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The Paris 2024 Olympics are now in full flow following a rain-soaked and somewhat chaotic opening ceremony. After day one, Team GB have already picked up two medals at the Games.
Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen claimed bronze in the women’s 3m synchronised diving in a nail-biting event at the £150million Olympic Aquatic Centre in Seine-Saint-Denis - which won't host a single swimming event.
The British pair clinched the final spot on the podium after a late slip by Australia.
Anna Henderson added Britain's second medal in the afternoon, taking silver in the women’s road cycling time trial in hazardous conditions.
With 20 more golds up for grabs, Mail Sport looks ahead to the pick of Sunday's events.
Adam Peaty will hope to secure his third straight Olympic gold in the 100m breaststroke final
Andy Murray and Dan Evans will face Japan's Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori in the men's doubles at Roland Garros in what could well be Murray's final match after he withdrew from the singles
After a torrid Tokyo 2020, American gymnastics star Simone Biles returns to the Olympics hoping to add to the four gold, one silver and two bronze medals she already has to her name
Our best gold medal hope
Adam Peaty is bidding to become only the second man after the great Michael Phelps to win the same swimming event at three consecutive Games. The 100m breaststroke final is at 8.54pm. He remains the world record holder.
Three other best of the Brits
Andy Murray
Today could be the day the three-time Grand Slam champion and double Olympic gold medallist plays the last match of his illustrious career. The retiring Murray’s first-round doubles match with Dan Evans against Japan’s Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel is scheduled fifth at Roland Garros, with play beginning at 11am.
CheIsie Giles
The Coventry judoka won Team GB’s first medal at Tokyo 2020 with a bronze. She is now looking to upgrade that, having won European gold and world silver in the last two years. Giles, 27, will hope to be in the women’s -52kg final at 5.09pm.
EVIE RICHARDS
Richards finished seventh in the women’s cross-country mountain bike in Tokyo, but was crowned world champion weeks later and also won the Commonwealth Games in 2022. She is coming back from a concussion suffered three months ago, yet could still be in the mix in the race which starts at 1.10pm.
Overseas Star
Simone Biles takes to the Olympic stage again following her turmoil in Tokyo, when she suffered from the twisties and withdrew from most of the competition. The 27-year-old, who has 27 world and Olympic titles, will be in action in women’s qualifying from 10.40am.
27-year-old Coventry-Born Chelsie Giles won Team GB's first medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games when she won bronze and she will hope to move at least one step up on the podium in Paris
Seventh in Tokyo, former world champion Evie Richards will hope to challenge France's home favourite and world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot for cross-country mountain bike gold
Best of the rest
Women's sevens rugby - 2.30pm/6.30pm GB v Ireland/Australia
Rowing - 11.30am Helen Glover in women’s fours
Women’s hockey - 12.15pm GB v Spain
Basketball - 4.15pm USA v Serbia
Swimming - 7.30pm Leon Marchand in 400m medley
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