped with tape.

In themen’s horizontal bar, thevast majority of competitors struggledwith either staying on the bars or with their landings.

Alice D’Amato’s sterling routine won her the gold medal in thewomen’s balance beamcompetition, a final that was also marked by disappointing performances from some of the sport’s top stars, who struggled to stay on the beam.

On the track, there was an early huge upset when Molly Caudery from Team Great Britain failed to clear 4.55 meters in the women’s pole vault qualification round. She will not be in Wednesday’s final.

The winners of the men’s and women’s 100-meter sprints – Noah Lyles and Julien Alfred cruised into the finals of the 200-meter sprint.

A frantic finish in the women’s 5,000-meter final saw Kenyan Beatrice Chebet streak away from her compatriot and two-time Olympic medalist Faith Kipyegon in the closing stages. Kipyegon endured some drama after the race. She was initially disqualified and then appealed the decision. Two hours after the race was over, she was reinstated, taking the silver.

Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson led from the front to win the women’s 800-meter final, upgrading the silver medal she won at the Tokyo Olympics.

American discus thrower Valarie Allman struck gold for the second consecutive Olympic Games. Her best throw of the day went 69.50 meters, more than half a meter better than her gold medal throw in Tokyo in 2021.

And Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis won the gold again in the men’s pole vault. Not satisfied with just taking the gold, Duplantis then beat his own world record, raising the bar to 6.25 meters.

And in the nightcap, the 3x3 basketball tournament had a breakout moment with thrilling finals in both the men’s and women’s gold matches. Both matches went down to the last shot, with Germany winning the women’s gold and The Netherlands edging out host nation France to take the gold in the men’s game.

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Kauli Vaast of France reacts as he exits a wave during the men's gold medal final of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, on August 5, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.

Tahiti local Kauli Vaast won gold for France in the men’s surfing event on Monday while Caroline Marks of Team USA won the women’s competition.

Vaast, who is from Teahupo’o where the event is being hosted, began the final against Australian Jack Robinson with an almost perfect 9.5 score on his first run before an 8.0 which sealed the victory.

Vaast, 22, was cheered on by the majority of the locals during the competition, and after claiming gold, it was a unique scene with many in the water and on land celebrating his victory.

In the women’s event, Marks produced scores of 7.50 and 3.00 but it was enough as her fellow finalist – Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil – fell just short of the 4.68 to win gold, scoring 4.50, as Marks was crowned Olympic champion.

Yui Susaki of Team Japan celebrates victory over Yanan Sun of Team China during the women's 50kg final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on August 7, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

She only recently turned 25, but Yui Susaki is already a reigning Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion, and is widely touted as the best pound-for-pound freestyle wrestler in the world.

Susaki – all five feet (1.52 meters) of her – has never lost an international bout at senior level, and another dominant performance at theParis Gamescould propel her into the conversation over the greatest of all time. So how does she do it?

“There’s a concept in Japanese – ‘shin-gi-tai’ – that encompasses the mental, technical and physical approach to life,” Susaki told CNN via video call between her grueling morning training sessions as she prepared for the Games.

“When you get to the Olympics, the world’s highest stage, everyone’s shin-gi-tai is at similar levels. So to reach the top, you need your soul. Then your emotions are the last stretch – you need to believe in yourself constantly. I always make sure to do that when I train.”

Under the wing of long-time coach and wrestling legend Shoko Yoshimura, Susaki tore through her Olympic debut at the Covid-impacted Tokyo Games three years ago without conceding a single point in the women’s 50kg category.

Known for her technical prowess and raw strength, Susaki has been labeled “untouchable” and a “gold medal machine” by commentators in the lead-up to Paris. She intends to defend her title – but it doesn’t end there.

“I’m really looking forward to Paris as there will be a live audience this time. My first goal is to win gold and I will do my best to achieve my second consecutive Olympic victory,” Susaki, a native of Chiba prefecture, said.

“Then Los Angeles (2028), then Brisbane (2032), so my goal is to win at the Olympics four times in a row.”

Susaki begins her title defense on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Paris when she faces Vinesh Vinesh of India.

Read more about Susaki’s journey here.

'Mondo' Duplantis of Team Sweden competes during the men's pole vault final at Stade de France on August 5.

No one needs more proof thatMondo Duplantisis among the greatest athletes of this generation, but we get it almost every time he steps onto the runway.

TheParis Olympic Gameswere no exception. Backed by a deafening roar from those in the stands, the Swedish pole vault star broke his own world record with a giant clearance of 6.25 meters at the third and final time of asking.

It was the final act of a sweltering evening in Paris’ Stade de France on Monday, Duplantis once again underlining his complete dominance in this event by breaking the record for the ninth time in his career.

After failing on his first two attempts at the record, Duplantis crept over the bar on his third, springing to his feet and running to the stands to embrace his family.

“I haven’t processed how fantastic that moment was,” said the 24-year-old. “It’s one of those things that don’t really feel real, such an out-of-body experience. It’s still hard to kind of land right now.

“What can I say? I just broke a world record at the Olympics, biggest possible stage for a pole vaulter. The biggest dream since I was a kid was to break the world record at the Olympics, and I’ve been able to do that in front of the most ridiculous crowd I’ve ever competed in front of.”

Duplantis had wrapped up the gold medal long before his world record clearance, successfully defending his title from the Tokyo Olympics and adding to his three world championship crowns.

Read more about Duplantis’ record-breaking evening here.

US' Simone Biles (silver), Brazil's Rebeca Andrade (gold) and US' Jordan Chiles (bronze) pose during the podium ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women's floor exercise at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on August 5.

A heartwarming display of sportsmanship by two American gymnasts on Monday won praise from fans in a viralmoment that lit up social media and is likely to become another enduring image of theParis Olympics.

It all happened when Brazilian gymnastics gold medalist Rebeca Andrade approached the podium for the medal ceremony following a women’s floor final full of twists and turns.

Showing no hard feelings, American duoSimone Bilesand Jordan Chiles turned to Andrade from the lower sections of the podium and bowed to the Brazilian, who raised her arms in triumph.

The golden moment, which also marked the first all-Black Olympics gymnastics podium, touched hearts on social media.

“This is everything,” said a post on the Olympics’ official X, formerly known as Twitter, account underneath a photo of the moment that has been viewed more than 26 million times.

Click here to read more.

Few athletes can claim to be as dominant in their sport as Armand “Mondo” Duplantis.

We got another reminder Monday at the Paris Olympics.

On his final attempt, Duplantis cleared 6.25 meters (20 feet, 6 inches),breaking the world record for the ninth time in his career.

Here are the most compelling photos we’ve seen from these Olympics so far.

Sweden's Armand "Mondo" Duplantissets a new world record in the pole vaulton his way to winning Olympic gold on Monday.

Duplantis celebrates after winning gold on August 5.

Athletes run the 400-meter hurdles on August 5.

A fan receives a signed ball from Arvin Slagter of the Netherlands afterhis 3x3 basketball team dramatically won goldon August 5.

Track cyclists compete in a team pursuit qualifier on August 5.

CNN is tracking the countries in the race for the most medals in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Check back throughout the two weeks ofeventsfor the number of gold medals by country, as well as top three countries by overall medals.

Here’s where the medal count stands now:

Monday marked the last day of gymnastics competition at the Paris Olympics — and it was a day full of dramatic twists and turns.

In thewomen’s floor exercise,Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won the gold, with USA’s Simone Biles winning her 11th medal with a silver and Jordan Chiles taking home the bronze medal.

It was unclear if Biles was going to make it through her floor routine, having fallen off the beam earlier in the day then struggling withanother fall during her warm up. She took to the floor with her left calf strapped with tape.

In themen’s horizontal bar, thevast majority of competitors struggledwith either staying on the bars or with their landings.

The Eurosport commentary said it was “quite unusual” to see so many gymnasts botch their landings and lose their grip on the bar, putting it down to perhaps a lack of concentration or fatigue at the end of the competition. Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka won gold in that competition — his third in Paris.

Alice D’Amato’s sterling routine won her the gold medal in thewomen’s balance beamcompetition, a final that was also marked by disappointing performances from some of the sport’s top stars, who struggled to stay on the beam.

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