PARIS OLYMPICS 2024: What you need to know right now
Adds track cycling events
PARIS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Australia and the United States took the gold medals in the men's and women's team pursuit events in a thrilling afternoon at the Velodrome.
Over on the athletics track, the evening session is getting underway, with the men's 400 metres the blue riband event of the night.
Here's what you need to know about the Olympics on Wednesday:
HOT PURSUIT
Australia won a thrilling men's team pursuit final against Britain at the National Velodrome to claim their first Olympic gold medal in the iconic track event since 2004.
The teams were neck-and-neck throughout the 16-lap duel with Australians Oliver Bleddyn, Sam Welsford, Conor Leahy and Kelland O'Brien always fractionally ahead.
In the women's event, the United States took gold for the first time ever as they beat New Zealand.
For American Kristen Faulkner it was her second gold medal of the Games after she won the women's road race.
FRANCE ASK FBI FOR HELP IN SABOTAGE CASE
Police in France investigating the sabotage of high-speed rail lines hours before the Paris Olympics' Opening Ceremony have asked the U.S. FBI for help, two sources with direct knowledge of the inquiry said.
Investigators called in the FBI after media organisations, including Reuters, received an email the police believe may have been sent by the perpetrators. It set out a rambling list of grievances but did not explicitly claim responsibility.
DUTCH, AUSTRALIAN SAILING GOLD
Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands claimed the gold medal in the women's dinghy and the accolade of being the most successful ever Olympic sailor, with Denmark's Anne-Marie Rindom taking silver.
Australia's Olympic champion Matt Wearn won gold in themen's dinghy, beating Pavlos Kontides of Cyprus, who picked up his second silver at his fifth Games.
AUSTRALIAN HOCKEY PLAYER DETAINED FOR COCAINE
Australia's Olympic hockey player Tom Craig was released from police custody and apologised to his family and teammates on Wednesday, after being arrested in Paris for buying cocaine.
Craig, 28, a silver medallist at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, has played more than 100 games for the national side. The men's team, known as the Kookaburras, were knocked out of the Olympics on Sunday in the quarter-finals by the Netherlands.
CLIMBING WIN
Poland's world-record holder Aleksandra Miroslaw won the women's speed climbing to claim her country's first gold medal at the Paris Games in the sport's Olympic debut as a stand-alone event.
RACE WALK RELAY
Spain's twice world champions Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez took the gold medal in the mixed marathon race walk relay by nearly a minute as the event made its Olympic debut.
PRODUCT PLACEMENT
From selfies with Samsung phones on the podium to Louis Vuitton cases at the opening ceremony, the Paris Games have widened the scope for sponsors' product placement, and this trend will continue in future Games, the International Olympic Committee said.
WRESTLING
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified hours before the women's 50kg freestyle final after failing to make the weight, the Indian Olympic Association said.
The disqualification means she will not receive a medal of any colour.
Reuters Olympics coverage home https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/
Explainer: Olympics schedule, map, medals table, sports guides https://www.reuters.com/graphics/OLYMPICS-2024/EXPLAINER/byprqrwmqve/
Compiled by Ingrid Melander, Rachel Armstrong; Editing by Peter Rutherford, Christian Radnedge, Ken Ferris and Ed Osmond
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