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Liechtenstein’s only Paris 2024 Olympian: ‘Andy Murray found me in the village, he wanted my pin’

Interview: Twenty-year-old mountain biker Romano Puntener relives the experience of a lifetime representing his country at the Olympic Games, being a flagbearer and becoming a wanted man in the village

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson holds onto heptathlon lead after long jump

The Briton leads by 45 points ahead of the javelin.

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson still leading heptathlon after long jump

The Briton held a 45-point lead over defending Olympic champion Nafissatou Thiam going into the javelin.

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson still leads with two events to go after long jump

The British world champion holds a 45-point lead over Nafissatou Thiam with the javelin and 800 metres remaining.

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Impressive start for Katarina Johnson-Thompson as she leads heptathlon

The reigning world champion produced season’s best 100m hurdles and high jump.

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Olympics day 12: Medal milestone for Great Britain but golds prove elusive

Britain have passed 1,000 medals won at summer and winter Olympic Games.

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Matt Hudson-Smith denied Olympic gold after agonising finish to thrilling 400m

The Briton was forced to settle for silver, as American Quincy Hall produced the fourth-fastest time in history to steal gold

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KJT not ruling out a California dream in LA in 2028 – but now ‘ready for’ Paris

The 31-year-old Briton could go for a fifth Olympic Games in four years’ time.

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Josh Kerr targets an upgrade on his 1500 metres medal to a gold in Los Angeles

Kerr, who won bronze in Tokyo, had to settle for silver in Paris and is keen to complete the full set in four years’ time.

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George Mills advanced to 5000 metres final on appeal after row with French rival

Mills tumbled in the home straight in his heat and pointed furiously at French athlete Hugo Hay in the aftermath.

The Independent UK

Final will ‘go down in generations’ – GB silver medallist Josh Kerr

The Scottish 1500m star was beaten to gold by American Cole Hocker.

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr offers clue to ‘vicious’ 1500m Olympic final strategy against Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen both qualified for the Paris 2024 final from the same semi-final, with the Norwegian eyeing revenge following the Scot’s World Championship win in Budapest last year

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Olympic 100 metres champion Noah Lyles feared photo finish had gone against him

The American revealed he thought Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson had beaten him to 100 metres gold.

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Noah Lyles edges out Jamaican Kishane Thompson to win men’s 100 metres title

American Lyles won by a margin of just five thousandths of a second.

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Gold medal favourite Keely Hodgkinson cruises through to 800 metres final

Hodgkinson won her semi-final in 1:56.85 and earlier Matthew Hudson-Smith booked his place in the men’s 400m final.

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Keely Hodgkinson relieved to get 800 metres campaign under way with heat win

Jemma Reekie also won her heat while teenager Phoebe Gill fought back to finish third and qualify from hers.

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Andy Murray glad he could end ‘incredible’ career on his own terms

Murray’s final match was a 6-2 6-4 loss to Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul alongside Dan Evans at the Olympics.

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Dina Asher-Smith’s Texas training base has given her Olympic ambitions lift-off

Asher-Smith is set to compete in the 100m and 200m sprints and the 4x100m relay in Paris.

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Leon Marchand is toast of Paris with astonishing Olympic double in the pool

French poster boy Marchand claimed gold and set new Olympic records in both the finals of the men’s 200m butterfly and the men’s 200m breaststroke.

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Andy Murray cries ‘happy tears’ after another remarkable great escape in Paris

Murray and Dan Evans saved two more match points to beat Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen.

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Andy Murray and Dan Evans perform another astonishing great escape in Paris

Murray and Evans saved two more match points to defeat Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen.

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Olympics athletes and fans struggle to stay cool as Paris temperatures soar

Water mists were used at Roland Garros and electric fans were deployed at the Eiffel Tower beach volleyball venue.

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Jack Draper hits out at Olympic organisers over having to drink ‘hot water’

The Briton struggled in the scorching Paris heat, going down in three sets against Taylor Fritz

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Adam Peaty cries ‘happy tears’ after narrowly missing out on another gold medal

Nicolo Martinenghi claimed an upset for the ages, denying the Briton a ‘three-peat’ by 0.02 seconds.

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Dan Evans eyes Olympics doubles medal to give Andy Murray memorable send-off

The pair will play together in Murray’s final professional tournament.

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