** Paris 2024 **

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Wow what a swim by Ceccon of Italy. Swimming is such a strategic sport. Ceccon wins gold, the Chinese swimmer wins silver followed by Ryan Murphy of US bronze.

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Women's 100 m breast stroke coming up...

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What a sensational swim by the South African Smith.  She was nowhere to be seen till the very last and she swam like a rocket in the last 20 meters or so all the way to Gold.

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Good news for India. Manika Batra beat her French opponent to advance to the pre-quarterfinals in table tennis.

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Women's 200m freestyle finals coming up......in swimming.

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Team USA (female) beat Great Britain in the Rugby 7's quarterfinals 17-7 and enter the final 4.

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Mollie O'Callaghan wins the gold in the 200m freestyle. The Hong Kong girl dominated for more than 150 meters but eventually she settled for Bronze. Titmus settles for silver of Australia.

 

So 2 medals for Australia 1 and 2.

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And that's the end of the swimming finals for today.

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Beach Volleyball women's match coming up USA versus Australia......

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Best of 3 sets....the first two sets are for 21 points - whoever reaches it first with a 2 point difference wins. The third set set if needed is only for 15 points.

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Wow - beach volleyball has to be one of the most popular and widely followed sports - the stadium is completely full and right behind the iconic Eiffel tower.

 

What a sight.

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Everyone waving their camera phones.....like in a concert.

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Australia get the first point on the board. And USA quickly follows up. 

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Kristen is short and Kloth is pretty tall.

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Wow Kristen is so calculative.