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What’s happening TODAY at the Olympics? Day 10 of action as Keely Hodgkinson battles for 800m gold and Simone Biles targets two more

THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES are well underway, with the tenth big day ahead of us.

SunSport brings you all the action taking place in the French capital on an exciting day.

Keely Hodgkinson is looking to beat the silver medal she won in Tokyo

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Keely Hodgkinson is looking to beat the silver medal she won in TokyoSource: AP

PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS LIVE

What’s happening at the Olympics today?

TODAY’S BRIT MEDAL HOPES

Keely Hodgkinson is one of the favorites to win gold in the women’s 800 meters final (20:45), three years after winning silver in Tokyo.

Kimberley Forests, Mallory Franklin AND Joe Clarke can secure a triple final in the first Olympic final in whitewater kayaking (15:55).

Great Britain will be looking to retain their mixed relay in the triathlon (7am) ​​while the women’s cycling team sprint (6.55pm) will be a real chance of a medal on the first day of track racing.

BRITISH PEOPLE TO WATCH

Sport climbing begins with four Britons – Hamish McArthur and the 19-year-old sensation Toby Roberts starting with bouldering in the bouldering and lead competition (9am).

AND women’s hockey team They will face a nightmare quarter-final against the overwhelming Dutch team (16:30).

GLOBAL STARS TODAY

Sweden Mondo Duplantis will try to break his latest world record once again in the men’s freestyle final (6:00 p.m.).

Men’s football reaches semi-final against hosts France stands against Egypt (20:00) after Spain vs Morocco (5:00 p.m.)

And that will be the last time we see Simone Biles in Paris. She is scheduled to compete in the women’s balance beam finals (11:30 a.m.) and freestyle (1:20 p.m.).

Fancy something different?

This is the last day for both Basketball 3×3 and surfing.

This Basketball 3×3 culminates with the gold medal matches starting at 9pm at La Concorde.

To Tahiti, Gabriel Medina seemed to defy gravity with THIS incredible levitation photo and has a chance to win gold today.

STATISTICS INSANE

0 – A change to the rules for artistic swimming (formerly synchronised swimming) means men can compete in a team event for the first time in Olympic history… but the new rules came into effect just 18 months ago and not a single man has been selected.

Day 10 Schedule (Monday, August 5)

All times BST/ET

  • 07:00/02:00 Triathlon: Mixed relay final
  • 08:30/03:30 Shooting: M. 2m rapid-fire pistol
  • 09:55/04:55 Badminton: W singles gold medal match
  • 10:45/05:45 Gymnastics: Parallel Bars Final M
  • 11:30/06:30 Gymnastics: Balance Beam Final W
  • 12:30/07:30 Gymnastics: Horizontal Bar Final M
  • 13:20/08:20 Gymnastics: Freestyle Finals W
  • 14:00/09:00 Shooting: Gold medal in mixed team skeet
  • 14:40/09:40 Badminton: singles gold medal match M.
  • 15:55/10:55 Slalom Kayaking: Cross Kayak Final W
  • 16:00/11:00 Kayak Slalom: Kayak Cross Final for M
  • 17:00/12:00 Football: M 1 Semi-Final
  • 18:00/13:00 Athletics: Pole vault final M.
  • 18:50/13:50 Track Cycling: Team Sprint Final W
  • 19:30/14:30 Athletics: Discus Throw Final W
  • 20:00/15:00 Football: M 2 Semi-Final
  • 20:10/15:10 Athletics: 5000m final
  • 20:45/15:45 Athletics: 800m final
  • 21:05/16:05 Basketball 3×3: Gold Medal Match W
  • 21:35/16:35 Basketball 3×3: Gold Medal Match M.

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How to watch the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Discovery+ is the main rights holder for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and will provide “24/7 linear coverage across its Eurosport channels (1 and 2), as well as seven dedicated Olympic channels.”

There is a special Olympic deal available for £3.99 per month which gives you access to the discovery+ streaming service.

You can access discovery+ by downloading the app to your smartphone/tablet or by visiting discovery+.com.

The BBC will broadcast all the action that interests the British public, as well as major competitions, across all its channels, apps, website and iPlayer for FREE, provided you have a valid TV licence.

BBC One and BBC Two will broadcast the highlights of the 33rd Olympic Games and will provide Olympics Extra on iPlayer, Red Button and online.

However, the BBC can only show two live events taking place at the same time because the main European rights holder is discovery+.

In the US, you can watch the Paris Olympic Games on NBC and USA Network.

Live streaming is available via Peacock and the NBC Sports app.