Paris Olympic Games 2024

GB's Charlotte Dujardin given provisional ban and out of Games..by Bobbie Jackson & Michael Emons

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Meanwhile, as Team GB get settled in Paris, one of their biggest medal hopes, Charlotte Dujardin has been provisionally suspended by equestrian's governing body the FEI.

The dressage star had already pulled out of Paris 2024 after a video emerged which she said showed her "making an error of judgement".

The FEI said it had received footage showing Britain's joint-most decorated female Olympia Dujardin "engaging in conduct contrary to the principles of horse welfare - during a training session conducted at Ms Dujardin's private stable".

A lawyer representing the claimant who filed an official complaint against three-time Olympic gold medallist Dujardin to the FEI said in an accompanying letter seen by the BBC "the video shows Ms Dujardin beating a horse excessively with a whip".

They added: "My client is aware that this complaint could have far-reaching consequences for Ms Dujardin, including disciplinary sanctions. My client had to think long and hard about whether to bring this to your attention this way."

Good Morning Britain, the ITV breakfast show, aired footage on Wednesday morning that appeared to show Dujardin hitting a horse with a long equestrian whip.

The footage, which is yet to be verified by the BBC, appeared to show Dujardin repeatedly striking the back of a horse's legs.

Whips are used in all equestrian disciplines and when employed as a training aid should be utilised lightly to communicate with the horse.

Morocco beat Argentina 2-1 in the football ...4 hours after the game started!!
Argentina equalised 16 minutes into time added on.after coming from 2-0 down,things turned rather ' un olympic friendly " teams were removed from the field of play, and during that time VAR ruled that late equaliser out, the game resumed sooooo much later to play out the final 3 minutes in an empty stadium..

Paris set for its first Olympics in 100 years..Amy Lofthouse, BBC Sport senior journalist in Paris.

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'Games wide open' is the motto for this year's Paris Olympics, which officially begin on Friday with the opening ceremony.

It is the first time in 100 years that the French capital has hosted the summer Games, with the majority of the events taking place in or around the city's most iconic areas.

Friday's opening ceremony will see boats carry athletes and dignitaries down 6km of the River Seine, with room for 300,000 spectators.

Few details are known about the event - though there has been speculation about Celine Dion and Lady Gaga performing - with the ceremony's artistic director Thomas Jolly saying he wants to "show France in all its diversity".

The Paris Games is the first to achieve gender parity among athletes, with 5,250 male and 5,250 female athletes set to compete.

With millions expected to attend, Paris is making the final touches for a Games it hopes will be like no other.

French President Emmanuel Macron said earlier this week, external that the country was "ready and we will be ready throughout the Games".

However, some Parisians have used social media to warn people, external about issues such as overcrowding, price inflation and difficulties in getting around the city.

There is a huge security operation in place, with up to 5,000 police, soldiers and hired guards on patrol at any one time. The Seine - the river than runs through the centre of Paris - has been fenced off for the opening ceremony, leaving residents needing QR codes to access certain areas.

That has affected local businesses along the Seine, leading to some criticism,, external but French authorities say the barricades will be removed after Friday's event.

The cost of this year's Games is expected to be about 9bn euros (£7.6bn), with the organising committee promising to make it the greenest Olympics in history.

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Paris' ambitious opening ceremony will be the first time a summer Olympics has begun outside the main athletics stadium.

It is expected to last just under four hours and will also include the official opening of the Games, carried out by President Macron, and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron.

The union representing hundred of dancers in the ceremony had threatened to strike over pay, but French media reported it had been called off, external after a new offer.

The opening ceremony begins at 19:30 CET (18:30 BST) on Friday, 26 July.

It will be shown live on BBC One (from 17:45 BST), BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

There will be radio coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds from 19:00 BST, as well as live text coverage on the BBC Sport website and app.

Rower Helen Glover and diver Tom Daley will be flagbearers for Team GB. Other notable choices include tennis player Coco Gauff and basketball legend LeBron James for the United States and boxer Cindy Ngamba and taekwondo athlete Yahya Al-Ghotany for the refugee team.


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French train network hit by 'malicious' arson attacks hours before Olympics ceremony, rail firm says..by Marita Moloney and Nadia Ragozhina

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A series of fires have hit French high-speed rail lines, hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Rail company SNCF says it's a "massive attack aimed at paralysing the network"; France's transport minister condemns the "co-ordinated malicious acts"

Some 800,000 customers are affected with disruption expected all weekend, the rail firm says

Eurostar warns customers of longer journey times and some cancellations

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We're straight into the action early on day one, where there are 14 gold medals to be won.

We can't list all that we will be broadcasting on BBC One and iPlayer, but below are events we expect to show (all listings are subject to change).

08:00 BST: On air on BBC One and iPlayer.

09:00 BST: Great Britain v Spain in the men's hockey, followed by badminton.

10:00 BST: Women's 3m synchro diving final.

11:00 BST: Swimming heats.

Midday: Rowing heats.

13:00 BST: Road cycling - women's time trial.

15:00 BST: Rugby sevens highlights. Road cycling - men's time trial. Women's judo.

16:00 BST: Road cycling - men's time trial.

17:00 BST: Skateboarding men's street final.

18:10 BST: Switch to BBC Two. Highlights of rugby sevens men's bronze match.

18:30 BST: Back to BBC One for rugby seven's men's team final.

19:00 BST: Swimming for much of the rest of the evening.

Adam Peaty breaks down in tears but insists he's happy after narrowly missing out on a historic gold medal in the 100m breaststroke final in Paris..by Abdi Rashid

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Adam Peaty has insisted he's happy despite narrowly missing out on a historic gold medal in the 100m breaststroke final in Paris.

Peaty, who has endured a tumultuous personal ordeal in recent years, was so close to securing a third straight Olympic breaststroke gold, with Italian Nicolo Martinenghi beating him by just 0.02sec.

The 29-year-old was inches away from becoming just the second man after Michael Phelps to win the same swimming event at three Olympics.

He broke down in tears in the aftermatch as spoke about his difficult journey to Paris having suffered from depression last year.

Speaking to BBC, Peaty said: ‘It’s been a very long way back,’ said Peaty. ‘I gave it my absolute all there. It doesn’t matter what the time says, or the result, because in my heart I have already won.

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Tom Daley reveals why his son Robbie inspired him to make retirement U-turn as he secures silver alongside Noah Williams in men's synchronised 10m diving..by Sam Lawley

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Tom Daley has revealed why his six-year-old son Robbie inspired him to make a U-turn on his decision to retire, after the Team GB diving icon secured a sensational silver.

Daley finished in second place alongside partner Noah Williams in the men's synchronised 10m diving event at the Paris Olympics.

The Team GB man picked up his fifth medal in a record-breaking fifth appearance at the Games today as the pair impressed the judges at the Aquatic Centre, with China scooping up gold.

And after the event, the 30-year-old explained the impact his son had had on his move to return to the pool.

He said: 'It's so special, this time last year deciding to come back and now to be here in Paris diving in front of my son who asked me to come back.

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'It completes the set, I now have one of every colour.'

The diving star explained that Robbie was mainly excited to to get his hands on a piece of the Eiffel Tower - a feature of every medal at the Paris Games.

He added: 'He's six years old now and I think he might remember some of this.

'He's excited to touch a bit of the Eiffel Tower.'

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