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On day four of the Paris Olympics, Nathan Hales won the men’s trap final in shooting, setting a new Games record. He also became Great Britain’s first medal winner.
On his first Olympic appearance, the 28-year-old shot 48 out of 50 to keep his composure and win Team GB’s third gold medal at Paris 2024.
Silver went to China’s Qi Yang and bronze went to Guatemala’s Jean Pierre Brol Cardenas; Hales was just short of tying his own world record
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The triathlon competitions were also postponed due to the heatwave that reached Paris on the same day that he achieved success.
The men’s race has been rescheduled to Wednesday and is still uncertain due to the River Seine’s water quality, which is still considered too low to swim in.
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Meanwhile, the British equestrian team started their quest for dressage glory following Charlotte Dujardin’s retirement last week.
Along with rowing duo Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne and Rebecca Wilde, six-time Great Britain medallist Matt Richards narrowly avoided elimination in the pool.
Defending women’s champion Charlotte Worthington did not make it to Wednesday’s BMX freestyle final, but fellow Briton Kieran Reilly did.
As Jack Draper withered in the oppressive heat and more tragedy befell the judo team, Team GB lost interest in the tennis singles.
Olympic gold for Hales adds to her world record
Hales has added another Olympic gold to his collection, following his record-breaking 49/50 shot to win the World Cup in Linato last year.
Earlier in the day, he advanced to the finals as a joint-first in the 30-man field with a score of 123/125 after five rounds.
With a flawless first 15 shots in the final, Hales maintained his lead as the other five players were eliminated one by one.
While the throng waved British flags, he pumped his fist in celebration and then raised his shotgun in the air with both hands.
At the Paris Games, it was Team GB’s third gold medal, and they now have eleven medals in total.
Canoe races and surfing put off till 2024 Paris Olympics Triathlon pontoons on the Seine
The water quality of the River Seine is monitored every day.
With the swim leg happening in the River Seine, the men’s triathlon was set to begin at 07:00 BST on Tuesday.
However, testing showed that the water quality still wasn’t up to par, so triathletes had to abandon their swimming training for Sunday and Monday.
The water quality has diminished due to the heavy rainfall in Paris on Friday and Saturday, so the men’s race has been rescheduled to Wednesday at 09:45 BST.
Despite the women’s event’s scheduled start time of 07:00, organizers have stated that there is only a 60% likelihood of both races proceeding.
As a final option, the event might be held as a duathlon, with only the bike and running portions, and Friday is still being considered as a backup date for both races.
The bad weather on Tuesday forced the postponement of the surfing sessions at the 2018 Summer Olympics in Tahiti, French Polynesia.
At 18:45, technical delegates will deliberate on the following sessions; the activities were supposed to start at 18:00 BST.
Post-Dujardin withdrawal, dressage can commence
Five out of six equestrian disciplines at Tokyo 2020 were medal-worthy for Team GB. However, just last week, footage surfaced purporting to show Charlotte Dujardin “excessively” flogging a horse, which disrupted their Paris preparations.
In place of Britain’s joint-most decorated female Olympian, Becky Moody will compete in the 2024 Games alongside Carl Hester and Charlotte Fry. Moody withdrawn from the competition. They won bronze in Tokyo while competing with Dujardin.
On Tuesday morning, the dressage competition got off, with Hester, who is ranked tenth in the world, finishing third after the first ten qualifying runs.
As of 16:11 BST, Moody was in action, and on Wednesday at 10:00 BST, qualification will resume with world number three Fry going first.
Richards barely escapes swimming accident
Matt Richards of Team GB advances to the semi-finals of the men’s 100-meter freestyle event.
On Monday night, in the men’s 200-meter freestyle, Matt Richards came very close to winning the gold medal.
In this morning’s 100-meter freestyle heats, the 21-year-old returned to competition and narrowly advanced to the semi-finals.
Richards’ finishing time of 48.40 seconds was just under the slowest qualifying time, which was 48.41 seconds, and he placed fifth in his heat.
Teammate Jacob Whittle finished fifth in his heat as well, just missing out on qualifying for the top 16.
With Richards sitting out the 4x200m freestyle heats, the top qualifying times belonged to a Great Britain squad that included James Guy, Jack McMillan, Kieran Bird, and Tom Dean.
Richards and Duncan Scott, who finished fourth in the individual final, are available to represent Great Britain in the final, which begins at 21:15 BST.
At 20:33, Anna Hopkin will compete in the semi-finals of the women’s 100-meter freestyle event, after finishing fourth in her heat.
