Paris 2024 Olympics: handball, archery, football and rugby sevens action – live

By James On Jul 25, 2024

Key events

Before we get to today’s action, let’s take a look at Team GB’s medal chances. We look forward to a possible battle for eternity in the men’s 1500m, world champions in the women’s lightweight double sculls and a shot at skateboarding fame.

Here’s Ben Bloom with more.

How will Alex Yee, Bryony Page, Delicious Orie, Sky Brown and Keeley Hodgkinson fare in Paris? Illustration: Guardian Design/Guardian Design; AP; Reuters; Andrew Fox/The Guardian; PA; Shutterstock;

Preamble

Good morning everyone and welcome to our daily blog about the 2024 Olympic Games! The sporting action kicked off yesterday and it was certainly memorable. We’ll be bringing you all the reactions to what happened and live coverage of what’s starting today. More rugby sevens, more football and the start of the archery and handball events. Plus, we’ll be checking in with all the other athletes as they make their final preparations and bringing you the latest news from Paris.

If you have any thoughts, questions, concerns, complaints, musings, or Olympic snack essentials you would like to share, please feel free to email me. You can find the information at the top of this blog.

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