Paris Olympics 2024 live updates (2024)

Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo won gold in the men’s Olympic 200m final as Noah Lyles was denied a sprint double at Paris 2024.

Lyles, who required medical assistance after the race and needed a wheelchair to leave the track, later said that he had tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the event.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone meanwhile smashed her own world record as she claimed a sensational victory in the 400m hurdles gold.

Elsewhere, the United States men’s basketball team was made to work hard in a thrilling 95-91 win over Serbia. The U.S. will play France in the final.

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Phew — the United States men’s basketball team has got the job done. But only just.

They beat Serbia 95-91 in an absolute thriller and will face France in Saturday’s gold medal match.

Serbia was so close to beating the number one team in the world but Steph Curry, LeBron James and co delivered in the end to send the States into their fifth straight Olympic gold-medal basketball game.

Follow live reaction here.

Uzbekistan’s Ulugbek Rash*tov has defended his title in the men’s -68kg category by beating Jordan’s Zaid Kareem in the final. Bronzes go to China’s Liang Yushuai and Brazil’s Edival Pontes.

In the women’s -57kg event it’s South Korea’s Kim Yujin who emerges victorious. She beat Iran’s Nahid Kiyanichandeh in this evening’s final, with Canada’s Skylar Park winning bronze alongside Bulgaria’s Kimia Alizadeh.

There’s only one quarter remaining at Paris-Bercy and Serbia leads the United States 76-63.

Once more in case you assumed you had misread that: Serbia leads the United States 76-63.

Follow minute-by-minute coverage of the fourth and final quarter by clicking here.

Jesse M: “Most dominant racing I’ve ever seen. Bol looked spent. Incredible run by Jones, in third, who honestly looked really good in the early heats, too. Levrone is an all-time titan. So happy to have had the opportunity to watch.”

Jon D: “This is the greatest performance of the Olympics. Just total dominance.”

Anon: “She lets her running do the talking, and it's refreshing.”

The U.S. won eight of the 15 medals handed out in Stade de France on Thursday night, putting two on the podium in four events:

• Women's long jump: Tara Davis-Woodhall (gold), Jasmine Moore (bronze)
• Men's 200m: Kenny Bednarek (silver), Noah Lyles (bronze)
• Women's 400m hurdles: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (gold), Anna co*ckrell (silver)
• Men's 110m hurdles: Grant Holloway (gold), Daniel Roberts (silver)

More gold for Team USA! It’s another 1-2!

Grant Holloway wins the men’s 110m hurdles final with a time of 12.99, followed by Daniel Roberts. Jamaica’s Rasheed Broadbell wins bronze.

And the Olympic reign of his compatriot, Hansle Parchment, ends in bitter disappointment. The 34-year-old finished last.

With the halftime interval approaching the United States men’s basketball team is trailing Serbia by 15.

Yes, you did read that correctly.

One of the greatest upsets in the history of the Games could be in progress. You can follow minute-by-minute coverage with my colleague Michael Dominski by clicking here.

The United States is absolutely dominating track and field at these Games.

Tara Davis-Woodhall is the latest American to win gold. As expected, none of her competitors were able to better her leap of 7.10m with her fourth attempt of the evening.

Malaika Mihambo of Germany wins silver. Davis-Woodhall’s teammate Jasmine Moore takes bronze.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is a privilege. A splurge. The immense entertainment from watching her underscores the infrequency of the pleasure.

And perhaps in her scarcity, McLaughlin-Levrone is teaching, whether coincidentally or intentionally. In a culture of instant gratification, fueled by relentless consumption, she refuses to be governed by greed masked as adoration.

She not only defended her Olympic crown in the 400-meter hurdles, besting Netherlands’ star Femke Bol in a much-anticipated showdown. But McLaughlin-Levrone delivered the race of her life.

It was a masterpiece on the track in the City of Art. Le Louvre has Mona Lisa. Thursday night, Stade de France had Sydney Michelle.

Sensational. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her own world record and wins gold in the women’s 400-meter hurdles. That wasn’t even close.

Her Team USA teammate Anna co*ckrell came second in 51.87, a personal best which was a full 1.5 seconds behind McLaughlin-Levrone.

Femke Bol, of the Netherlands, claimed bronze, denying Team USA the 1-2-3 with Jasmine Jones in fourth.

Noah Lyles left the Stade de France track in a wheelchair and later revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19.

Lyles won the 100m final on Saturday but failed to follow that with 200m gold today, instead finishing third behind Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and Team USA colleague Kenny Bednarek.

After the race, Lyles told NBC’s Lewis Johnson:

💬 “I woke up early, about 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning and I just was feeling really horrible.

“I knew it was more than just being sore from the 100. Woke up the doctors and we tested and unfortunately it came up that I was positive for COVID.

“My first thought was not to panic, thinking I've been in worse situations. I've run with worse conditions. We just took it day by day, trying to hydrate as much, quarantined off and I'd definitely say that it's taken its toll for sure but I've never been more proud of myself for being able to come out here and getting a bronze medal.

“Last Olympics I was very disappointed and this time I couldn't be more proud.”

Huge, huge drama in the men’s field hockey to conclude the tournament!

Netherlands and Germany goes to a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation time … and it’s the Dutch who prevail, winning 3-1!

Germany will have to make do with silver. India beat Spain earlier on today to secure bronze.

What a performance from Katarina Johnson-Thompson in the 200m, the final event of the women’s heptathlon today.

She won the third and final 200m race in 23.44. That secured her a whopping 1035 points which gives her an overnight lead of 48 over the defending Olympic champion Nafissatou Thiam, of Belgium.