Olympics 2024 LIVE: Katarina Johnson-Thompson eyes gold in thrilling heptathlon 800m finale against Nafi Thiam

Supreme operating from Marileidy Paulino! Easy as you want from the world champion, shattering the long-standing Olympic file of Marie-Jose Perec from Atlanta 1996.

Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain takes silver, whereas Rhasidat Adeleke is simply run out for bronze by Poland’s Natalia Kaczmarek. And there’s a wonderful fifth-placed end for Amber Anning, and a brand new nationwide file of 49.29secs.

GOLD: Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic)

Silver: Salwa Eid Naser (Bahrain)

Bronze: Natalia Kaczmarek (Poland)

Katarina Johnson-Thompson headlines the athletics motion this night as she goes head-to-head with Belgium’s Nafi Thiam for the heptathlon gold medal.

After six of the seven disciplines, KJT trails her opponent and might want to beat her by round 8 seconds within the 800m finale.

That race will get underway at 7.25pm.

Hopes are excessive in Eire that Rhasidat Adeleke may do one thing particular. She hasn’t fairly checked out her greatest to this point in Paris, however the Tallaght product is growing on a regular basis and her long-striding may very well be a menace if she paces it proper.

That is most likely one of many extra open particular person finals of the monitor programme, although Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser was flying within the semi-finals, and Marileidy Paulino is the reigning world champion.

Look out for Nice Britain’s Amber Anning, already a combined relay medallist at these Video games. A remaining look is already an amazing outcome, however Anning is threatening Christine Ohuruogu’s British file and will but sneak a medal.

2 Sada Williams (Barbados)

3 Henriette Jaeger (Norway)

4 Rhasidat Adeleke (Eire)

5 Amber Anning (Nice Britain)

6 Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic)

7 Natalia Kaczmarek (Poland)

8 Salwa Eid Naser (Bahrain)

What a 12 months for younger Louie Hinchcliffe, NCAA champion and now an Olympic medallist. Jeremiah Azu, he and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake gave Zharnel Hughes an opportunity – and Hughes made solely sure. Not that it issues, however the USA have been disqualified.

Proper, no time for a pause on a busy evening of finals. The ladies’s 400 metres is imminent.

A complete catastrophe for the USA and Canada capitalise! They simply needed to get the baton spherical safely and solidly, however a nightmare of a changeover between Christian Coleman and Kenny Bednarek leaves them out of the operating after a single leg!

Ultimately they arrive dwelling seventh, and it’s the vastly skilled Canadian quartet who seize the chance! Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse are Olympic champions forward of South Africa and Nice Britain.

A brand new African file for the South African quartet, and a primary Olympic medal for Akani Simbine, so hard-earned. A corker of an anchor leg from Zharnel Hughes, the quickest within the discipline, permits Workforce GB so as to add a second relay medal of the evening.

Silver: South Africa 37.57secs

Bronze: Nice Britain 37.61secs

Jack Carlin strikes into the lead and slowly weaves right down to the decrease ranges of the monitor. He’s adopted astutely by Jeffrey Hoogland who waits to make his transfer.

Carlin, nonetheless slowly pedalling, strikes up excessive on the finish of the primary lap earlier than deciding to up the tempo.

Hoogland strikes excessive, Carling sprints for the road from a great distance out…

… Hoogland sweeps in behind him and is accelerating. He’s within the slipstream however Carlin has momentum and rounds the ultimate bend within the lead. It’s a push however the Dutchman can’t get previous and Carlin crosses the road to take the bronze!

Elsewhere, it feels vast open. Wouldn’t or not it’s pretty if Akani Simbine may pinch a medal for South Africa after ending fifth, fourth and fourth within the final three particular person males’s Olympic 100m finals?

They’re within the blocks…

There may very well be disqualification drama on the Stade de France, too, with race officers taking a look at these British changeovers intently earlier than the result’s confirmed. Switzerland have already been DQed. It might be a lane infringement for the Brits, which might see them preserve their medal – we’ll affirm when completely sure.

However the males are out on monitor, 32 of the quickest sprinters on this planet able to battle for relay supremacy. No Jamaica, in fact, after a catastrophe within the heats that left particular person silver medallist Kishane Thompson with a lot an excessive amount of to do on the anchor leg.

Italy are the defending champions after a shock triumph in Tokyo – however that is certainly the USA’ all the best way…

Right here’s your lane line-up:

The Dutch group are arguing for a default however nothing comes from their protests. The race might be reset after Jeffrey Hoogland will get his bike fastened.

The bronze medal race is about to reset.