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Men’s 3m Springboard Diving final
And that's that.
Houlden did all he could.
But Ibarra nails his final dive to get a fantastic 93.60 to follow up his 98.80 from the previous dive. Too good.
Fifth in the end for Houlden.
Laugher finishes with another disappointing attempt - not his day I'm afraid. Seventh for him.
Stunning stuff from Xie and he nicks gold ahead of compatriot Wang with a grand total of 543.60.
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SunSport’s Joshua Jones at the Aquatic Centre for the diving
Fair play, Moritz Wesemann.
The German, sitting in bottom position, nearly gets his fifth dive all wrong with the jump off the springboard.
But he does very, very well to recover it and land back on the springboard, regain his balance to stop and walk back along to restart.
Then pulls off a great dive.
More than decent enough from Houlden and he moves up to fourth but that won't see him threaten the podium and with one jump remaining, we look like we will go without a medal here - especially after another belter from Ibarra.
A few 9.0s from the judges and this crowd goes WILD. He is one solid dive away from another Olympic medal, 53 points clear of Houlden.
Laugher remains eighth.
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Men's 68kg Taekwondo quarter-finals
Team GB's Bradley Sinden is in to the Men's 68kg Taekwondo semi-finals!
The Doncaster lad has beaten Croatian Marko Golubić 2-1 in tight affair to take another step closer towards a second Olympic medal.
It took a late review on a head kick to ensure his victory in the third round, but Sinden is through.
He builds on his 2-0 win over Papua New Guinea's Kevin Kassman this morning in the round of 16.
Sinden is hoping to go for gold in Paris after achieving silver in his weight category at the Tokyo games.
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Men’s 3m Springboard Diving final
Great stuff Jordan!
A fine dive from the Sheffield star to keep up the pressure - but the reality is he is battling for one spot.
And the way Ibarra is going, fully backed by the Mexicans in the crowd, it is a battle he looks like he will lose, unfortunately.
A lot better from Laugher, this time - but one feels the damage is already done.
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SunSport's Joshua Jones at the Aquatic Centre for the diving
Not as good from Ibarra - and the door is now ajar for Jack.
How can he fare?
Oh dear...
He gets it all wrong and sends up a massive splash.
Groans around the Aquatics Centre - that was not what the British fans wanted.
Some 3.5s and even some 3.0s from the judges and he gets just 35.70 points, sending him tumbling down to eighth - with Houlden into sixth.
Work to do.
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View from SunSport’s Martin Lipton in Marseille
Finally some wind off Marseille - enough for the kite-surfing medal final stages.
But Connor Bainbridge’s medal hopes ended immediately.
The British No 1 had to win three races out of three to make the final four-boat race but was last off the start line in his semi-final.
He got past America’s Marcus Edegran and finished third but way out in the distance, Austria’s Valentin Bontus, who only needed to win one of the first two races to clinch his final place on the handicap system, was well clear to earn his progression and bring the end to Bainbridge’s regatta.
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Men’s 3m Springboard Diving final
Pressure on Jack.
After that first dive, he will want to get back on track ASAP - especially with Mexican Osmar Olvera Ibarra starting impressively.
Ibarra, who denied Laugher and Harding silver in the synchro, is being cheered on by plenty of very vocal Mexicans in here, too.
Much better from the Yorkshireman!
He scores a fantastic 84.00 and is up to fourth after round two. Houlden is ninth.
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Men's 3m Springboard Diving final
Here we go, then...
Can Laugher - or Houlden - claim a medal?
Houlden up first out of the Brits and eighth overall...
He starts with a forward two-and-a-half somersaults two twists - and scores 76.50. Solid start.
Laugher is tenth of the 12 divers to begin and he gets 74.80 for the same routine as Houlden.
Not his best, unfortunately.
Long way to go, mind...
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More from SunSport's Joshua Jones in the Aquatic Centre
These are the dives Laugher has lined up for today's six rounds.
Easy, eh...
- 1 - Forward 2½ Somersaults 2 Twists Pike (difficulty: 3.4)
- 2 - Reverse 3½ Somersaults Tuck (3.5)
- 3 - Inward 3½ Somersaults Tuck (3.4)
- 4 - Forward 2½ Somersaults 3 Twists Pike (3.9)
- 5 - Forward 4½ Somersaults Tuck (3.8)
- 6 - Back 3½ Somersaults Tuck (3.6)
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View from SunSport's Joshua Jones in Paris
SunSport has made the short walk across from the Stade de France to the Centre Aquatique Olympique (via a food stall for a spot of lunch) to be at the men's 3m springboard diving final.
It would be a major shock if the Chinese pair of Wang Zongyuan and Xie Siyi were denied gold and silver.
Wang secured gold in the 3m synchro as Jack Laugher and Anthony Harding claimed bronze.
Laugher goes in this one - as does Jordan Houlden.
Action is set to begin at 2pm.
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Women's 4x100m qualifiers
Team GB's women also booked their place in the 4x100m final on Friday after an electric showing in their heat this morning.
Here's how the Women's final looks ahead of tomorrow's race.
- USA: 41.94
- Great Britain: 42.03
- France: 42.13
- Germany: 42.15
- Jamaica: 42.35
- Switzerland: 42.38
- Canada: 42.50
- Netherlands: 42.64
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Men's 4x100m qualifiers
We told you all about Team GB's qualification for the Men's 4x100m final in their heat earlier today.
But here's a look at every team that has made the cut for Friday's final and their times on the track.
- USA: 37.47
- South Africa: 37.94
- Great Britain: 38.04
- Japan: 38.06
- Italy: 38.07
- People's Rep. of China: 38.24
- France: 38.34
- Canada: 38.39
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Skate to see it
French skateboarder Vincent Matheron was sent into a rage after a costly fall in his final qualifying run at the Olympics.
The Frenchman tumbled just eight seconds into his last attempt and subsequently drop kicked his helmet into the air.
The 26-year-old needed to improve on his 82.02 run to qualify for the final.
But after falling off his board, Matheron could only manage a seventh placed finish - knocking him out of the proceedings.
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Men's Canoe double sprint - 500m
China have secured gold in the men's 500m doubles canoe sprint!
Duo Ji Bowen and Liu Hao have gone one step further after their silver medal in the 2023 World Championships.
Italian pair Gabriele Casadei finish in second, while Spain's Joan Antoni Moreno and Diego Dominguez took bronze.
- China: 1:39.48
- Italy: 1:41.08
- Spain: 1:41.18
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Johnson-Thompson's best jump
KTJ's 1.92m clearance in the high jump earned her top spot in the heptathlon standings after two events.
And that jump is actually her best for over FIVE YEARS.
The Liverpool lass is certainly up for it after missing out on medals at every Olympic appearance so far.
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Heptathlon schedule
All eyes have been on Katarina Johnson-Thompson who excelled in this morning's opening events and currently leads the heptathlon by 24 points.
KJT was amongst the fastest in the 100m hurdles and then came out on top in the high jump just an hour later.
There's a small break now until the athletes get back underway later this evening to take on the shot put and the 200m race.
Those events will be followed by the conclusion of the heptathlon tomorrow, where a new Olympic champion will be crowned.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8
- 6:35pm – Shot Put
- 7:55pm – 200m Sprint
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9
- 9:05am - Long Jump
- 10:23am - Javelin Throw
- 7:25pm - 800m Race
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New world record in speed climbing
USA's Sam Watson has set a NEW WORLD RECORD of 4.74 seconds in the Men's speed climbing!
Unbelievably, he set it in the bronze medal play-off - meaning he is the new world record holder, but will only leave with a third placed finish.
It's Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo who clinches gold with a time of 4.75 and China's Wu Peng who takes silver with 4.77.
A bittersweet ending for Watson.
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More on GB's sailing disqualification
Team GB were instantly disqualified from the mixed multi-hull sailing after crossing the line before the race even started.
Under race rules, they needed to go back and perform a 360 degree turn before restarting the race.
But the pair failed to do so and were subsequently disqualified by the umpire.
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Making a splash
Mexican diver Aranza Vazquez's Olympic dream turned into a nightmare with a disastrous score of 0.0.
The 21-year-old was seventh after her third dive but landed flat on her back with the next effort.
With 12 divers making it into tomorrow's 3m springboard final, Vazquez was on course for a chance to compete for a medal with two rounds to go.
But her scoreless fourth dive ruled her out of contention in Paris.
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Katarina Johnson-Thompson tops the leaderboard!
Thiam fails on her third and final attempt at 1.95m so must settle for 1.92m.
Can KJT beat that?
No she can't. 1.92m for her, too.
1132 points apiece but that puts KJT top after two rounds.
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Whoops!
After Thiam catches the bar on her first 1.95m attempt, KJT psyches herself up, runs up and then...
Forgets to jump!
She ends up throwing herself straight on to the crash mat in a fit of giggles and burying her face in her hands.
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KJT WITH A HUGE JUMP
Huge huge HUGE from KJT!
In her third attempt at 1.92m, the Liverpool star MAKES IT!
There was big pressure on that jump with Nafi Thiam already going over that height.
But KJT has matched the Belgian - but Hall must settle for 1.89m.
How high can KJT go? Thiam holds the world record for heptathlon high jump at a whopping 2.02m.
It's the world champion vs the Olympic champion going for 1.95m now...
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SunSport's Martin Lipton from the sailing in Marseille
John Gimson and Anna Burnet blew their medal chances by being disqualified from their decisive race.
Gimson and Burnet, due to marry next month, were in third position going into the Medal Race in the Nacra 17 catamaran.
They needed to finish ahead of New Zealand to be assured of a medal and beat Argentina by four places to overhaul the South Americans and repeat their Tokyo silver.
But in a nightmare moment, the British boat was fractionally over the start line a second before the hooter sounded to start the race.
Under race rules, they needed to go back and perform a 360 degree turn before restarting the race.
But, perhaps unaware of the mistake, they continued, leading the race off the start before being told of their disqualification by the umpire’s launch.
It left Burnet in particular utterly distraught, first holding her head in her hands and then being comforted by her fiance.
But it is another hammer-blow to the much-vaunted GB squad who have had a regatta to forget.
Windsurfer Emma Wilson lost gold and was relegated to bronze in her final having dominated the competition while all the hulled boats have missed out on the medals.
It leaves kite surfer Ellie Aldridge, who has qualified for this afternoon’s four-boat final, as the last remaining podium hope.
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Jones makes shock exit
Jade Jones goes out 2-1 to North Macedonia's Miljana Reljikj.
That's a huge shock for Jones who has been a dominant force in Taekwondo since her Olympic gold at London 2012.
She can leave with her head held high as a Team GB hero.
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SunSport's Joshua Jones gives a Heptathlon update from Paris
More good stuff from Johnson-Thompson at the high jump.
She clears 1.86m at the second attempt.
Hall does the same, while Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam got over that height on her first go.
Thiam won the gold medal at both Rio and Tokyo.