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30 July 2024, 11:12 | Updated: 30 July 2024, 19:05

GB's Georgia-Mae Fenton competes in the vault event of the artistic gymnastics women's team final.
GB's Georgia-Mae Fenton competes in the vault event of the artistic gymnastics women's team final. Picture: Getty

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Becky Downie scores a massive 14.933 on the bars, as Team GB eye a medal in the women's gymnastics team final.

Nathan Hales has won Great Britain's third gold medal of the Games with an Olympic record of 48/50 hits, while Kieran Reilly has secured a spot in the BMX freestyle final on Wednesday.

Britain's men prepare for 4x200m freestyle final after finishing first in the heats.

Team GB's women's rugby sevens lose their fifth-place match against China and are set to play Ireland in the seventh-place-play-off.

Last Brit in the tennis singles, Jack Draper, is knocked out of second round.

The men's triathlon has been postponed because of worries about the quality of water in the Seine river.

Follow below for all the latest

  • Three gold medals so far for Team GB on day seven of the games, with even more medal chances in swimming, trampolining and BMX.
  • Equestrian showjumping team claim GB's ninth gold of the games.
  • Emily Craig and Imogen Grant win gold in women's rowing pairs after missing out on a medal by 0.01 second at Tokyo 2020.
  • Bryony Page wins trampoline gold, completing her Olympic medal set.
  • Team GB pipped to the post by Croatia in men's rowing pairs but come away with silver.
  • A fourth diving medal for Team GB as Anthony Harding and Jack Laugher take bronze in the 3m springboard synchro.

Perzamanos into trampoline final for Great Britain

Zac Perzamanos is through to the trampoline final, qualifying in seventh place.

Reekie wins 800m heat

GB's Jemma Reekie has won the first women's 800m heat. She's through in a time of 2:00:00. 

Reekie is one of three to go straight through in these heats.
Reekie is one of three to go straight through in these heats. Picture: Getty

GB 4x400m finish first in heat

Sam Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson and Nicole Yeargin finish first in their mixed 4x400m heat, setting a national record of 3:10:61.

They're into Saturday's final, alongside the Netherlands who qualify second and Italy in third place.

USA break 4x400m record in heats

The United States have won their 4x400m relay heat in style, with a world record of 3:07:41. 

GB are up next in the second heat.

GB medal hopes in the pool

Five British athletes are competing for medals in the swimming tonight.

Ben Proud is going for gold in the 50m freestyle final, while Katie Shanahan and Honey Osrin compete in women's 200m backstroke final, and Duncan Scott and Tom Dean return to the pool for the men's 200m individual medley.

Proud was joint fastest in the 50m semi-finals, qualifying in a time of 21.38 seconds.
Proud was joint fastest in the 50m semi-finals, qualifying in a time of 21.38 seconds. Picture: Getty

First evening athletics session of Paris

You're in luck if you've been waiting for the athletics to start, as the first evening session of the Games is getting going at the moment. 

Tonight's events range from discus qualifications to 10,000m:

  • Now - Men's decathlon high jump
  • Now- Women's 5,000m round one
  • Now - Women's triple jump qualificatio
  • 17:55 - Women's discus qualification
  • 18:10 - 4x400m mixed relay round one
  • 18:45 - Women's 800m round one (including Keely Hodgkinson, Jemma Reekie and Phoebe Gill)
  • 19:10 - Men's shot put qualification (including Scott Lincoln)
  • 19:50 - Men's decathlon 400m
  • 20:20 - Men's 10,000m final

Franklin third fastest in kayak time trial

GB's Mallory Franklin has finished third fastest in the women's kayak cross time trial while Kimberly Woods placed 16th. 

Their times determine the seeding for the kayak cross rounds, where four paddlers at a time will go head to head against each other on the water.

Franklin missed out on a medal in the canoe slalom finals earlier this week.
Franklin missed out on a medal in the canoe slalom finals earlier this week. Picture: Getty

Engagement at the Games

Liu Yuchen proposed to his girlfriend - and teammate - Huang Yaqiong, after they won gold for China in the badminton mixed doubles.

Huang said yes to Lui's proposal!
Huang said yes to Lui's proposal! Picture: Getty

Men's trampoline qualifiers underway

After Bryony Page's gold earlier, GB’s Zak Perzamanos is aiming to secure a spot in the trampoline final.

He'll have two chances to try and make the top eight.

Teddy Riner takes judo gold

France's Riner has won gold, making him the most successful judoka in Olympic history. 

He beat South Korea's Kim Min-jong to add a sixth Olympic medal to his collection.

He's back tomorrow to compete in the mixed team event.

Riner sealed his fourth Olympic gold medal in front of a home crowd.
Riner sealed his fourth Olympic gold medal in front of a home crowd. Picture: Getty

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