Olympics LIVE: Jack Laugher goes for diving medal after Katarina Johnson-Thompson starts well in heptathlon

A barely pissed off Jordan Houlden grabs a towel having once more been ever-so-slightly off in his again three-and-a-half somersaults in tuck. He’ll know that he may have pushed for a medal had every thing labored right this moment, although that is nonetheless a reputable efficiency given his lack of worldwide expertise.

Big roars for Osmar Olvera as he tightens his grip on a medal, apparating into the water to marks of 9s. Spectacular stuff: 98.80!

A primary actual error from a type of panning for gold, Wang Zongyuan blinking after Xie Siyi retains the stress on with one other near-fautless effort. 15 factors for the world champion to make up – and so they’ll end with the identical remaining dive…

Osmar Olvera is maybe a bit lucky that the remainder of the potential medallists haven’t put extra stress on him, the Mexican not but at his finest. The bronze medal spot is wanting his for the taking, although he’ll must watch out with two excessive tarrif dives to return.

Olvera’s lead of 20 factors or so is a crack in comparison with the gaping chasm between he and the 2 Chinese language champions. Wang Zongyuan replies in sort to Xie Siyi’s virtually immaculate tucked dive – and there’s a niche of simply 3.30 factors as we head to the penultimate spherical.

It’s simply not fairly taking place for Jordan Houlden, maybe the nerves of a primary Olympic remaining exhibiting a contact. His take-off is an actual sense however he is aware of he isn’t getting it proper within the air or on entry, indicating as a lot to his coach as he rigorously makes his approach across the pool.

Eek! It’s a foul spherical for the British pair, the door left ajar for Jack Laugher as Osmar Olvera over-rotates, however Laugher making a whole hash of his inward three-and-a-half somersaults in tuck. His decrease again slaps down on the floor, sending splash again up in the direction of the springboard – 35.70, and a dive that might effectively knock him out of medal competition fully.

And Xie and Wang showcase their expertise, picture-perfect because the pair pirouette. 97.20 for the previous, 95.55 for the latter, sending them spinning right into a stratosphere of their very own.

Sixth (Houlden) and eighth (Laugher) with three dives down and three to return.

Fourth and sixth for the 2 British divers after their opening gambits, although issues can change shortly on the springboard, the considerably much less steady of the 2 diving surfaces. Jordan Houlden exits his second dive too early, shedding ideally suited form and getting into askew, and is duly marked down.

No such considerations for Osmar Olvera, unlucky to not pinch a synchronised springboard gold. Excessive marks, average tarrif, and an 89.50. That’s extra prefer it from Jack Laugher, placing Olvera’s reverse three-and-a-half somersaults in tuck within the photocopier and retrieving pleasing prints. A number of marks off from the Mexican however up into the highest 4.

Wang Zongyuan is the primary man into the nineties, and takes high spot after spherical two – although Olvera is breaking apart the Chinese language duopoly. Houlden slips to ninth.

A strong begin from Jordan Houlden, producing glorious spring off the board along with his compact body, and seven.5s to rely aren’t dangerous in any respect. Right into a share of first place with the heavier hitters to return.

Osmar Olvera is the primary of them, the Mexican second and third on the final two World Championships. He’s into the water with a slight over-rotation, although 79.90 takes him away from the sector. Can Jack Laugher reply? Not fairly, off the nook of the board and thus shedding a little bit of kind. 74.80. Shaky.

To the favourites, and Xie Siyi, who retired after twin golds in Tokyo however was tempted again for one final tango. And isn’t {that a} beautiful begin, a bow to the group regardless of a strapped again having scored 8.5s. And that’s higher than his teammate, Wang Zongyuan 5 factors or so again after the opening spherical.

We’ll have six dives from every entrant on this remaining, which contains a second British consultant in Jordan Houlden after the Yorkshireman’s breakthrough nationwide title final yr.

Off to the Aquatics Centre now, with the divers readying themselves to spring into motion. All three medallists return from Tokyo, Jack Laugher of Nice Britain third behind Xie Siyi and Wang Zongyuan, who accomplished a Chinese language one-two.

Xie is the defending champion, however it’s Wang who has established himself as a star since, successful the final three particular person world titles. He took gold alongside Lengthy Daoyi within the springboard synchro earlier within the Video games – look out for his third dive, a outstanding ahead 2½ Somersaults with three twists in pike.

Listed below are your 12 finalists:

Jonathan Ruvalcaba (Dominican Republic)Kurtis Mathews (Australia)Luis Uribe (Colombia)Woo Ha-ram (South Korea)Moritz Wesemann (Germany)Carson Tyler (USA)Jules Bouyer (France)Jordan Houlden (Nice Britain)Osmar Olvera (Mexico)Jack Laugher (Nice Britain)Xie Siyi (China)Wang Zongyuan (China)

In-form Spain imagine they will finish a 32-year look forward to an Olympic gold in males’s soccer once they face hosts France in Friday’s remaining on the Parc des Princes.

Spain wish to cap an impressive summer season the place the senior and beneath 19 groups claimed European Championship titles, lower than a yr after additionally successful the Nations League.

Spain coach Santi Denia says his group are conscious they’re within the excellent place to safe the lacking piece from their glittering trophy cupboard.

“We’re delighted that we’re a benchmark in Europe and the world, it’s a job that has been accomplished for years,” coach Denia mentioned forward of the ultimate.

“Now we have improved and continued to work, believing in a mannequin of play and a profile of gamers that characterize us.

“If we have now been ready for the gold medal for therefore a few years, it’s a problem and an extra pleasure.”

A few medal pictures have gone awry this morning, however there’s a lot extra British curiosity this afternoon as Crew GB look so as to add to their tally in Paris. Jack Laugher will look to springboard on to the diving podium from 2pm BST, whereas Ethan Hayter, if recovered from that scary second within the males’s group pursuit yesterday, is one among a few contenders on the Velodrome.

Crew GB’s John Gimson and Anna Burnet had been denied an opportunity to compete for a blended multihull medal earlier after crossing the beginning line too quickly, a merciless ending with the British boat effectively positioned to press for at the least bronze.

“It’s brutal. That is essentially the most brutal strategy to lose as a result of it’s so far out of our management,” Gimson mentioned. “I’m so pleased with this week and the way we sailed. We made one mistake and it’s price us an Olympic medal so you may think about we’re fairly damaged.”

Burnet added: “In that second it’s devastating, it’s a foul dream however we might be pleased with what we have now accomplished.

“There’s nobody I’d fairly be right here with. We’re so fortunate we get to do that collectively. The highs and low, we’re biding it collectively.”