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2024 Paris Olympics LIVE: Team GB eye equestrian gold, Sky Brown in skateboard action before Josh Kerr battles for glory in 1500m final tonight

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2024 Paris Olympics LIVE: Team GB eye equestrian gold, Sky Brown in skateboard action before Josh Kerr battles for glory in 1500m final tonight

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Another rider is down at Versailles

Chaos at Versailles and the world number one falls off his horse!

Henrik von Eckermann changed his mind halfway through his race and was unable to recover and his mount threw its jockey.

It was a terrible mistake he seemed to have made by running towards a large gate, but he managed to remain seated until his mount turned a corner and he lost control and fell to the ground.

Von Eckermann is standing and appears to be fine, although a little dazed.

For all javelin fans…

For all you javelin fans, here is an update on Group A of the qualification…

Germany’s Julian Weber currently leads with 87.76m, ahead of Kenyan thrower Julius Yego (85.97m), Czech Jakub Vadlejch (85.63m) and Finland’s Toni Keranen (85.27m).

There’s no British action to bring you that, but I’d definitely recommend checking out the highlights if you can because a throw like 87.76m doesn’t really sink in until you see it with your own eyes.

Germany's Julian Weber competes during the javelin throw qualification event for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Revee Walcott-Nolan ‘upset’ by heat in 1500m

Earlier we recapped the morning’s action from the first round of the women’s 1500m.

Georgia Bell and Laura Muir advanced directly to the semi-finals, but it will be a play-off for Revee Walcott-Nolan, who spoke to the BBC after her race:

I caught up on a couple of trips and got high.

It happened to me three times and it made me lose my rhythm. I can run much faster, so I’m upset.

I felt good at the bell and thought I could get back into the top six, but when I got out of the group I had to go wide and I didn’t have the strength to get into the final group. I’m very disappointed about that.

I’m glad I got another chance, but it’s not ideal. I hope I’m strong enough to get through the play-offs.

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 06: Revee Walcott-Nolan of Team Great Britain competes during the first round of the Women's 1500m on day eleven of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France on August 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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It’s Brash’s fourth so far

He will look to make up for that penalty with a quick round and hope for a higher position if they tie on four penalties.

He jumps last without any faults and finishes in 81.23 s, which is pretty good, but it won’t be a problem for the medals.

Fourth place went to Brash and Jefferson, who will leave Paris with their heads held high after winning gold in the team event.

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Here comes Brash…

Here come Brash and Jefferson, who already have gold in the team event (remember) and need to get out of the way to have a chance to make it two for two.

Four penalties committed at exactly the same spot as Ben Maher!

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Only TWO rounds without faults in show jumping

It was an eventful morning, even in the individual jumps.

We had one rider fall off his horse, another brilliantly kept his composure after almost following suit, and only two of the 18 riders made it through without incident.

There will be a play-off between Dutchman Maikel van der Vleuten and German Christian Kukuk to determine the result, as there cannot be a tie and Scott Brash is still to come.

VERSAILLES, FRANCE - AUGUST 06: Maikel van der Vleuten of the Netherlands competing in the Individual Jumping Final during Day 11 of the Paris 2024 Equestrian Olympic Games at Palace of Versailles on August 06, 2024 in Versailles, France. (Photo by Andre Weening/BSR Agency/Getty Images)
VERSAILLES, FRANCE - AUGUST 06: Ramzy Al Duhami and horse Untouchable 32 of Team Saudi Arabia compete in the Individual Show Jumping Final on day eleven of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Palace of Versailles on August 6, 2024 in Versailles, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images)
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Laugher returns to action in the diving pool

Meanwhile, in diving, Jack Laugher returns to action after taking bronze in the 3m synchronised springboard event.

This time it’s the preliminary round of the 3m individual springboard (so no medals at stake yet) and Laugher is competing alone this time. Sort of.

He’s not the only Brit in the pool, Jordan Houlden joins him with an athletic and acrobatic entry.

The duo is doing well, with only Wang Zongyuan and Siyi Xie ahead of them.

Laugher took silver at this event in Rio, so she will be hoping to bring home some previous metal from Paris.

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 06: Jack Laugher of Team Great Britain competes in the Men's 3m Springboard Preliminary on day eleven of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 06: Jordan Christopher Houlden of Team Great Britain competes in the Men's 3m Springboard Preliminary on day eleven of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Great Britain’s athletics team gets off to a good start

There is also some British interest in the Stade de France, where the first heats of the women’s 1,500 metres are already underway.

Both Laura Muir and Georgia Bell advanced to the semi-finals of that event this morning, with Revee Walcott-Nolan into the repechage after finishing only eighth in her heat.

Both Muir and Bell advanced after finishing second in their respective heats in a promising start to the 1500m following Keely Hodgkinson’s success last night.

Great Britain's Georgia Bell in action during her women's 1500m heat at the Stade de France on day eleven of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France. Photograph date: Tuesday August 6, 2024. PA Photo. Photograph credit should read: Martin Rickett/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent of the rights holder.
epa11529380 Laura Muir of Great Britain competes in the women's 1500m heat of the athletics competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, France, August 6, 2024. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

Good morning and welcome to day 11!

Good morning Olympic fans and welcome to Day 11 in Paris!

We have another action-packed day ahead, with Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita in the women’s 200m final, Josh Kerr against Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the men’s 1500m, more cycling in the velodrome and Team GB’s teenage superstar Sky Brown in skateboarding still to come.

But before all that, we’re already underway with the individual jumping final in Versailles – and we’ve got athletics coming in from the Stade de France!

I hope everyone has had their coffee. It’s going to be a busy morning.

German Christian Kukuk rides a Checker 47 during the individual show jumping final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Versailles, France. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Key Updates
  • It’s Brash’s fourth so far

  • Great Britain’s athletics team gets off to a good start

  • It wasn’t a great start for Ben Maher at first…

  • Good morning and welcome to day 11!

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