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Hello everybody and welcome to live coverage of the eighth official day of competition of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.
Day six was another stunning day for the hosts with French superstars Teddy Riner and Leon Marchand continuing the incredible atmosphere around these Games. Australia enjoyed another gold rush with Kaylee McKeown becoming the first Australian to win four individual golds. And there were exciting signs from the opening day of athletics action with the Stade de France track praised for its speed. But despite all this extraordinary action it was a day overshadowed by “the most wildly politicised, toxic and largely misunderstood event of these Olympics.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2024/aug/03/paris-2024-olympics-day-eight-athletics-rowing-mens-cycling-road-race-and-more-live
Author : Jonathan Howcroft (now), Martin Belam, Barry Glendenning, Geoff Lemon and Yara El-Shaboury (later)
Publish date : 2024-08-03 03:58:35
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