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This picture taken on July 29, shows the SeineRiverin Paris, France.

The women’s and men’s Olympic triathlons will go ahead on Wednesday in the French capital, Paris 2024 organizers and World Triathlon announced.

Poor water quality levels in the River Seine had led to the cancellation of numerous training swims and forced the postponement of the men’s triathlon, which was scheduled for Tuesday.

“The results of the latest water analyses, received at 3:20 a.m., have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing for the triathlon competitions to take place.”

Some background: The decision to hold some swimming events in the river raised eyebrows when it was first announced. Swimming in the Seine has been illegal for a century.

About $1.5 billion (1.4 billion Euros) was spent trying to clean up the river ahead of the Games.Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river earlierthis month to display her confidence in the river’s water quality.

China's Wang Chuqin, second left, and Sun Yingsha sing their country's national anthem during the medal ceremony for table tennis in Paris, on July 30.

A total of 11 gold medals were awarded on Tuesday, across several different sports.

Here’s a look at who took home the gold:

Artistic Gymnastics

Fencing

Judo

Rugby Sevens

Shooting

Swimming

Table Tennis

Keep track of the full medal count here.

Simone Biles competes on the vault at Bercy Arena in Paris, on July 30.

Simone Biles won her eighth Olympic medal on Tuesday in the women’s team finals — becoming the most decorated American gymnast of all time.

But she’s not done yet.

Here are some other opportunities to watch Bile’s compete at the Olympics and possibly add to her medal count:

A little more than three years after a shocking case of the “twisties” caused her to withdraw fromTeam USA’s attemptat defending its gymnastics team gold, Simone Biles was back under the bright lights of an Olympic final.

The team cruised through the events and took home the gold. It marks Biles’ eighth at a Games, more than any other American in history.

If you missed the action today, here’s a recap of some of the highlights:

What else we are watching: Organizers are still hoping that the men’s triathlon will take place Wednesday morning in Paris after it was postponed today due to poor water quality levels in the Seine. The women’s event is also scheduled to take place tomorrow. Schedule changes are also being made to the men’s and women’s surfing competitions as a result of “large, stormy surf with unfavorable winds” on Tuesday.

People cool down under the bridge at the Seine river during a heatwave in Paris, on July 30.

As the Olympic Games play out across Paris, the high temperature in the city Tuesday afternoon hit 97 degrees (or 36 degrees Celsius), making it the hottest day in the French capital since July 2022.

The intense heat has also fueled thunderstorms which have developed southwest of the city and are likely to bring rain and wind to Paris over the next few hours.Meteofrance has warned there could be up to 2 inches of rain in the heaviest downpours, as well as wind gusts up to 50 mph.

Temperatures will remain above average in Paris for the remainder of the week but will slowly decline each day, finally reaching values closer to normal (around 79 degrees Fahrenheit or 26 Celsius) by the weekend.

Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates with partner Dan Evans after winning against Belgium, in Paris, on July 30.

Andy Murray is moving on to the quarterfinals of the men’s doubles, meaning that his legendary career will last a little bit longer.

Playing his last competitive tournament, the former world No. 1 and his partner Dan Evans defeated Sander Gille and Jordan Vliegen of Belgium 6-3, 6(8)-7(10), 11-9 to reach the last eight.

The British pair had the chance to close out the matchup in the second set with two match points, but Murray has become notorious for doing things the hard way in the latter stages of his career.

Evans double-faulted on the final point of the second, sending the match to a “champions tiebreak.” This time it was Murray and Evans’ turn to save match point before sealing the match with an emphatic Evans smash.

They will face Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul or Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands in the next round.

Simone Biles is making history, but she said she’s not keeping count.

With the team gold medal on Tuesday, Biles became the most decorated American Olympic gymnast of all time, adding to her title as the most decorated gymnast of all time.

A reporter listed off some of her accomplishments in her career and asked her what she thought about them.

“Honestly, I would have had to Google that so I’m not really sure, I don’t keep count,” she said. “I don’t keep stats, I just go out there and do what I’m supposed to and I’m doing what I love and enjoying it. So that’s really all that matters to me.”

Following Team USA’s gymnastics win, a French journalist asked potentially the most loaded question of the post-competition press conference: Do the gold medalists like the food they’re being served in the Olympic Village?

Each member of Team USA looked at each other immediately after the question, as if they wanted to toe the line between being real and being polite.

Simone Biles emphasized that what they were being given in the Village is not proper French cuisine, and there’s a difference between food in the Village and proper Parisian food.

Hezley Rivera was a bit more straight forward about her impression of the fare in the Olympic Village.

“I don’t think it’s very good. At least what we’re having in the dining hall. I definitely think French food is good. But what we’re having in there, I don’t think it’s the best. But it gets the job done,” she said.

Jordan Chiles had kind words to say about the pizza — “It’s cheesy!” — but Henzler said everything else was pretty average.

Hezly Rivera,Jade Carey, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Simone Biles of Team USA celebrate after winning gold at Bercy Arena in Paris, on July 30.

Simone Biles said she felt immense relief after her first vault on Tuesday as she helped get Team USA started on their way to a gold medal.

In a moment of humanity, Biles admitted she was still thinking of Tokyo as she took the floor in Brazil.

Teammate Jordan Chiles echoed those thoughts.

“Yo, hallelujah, no flashbacks. No, nothing,” she said. “I was like, OK, like, all she needs to do is just do her normal. So me jumping up and down was just like a relief.”

Andy Murray is playing what could be his last tennis match ever, with his second round doubles clash heading to a deciding, first-to-10 tiebreak.

The three-time grand slam champion and his partner Dan Evans took the first set 6-3 though their opponents, Belgian duo Sander Gille and Jordan Vliegen saved two match points in the second to send the match into the breaker.

The US women’s gymnastics team is golden once again.

The Americans — silver medalists at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago — came into Tuesday’s final as the favorites after cruising through qualifying Sunday.

And they delivered in style,dominating the fieldto win gold in Paris.

See more photos from Team USA’s win here.

From left, American gymnasts Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Simone Biles, Jade Carey and Suni Lee celebrate after winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, July 30.

Biles checks herself in a mirror during the competition.

Carey set the tone for the daywith a 14.800 on her vault.

After Chiles’ wobbly balance beam performance,Lee came up with a 14.600, making her the joint highest scorer on the day on the beam.

Chiles’ mother, Gina, reacts after watching her daughter’s floor exercise at the Bercy Arena in Paris.

Biles competes on the balance beam. She had a few moments of catching her balancebut she finished it in typical fashion, flipping through the air on her dismount to finish with a score of 14.366.

When asked about her feelings coming into the women’s team final on Tuesday, Simone Biles told reporters she was “feeling calm and ready” before the program.

Biles withdrew from the team event in Tokyo after she was affected by “the twisties,” which causes a gymnast to lose track of where their body is and how it moves through the air.

She was replaced by Jordan Chiles, who is her teammate again this year, in the team event and later explained that she needed to prioritize her mental health.

Chiles followed up Biles’ comments at the news conference Tuesday and said, “She is the greatest of all greats.”

Daniel Wiffen of Ireland reacts during an award ceremony at the Paris La Défense Arena in Paris, on July 30.

No Irish swimmer had ever won an Olympic medal until Daniel Wiffen wrote his name into the history books today

The 23-year-old raced to victory in the 800m freestyle event, breaking the Olympic record in the process.

Wiffen entered the final as the fastest qualifier and spent much of the race matching Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri. Wiffen timed his last 50m excellently, moving ahead to set a time of 7:38:19. Ireland claimed its first gold medal of the Games with the result.

Paltrinieri ceded second to Team USA’s Bobby Finke in the final stretch, and the American ended up winning the silver medal, finishing just 0.56 seconds behind Wiffen. Paltrinieri took bronze.

Kaylee McKeown of Australia competes in the Women's 100m Backstroke Final in Nanterre, France, on July 30.

Australia’s Kaylee McKeown edged in front of the Americans Regan Smith and Katharine Berkoff to win gold in the women’s 100m backstroke.

McKeown surged ahead in the final 50 meters after the Team USA swimmers gained the initial advantage. In the end, she broke her own Olympic record and retained the title that she claimed in Tokyo.

The Aussie finished with a time of 57.33 seconds, ahead of Smith’s 57.66 and Berkoff’s 57.98. The earned silver and bronze respectively.

Berkoff emulates her father with the result. David Berkoff won four Olympic medals across the 1988 and 1992 Games.

United States' Kevin Paredes is congratulated after scoring his third goal during the men's soccer match between the United States and Guinea at Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium in Saint-Etienne, France on July 30.

The USA men’s soccer team secured its place in the Olympic quarterfinals after beating Guinea 3-0 Tuesday.

Kevin Paredes nailed in the third goal in the 77th minute. He also scored in the first half, along with Djordje Mihailovic.

USA goalkeeper Patrick Schulte knocked away a close attempt on the goal by Guinea with just two minutes of added stoppage left.

This is the first time the US and Guinea have played each other at the Olympics, according to USA Soccer. In fact, this is Team USA’s first time playing in Olympic men’s soccer tournament since 2008.

USA currently stands second in the group, after France. France won all three of its group-stage games and will also advance to the quarterfinals. Team USA lost its first match to France last week before defeating New Zealand over the weekend.

Brazil's team celebrates after winning a bronze metal at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on July 30.

Brazil placed third in the women’s team gymnastics final, finishing less than one point behind Italy to take home the bronze. This is the first team medal for Brazil in gymnastics.

The team includes Rebeca Andrade, who became Brazil’s first Olympic champion in women’s gymnastics in 2021 when she won the gold medal on vault and silver in the women’s individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics.

The Italian gymnastics team and Team USA celebrated their wins, sharing a sweet moment hugging one another.

Simone Biles clinched Team USA’s gold medal with her floor routine.

Meanwhile, Italy accomplished a historic feat, taking the silver medal and making it to the podium for the first time since 1928.

Team Italy celebrates after Angela Andreoli's performance on the floor exercise on Tuesday.

Italy’s women’s gymnastics team will win the silver medal this Olympics Games. The last time the team medaled was in 1928.

The team was visibly emotional and celebrated with loud cheers and hugs.

Simone Biles reacts after finishing her floor exercise performance on Tuesday.

She’s done it! Simone Biles has clinched the women’s team gold medal for the US in gymnastics.

With a score of 14.666, Biles put the US women over the top to take the gold. Italy will take the silver and Brazil the bronze.

The crowd is on its feet and chants of “U-S-A” are echoing around the arena. It’s a massive moment in a massive comeback for the greatest of all time.

Americans Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera dominated the field scoring a 171.296.

It was a packed house, an electric atmosphere supercharged with celebs including Serena Williams, Spike Lee, billionaire Bill Gates and more.

Biles, winning her 8th Olympic medal, surpassed Shannon Miller to become the most decorated American gymnast of all time.

At 27 years old, with her first gold in these Paris Olympics, Biles is now the oldest American woman ever to win gymnastics gold. She is five years older than Aly Raisman who previously held the record.

Left to right: Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera,Simone Biles, Jade Carey and Suni Lee celebrate during winning gold on Tuesday.

Now that the team competition is complete, all focus turns to the individual finals which begin on Thursday.

Lee and Biles qualified to compete for gold in all-around. Lee also qualified for the finals in beam and bars. Chiles qualified for the floor final, while Carey will compete in the vault.

Biles also qualified for vault, beam and floor, giving her a chance at four more medals at these Games

All alone on the floor, Simone Biles is last to compete tonight.

The US needs 8.865 points to claim gold. Here we go.

Jordan Chiles reacts after finishing her floor routine on Tuesday.

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They can feel it.

Jordan Chiles’ routine — complete with a nod to Beyoncé — just sent American fans to their feet around this arena, with red, white and blue flying all around at the moment.

Chiles’ score of 13.966 is putting the US on the doorstep of its next gold medal.

As she waited for her score, Chiles blew kisses to the crowd and made a heart with her hands to a massive roar. She’s not going to be able to perform in the all-around individual finals on Thursday because of Olympic rules, so this was her big moment in front of this capacity crowd.

Next up for the US, the final act of the evening: Simone Biles takes center stage on the floor.

Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with partner Rafael Nadal after winning their men’s doubles quarterfinals match on Tuesday.

It was another successful day at Roland-Garros for the tennis world’s new favorite double act.

The Spanish duo of Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz defeated the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof 6-4, 6(2)-7 10-2 to move on to the quarterfinals of the men’s doubles.

“Nadalcaraz” took the first set after converting a late break point that allowed Alcaraz to serve out the set, but were pushed into a tiebreak by the Dutch pair in the second. Griekspoor and Koolhof came out on top to send the match into a tense first-to-10 tiebreak.

Nadal – who exited singles competition yesterday after a straight sets loss to longtime rival Novak Djokovic – seemed to come alive in the breaker, powering vintage forehand shots all over the court, including a blistering return that only just caught the line.

Roared on by the crowd on Court Philippe-Chatrier, the Spaniards comfortably closed out the tiebreak to book their place in the last eight, where they will face the American team of Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek.

Suni Lee competes in the floor exercise on Tuesday.

The reigning Olympic all-around champion’s floor routine was greeted by huge smiles from Sunisa “Suni” Lee, though the judges apparently liked it less than the crowd here in Paris did.

With graceful movements combining with her incredible balance, Lee scored a 13.533.

The routine, and the score, sent the Americans here at Bercy Arena into a massive cheer. This arena has been loud all night — aside from the times when quiet is expected out of respect for the gymnasts — and none more so than when the US.

Kevin Paredes of the United States, left, and Amadou Diallo of Guinea battle for the ball on Tuesday.

The USA men’s soccer team is leading Guinea at the half 2-0 at the Olympics on Tuesday.

Team USA scored the first goal on a free kick.

The Americans need to win this match to guarantee a ticket to advance from the group stage to the quarterfinals. Before this matchup with Guinea, Team USA lost its first match to France last week before defeating New Zealand over the weekend.

Simone Biles looks on during competition on Tuesday.

The nature of an Olympic gymnastics competition is that it’s chaos.

There are four events going on at once, so it’s basically impossible to keep an eye on it all. But the floor exercise commands the most attention: It has the music, it’s in the center of the floor and it’s just one gymnast alone in an open area in an jam-packed arena.

And we are heading toward an incredible moment at the end of this final.

Simone Biles is the last gymnast scheduled to perform her floor exercise. And the nature of the length of floor routines means that all the other gymnasts are largely done with their apparatuses by the time the last performer on the floor begins.

It’s been all eyes on Biles all week. And now she could be the one to clinch gold, alone in the center of the Bercy Arena.

Simone Biles performs on the uneven bars on Tuesday.

Team USA has a huge lead in scoring headed into their fourth and final rotation, the floor exercise.

With another Olympic medal of any color tonight, Simone Biles will surpass Shannon Miller as the most decorated American gymnast of all time with eight.

We’re on to the final rotation at the Bercy Arena. Here’s where the teams stand coming into the final apparatuses of the night:

Team USA celebrates after winning bronze in women's rugby 7's on Tuesday.

The USA women’s rugby sevens team pulled off a magical upset win over Australia to win the bronze medal on Tuesday.

It is the USA’s first-ever Olympic medal in the sport — for either men or women.

Late in the match, Team USA trailed 12-7, but a length-of-the-field run and score by Alex Sedrick pulled the Americans level in the final seconds.

The subsequent conversion sealed the famous victory 14-12.

The Americans were full of joy while hugging and celebrating, while the Aussies were left stunned.

Kayla Canett of the United States runs with the ball against Australia's Faith Nathan on Tuesday.

Update: This post has been updated to clarify when the US pulled ahead of the Australian team.

Simone Biles competes on the balance beam on Tuesday.

The first sign that Simone Biles is actually a human just came through.

Finishing up the USA’s turn on the balance beam, Biles had a few moments of catching her balance during her beam routine. But she finished it in typical fashion, flipping through the air on her dismount to finish with a score of 14.366: 6.400 on difficulty and 7.966 on execution.

The US women will finish this competition on center stage with their floor routines — and Biles set to be the anchor, going last.

Mathias Lessort of France celebrates after scoring a basket against Japan on Tuesday.

Victor Wembanyama led the France men’s basketball team to a 94-90 victory over Japan in game that went right down to the wire.

Japan looked as though as it was headed for a huge upset victory over the host nation, but French guard Matthew Strazel had other ideas. He was fouled on a three-point attempt with 10 seconds left but still managed to nail the triple, before converting the resulting free throw to tie the game at 84 and produce the first overtime period of the men’s competition.

Wembanyama took over in overtime, scoring eight of France’s 10 points in the extra period. He stuffed the stat sheet in the win, posting 18 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks.

Japan pushed Les Bleus right to the final buzzer but failed to get things going offensively late, only scoring its first points of OT with 34 seconds left in game. Rui Hachimura posted 24 points for Japan but was ejected in the fourth quarter after being called for two unsportsmanlike fouls. Yuki Kawamura led the team with 29 points.

The win moves France to the top of Group B with four points after picking up a victory in its first game versus Brazil, who will clash with Germany later today.

Flavia Saraiva competes on the floor on Tuesday.

After completing their routines on vault, bars, beam and floor, the Olympic gymnasts are given a score that is made up of two different components — difficulty and execution.

Difficulty score: First, difficulty is exactly what you think it is. It is determined by a panel of two judges who consider two things: the most difficult skills in the routine, including the dismount, and how those skills are executed in succession, or the “connection value.” These things earn the gymnast points, according to the USA Gymnastics website.

Each judge on the difficulty panel comes up with a score and then they compare and reach a consensus, it said.

Execution score: Execution is determined by a six-person panel. The score begins at a 10 and judges make deductions for “errors and faults in technique, execution and artistry,” USA Gymnastics said. Of those six judges scores, the highest and lowest are dropped and the gymnast receives the average of the remaining four.

“The deductions for various errors range from 0.1 point for a small error to 1.00 point for a fall,” USA Gymnastics explains.

Team USA is competing in the women’s team final. Team scores are calculated by adding together the top three scores of each individual event.

Suni Lee competes on the balance beam on Tuesday.

Suni Lee was jumping for joy after her balance beam performance.

After Jordan Chiles had a wobbly performance ahead of her, allowing the Italians to shrink the Americans’ lead in the scoring, Lee came up with a 14.600, making her the joint highest scorer on the day on the beam.

Team USA is feeling it right now and Simone Biles is up next.

Jordan Chiles falls while competing on the balance beam on Tuesday.

Well, Jordan Chiles won’t be thrilled with that.

She stuck her dismount, but Chiles had a few moments of wobbles and at one point fell off the beam.

It’s the first speed bump for the US, which was threatening to run away with this team final. Her score of 12.733 gives the Italian team an opening.

Jordan Chiles celebrates with her teammates during competition on Tuesday.

The American women are three points clear of Italy as they clear the halfway point of the meet.

The standings as the Americans head toward the balance beam:

Suni Lee lands after her performance on the uneven bars on Tuesday.

Suni Lee took everyone’s breath away with a fall in the warmups ahead of the uneven bar rotation. It didn’t faze her one bit.

Her score of 14.566 was the best of the three Americans who performed during this rotation. It’s one of her strongest events.

The US is in the lead heading into the third rotation of the night, the balance beam.

Simone Biles is so good that even her opponents are rooting for her.

After completing her uneven bar routine, scoring a 14.400, Biles jogged off the platform to massive cheers from the crowd here. But as she ran to her teammates to celebrate, the Italian team could be seen clapping and one gymnast was even jumping up and down a bit as Biles came toward her.

The crowd was hushed as it waited for Biles to take her turn on the bars. She truly is the sun around which this competition is revolving during this Olympics.

Flavia Saraiva of Brazil celebrates after performing on the uneven bars on Tuesday.

Brazil’s Flavia Saraiva was seen with a bandage on her eyebrow area during today’s competition.

Saraiva was reported to have fallen and cut her face during warmups on the uneven bars.

She just finished competing on the vault.

Jordan Chiles reacts after finishing her routine on the uneven bars on Tuesday.

Jordan Chiles’ uneven bars routine just brought the roof off the Bercy Arena for a moment.

With an incredibly quick, twisting and flipping dismount that she landed perfectly, Chiles scored a 14.366 that puts the US in solid position. The difficulty was 6.000 and execution 8.366.

American gymnast Suni Lee just completely missed grabbing the bar while warming up on the uneven bars, falling to the mat flat on the front of her body.

The fall drew a gasp from the crowd here in Paris, but Lee quickly jumped up and continued her warm up.

The USA gets going on the bars momentarily.

Simone Biles in action on the uneven bars on Tuesday.

The Americans — and the Italians, who are alternating with the US gymnasts — are heading to the uneven bars next.

This has been Simone Biles’ weakest event, but she could be breaking out a new move that would be named for her if she pulls it out.

Simone Biles smiles reacts during the gymnastics women's team final on Tuesday.

Simone Biles is literally yawning.

Biles, looking completely relaxed, was shown yawning on the in-arena big screen. An incredible moment of one of the greatest of all time relaxing in this high-pressure moment.

Biles’ withdrawal from this event in Tokyo sent shockwaves through the sports world. It appears she’s not all that worried about the comeback pressure.

Team USA leads the scoring after the first rotation.China, Italy, Canada and Brazilround out the rest of the top five.

Serena Williams is seen in the stands before the women's artistic gymnastics team finals on Tuesday.

Top stars are here in the Bercy Arena now as introductions of each team take place.

So far, tennis legend Serena Williams has been spotted, along with Spike Lee and billionaire Bill Gates.

Simone Biles’ NFL player husband, Jonathan Owens, is also in the stands cheering on his wife. On his Instagram account, Owens posted a photo of him about 16 hours ago on a plane, captioned with “coming for you baby.”

Bill Gates waits for the start of the gymnastics women's team final.

Spike Lee waits for the start of competition.

Golfer Scottie Scheffler looks on during competition.

Simone Biles performs on the vault on Tuesday.

Simone Biles just turned in an incredible 14.900 score on her vault, a twisting effort that she stuck with no sign of any pain in her left leg that was so closely watched.

Biles’ power and skill were under full display in her first performance of the night.

Biles suffered some pain in her calf during Sunday’s qualifying, leading to concerns that she would enter tonight with some injury concerns. She’s showing no indication it’s bothering her so far.

Biles scored 14.900 in the first rotation on vault: difficulty 5.6, execution of 9.3.

She was all smiles and high-fiving coaches and teammates as she walked off (no sign of limping).

In the audience: Serena Williams now has her daughter, Olympia, on her lap and they both went wild cheering after Simone’s vault.

Some members of the USA men’s gymnastics team wished their fellow Americans luck as the women’s team competes in its team final on Tuesday.

“You guys have fun, enjoy the moment. You guys know what to do, so go out there and show off your gymnastics,” Asher Hong said in the video, posted to NBC’s Olympics and Paralympics account on X.

Nedoroscik, a specialist on the pommel horse, helped the team clinch the bronze medal in the men’s team during the competition on Monday. It was the USmen’s gymnastics first Olympic medal since 2008.

The Americans are setting the tone early on the vault, one their best events, and Jade Carey just registered another

After a disappointing day on Sunday — especially in the floor exercise in which she won gold in 2021 — Carey is looking to bounce back strong in this team final. With a 14.800 on her vault, Carey is well on her way.

The crowd here is decidedly pro-Team USA but was quiet during Carey’s vault as a gymnast from another nation was performing during her vault.

Takanori Nagase of Japan celebrates after beating Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia on Tuesday.

Three-time world champion Takanori Nagase won gold in the men’s judo -81kg event, defeating Georgia’s Tato Grigalashvili.

Nagase moved ahead with a waza-ari before an ippon less than a minute later secured back-to-back gold medals for the Japanese judoka, a feat that no one else in the men’s -81kg class has ever achieved.

This was Japan’s seventh gold of the Paris Games, extending the nation’s advantage atop the medal table.

Two bronze medals are awarded in each judo category due to the repechage system, which allows athletes that have lost in earlier rounds to the two finalists to compete for joint-third place.

South Korean Lee Joon-hwan claimed one of the medals while Somon Makhmadbekov took the other bronze to win Tajikistan’s fifth ever Olympic medal and its first since 2016.

Energy feels like it just may raise the roof off of Bercy Arena in Paris tonight during the women’s gymnastics team final.

Among the celebs already spotted here to see the GOAT, Simone Biles, is Serena Williams, sandwiched between her husband and daughter in the packed stands.

Biles seems to already be feeding off the energy. She appeared to be so excited that when Team USA was introduced, she forgot to stop and wait for the introduction. She was waving at fans and started walking out toward the middle of the arena, so her teammates had to get her attention and call her back to the lineup.

After her practice run on vault, she appeared to show no signs of a calf injury, sticking her landing and then running back to the waiting area, smiling and waving at some fans along the way.

Jordan Chiles performs on the vault on Tuesday.

Jordan Chiles is looking to make a statement on Tuesday night, and she got her night started just how she wanted.

Her vault scored a 14.400 to get the US on the board, a stellar effort.

Chiles is excluded from the all-around individual finals because the Olympics only allows two athletes from each nation to qualify. Simone Biles and Suni Lee will represent the US in that competition on Thursday.

A Team USA triathlete has revealed he has avoided washing his hands after going to the bathroom in the lead up to the Olympics to expose his body to increased E. coli ahead of his planned swim in the River Seine.

Seth Rider made the revelation speaking to reporters on July 27, where he also admitted he wasn’t worried about possible E. coli exposure as he had swum in the Seine for a triathlon trial last year and not gotten sick.

The men’s triathlon was postponed on Tuesday morning due to poor water quality levels in the River Seine, worsened by heavy rains in Paris over the weekend, and has been rescheduled to Wednesday.

The women’s event is still set to take place Wednesday morning at 2 a.m. ET.

Team USA is introduced during the women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday.

A massive roar has just come up and Old Glory is flying all around the Bercy Arena.

The arena is full as the gymnasts warm up and the atmosphere is cracking — every time Simone Biles is shown on the big screen a roar fills the room.

We’ll be underway soon.

Simone Biles, who battled a calf injury in the preliminary round and just three years ago had to withdraw fromTeam USA’s attemptat defending its gymnastics team gold in Tokyo, will compete inall four gymnastics eventsin today’s women’s team final, which gets underway at 12:15 p.m. ET.

A historic team: Biles will compete alongside her teammates — together they makeup the most themost diverse US women’s gymnastics teamin history at the Olympic Games.

Four of the five team members are women of color, according to USA Gymnastics,which deemed the team the most diverse in history.

Fourmembers fromtheTokyo Games arereturning: Seven-time Olympic medalist Biles,three-time world medalistand reigning Olympic all-around champion Suni Lee, seven-time world medalist Jade Carey and 2020 Olympic team silver medalist Jordan Chiles. Rookie Hezly Rivera, 16, is the youngest member of Team USA’s delegation,according to USA Gymnastics.

Role models for everyone: Betty Okino, a member of the bronze medal-winning 1992 US Olympic gymnastics team, told CNN that when she began competing for the national team she didn’t have Olympic role models who looked like her. She was on her own with her gymnastic dreams.

“Whereas today, the next generation of kids growing up, that’s not a question anymore – if they can do gymnastics because they don’t see anybody else that looks like them,” said Okino.

Corrinne Tarver is the first Black gymnast to win an NCAA all-around championship and currently the HeadWomen’s Gymnastics Coachat Fisk University, an historically Black college.

“We’re finally able to truly show the talent that we have, and it has nothing to do with the color of one’s skin. It has to do with what they do on the mat,” Tarver added.

The Americans enter the day asthe favoritesafter cruising through qualifying on Sunday, finishing five points clear of the Italian and Chinese teams.

Slovenia's Andreja Leski, left, and France's Clarisse Agbegnenou compete during the women's judo -63kg class semifinal on Tuesday.

Clarisse Agbegnenou, the reigning champion in the women’s judo -63kg class, has been stunned in the semifinals by Slovenia’s Andreja Leski.

The French judoka was hoping to defend the title she won at Tokyo 2020 with a gold medal at her home Olympics, but she was thwarted by Leski’s waza-ari with 15 seconds remaining.

Agbegnenou will now take on Austria’s Lubjana Piovesana in one of the bronze medal matches, while Leski will face off against Mexico’s Prisca Awiti Alcaraz in the final.

Leski reacts after winning her bout against Agbegnenou on Tuesday.

Fans cheer for Team USA before the start of the women's artistic gymnastics team finals on Tuesday.

There are American flags all around the Bercy Arena and there were huge cheers a bit ago when the in-arena announcer mentioned Team USA.

A video of Simone Biles received a huge cheer about 30 minutes before the competition was set to begin.

Americans have been all over Paris in the opening days of the Games, with the fans at the gymnastics and swimming events particularly loud.

The crowd is still filtering in here as get closer to one of the Olympics’ signature events.

The gymnastics team final will begin at 12:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

The Americans enter the day asthe favoritesafter cruising through qualifying on Sunday, finishing five points clear of the Italian and Chinese teams.

All eyes will be on Team USA’s Simone Biles who battled a calf injury in the preliminary round. Biles is hoping to make a strong comeback following her withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics three years ago after a case of the “twisties.”

Here’s where you can watch in the US:

Outside of the US, you can watch via the following media rights holders:

Nathan Hales of Great Britain wipes away tears on the podium after winning gold in men’s trap shooting on Tuesday.

British shooter Nathan Hales picked up Team GB’s third gold medal of the Paris Games, winning the men’s trap shooting final.

Hales set an Olympic record by connecting with 48 out of 50 targets in an impressive display, shattering the previous total of 43 set by the Czech duo of David Kostelecky and Jiri Liptak in Tokyo three years ago.

The 28-year-old now holds both the world and Olympic records.

Asked about the pressure of the situation, Hales said:

Qi Ying picked up silver, earning China’s first medal ever in the men’s trap event.

Brol Cardenas of Guatemala took bronze to claim only the second medal in his nation’s Olympic history.

Hales competes in the men’s trap shooting final on Tuesday.

This post has been updated with quotes from Great Britain’s Nathan Hales.

Canada's Piper Logan, center, celebrates with teammates after they defeated Australia in the women's rugby sevens match on Tuesday.

Canada’s Women’s Sevens rugby team stunned the heavily-favored Australian sevens squad, defeating it 21-12 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.

Australia, the current world champion, started the game strong with a 12-0 lead over their opposition, before Canada stormed back to score three tries and win a trip to the gold medal match against New Zealand.

Canada’s Charity Williams opened the scoring, which sparked the North American side’s comeback, and she described it after the game as something nearly divine.

“I looked up and I saw the gates of heaven. No, I looked up, and it was just so open,” Williams said. “I just thought, ‘It’s now or never.’ So I just took it, and I’m so glad I did because I think it ignited something really amazing in our team.”

The emotion from both sides was palpable as the final whistle blew, with many players on the Australian team crying as they shook hands with their elated opponents.

Canada will now face off against the Black Ferns Sevens for the coveted gold medal at 7:45 p.m. local time (1:45 p.m. ET).

Canada's Asia Hogan-Rochester is tackled by Australia's Bienne Terita on Tuesday.

This post has been updated with quotes from Canada’s Charity Williams and Australia’s Charlotte Caslick.

Officials in Tahiti have cancelled the men’s and women’s surfing competitions today as a result of “large, stormy surf with unfavorable winds.”

Deteriorating wave conditions forced heats to be suspended after the men’s Round 3 and ahead of Round 3 of the women’s event which is still yet to get underway.

Wind blowing on shore and rain yesterday produced “wholly uncontestable” conditions, meaning that the women’s competition was suspended before it had even started.

A schedule announcement will be made at 5:45 p.m. in Tahiti (11:45 p.m. ET).

The Bercy Arena is ready for tonight's team gymnastics final on Tuesday.

We’re here inside the Bercy Arena where the women’s team gymnastics final is set to get underway in about two hours.

Camera operators have been busy getting their shots set up over the last hour and appear to be ready to go.

For some reason, two glowing balls have just dropped down next to the big screen over the arena floor and are absolutely searing the eyeballs of the assembled press that arrived early to grab spots in the media seating.

Here’s more on what, and how, to watch today

Coco Gauff talks with an official during her match against Donna Vekić on Tuesday.

Coco Gauff suffered a third-round exit from the women’s tennis singles competition at the Paris Olympics, the most fraught moment coming in the second set when she engaged in a heated exchange with the chair umpire.

The 20-year-old American, a flag bearer for Team USA at the opening ceremony, was facing a break point when a line call, initially called out, was overruled by chair umpire Jaume Campistol.

But Gauff argued the point should have been replayed as the call was made just before she had hit the ball.

Gauff arguing with the umpire during her match on Tuesday.

Gauff immediately created three break points the following game, but Donna Vekić shut out the opening, saving the last with an inch-perfect lob before taking a 4-2 lead in the set.

The match was firmly in the Croatian’s control from the point, and she closed out the contest to set up a quarterfinal meeting with either Greece’s Maria Sakkari or Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk.

The dispute with the umpire in the second set, Gauff felt, didn’t alter the result of the match.

“I’m not going to sit here and say one point affected the result today, because I was already on the losing side of things before that point happened,” she said.

Read more here.

CNN is tracking every country in the race for the most gold medals in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

Check back throughout the two weeks ofeventsfor the number of golds by country.

Below is the medal count, so far:

Emma Navarro of the United States returns a shot to Zhang Qinwen of China during their women's singles match on Tuesday.

American Emma Navarro, the 11th seed in the women’s tennis singles, was beaten in the third round by China’s Zheng Qinwen, 6(7)-7, 7-6(4), 6-1.

The world No. 7 saved a match point on her way to a grueling victory in a clash that lasted 3 hours and 15 minutes.

After winning a tough first set tiebreak and serving for the match in the second, Navarro faded away in the decider and became the second American woman to be knocked out of singles competition today after Coco Gauff’s surprise defeat against Donna Vekić.

Danielle Collins is the sole US representative in the women’s quarterfinals.

As athletes from around the world arrived at the Olympic Village and started to settle in for a good nights sleep, they soon realized it would be more difficult than initially thought.

The bed frames themselves were manufactured especially for the games with recyclable materials while the mattresses were made with reused materials. According to the Olympic organizers, their firmness can be adjusted by flipping them over.

But, some athletes felt they left something to be desired for comfort.

Australian water polo player Tilley Kearns posted to now-viral video to TikTok describing the beds as “rock solid,” while her roommate can be heard saying “my back is about to fall off” in the background.

British diving olympian Tom Daley also posted a video to TikTok knocking on the bed and testing if it was sturdy.

At the 2021 Olympics, Paul Chelimo, a runner for Team USA suggested the beds were made of cardboard with the goal of “avoiding intimacy among athletes,” suggesting that they could only handle the weight of a single person.

The “anti-sex” beds soon became a rumor about the games, but Tokyo 2020 insisted it was for environmental reasons and they would be turned into recycled paper once the event was over.

CNN directly asked the Paris Olympics media team if the beds were made to stop frivolity in the camp, to which they responded:

“We know the media has had a lot of fun with this story since Tokyo 2020. But for Paris 2024, the choice of these beds for the Olympic and Paralympic Village is primarily linked to a wider ambition to ensure minimal environmental impact and a second life for all equipment used during the short period of the Games,” they said.

“It goes without saying that the quality of the furniture has been rigorously tested to ensure it is robust, comfortable and appropriate for all the athletes who will use it, and who span a very broad range of body types.”

China's Wang Chuqin, left, and Sun Yingsha play against North Korea's Kim Kum Yong and Ri Jong Sik during the mixed doubles table tennis final on Tuesday.

China rallied to edge past North Korea in a thrilling mixed doubles table tennis final.

The Chinese pair of Chuqin Wang and Yingsha Sun, the No. 1 ranked team in the tournament, were pushed to the limit by Jong Sik Ri and Kum Yong Kim, the lowest-ranked pair, before eventually winning 4-2.

Ri and Kim had already upset the odds on multiple occasions to make it this far and were again in sensational form in Tuesday’s gold medal match. But Wang and Sun were just too good on the day.

The match featured no shortage of outrageous shots and mind-boggling rallies, cheered on by what sounded like a China home match at times.

China has been utterly dominant in Olympics table tennis since it was first introduced at Seoul 1988, but this is the country’s first gold in the mixed doubles after it lost in the final to Japan at Tokyo 2020 on the event’s Olympic debut.

South Korea beat Hong Kong to take bronze.

Attendants cool a horse with spray mist during a dressage event at Versailles on Tuesday.

The temperature in Paris is currently 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius), making Tuesday the hottest day of the year in the city.

The temperature at Paris-Orly airport at 3 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) was 95 degrees F (35 degrees C), but adding in the humidity, the heat index was 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

The heat is already impacting some of the events, with the International Tennis Federation stipulating that the modification-of-games rule comes into effect once the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature — a measure of heat stress in direct sunlight which considers wind speed, cloud coverage and the sun’s angle – rises above 30.1 degrees C. It hit that measure at the Paris tennis courts at 3 p.m. local time, according to the ITF.

Police officers cool off under misters in Paris on Tuesday.

Typically, once that Wet Globe Temperature is reached, the games can then play with the “modification of play” which involves a 10-minute break between the second and third sets during which time players can go to the bathroom, take a shower and have something to eat or drink. They cannot, however, talk with their coach or receive a medical evaluation.

If the temperature continues to rise at Roland Garros, suspension of games can be considered, the ITF website says.

Coco Gauff reacts after a call goes against her while playing Croatia's Donna Vekić on Court Philippe-Chatrier at Roland Garros on Tuesday.

There’s been an early upset at the tennis on Court Philippe-Chatrier with US star Coco Gauff losing 7-6 (7), 6-2 in an emotionally charged match against Croatia’s Donna Vekić.

Gauff looked to be cruising in the first set, holding a 5-2 lead with a set point, but the match quickly ran away from her, which included losing the second set having been a break up on world No. 21 Vekić.

Late in the second set, Gauff was in tears while arguing a call that went against her on Philippe-Chatrier, the main court at Roland Garros. While on Gauff’s serve, a shot from Vekić originally was called out but quickly was overruled by the chair umpire, Jaume Campistol of Spain. That gave the break to Vekić and a 4-2 lead for the Croatian. Vekić went on to win 7-6(7), 6-2.

The argument lasted 5 minutes.

She eventually had to head to the back of the court, only for Vekić to overturn three break points the next game and go on to win the match.

With the victory, Vekić will face either Greece’s Maria Sakkari or Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk in the quarterfinals.

The post was updated with Gauff’s comments during the match.

CNN’s Jill Martin contributed to this report.

Organizers are still hoping that the men’s triathlon will take place tomorrow morning in Paris after today’s postponement.

The Executive Director of Sports for the Paris Games, Aurélie Merle, told the media that the race would take at place at 10:45 a.m. local time (4:45 a.m. ET), following the women’s event that begins at 8 a.m. (2 a.m. ET).

The men’s event was moveddue to poor water quality levels in the Seine.

Merle also reinforced that both races are subject to water quality levels meeting required World Triathlon thresholds.

Angelique Kerber’s farewell to tennis has been extended for yet another match, defeating Canada’s Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals in Paris.

The 36-year-old German tennis star – who has won three grand slam singles titles, the Olympic silver at Rio 2016 and a total of 14 career singles titles – announced last week that Paris 2024 marks “the finish line” of her career. But with her play at Roland Garros, she’s seemingly been turning back the clock.

In Paris, she has beaten Naomi Osaka of Japan, Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian and now Fernandez, the No. 16 seed.

Kerber’s performance Tuesday was arguably her best yet, breaking serve six times and hitting 22 winners to 12 unforced errors.

Kerber had returned to tennis this season after taking maternity leave. Now, she’s in her first quarterfinal in a WTA Tour-level tournament for the first time in more than two years.

Correction: The post was updated to reflect that Kerber defeated Fernandez by a score of 6-4, 6-3.

As the old cliché goes, there is no ‘I’ in team – and Tatjana Smith’s personalized t-shirt at the Paris Olympics encapsulated the phrase perfectly.

South Africa’s gold medal winner in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, Smith had the names of every person who has influenced her swimming career printed on the back of her shirt.

Smith placed her new gold medal over her shoulder next to the phrase “Because of you, for you” at the top of the list of names.

The 27-year-old won South Africa’s first gold medal in the event since Atlanta 1996 and said she is going to keep her phone off for the time being as she anticipates a wave of congratulatory phone calls and messages.

“I think everyone is so proud,” she said.

It’s day four of the Olympics in Paris, and it kicked off with the announcement that the men’s individual triathlon race had been postponed due to poor water quality levels in the River Seine.

The women triathlon is still scheduled for Wednesday and will take place prior to the men’s race, according to Olympic officials.

Here’s what else to know as you read in:

As a reminder, here’s the gold medal count for the games so far:

Alex Abrines of Spain, right, tries to pass while under pressure from Giannis Antetokounmpo of Greece on Tuesday.

The No. 2 team in the world will be happy to leave its Group A game Tuesday with a win after a furious Greek comeback led by Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo scored 27 points to lead his team from a double-digit deficit in the second half, tying the game with about 4 minutes to go. But the Spanish were stronger down the stretch and put the game away in the final minute with clutch free throws.

The Spanish were led by Memphis Grizzlies’ player Santi Aldama’s 19 points and Alberto Diaz’s bucket in the final seconds made the scoreline look a bit larger than was probably fair to Antetokounmpo and the Greeks.

“I think [we won] with courage, defense,” Aldama said after the game.

On stopping two-time NBA MVP Antetokounmpo, Aldama said, “There’s no true strategy, but for us, it was just packing the paint, being physical, being in front of him. There’s no recipe to stop him, but courage, I think that’s the word that [summarizes] the game.”

Point guard Sergio Llull said that La Roja’s next objective was clear: “Our goal is to try to be in quarterfinals, to try to fly to Paris [when the competition moves to Bercy Arena]. This is the main goal now, and then we will see.”

This post has been updated with quotes from Spain’s Santi Aldama and Sergio Llull.

Facilities for the triathlon event are seen on the Seine on Tuesday.

French triathlon federation technical director Benjamin Maze told French media on Tuesday that “there was a bit of anger and disappointment on the part of the triathletes,” as they found out today’s event had been canceled.

Maze said that that athletes are naturally disappointed by the developments since they have been preparing for this moment for years but added that it’s all part of the job.

“They know that they are doing an outdoor sport, even more so in triathlon. We knew that we had had problems with water pollution in recent days.” he said.

Some context: The race was moved to Wednesday due to poor water quality levels in the River Seine.

“Paris 2024 and World Triathlon reiterate that their priority is the health of the athletes. The tests carried out in Seine today revealed water quality levels that did not provide sufficient guarantees to allow the event to be held,” World Triathlon said in a news release.

Heavy rains battered Paris over the weekend, drenching Friday’sopening ceremonyandraising concerns about water quality in the river,which usually declines after rainfall.

Australia's Lani Pallister looks on during a swimming training session in Paris on July 24.

Australia’s Lani Pallister has withdrawn from the women’s 1500m freestyle competition after testing positive to Covid-19.

Pallister has instead decided to preserve her energy for the 4x200m relay on Thursday, the Australian Olympic Team said in a post to X Tuesday.

In a response to questions from CNN, an Australian Olympic Committee spokesperson said Covid was being managed “like any other respiratory illness,” and the team has “medical protocols in place to manage cases.”

Last week, at least five members of the Australian women’s water polo team — the Stingers — tested positive to Covid but according to the AOC they followed protocols “trained and have returned to normal operations.”

There have been several other respiratory illness viruses in Australian athletes since, including Covid, the spokesperson said: “But these have not had an impact on performance.”

After the Australian women’s water polo players tested positive, a Paris 2024 spokesperson said in a statement that are “protocols that are in place” to mitigate the spread of the virus, including recommending mask-wearing for people who test positive.

CNN’s Jacqueline Howard contributed to this report.

Matthew Dawson of Australia is seen during a match against Ireland at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium on Monday.

In the run-up to the ParisOlympics, athletes stepped up their preparations in order to maintain their edge over competitors.

But for Australia’s Matt Dawson, those preparations looked a little different this year, with the field hockey player opting to have part of his finger amputated in order to compete in the Games.

The 30-year-old Dawson injured the ring finger of his right hand after being struck by a hockey stick in a practice match just two weeks before he was due to represent the Kookaburras in Paris in what would be his thirdOlympic appearance.

The impact left the top of his finger almost entirely severed and had hisOlympic dreams hanging in the balance.

“Things got moving pretty quickly. And all I remember someone saying was, ‘We need to see a plastic surgeon.’”

So far, the Australian men’s hockey team has defeated Ireland and will take on Belgium in Paris this evening.

Keep reading.

Giannis Antetokounmpo of Greece dunks during a match against Spain at Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille on Tuesday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo just threw down a dunk over a Spanish defender to tie up the tilt between Greece and Spain, two of the top teams in the world, with about three minutes to play.

Greece has stormed back from a double-digit deficit in the third quarter and is threatening the Spaniards, the No. 2 team in the world.

The Greeks, ranked No. 14 by FIBA, are led by Antetokounmpo – one of their nation’s flag bearers in Friday’s opening ceremony – and will be leaning on the “Greek Freak” down the stretch.

Israel and Paraguay play during a group match at Parc des Princes in Paris on July 27.

Paris prosecutors, in coordination with other relevant authorities, have launched a probe following reports of “aggravated incitement to racial hatred” and “incitement to discrimination,” including a man making antisemitic gestures during the Israel-Paraguay soccer match on Saturday.

Olympic organizers said in a statement that during the match at the Parc des Princes, “a banner bearing a political message was displayed and anti-Semitic gestures were made.”

The statement did not clarify what these gestures were.

“Paris 2024 strongly condemns these acts,” the statement said, adding that a complaint has been lodged by the committee, “which is at the disposal of the authorities to assist with the investigation.”

According to Reuters still images, a banner reading “Genocide Olympics” was displayed with some spectators holding up Palestinian flags during the game.

Simone Biles of Team USA competes on the beam during the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Qualification on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 28, in Paris, France.

USA GymnasticsannouncedMonday that Simone Biles will compete in all four events – vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise – in Tuesday’s women’s team final.

After her performance on the balance beam, Biles landed awkwardly while warming up for her floor routine and exited the arena before reemerging to get her lower left leg heavily taped.

Despite the apparent discomfort Sunday, she still ended up on the top of the leaderboard in first place in the all-around rankings and with Team USA in first place in team standings.

Cecile Landi, her coach, told reporters after the competition that Biles had been dealing with calf pain a couple weeks before Paris that flared up again during Sunday’s competition.

Here is Biles’ 2024 Olympic schedule:

La Défense Arena is seen on Tuesday. Behind the scenes and a big black curtain lies a warm-up pool area where Olympic competitors can practice techniques, get treatment or stretch.

Have you ever wondered what is through the tunnel that Olympic swimmers emerge from before they step up onto the starting blocks?

This is the warm-up pool, located adjacent to the competition pool which is just on the other side of that big, black curtain.

This is a rare look at swimmers from all delegations, intermingled as they stretch, get treatments and practice techniques before stepping onto the biggest stage of their lives.

You can even spot what look like kid’s paddling pools!

Ukrainian athletes are participating in nine different sporting events today – and as on every day during the Olympic Games, they are competing under the clouds of war in their homeland.

Ahead of the Olympics, the government ramped up its call for Ukrainian athletes to avoid shaking hands with Russian athletes, claiming they were “bearers of Russian propaganda and disinformation,” even if competing under a neutral flag.

The ministry said it wanted to “highlight the Olympic principles – fair play, excellence, solidarity, mutual respect, and friendship,” but that what Ukrainian athletes are facing instead is “brutal aggression,” including the destruction of sports facilities and deaths.

The ministry said Ukrainian athletes have been killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday he spoke with the athletes who will represent the country this year at the Olympics.

In May, Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee issued recommendations for athletes at the Olympics, which included avoiding contact with Russians and Belarusians so that possible “provocative actions” could be prevented.

Simone Biles of Team United States practices during a Gymnastics training session in the Bercy Arena ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 25, in Paris, France.

“Grateful to be doing what I love,” Simone Biles said Monday in anInstagram post, a day after fighting through a calf injury flareup during women’s gymnastics qualification.

Despite the apparent discomfort Sunday, she still ended up on the top of the leaderboard, with Biles in first place in the all-around rankings and with Team USA in first place in team standings.

After her performance on the balance beam, Biles landed awkwardly while warming up for her floor routine and exited the arena before reemerging to get her lower left leg heavily taped.

Cecile Landi, her coach, told reporters after the competition that Biles had been dealing with calf pain a couple of weeks before Paris that flared up again during Sunday’s competition.

Nada Hafez of Egypt celebrates her victory against Elizabeth Tartakovsky of the United States on Monday.

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez said she was “carrying a little Olympian” in Paris after revealing she was 7 months pregnant while competing at the Olympic Games.

Hafez impressively won her opening match against the USA’s No. 7 seed Elizabeth Tartakovsky in the women’s individual saber, but lost in the round of 16 to South Korea’s Jeon Ha-Young.

Hafez, 26, was appearing at her third Olympic Games and her final position of 16th was a marked improvement on her ranking of 29th in Tokyo and 36th in Rio.

Hafez and Tartakovsky compete on Monday.

She is also a former national champion in gymnastics and has a degree in medicine from Cairo University.

“This specific Olympics was different; Three times *Olympian* but this time carrying a little Olympian one!” Hafez said.

As Australia competes for medals across seven different disciplines today, there is one thing athletes won’t be short of: caffeine.

The Australian Olympic Team has taken two baristas with them on their staff for the Paris games.

Australia’s coffee culture has become one of the best in the world, and the baristas have traveled thousands of kilometers to be with the team, specifically to provide a taste of home. The coffee machine is also a hub for athletes to socialize with others from different sports, the AOC media team told CNN.

Australian Olympic Chef de Mission Anna Meares said earlier in July that the coffee went further than just giving everyone a boost in the morning.

Serbia's Zorana Arunović and Damir Mikec celebrate their gold medal win on the podium on Tuesday.

Serbia clinched its first medal of the Paris Olympics, thanks to duo Zorana Arunović and Damir Mikec, who took gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team final.

Arunović and Mikec beat the Turkish pairing of Sevval İlayda Tarhan and Yusuf Dikeç 16-14 in a tense final, coming back from 8-2 down to earn the first Olympic shooting medal in Serbia’s history.

“(Mikec) believed in us and this moment more than I did — he was the one who pushed us towards this.

“It was really stressful but I hope we put on a good show for people who have come here. Not many people usually come to watch shooting but I hope the audience enjoyed a good display of shooting.”

Mikec told reporters after the win that he had always wanted the gold after falling just short in the individual 10m air pistol in Tokyo.

“This is one step up. This is what I dreamed of. Everyone in Serbia said to me, ‘You had silver in Tokyo, then you will win gold in Paris.’

Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh of India took the bronze medal with victory over the South Korean team.

This post has been updated with quotes from the winners.

Tom Pidco*ck of Great Britain, right, competes on Monday.

Great Britain’s Tom Pidco*ck made a miraculous recovery from a tire puncture on Monday to take the gold in the men’s mountain bike competition, retaining the title of Olympic champion he won in Tokyo three years ago.

How does the new gold medal compare?

“The strap’s more itchy on my neck,” Pidco*ck told CNN’s Amanda Davies with a laugh. “No, it’s pretty — it hasn’t really sunk in yet. Now, mainly, it’s kind of over, the build-up and everything, now I can just enjoy it and this is all that matters.”

Pidco*ck’s race looked to be over when he suffered a front wheel puncture on the third lap which cost him approximately 26 seconds and saw him slip down to ninth. But the 25-year-old dug deep and clawed his way back despite falling almost 40 seconds behind the leading rider, France’s Victor Koretzky. And in an astonishing finish, Pidco*ck passed Koretzky with just over a lap to go, with the pair going head-to-head all the way to the finish line.

Pidco*ck crosses the line to win gold on Monday.

Pidco*ck staved off a late charge from the Frenchman but, in the end, had enough to finish nine seconds clear to complete a remarkable race for the reigning Olympic gold medalist.

“It was certainly not easy. … it was a battle, a tough one at that,” he told Davies. “It was all going so well and I was lucky the (puncture) happened early and I was able to try and recover it.”

Pidco*ck has the words “play your cards right” written on his bike. Davies asked him what cards he played to grab another gold medal.

“I didn’t play the puncture card right,” he said. “I didn’t really — I just played the consistent, keep going card.”

Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after his monster 9.90 score in the 5th heat of the men's surfing round 3 on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti on July 29.

It was a celebration worthy of the ages — or at least viral fame.

Surfer Gabriel Medina was taking on Kanoa Igarashi, the man who beat him at the Tokyo Olympics and eventually won silver, and he was looking to turn the tide this time around.

The Brazilian not only managed to take down the Japanese surfer, he did so in part thanks to a near-perfect 9.90-scoring wave on Day 3 of the surfing competition in Tahiti (yes, very, very far from Paris).

The resultant jubilation produced another moment of perfection: Medina leapt from his surfboard, raised his finger aloft and his board just managed to fly parallel to him as photographer Jerome Brouillet from Agence France-Presse snapped the shot.

The remarkable picture has spread across social media with Brazilians celebrating their surfer’s progress into the final eight of the competition, including Real Madrid and Seleção forward Rodrygo.

Still, while Medina has made it one step closer toward his goal of an Olympic medal, he certainly felt that the judges could have been more considerate of his efforts.

Still, while the performance on the water might have been a 10 out of 10, the picture was certainly the image of perfection.

Medina beat Kanoa Igarashi before competition was suspended on day 3 of the Olympic surfing competition in Teahupo'o.

After winning a bronze medal in the men’s 100-meter backstroke on Monday, American swimmer Ryan Murphy was given a surprise when he looked up into the stands.

As he walked away from the podium, Murphy saw his wife, Bridget Konttinen, holding up a sign that read:

Murphy, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, told AP: “That was the first time I heard the gender.”

Murphy will return to the pool on Wednesday for the 200-meter backstroke, an event he’s won gold and silver in previously.

A volunteer carries fans on a hot summer day during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on July 29.

Heat across France has fueled the threat of thunderstorms in the nation, some of which could hit the greater Paris area.

A level 1 of 3 severe storm threat has been issued by the European Storm Forecast Experiment (ESTOFEX) across parts of northeast France, including Paris, for Tuesday.

The main threats are isolated large hail and heavy rainfall.

The forecaster has also released a severe storm chance for Wednesday for central and northern France, including Paris.

The main threats are heavy rain, large hail, and extreme downbursts.

Rain has already disrupted the Games: the opening ceremony was drenched, and triathlon swims have beenpostponedafter heavy rainfall caused a spike in pollution levels in the River Seine.

Gold medalist Coco Yoshizawa of Team Japan (L) and Silver medalist Liz Akama of Team Japan (R) pose on the podium during the Women's Street Final on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on July 28, in Paris, France.

With the oldest average population in the world, squeaky clean city streets, and something of a national reputation for adhering to the rules, Japan might not immediately leap out as a skater’s paradise.

But as events this week in Paris have once again shown, Japan’s teenage girls are on fire when it comes to women’s skating.

For the second consecutive Olympics, Team Japan dominated the street event – and it could do the same in the park category starting August 6.

The rise of Japanese skateboarders is surprising in a country thattypically frowns on public demonstrations of the sport.

Skating is prohibited by law in busy areas and mostly limited to skate parks, making it difficult for aspiring skaters to train in non-designated areas.

That, paired with the country’s aging population problem – Japanese birth rates hit arecord lowin 2023 – would set most sports up for a massive wipeout.

But the Olympics inclusion has ignited youth exposure and resources. The number of skateparks in the country since 2021 has nearly doubled to 475, according to the Japan Skatepark Association. After yet another impressive medal haul, there could be room for even more growth.

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A general view of the Seine with theEiffel Tower in the background is seen in Paris, France, on July 29.

The men’s individual triathlon race at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been postponed to Wednesday due to poor water quality levels in the River Seine, World Triathlon has announced.

Originally scheduled for Tuesday, the World Triathlon, its medical team, the International Olympic Committee, and city officials decidedto postponethe men’s race.

“Despite the improvement on the water quality levels in the last hours, the readings at some points of the swim course are still above the acceptablelimits.”

The women triathlon is still scheduled for Wednesday and will take place prior to the men’s race, according to Olympic officials.

Training for the swimming portion of the race was canceled for a second straight day on Monday after water quality testing deemed the water unsafe for athletes.

If the water levels don’t improve by Wednesday, the original contingency date remains in place for Friday, August 2.

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A total of 19 gold medals were awarded Monday across 11 different sports. Here’s the full breakdown:

Archery

Artistic Gymnastics

Canoe Slalom

Cycling Mountain Bike

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

Judo

Shooting

Skateboarding

Swimming

Olympic records and photo finishes: The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are fully underway, and on Monday, more medals were added to the tally.

If you missed the action yesterday, here’s a recap of some highlights:

What we’re watching today: USA Gymnasticsannouncedthat Simone Biles will compete in all four events – vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise – in the women’s team final. Biles has been fighting through a calf injury flareup during women’s gymnastics qualification.