Paris 2024 day six: Murray’s career over after doubles defeat, plus swimming finals – live

Story by Sarah Rendell (now), Daniel Harris, Yara El-Shaboury, Barry Glendenning Will Unwin and Angus Fontaine (earlier)

Join our writers on day six for live updates as Andy Murray and Dan Evans’ Olympic dream ends, while Simone Biles strikes gold again.

It had just turned 20 minutes past eight when Simone Biles stepped out on to the floor for her final routine. The centre of the arena was quiet and still, every other apparatus vacant.

She had the place to herself and the undivided ­attention of every single person there.

Andy Murray waves to the crowd at Roland Garros after he and Dan Evans lost to Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.

Zinedine Zidane was watching, so was Steph Curry, Tony Hawk and Nadia Comaneci, four of the finest athletes of the past hundred years, all come along to see another of them. Like Comaneci said in a live interview on the big screen at the beginning of the session: “Everyone’s here to see the amazing Simone Biles.” She waited a beat then added: “And 23 other gymnasts.”
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22:31
The tennis world and beyond reacts to Andy Murray’s retirement:

Related: ‘A true British great’: Keir Starmer leads tributes to retiring Andy Murray

22:25
Such a dry sense of humour that Murray:

22:19Alexandra Topping
‘Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light’, wrote Dylan Thomas in 1947. He could not, of course, have had the extended final act of Andy Murray’s tennis career in mind when he wrote those words. But perhaps he was prescient.

At Roland Garros on Thursday Murray raged, and did not did not go gently, but after an extended curtain call which produced some of the most joyous moments of the Paris 2024 Olympics, his long goodbye finally came to a close.

After a series of escapes which would have made Houdini proud in these Games, Murray and his pugilistic doubles partner Dan Evans finally succumbed to the American pairing of Taylor Fritz, 26, and Tommy Paul, 27 in the quarter-finals, after the pair lost in straight sets on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

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Related: Battling Andy Murray does not go gently as curtain falls on career | Alexandra Topping

22:15
Carlos Alcaraz, who was knocked out of the men’s doubles but remains in the singles tournament, has spoken on Andy Murray’s retirement:

22:12
Another big story from today is Simone Biles winning her second gold of this Games:

Related: Simone Biles makes history with second Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medal

22:06
Andy Murray doesn’t look too crestfallen, his final match being an Olympic doubles quarter-finalist is thoroughly impressive – especially after all of his injuries. Dan Evans is in tears, Murray goes into the court and the crowd are chanting his name. He waves to the supporters and Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul applaud him. Before he leaves the court for the last time he signs things for fans and one can be heard saying “you’re a legend”.

22:02
We will have more reaction to Andy Murray shortly but a reminder that the track and field events start tomorrow:

Related: Loud and proud track and field enters Olympic fray full of star quality | Sean Ingle

21:58
Andy Murray also spoke to the BBC and when asked about retirement he said: “I don’t know what the next chapter is going to look like yet.”

He also says he will hunt for more pins tonight. He collects athletes pins and Clare Balding said earlier on he got GB gymnast Beckie Downie to get one from Simone Biles. I’d quite like to see the collection.

21:53
Team GB says goodbye to a legend:

21:50
GB’s Kye White has said he is suffering from back pain. He said he had been heading into the Olympics but it had temporarily went. However, it started again during his quarter-final heats today. He tells the BBC he is going to the physio now to try and put things right ahead of the semis.

21:43Tumaini Carayol
As the sun set over the stadium on a quiet Parisian night, one of the greatest sporting careers Great Britain has produced came to an understated ending as Andy Murray was defeated for the last time.

After a week of delirious, crazy comebacks that presented a perfect summation of a waning career that has been filled with them, Murray and Evans were defeated by two of the best in the world, losing 6-2, 6-4 to Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul of the United States in the men’s doubles quarter-finals.

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21:39
Some news from earlier in the day from the BMX competition, GB’s Kye White and Beth Shriever are through to their respective semi-finals.

21:35
I’ve been told a fun fact by my colleague Tom Lutz. He tells me with that silver medal from the 4x200m freestyle relay, the USA’s Katie Ledecky has the most Olympic medals for a female swimmer with 13.

21:31
I promised you some Andy Murray quotes and here they are. When asked how he felt he told Eurosport: “Disappointed with the result, we didn’t play well enough to get through, but we fought right to the end, almost found something, but left ourselves too much to do. I’m happy to have finished with an exciting run, we gave it our best effort.

On retiring: “A few months ago, I was not looking forward to it. I love playing tennis … but after the operation on my back before Queen’s, I was struggling to walk; physically it’s been tough. I’m not able to move around the court, and compete to the level that I want to. I was worried what I would do with myself, but I’m happy that I’m finishing now.”

On his career: “I’m proud of my career, I worked really hard to achieve the results I did, at a really difficult time to win major finals. I gave it a good go, put my body through a lot … looking forward to a rest now.”

And Dan Evans added: “Everything I thought and more – Olympic team event, a chance to play doubles at his last tournament, the effort to get on the court and really give it a go. It’s something I’ll cherish forever.”

21:28
That post has just reminded me, amid the madness, I didn’t update you on the Novak Djokovic match. The 24-time Grand Slam winner knocked out Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6.

21:25
Casper Ruud was knocked out of the men’s singles tennis earlier today but he is already onto his second love: golf. Have a read of his tweet:

Australia 4x200m freestyle relay gold with Olympic record
21:21
What. A. Race. Australia and the USA were close but it is the Aussies who take it.

Australia get off to a good start, though the field was close, and they lead after the first 200m – Mollie O’Callaghan with a monster last 50m with Aussie ahead of the world record at this point.

In the second 200m Lani Pallister maintained their course to break the record but China started to push Australia.

Brianna Throssell took Australia’s third 200m started to fall outside of the world record but did keep the team in the lead but only just with the USA’s Katie Ledecky absolutely storming.

Ariarne Titmus took the final 200m for Australia with a huge battle between Australia and the USA. Titmus put in the afterburners in the last 100m to leave the USA behind her. No world record but a gold medal.

21:17
Australia did not get the world record but it was a new Olympic record. Wow. What a swim.

21:15
The silver goes to America and China take bronze.

GB’s Freya Colbert, Abbie Wood, Freja Anderson, Lucy Hope ended in fifth.

21:04
The Queens club have honoured Andy Murray:

21:02
Next up in swimming we have a medal event in the 4x200m freestyle. I can imagine Australia and American are the favourites for this one.

21:01
The second semi-final in the pool has France’s Leon Marchand and the crowd has gone crazy as he walks out. Marchand is leading from the change after the first 50m. The Frenchman keeps extending his lead and he seals the win in the semi. Marchand records a time of 1:56:31, Japan’s Daiya Seto and Canada’s Finlay Knox is third.

Both British of Dean and Scott are through to the final.

USA wins women’s team foil
20:58
The USA have beaten Italy 45-39 in the women’s team foil fencing to take the gold medal.

The final was a 66 minute thriller but it has given Lee Kiefer her second gold of the games after also winning the individual event.

20:54
GB’s Tom Dean and Duncan Scott are in the first 200m individual medley semi-final. The field was close together but the USA’s Carson Foster lead throughout. Foster finished first with 1:56:37, GB’s Scott came in second and China’s Shun Wang in third. GB’s Dean in fourth and we wait for the other semi to finish to see if they both qualify for the final.

20:47
Just a thought before we get back to the pool. If Andy Murray had come after or before the Big Three of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, how many Grand Slam would he have won? That’s why he is so impressive, to break through and become a serial winner in amongst such huge icons. He is an icon himself.

20:43
Next up in the pool is the men’s 200m individual medley semi-finals. I’ll also bring you any quotes from Andy Murray as soon as we have them.

Murray and Evans out
20:43
Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul knock-out Andy Murray and Dan Evans in the men’s doubles which means Murray’s professional tennis career is over.

The Americans have been absolutely impeccable in the match and the Brits just couldn’t match them. They put up a fight towards the end of the second set but it was just a bit too far out of reach.

But Murray can be proud. He leaves tennis as a three-time Grand Slam winner and a double Olympic gold medallist.

20:42
How surreal it feels to know we will never see Andy Murray on a tennis court as a professional player again. I think Simon McMahon sums up the feeling well:

This really is the end for Andy, isn’t it? I can hardly believe it, the last time I’ll be emailing a Guardian live blog while Andy Murray is still a professional tennis player. I know it’s much harder for him etc etc. London 2012 was special, but his win against Del Potro in Rio four years later is one of my abiding Murray memories. An absolutely brutal match at the start of what would be Murray’s incredible run of tournament victories leading ultimately to his ascent to World No. 1, before injury eventually took over. It’s been quite a ride, thanks Andy.

20:41
Murray and Evans have not been at their best in this match but they seem to have found their form in this deuce battle. They have advantage again but we go back to deuce, wow. Murray wants to extend his career doesn’t he?

Douglass wins women’s 200m breaststroke gold
20:40
It’s an American record from Kate Douglass who records a time of 2:19.24.

20:37
That is a second gold of this Olympics from Biles. She will go down in history.

20:35
Back to the tennis and The Brits hold! They didn’t make it easy for themselves but the second set is now 5-4 in the Americans favour. Murray and Evans have to break again to stay in the match.

20:34
Women’s swimming: The semi-finals of the 200m backstroke have taken place with American Phoebe Bacon winning the first with a time of 2:07:32, her compatriot Regan Smith was third and Canadian Kylie Masse second.

In the second semi Australia’s Kaylee McKewon won with a time of 2:07:57, GB’s Honey Orsin was second and China’s Xuwei Peng was third. Another GB hopeful Katie Shanahan was fourth with both Brits making the final.

20:30
Every time we go back to deuce I think ‘is this the start of the end of Murray’s career’? Every time he just says no. The Brits win advantage again. And then they break them! Wow, they couldn’t could they? Evans and Murray now serving to stay in.

20:28
The commentators keep saying the Americans are taking this seriously, of course they are as they want to progress. A semi-final spot is on the line. Murray and Evans have a fourth break point with advantage but the Americans save it once again.

20:25
Back and forth to deuce we go but the British pair are back with advantage. On the edge of my seat.

20:24
Murray and Evans are unbelievable. On the precipice of going out, needing to win at 40-40 and they have pulled off a phenomenal rally to go an advantage up.

20:18
As soon as Evans and Murray break, Fritz and Paul break right back. The Americans are 5-2 up in the second set now and the Brits must break their opponents to stay in the competition.

20:17
South Africa’s Tatjana Smith wins silver and the Netherlands’ Tes Schouten claims bronze. What a race.

20:15
Fritz and Paul are just look totally in control, Paul’s performance even more impressive after his singles match against Carlos Alcaraz earlier today. The American losing to the Spaniard in that match.

They are cruising in this hold, or are they? They were 30-0 up but it’s now level. And now the Brits have break point after an impressive shot from Evans. It is their first break point of the match, can they get it? They can! What a shot from Evans.

20:11
Fritz and Paul break again. It is crucial that Evans and Murray hold here if they are to remain not only in this match but in the Olympics. The Americans win the first point but Fritz then hits the net.

Murray can’t return close to the net and Evans pushes it too long and we are at break point once again. They get it.

20:07
Fritz and Paul look to compound their break by holding their serve and it’s just too easy for the Americans at the moment. Evans slams a shot long for Fritz and Paul to be 40-0 up. But two lovely hits from Evans and Murray sees them win the next point.

Murray fist pumps as he sends a forehand winner down the line to make it 40-30 to the Americans. But a shot out from Evans sees Fritz and Paul hold.

20:05
Coming up in the pool we have the 200m women’s breaststroke final. Kate Douglass could make a splash here, apologies I just love a pun.

20:04
Fritz and Paul are in total control at the moment, they get to 30-0 up on Evans and Murray’s serve. Then the British pair don’t connect well and suddenly it’s break point. The Brits save the first but they can’t the second. Fritz and Paul lead 6-2, 2-1.

20:02
Ben Proud has told BBC after reaching the 50m freestyle final: “That race felt great, a semi-final always will as it is quite relaxed. I am happy with that.”

20:00
Fritz and Paul race to level the second set.

A reminder that if Evans and Murray lose this match it will be the last Murray plays in his career.

19:59
Thank you Will, I will focus on Andy Murray and Dan Evans’ doubles match against Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul but will also bring you the swimming as well as any other stories.

Currently Fritz and Paul are 6-2, 0-1 up.

Kos wins Hungary’s first gold in Paris
19:58
Kos managed to battle back to edge past Christou in the final few metres to win the 200m backstroke final. Mityukov took the bronze.

19:56
Anyway … Sarah Rendell is back in the building to take you through the remainder of the evening’s events.

19:56
Men’s swimming: The second 50m freestyle semi. Team GB’s Proud has a great swim to finish joint first with McEvoy, Deplano third and Gkolomeev fourth.

Simone Biles wins Individual All-Round gold
19:55
No one could compete with Biles on this type of form. Andrade is second and Sunisa Lee third. It was utterly brilliant from Biles in the end, getting 15.066 on the floor.

19:55
Sunisa Lee is on the floor. She needs 13.534 to go ahead of D’Amato. The crowd are excited to see what she can do, roaring her on. Her first landing is utterly glorious and she continues to be sublime and elegant. It is expertly put together and concludes with a stunning landing. She will be in the mix her and she knows it.

19:53
Men’s tennis: USA take the first set 6-2 against Murray and Evans. Can they pull off another incredible comeback? If not, this will be the end for Murray’s glittering career.

19:50
Men’s swimming: We have some 50m freestyle semis. Crooks is first, Dressel second, Grousset third and Ireland’s Fannon in fourth in the first semi.

19:46
All the gymnasts who competed want a photo with Biles. She is happy to oblige. In between, she is celebrating with her GOAT necklace.

19:45Kieran Pender
Swimming: Canadian swimming prodigy Summer McIntosh won her second gold medal of the Paris Olympics, claiming the women’s 200m butterfly in the first final of Thursday evening’s session in the pool. McIntosh set a new Olympic record in a time of 2:03.03. She was followed home by America’s Regan Smith and China’s Zhang Yufei. Australia’s Elizabeth Dekkers and Denmark’s Helena Rosendahl Bach shared fourth.

The marquee event of Thursday night is the women’s 4x200m relay. Australian hopes are high with the nation’s relay team including the gold and silver medallists in the individual event earlier this week, Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus.

19:40
Men’s tennis: In the doubles, Murray and Evans are in trouble against USA, who have won the first four matches.

19:39
Men’s tennis: Tsitipas is a game away from levelling the match at one set each against Djokovic. In all likelihood we are heading to a decided at Roland Garros.

19:37
Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour, how did she stay on the beam?! she was left with just her big toe on the beam but she worked so hard and she doesn’t fall to score 13.033.

19:34
Bryan Armen Graham was there to see the genius in action.

Related: Simone Biles makes history with second Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medal

19:34
Andrade is giving it her all on the floor because she knows she has to. There is everything in this routine, including a lot of Brazilian flair. She is keeping composed and controlled, not to mention some perfect landings. The pressure is back into Biles, she must be going ahead of Sunisa Lee.

19:33
That is six Olympics golds in total for Biles. Not bad.

19:27
The crowd inside the arena are expecting something brilliant. The first tumble is ludicrously good with two twists and a couple of somersaults to boot. I mean, she is just a cut above everyone, surely she is on for gold here. Everything is precise and elegant. She does not feel pressure. The routine ends with genius tumbling and a perfect landing. Even Andrade accepts that was incredible.

19:25
Here comes Biles …

19:25
Andrade receives a stonking 14.033. She’s now in gold, Lee in silver.

19:24
Who is up next? Oh, it’s only Simone Biles. What a finish we are in for.

19:20
Sunisa Lee is awarded 13.666, moving her into the gold medal position with two more gymnasts to go. Lee is guaranteed a medal.

19:12
Nemour is another in medal contention, making her floor routine critical. It is decent but she comes up short on a landing, which could cost her.

19:10
Canada’s Black puts in a cracking fault and she knows it. She lands her effort perfectly and beams with pride at the end.

19:08
Esposito concludes her effort with a respectable floor display but it’s been an underwhelming day for the Italian.

Kinsella is awarded 13.033 for her work on the balance beam.

19:04
GB’s Kinsella is on the balance beam and makes an early error which she will be unhappy about. She improves and the landing is not perfect but she stays on to save a few points.

19:02
It is a stunning floor routine from Italian D’Amato who is chasing a medal. It is almost flawless to keep up the pressure on Biles.

18:59
Castryck gets the home crowd in full voice and he comes out flying. He looks very fast here, the crowd are only getting louder! He is 1.22 in the green for the first split, this is so impressive. Gate 17 trips him up with him losing valuable time but he slots in at silver position. He hits his helmet as he comes over the line but he is in medal contention!

18:58
We head into the final rotation now and with it I hand over to Will Unwin, enjoy!

18:58
Pau Echaniz goes first for Spain and puts a decent time on the board, 86.87s including two penalty seconds.

18:57
Casper Ruud is out of the men’s singles tennis after Félix Auger-Aliassime beat him over three sets. The Canadian won 6-4, 6-7, 6-3.

In the other match Novak Djokovic has taken the first set 6-3 against Stefanos Tsitispas.

18:55
So after the third rotation Simone Biles is leading after that beam with Rebeca Andrade second and Italy’s Alice D’Amato in third. It would be the first time ever an Italian woman would medal in this event.

De Gennaro wins kayak singles, Clarke misses out on medal
18:54
A clean start for Clarke and he is in the green in the first split but he slows down in the second. He needs to make up time here, he looks clean in his run but he is almost 57 seconds down. Oh no, he finishes in fifth! De Gennaro wins gold.

18:51
Italy’s De Gennaro has come absolutely crazy. Silver goes to France’s Castryck and bronze to Spain’s Echaniz. Clarke slowed down between gate six and seven and just couldn’t make back the time. The Brit looks shocked, he slapped the water after seeing where he finished.

18:48
GB’s Georgia-Mae Fenton has scored 13.8 on the uneven bars.

Meanwhile, Nemour’s score has changed. She was at 13.033 and now she’s been awarded 13.233. Every tenth counts!

18:45
Nemour has put in a challenge on her difficulty score, I’ll let you know if her score is changed.

18:40
There’s a huge match in the men’s singles tennis that has just begun. Novak Djokovic – who has never won Olympic gold – and Stefanos Tsitispas have started.

18:39
GB’s windsurfer Emma Wilson is guaranteed a medal after qualifying for the three-strong final on Friday, she finished top of the qualification standings. She won a bronze medal in Tokyo.

18:37
GB’s Alice Kinsella has recorded her third score after an uneven bar routine. She has 14.133, really impressive. Georgia-Mae Fenton will be the final athlete on the apparatus in this rotation.

18:37
In the men’s singles tennis Casper Ruud has won the second set tiebreak 7-6 and so he pushes his match against Félix Auger-Aliassime into a third set.

18:36
Novak Djokovic has broken Stefanos Tsitsipas in their men’s singles tennis match. The Serbian is now leading the first set 3-1.

In the other match, Casper Ruud is trailing Félix Auger-Aliassime 3-1 in their final set.

Bellandi wins -78kg judo gold
18:35
Italy’s Alice Bellandi has taken the -78kg judo gold after beating Israel’s Inbar Lanir with an impressive performance.

China’s Ma Zhenzhao and Patrícia Sampaio took bronze earlier today.

18:31
Rebeca Andrade is next on vault and my word, wow. That was thoroughly impressive. A flawless one-and-a-half twist with a perfect landing. Surely a big score to come? Yes, she gets 15.1.

18:30
Biles scores 14.566 in her beam routine, just what she needed after slipping back to third.

18:29
Casper Ruud has been broken in the third set after winning the second set following his first set loss to Félix Auger-Aliassime. The Canadian leads in the third set 3-0.

In the other match Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas are level at 1-1 in the first set.

18:28
Simone Biles is up first on beam in the third rotation. She has a breath before she starts. A lovely piked back somersault with jumps, twists and cartwheels to boot. She has only wobbled once, how any gymnast does this is beyond me. Her dismount is great and the camera cuts to rival and friend Rebeca Andrade who applauds. Her score to come but an update from tennis…

18:18
Oh hang on, there’s a delay before the third rotation as Brazil’s Flavia Saraiva has challenged her score on beam. The score has gone unchanged and we are on to the third rotation.

18:14
Lee scores a 14.866. So after the second rotation it is Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade who is top, then Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour and USA’s Simone Biles in third.

18:12
The defending champion Sunisa Lee is up on uneven bars now and she has a highly impressive routine and an absolutely flawless dismount. The camera cuts to the crowd and NBA legend is either recording the USA gymnasts or is on facetime, shows just how bright these stars are shining.

18:10
Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour has the most difficult routine across all of the gymnastics at Paris 2024 on the uneven bars. She has a move between each swing and she only went slightly wrong on of them. Absolutely outstanding. She scores 15.533.

18:06
French decathlete Kevin Mayer has pulled out of the event in Paris because of injury.

He told the Olympic website: “I had some tests this morning and to be crystal clear, I could run 20 meters at about 80, 85 per cent. As soon as I stood up, I felt like an electric sting, not huge, but I am very far from being able to run a 100m 100 per cent fit.

“I spent three hours hesitating, I wanted to do it but I knew there was no chance. I had a meeting with my staff, everybody talked, everybody said where we stood. The conclusion was that I tried everything.

“I am still proud I managed to do three weeks of rehab with a result which normally you get after two months. I worked like crazy to get there, but it was not enough.

“Since I am not fit enough to manage the best performances, there was no reason to go in this stadium, hurt myself, make a show of myself, it’s that simple.”

18:03
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18:01
GB women’s hockey are through to the quarter-finals after South Africa lost 1-0 to Spain. GB earlier beat the USA 5-2.

18:00
GB’s Alice Kinsella looks focused, she has a lot of power into two twists. She has a step backwards but she scores 13.8.

Biles scores 13.733 on the uneven bars. That scores pushes Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade into first after she recorded 14.666 on the same apparatus.

17:57
This is Biles’ ‘weakest’ apparatus, if she has one. she has a bit of a wobble and that means she has to reshuffle her routine. She executes a good dismount but she looks slightly frustrated after that. The camera picks her up saying: “I don’t know how I held onto that”. Her score to come as Kinsella is on vault.

17:55
We’re into the second gymnastics rotation and GB’s Georgia-Mae Fenton has scored a 13.633 on the vault. USA’s Simone Biles is on the uneven bars now.

17:53
In the men’s singles tennis, Norway’s Casper Ruud is one set down to Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime. In the second set Auger-Aliassime has just taken it to a tiebreak at 6-6. Game on.

17:49
The USA’s Simone Biles leads this women’s all-round individual final so far. That isn’t a surprised after such an impressive vault. She has set the bar, as she has consistently in this sport for so long.

17:42
GB’s Alice Kinsella has taken to the floor and has recorded a score of 12.833. It’s the second to lowest score on this apparatus so far but this is just the first rotation.

17:40
On the women’s hockey, if South Africa fail to beat Spain (and they are currently losing 1-0 in the third quarter) then GB will progress to the quarter-finals.

17:39
The USA’s basketball legend Kevin Durant is in the arena to watch Simone Biles. The Olympic website said he had just walked by them and said: “This is the first time I’m watching her live!”

17:37
I will, of course, be bringing you all of the headline actions from this women’s gymnastics all-round individual final but if you want even more coverage have a read of our gymnastics blog:

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17:34
A quick dip into women’s hockey as Team GB have beaten the USA 5-2 in their Pool B game. Two goals from Tess Howard and three others through Sophie Hamilton, Hannah French and Sarah Jones confirms the result for GB.

17:30
The big star is up and ready, the USA’s Simone Biles. She is going all out on this vault, she is doing the Biles 2 – a move named after her – and she executes it so well. The only thing she could be penalised on was a step back but that is huge. The score is 15.766.

GB’s Georgia-Mae Fenton, meanwhile, has scored 13.033 for her floor routine.

17:26
The USA Sunisa Lee, the reigning champion, is first up on vault. She has a five on difficulty and it is a very clean run. The only two things the commentators have picked her up on is a deep landing and her line not being on centre. An overhead camera angle does she her off centre so she could be deducted for that. There’s a bit of deliberation on the score with a delay but she gets a score of 13.933.

17:22
So how does the women’s gymnastics all-round individual final work, I hear you ask? Well there are four different apparatus, each athletes will perform on each one and their scores will be added from each one. Then whoever has the most points, win.

17:16
From kayaking to gymnastics. We have the women’s individual all-round final now. GB have Georgia-Mae Fenton and Alice Kinsella involved here and the USA’s Simone Biles is also competing.

17:08
Germany’s Hegge is up next. A ferocious start here but he is slightly slow as he goes down the course. He will need to be clean at gate 17 as he manages to get back in the green at the time split. He hits a gate and he has a penalty. With that he comes in at seventh. Joe Clarke to come.

17:05
De Gennaro falls to the floor in tears, he knows he will get an Olympic medal. It’s just the colour he doesn’t know yet.

17:03
Italy’s De Gennaro looks so nervous waiting for these last few competitors to go. He knows if the next one, France’s Castryck, doesn’t get into the top three then he will medal. Let’s go.

17:01
Thank you Joe, now then the rest of this final. Austria’s Oschmautz has a smooth start but then he picks up a penalty. He picks up another penalty as he comes to gate 14 but that may be enough to keep him out of the medals. And it is, he slides into seventh.

17:00
My watch is now over – here’s Sarah Rendell to call Joe Clarke home!

16:59
Grigar is held up at gate 20 and needs to be perfect from here … but he winds up fourth, and no one has nailed this court like De Gennaro!

16:58
Grigar of Slovenia powers out and he looks calm, starting nicely too. He’s 0.03 inside De Gennaro at the first check…

16:56
HE CANNOT! He’s fifth, and Italy’s De Gennaro still leads! The remaining racers will be pleased, but know that if he found it hard, so will they.

16:55
Oh man, he hits another gate and the Tokyo champ is going down! Can he redeem himself with magic?

16:54
Now then: a less-than-perfect start, then a clip of a gate, and he’s down on De Gennaro! How does he turn this around?!

16:53
Next out, Prskavec of Czech Republic, who cruised into the final and might well be the favourite. There are five to go after him, but as we learn from our commentator, if he goes well, he’s probably uncatchable.

16:51
…but get gets a penalty he wasn’t expecting – it’s not clear he hit the gate, though, and it’s soon removed. He’s in the bronze medal position, but it seems unlikely he’ll stay there.

16:49
Next out, Switzerland’s Dougoud – he’s a bit sanctimonious if you ask me. He’s half a second off the lead at halfway…

16:46
A cunning spin at 12 takes De Gennaro ahead of Echaniz, but an infelicitous flow means he’s soon behind again. He’s fighting hard though, and a powerful finish means he now leads, 0.65s ahead. The time is 88.22s, and doesn’t he like it!

16:45
De Gennaro of Italy is out next and we’re finding that the first few gates give a pretty good indication of who’s going to do what. He’s away pretty well…

16:43
He gets stuck at gate 16, unable to force the canoe around, and he’s going to end up fourth out of four. Echaniz will be starting to believe.

16:42
Ohrstrom of Sweden is out next and his is the second-best start we’ve seen after Echaniz. He’s in touch at halfway but probably not quick enough for a medal given what’s to come.

Zverev knocked out of men’s singles by Musetti
16:41
Alexander Zverev, the world No 4, has lost in the quarter-finals of the men’s singles by Lorenzo Musetti. The Italian won 7-5, 7-5 and will face either Novak Djokovic or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-final.

Zverev was the defending champion, having won gold in Tokyo in 2021.

16:40
Anderson gurns, grits, and forces his way over the line to sit second. He looks pretty pleased with himself. Nine runs to go, Joe Clarke’s the last of them.

16:39
Early errors again, and the last two runs have told us just how useful Echaniz’s run was. Anderson does manage a great turn, but he’s still trailing.

16:38
Men’s kayak single canoe slalom: Check complete, Clarke finishes with a time of 89.51sec. A massive result ahead of the final.

16:38
Timothy Anderson of Australia is next to go, and while we wait for him, I can let you know that France now lead Nigeria 30-23 in the women’s hoops.

16:36
Quan of China finds it much harder, struggling with the upstream and finishing 5.88s slower than Echaniz. He’s second, but he’ll not be there for long.

16:31
The men’s K1 final will soon be under way. Clarke goes last, with Jiri Prskavec of the Czech Republic and Titouan Castryck of France expected to be the biggest threats to him.

16:28
“Any idea when the Andy Murray game will be on this evening?” wonders Siobhan Hendrick.

After Casper Ruud v Felix Auger-Aliassime; they’re currently 2-2 in the first.

 

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