Olympics 2024 LIVE: Latest medals and results as Keely Hodgkinson wins gold

Noah Lyles has emerged as the successor to sprint great Usain Bolt in Paris, as the American superstar secured the coveted 100-meter gold medal in a photo finish in the Stade de France on Sunday.

Lyles took the title in a personal best time of 9.79, winning by just five-thousandths of a second, and now turns his attention to his strongest event.

The 26-year-old speedster will go for his second Olympic gold in the 200-meter this week hoping to add to his medal collection and secure a place in track and field history.

Hodgkinson gained a crown from the crowd as she did a lap of honour around the pitch, hugging and sharing her success with many teammates, friends and family who had made the journey to Paris.

When asked about the crown, she said: “I’m not sure (where it came from) it was a British supporter who threw it at me, there was lots of Brits out there, I felt like I got an applause as big as the home athletes which was great.”

On if she saw her parents: “They were the first people that I saw actually, and my dad was crying his eyes out and he’s not normally a crier.”

When asked about the pressure ahead of the race, she said: “Yeah 100 percent. The British love their Olympics and after what I did in London that kind of cemented me as a favourite and to go off the back of that, to calm down from the emotions of that, to go through a whole camp, and maintain it.

“It’s not guaranteed though, you see favourites go out, it’s such a cut-throat sport, the first aim was to get to the final.”

“I deserve it. It (being always in silver) has played on my mind since last year and I can completely – I think this year you’ve seen me really grow as an athlete.

“It’s the first year I’ve been undefeated going into a championships and I’m determined to be that way and take confidence from that. This year I’ve really tried to step up and I’m super happy that I’ve done it.”

Hodgkinson said after winning 800m gold that her feat had not sunk in yet.

I feel like it hasn’t sunk in yet I’m going to be honest. But I’ve worked so hard for this and I’m just out of words for what to say.

“The race didn’t go how I thought it was going to go, it was a bit slow at 400, but I kept composure, I felt Mary (Moraa) coming but I just knew if I was in the right mind-frame I’d be very hard to beat today.”

On pressure: “It’s definitely been different these championships and I’ve had to try and block out the noise. When people get into it in the Olympics and to live on that stage just means everything but it’s also very very difficult.

“Hats off to anyone who’s dealt with that before, it’s definitely a privilege to be here but also very very tough and credit to my team to be here and being able to put everything together.

“Back to back semi and final is tough – I am tired.”

France vs Egypt has gone into extra-time after Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a late equaliser. The winner will face Spain in the final on 9 August.

Armand Duplantis has done it again, breaking the pole vault record for the ninth time in his career with a majestic 6.25m clearance, having already locked up his second Olympic gold medal.

Keely Hodgkinson crossed the line and for the first time all night didn’t know what to do. She looked up at the board, just to check, then she glanced up again, just to make sure. What she saw made her features wobble: at last, Hodgkinson had won gold, and Great Britain’s latest athletics star had her crowning moment at the Olympics. 

Hodgkinson came to Paris with the intent of upgrading the silver she claimed in Tokyo three years ago, of ending the cycle of second-place finishes at major competitions. As she won 800m gold with a smart race and gutsy, determined finish at the Stade de France, the 22-year-old delivered, the talent becoming a champion.

And then Hodgkinson set off on a lap of pure joy, holding the British flag with her right arm and pumping the air with her fist. Somewhere she found a crown that matched the symbolic significance: in following Kelly Holmes to win 800m gold at the Olympics, she also secured Great Britain’s first gold medal on the track since Mo Farah’s double in 2016.

Hodgkinson won gold in the 800m final, even managing a fist pump as she crossed the line having been the favourite in the event from the start.

On whether Hodgkinson enjoys the favourites tag, her coach Trevor Painter said: “Well she’s not had it before, everyone was talking about anything and not Keely.”

Another coach Jenny Meadows added: “I think sometimes she does get a little bit frustrated, I think sometimes she feels that people don’t give her enough credit because she’s always second.

“I think she enjoyed the favourite tag, I think it’s quite empowering for her. She would have thought it was a failure if she didn’t win the gold medal.”

Painter pips in saying “to finally get rid of the bridesmaid tag is good.”

Hodgkinson had over 100 of her friends, family, training partners who all gathered at the Eiffel Tower this morning. There were 180 t-shirts made in support of her.

And here’s Duplantis’ record-breaking vault!

Keely Hodgkinson ran the perfect race to become the Olympic champion.

Speaking to the BBC afterwards she said: “I think that [the podium] is when it will sink in and you will see some real emotion from me. I have worked really hard for the last year and I think you can see how much it meant to me when I crossed the line. I can’t believe I have finally done it!

“To do it here, where better? The audience was incredible. It felt like a home crowd to me in itself in Paris, so yes I am super, super happy.”

When asked about the race itself, she said: “It could have been ran in any way. I wanted to be up near the front, probably quicker than I was at the bell. Doing the semi and final back to back I feel like everyone was tired. it was tough.

“I just wanted to save a bit for the last hundred. I trusted in myself. I could feel Mary [Moraa] pushing me on the back straight but… Composure. And we got to the line first this time so I’m super happy.”

Armond Duplantis has made everyone stay behind at the Stade de France as he goes for a new world record. He’s just showing off now.

He fails his first two attempts at 6.25m.

He sets up for his third and final attempt…the run up is clean, and he clears it! A new world record in Paris! 6.25 metres, and a perfect night for the Swede, and he’s a double Olympic champion to go with it.