Paris 2024 Olympics day five: triathlons, diving, rowing and more – live

After the disappointment of yesterday’s postponement of the men’s race and long-standing concerns about the water quality of the Seine, it will be a huge relief for the event’s organisers that the triathlon has been confirmed on today’s schedule. The women’s race will start first at 08:00, followed by the men’s at 10:45.

Hello everyone and welcome to the live broadcast of the fifth official competition day of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.

Day four was dominated by another showstopper from Simone Biles who helped the USA to team gold in the women’s gymnastics. There was also a milestone gold in the pool as Daniel Wiffen took the 800m freestyle to become the first Irishman to swim an Olympic medal. Elsewhere in the swimming competition, Great Britain (men’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay) and Australia (women’s 100m backstroke) continued their impressive encounters.

But Tuesday was also a disappointment. The postponement of the men’s triathlon due to the Seine’s water quality raised the possibility that the three-discipline event would be reduced to just running and cycling, while the surfing competition 12 time zones away in Tahiti was succumbed to Mother Nature on a day scheduled for medal events. And there was the first major disappointment for the hosts when one of the Games’ faces, Clarisse Agbegnenou, failed to defend her 63kg judo crown despite claiming bronze.

What can we expect today?

Medal Events
🥇 Triathlon – women & men individually (from 8:00)
🥇 Diving – 10m platform synchronised women (from 11:00)
🥇 Rowing – quadsculls for men and women (from 12:00)
🥇 BMX Freestyle – ladies and men’s park (from 1:00 PM)
🥇 Shooting – women’s kick (from 15:30)
🥇 Judo – men 90kg / women 70kg (from 16:00)
🥇 Canoe Slalom – women C-1 (17:25)
🥇 Gymnastics – all-round men (17:30)
🥇 Fencing – men’s sabre team (19:30)
🥇 Swimming – Women’s 100m and 1500m Freestyle / Men’s 200m Butterfly, 200m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle (20:30)
*(All times mentioned are local times in Paris)

Simon Burnton’s Daily Guide:
BMX freestyle
In Tokyo, Britain’s Charlotte Worthington and Declan Brooks went into the final in fourth and seventh place, emerging with a gold and bronze medal, illustrating the unpredictability of the event. Both are back, but Britain’s best chance of a medal appears to be 23-year-old Kieran Reilly, the reigning world champion who made his name in 2022 by becoming the first person to land a triple kick flair.

Gymnastics: Men’s All-round Final
Daiki Hashimoto won gold in Tokyo three years ago, has won two world championships since then and enters today’s all-around final as the favorite. “I remain steadfast in my determination to surpass my previous achievements. My dedication is unwavering, fueled by a dogged determination,” he said this year. Meanwhile, the U.S. is hoping for what would be only its second title and first since 2004. “We’re going to be very deadly. This is going to be a fun Olympics. We’re fully loaded,” said Fred Richard, who won bronze at last year’s world championships.

Swimming
Frenchman Léon Marchand, the son of former Olympic swimmers Xavier Marchand and Céline Bonnet, is coached at Arizona State by Michael Phelps’ former mentor Bob Bowman, is arguably the best swimmer in the world and is about to have the biggest night of his life. The 200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke finals were originally scheduled to take place back-to-back, but after intense lobbying the schedule was changed to space the events an hour and a half apart, giving Marchand a better chance of success. Now he has to perform.

Other not-to-be-missed moments are the women’s and (rescheduled) men’s competitions. triathlon races in the Seine and through the heart of Paris; Australian flag bearer Jess Vos seeking her second gold of the Games in the C-1 canoe slalom; Katie Ledecky on their way to their eighth gold medal in the 1500m freestyle and the fastest sharks in the pool flexing their muscles in the men’s and women’s 100m freestyle; Victor Axelsen the start of the defense of his title in the men’s singles badminton; Novak Djokovic And Carlos Alcaraz take to the court in men’s tennis singles; and a decisive phase in women’s football with the final round of group matches, including the Matildas vs USWNT.

I’m sure I’ve forgotten something of note for you in this brief round-up, so please let me know what’s on your agenda by emailing jonathan.howcroft.casual@theguardian.com or, if you’re still rummaging through the post-Twitter bin, find me at X @jphowcroft.

I will be staying here in Australia for the first few hours of my blog, then handing over to Barry Glendenning in the UK.