6.45am BST06:45 Scott Heinrich And that is all from me. Now handing over to my esteemed colleague, Emma Kemp. Thanks for your company and banter today. Bye for now. 6.43am BST06:43 Canoe Slalom: the latest from the men’s kayak semi-finals is that USA’s Michal Smolen remains the fastest with a time of 96.11 (with zero … Read more
There is a bit of debate happening around which sports should and should not be included in the Olympics, particularly football. Let’s go down the rabbit hole! Beau Dure, a Guardian freelancer, writes in: “I actually wrote for Soccer America that women’s soccer no longer needs the Olympics and would be better off emphasising continental … Read more
2.52am BST02:52 Swimming: Stars galore next in the final of the women’s 100m backstroke. Australia’s recent world record breaker Kaylee McKeown, compatriot Emily Seebohm, previous world record holders Regan Smith (USA) and Kylie Masse (CAN), and considering their meet so far you can’t rule out Great Britain’s Kathleen Dawson. 2.49am BST02:49 Gold! Men’s 200m freestyle … Read more
Titmus overcame an unwell Ledecky to win the 400m freestyle at the 2019 world championships and delivered another statement of intent at the Australian trials in June, swimming the distance in 3:56.90. That is less than half-a-second slower than Ledecky’s world record, and more than four seconds quicker than the time the American posted in … Read more
1.49am BST01:49 USA’s April Ross and Alix Klineman have a win under their belt after beating the Chinese pair in the beach volleyball in straight sets. 1.44am BST01:44 USA/Hawaii’s John John Florence who won back-to-back world titles in 2016 and 2017, has had a bit of a blip in the surfing. He finished third in … Read more
1.59am BST01:59 I’m heading off now but Bryan Graham is coming on deck to take you through the next hour or so. 1.54am BST01:54 A small storm is brewing in the pool. The US Olympic team revealed that around 100 of its 613 athletes are not vaccinated (which is around the same rate as athletes … Read more
Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the Olympic Games. We’re here to provide you with 24-hour rolling coverage of all the highs and lows and in-betweens of perhaps the strangest instalment since the very first in Athens in 1896. This is the “Tokyo 2020” of 2021. The Games that couldn’t happen a … Read more