2024 Olympics in Paris: medal count updates - who has won more? Tally by country today, August 1
Paris 2024 Olympics: Day 6 medal count live
1. China: Gold 11 Silver 7 Bronze 3 - Total 21
2. France: Gold 8 Silver 10 Bronze 8 - Total 26
3. Japan: Gold 8 Silver 3 Bronze 4 - Total 15
4. Australia: Gold 7 Silver 6 Bronze 4 - Total 17
5. United States: Gold 6 Silver 13 Bronze 12 - Total 31
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After beating Team USA's Tommy Paul in straight sets at Roland Garros, Carlos Alcaraz is one step closer to adding Olympic gold to his resumé.
WillIam Allen reports on how it all developed at Roland-Garros and looks at who Charly will face next...
Zheng knocks Swiatek out
China's Zheng Qinwen caused the upset of the day, beating the world No.1 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7-5 to book a place in the women's gold medal game. A fairytale for the 21-year-old in her first Olympics and become the first Chinese player to reach the final in the tennis event.
Australian swimming coach doubts Pan Zhanle's 100m freestyle world record
Australian swimming coach Brett Hawke has questioned the validity of the new 100m freestyle world record set by China's Pan Zhanle on Wednesday.
Zhanle set a new WR of 46.40, slicing 0.4 second off his own previous world record, set at the World Championships in February. But Hawke, a former swimmer himself who has spent over three decades coaching professionals and Olympic swimmers, is not convinced.
"I'm just going to be honest, I am angry at that swim. I'm angry for a number of reasons. Look my friends are the fastest swimmers in history from Rowdy Gaines to Alex Popov to Gary Hall Jr, Anthony Irvin and all the way up to King Kyle Chalmers. I know these people intimately, I've studied them for 30 years," he posted on social media.
"I'm upset right now because you don't win 100 freestyle by a body length on that field. You just don't do it. It is not humanly possible to beat that field by a body length. That's not real, you don't beat that field. Kyle Chalmers, David Popovici, Jack Alexy, you don't beat those guys by one full body length in 100 freestyle. That's not humanly possible okay so don't sell it to me, don't shove it down my throat. It's not real".
Sha’Carri Richardson finally makes her Olympic debut in the women’s 100m heats on Friday and could also be involved in the 4x100m relay, which starts on 8 August.
She clocked 10.71 at this year’s US trials and with a personal best of 10.65 set at last year’s World Championships, Sha’Carri is in with a strong chance of picking up a medal in Paris.
When you've just walked as fast as your legs can manage for a full 20 km (almost 12 and a half miles) the last thing you may think of is a famous, soccer celebration.
Not if you're Ecuador's Daniel Pintado.
Rowing gold for Team USA
More "wows!" on the water. Team USA hold on to beat the New Zealand rowers by 0.15 seconds in the men's four.
A time of 5:49.03 secured the gold medals for the lads, and Great Britain were three seconds back for bronze.
So much excited today (like every day at the Olympics, we can all agree)
China's Yang Jiayu takes 20km women's walk gold
The two walks got our athletics fun underway in this year's Games and Yang Jiayu has taken gold for China in a time of 1:25:54. That adds to her 2017 world championship title and she remains the current world record holder.
Spain's Maria Perez claimed silver, 25 seconds behind the new champion, and Jemima Montag gets bronze for Australia. Tremendous efforts all round!
Women's quadruple scull gold for Netherlands
The Netherlands win an incredible race, finishing with a time of 6:27.13 and beating Team GB by 0.18 of a second. Wow!
New Zealand this time take the bronze as the medals flood in on Day 6.
Romania take gold in men's double sculls
Andrei Sebastian Cornea and Marian Florian Enache edge out Melvin Twellaar and Stef Broenink, pushing the Netherlands into silver.
And Ireland grab bronze with Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch in the boat. Guinness all round, I say!
Gold for New Zealand in women's double sculls
Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors take the line in 6:50.45 for glory.
Silver goes to Romania's Ancuta Bodnar and Simona Radis with Team GB grabbing bronze thanks to Rebecca Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne
Like at the previous Games in Tokyo, we are seeing the curious practice of some athletes with their navels taped over for the duration of the walking race.
Why they choose to do this has generated much debate and the simplest answer is steeped in culture and superstition.
Our Andy dives into the belly button mystery...
China adds another gold!
Liu Yukun has taken Olympic gold in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions, along with previously setting the world record. He swaps medal places from the world championships in 2022 when today's silver medalist, Ukraine's Serhiy Kulish, pipped him.
India pick up a third medal in these Games with Swapnil Kusale's bronze.
The men may have finished but the women's walk is in progress. How much do you really know about this event?
Our Sveto is here to explain more.
First gold of Day 6 goes to...
...Ecuador!!
That's right. Before most US alarm clocks have gone off, Brian Pintado has walked 20km (that's almost 12.5 miles) faster than anyone else.
Pintado finished six seconds ahead of Brazil's Caio Bonfim, who took silver, and Spain's Alvaro Martin took bronze, just two more seconds behind.
Day 6 medal events: Thursday, August 1
Artistic Gymnastics:
Women’s individual all-around final: 12:15–14:15
Athletics (Track and Field):
Men’s 20km race walk: 01:30–03:05
Women’s 20km race walk: 03:20–05:05
Canoe Slalom:
Men’s K-1 final: 11:30–12:15
Fencing:
Women’s foil team medal matches: 13:10–15:40
Judo:
Men’s -100kg medal contests: 11:18–11:48
Women’s -78kg medal contests: 11:49–12:19
Rowing:
Women’s double sculls final A: 05:18–05:30
Men’s double sculls final A: 05:30–05:42
Women’s four final A: 05:50–06:02
Men’s four final A: 06:10–06:22
Sailing:
Men’s skiff medal race: 08:40–08:55
Women’s skiff medal race: 09:40–09:55
Shooting:
Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions final: 03:30–04:30
Swimming:
Women’s 200m butterfly final: 14:30
Men’s 200m backstroke final: 14:37
Women’s 200m breaststroke final: 15:03
Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final: 15:48
All times ET
We've reached the halfway stage of the 2024 Games – I'm already exhausted – but the action is only hotting up.
Today sees tumbler-with-style Simone Biles chasing more gold; men and women walking very fast, very long; four splashing finals in the pool, and much, much more...
2024 Paris Olympics Day 6: welcome
Good morning and welcome to the sixth day at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
There are 25 different sports taking place today and in eight of them there will be ceremonies to award a total of 18 gold medals, along with silvers and bronzes as well.
Here are AS USA we will not be taking our eyes off the action for a second and so can keep you up to date on who's won what and where.
So let's get started...