Top five stories of the day in Paris

Thursday, 8 August 2024 (3 hours ago)
Jade Jones loses in the first round of the taekwondo but Katarina Johnson-Thompson makes an excellent start to her heptathlon campaign at Paris 2024.

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson British heptathlete (born 1993)

Johnson-Thompson leads heptathlon on day one after winning 200m event

Watch as GB's Katarina Johnson-Thompson finishes first in the 200m event of the women's heptathlon at Paris 2024.
BBC Sport 29 minutes ago

Johnson-Thompson throws shot put personal best in heptathlon

Watch as Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson throws a new shot put personal best of 14.44m in the women's heptathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
BBC Sport 1 hour ago

Paris Capital and largest city of France

Paris celebrates breakdancing as the sport makes its Olympic debut [Video]

Paris celebrates breakdancing as the sport makes its Olympic debut

The atmosphere heats up in Châtelet, a hotbed of hip-hop culture in Paris, which has prepared itself to celebrate the arrival of the dance at the Olympics.

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McLaughlin-Levrone wins hurdles gold in world record

American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashes her own world record to win Olympic 400m hurdles gold in Paris.
BBC Sport 43 minutes ago

Morocco thrash Egypt 6-0 to win men's football bronze

Watch highlights as Morocco win bronze in the men's football at Paris 2024 with a dominant 6-0 victory over Egypt.
BBC Sport 43 minutes ago

Tempers flare as Netherlands beat Germany to win hockey gold in shootout

Watch as The Netherlands win men's hockey gold after a shootout victory over Germany at Paris 2024.
BBC Sport 46 minutes ago

GB's Finucane wins bronze in women's keirin

GB's Emma Finucane secures bronze in the women's keirin final at Paris 2024 as team-mate Katy Marchant finishes fourth to just miss out on a medal.
BBC Sport 2 hours ago

Jade Jones (taekwondo) Welsh taekwondo athlete (born 1993)

'I was frozen' - GB's Jones reflects on early taekwondo exit

GB's double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones says she is "devastated" after a shock-first round exit at Paris 2024 to Macedonia's Miljana Reljikj.
BBC Sport 4 hours ago

Taekwondo rules and scoring system as Wales' Team GB star Jade Jones hunts third Olympic gold

Welsh athlete Jade Jones is aiming to become the first taekwondo athlete to win three Olympic gold medals at the Paris 2024 Games after suffering an upset in...
Wales Online 16 hours ago

Jones suffers shock defeat in taekwondo first round

Great Britain's Jade Jones is narrowly beaten in her opening bout in the taekwondo -57kg category, meaning the best she can hope for is a bronze medal through...
BBC Sport 9 hours ago Also reported by •Wales Online •BBC News

GB's Jones in another early Olympics loss

Britain's Jade Jones falls to another Olympic taekwondo defeat as she is beaten by Miljana Reljkik in the -57kg first round in Paris.
BBC Sport 9 hours ago Also reported by •BBC News