leaders into the country to observe the election. china wins the first gold of the olympics in the 10—metre mixed team air rifle event, while team gb bags bronze in women's synchronised 3m springboard. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. medal success for team gb on the olympics opener, as anna henderson survives a slippery track to claim silver in cycling.

it was a grind through the corners, but it paid off and i used power on the straights. yeah! diving into the history books — a first female medal in the sport for gb in more than 60 years, after a dramatic final round. and... the three—peat�*s on track, as adam peaty qualifies for the semi—finals in 100m breaststroke. also coming up on sportsday... england are back on top against west indies, after superb showings from jamie smith and joe root, who climbs the record books, jumping above a windies legend. and max verstappen was quickest in qualifying for the belgian grand prix, but the formula one championship leader won't start the race from pole. hello there and welcome to sportsday. they say it never rains, but it pours, and that's certainly been the case on the first day of medal action at the paris olympics.

it's been chucking it down in the city, as we saw from the opening ceremony last night on the seine. rain has caused delays, and even postponement of the skateboarding. but the weather hasn't put a dampener on team gb, who were in the medals on day one. the slick conditions affecting riders in the road race, but anna henderson came away with a superb silver in the time trial. but disappointment for young josh tarling, who just missed out in the men's race. natalie pirks was there. if locals were hung over from their opening ceremony party, it seems the weather was, too. parisian rain had persisted through the night, making for slippy conditions in the road race time trial. 0h! the world road race champion having to pick herself up off the road. anna henderson was a british junior ski slalom champion... sets off on the rain—soaked roads of central paris. ..but a broken leg as a teenager prompted a change of sport. turns out she's rather good at cycling. fastest, by several seconds. the british time trial champion was off to a good start, but others were also flying,

only with added risk. 0h! and dygert hits the deck. when henderson crossed the line, she knew a medal was guaranteed... she's looking to make it onto the podium at the olympic games in paris. ..but what colour would it be? the australian grace brown stormed to gold, but chloe dygert�*s earlier fall meant the american had too much to do, and henderson grabbed a brilliant silver, with just under a second separating them. the first time in olympics history men and women are racing the same course, across the same distance. we saw delight there for anna henderson, but what canjosh tarling do? the european champion sets off. there were high hopes for the 20—year—old... oh, beautiful bit of cornering there. ..but disaster, in the form of a puncture, struck early for the european champion. oh, tarling's got an issue! as his family looked on, hejumped onto his replacement bike, costing him vital seconds.

the belgian world champion, and favourite for gold, remco evenepoel was mastering the wet course. lovely and composed. you can see the concentration. tarling kept his calm, pushing hard. he crossed the line in second place, but couldn't hold onto a podium spot, with others pushing him down into fourth. he'll rue that puncture earlier in the race. as the winner, evenepoel dissolved into a puddle of tears, tarling was left to rue what might have been. i had a puncture. so, yeah, it was on the rim and when we went, i knew i had to change before that corner. yeah, and i had no choice, really, just had to change and then try my best. so close, then, for tarling, but a silver lining for henderson. the conditions both a blessing and a curse for britain. natalie pirks, bbc news, paris. so a brilliant silver for anna henderson, who was overjoyed at her medal success, given her comeback from injuries this season. i had a small feeling that maybe

i could push for the podium and to be second behind somebody like grace brown, i can't believe it, i burst into tears when i found out. all the effort this year has been worth it. broke a collarbone twice and a rough year, but to achieve a goal like this is unbelievable. to take that silver medal by a second, waiting to see if it was going to be bronze or silver. yes, i miss the world's podium last year by two seconds and i was like, this is not going to happen again. i kept pushing all the way to the line and it was really horrible conditions today, so i am really thankful i could stay upright on my bike. a grandma through the corners, but it paid off and i used power on the straights. yeah! a really measured ride, how cautious did you have to be, given the conditions? it's really strange, i kind of blacked out through the thing. i think i was super cautious because a lot of girls had problems today. really happy to be here and happy it paid off. sodden condtions there on the streets outside. something akin to perhaps the pool,

and the paris aquatics centre. and there was drama in the morning today from there, as great britain took bronze, thanks to yasmin harper and scarlett mewjensen. a first female diving medal in more than 60 years for them, to get gb off the mark. katie gornall has more. the wait was agonising, the odds against them. but they say in diving, anything can happen, and it did. oh, beautiful. very nicely done. yasmin harper and scarlett mewjensen only started diving together last year. they already move as one. out in front were the chinese pair. they are three—times and current world champions. gold for them was rarely in doubt. the british duo were sixth, with two dives to go, but a strong final dive lifted them into third position. they saved their biggest and best dive till last. australia were expected to pip them to the podium with theirfinal dive, but in this sport, there is no room for error. it's not enough for a medal for the australians, and that means there's going to be an olympic medal for great britain.

that horrible mistake meant harper and mewjensen had won bronze, and britain's first medal of these games, all the more remarkable given the injury that nearly prevented mewjensen from making it i am very much lost for words. um, a month ago, i didn't think i was going to be able to be here. i got a back fracture. so, yeah, to be up on the board and to come away with that is just like, i can't imagine anything better. we came into this event knowing that this is what we want, but we had to stand on the boards today and deliver. and i'm so proud that we were able to do that. well, for much of this competition here, it looked like scarlett mewjensen and yasmin harper would fall short. but that dramatic twist means they become the first women to secure an olympic diving medal for britain in more than 60 years. bronze medallists... it takes talent and resilience to succeed at an olympic games and, sometimes, a bit of luck too. katie gornall, bbc news, in paris.

so, drama, then on the first day. and good progress from great britain in the non—medal events too. our sports news correspondent laura scott spoke to me earlier from the gymnastics�* bercy arena. i'm at the gymnastics, where they are preparing for the evening session. earlier today, we had the great britain men's team in action in qualification. and after they came off all the apparatus, it seemed like they were mightily relieved to have got qualification done and dusted. they did a brilliantjob. but it's such a delicate balance of qualifiers between doing enough to get through to the team final and individual apparatus final and not doing too much that you make a mistake that proves costly. and it was a really good day forjake jarman on the floor. he currently sits top of the standings, after eight countries have performed. he's typically also incredibly strong on the vault. but he now faces a nervous wait

to see if he has done enough. but his team—mate harry hepworth put in a very solid performance and he looks like he will qualify. then it could be a very special games indeed for max whitlock and he was very, very good on the pommel behind me. he is trying to become the first gymnast to win a medal on the same apparatus, the pommel, at four successive games. he said he'd been really nervous just waiting for today to come around. and now they have done enough as a team to get through to the final. that is ahead of tonight's session, when four more countries take to the apparatus behind me. away from the gymnastics, a good day for the men's hockey team who put in a convincing win against spain, 4—0. they hope to get the first men's hockey gold for team gb since seoul in 1988. in rowing, all three british crews

all got through the heats. so they have done plenty to get through to the later rounds. in the equestrian, it was a really important day for the event riders because they are trying to defend their gold from tokyo. laura collett put in a stunning dressage test to break the olympic record, with a score ofjust 17.5 penalties, and she was punching the air as she finished. so she sits in individual gold and the team are in gold as they head into tomorrow's very influential crosscountry day. they will hope the rain stops so they can put the best hooves forward tomorrow in versailles. the weather has been impacting some sport, laura? absolutely. you heard earlier that it caused havoc on the streets for the cycling time trial. that is not the only impact the rain has had today. first thing this morning, we heard the men's street skateboarding had been postponed because of the rain. it simply wasn't safe for the athletes to take to that venue. so they have postponed

that until monday. it's also caused havoc with the schedule on the tennis because only the two main courts have rooves. so only six matches today have been completed. none of the brits have been able to play their matches. and it will also undoubtedly have had an impact on the river quality in the seine. that is being closely monitored for the triathlon. tomorrow is important, it's a familiarisation day for the triathlon swimmers in the seine. the meeting will take place at 4am tomorrow local time to decide whether that can go ahead, ahead of the event starting on tuesday. laura scott there, with what's been happening so far. there's british interest in the swimming too, with semi—finals, and medal events to come at the la defense arena, normally home to rugby union. our sports editor dan roan spoke to me from there earlier, and told me it's a big night ahead for britain's adam peaty, on his quest to win gold again.

yes, it is a huge night and an even bigger one as long as he qualifies for the final tomorrow. but he has that semifinal this evening first. he of course was the olympic champion in the men's 100 metre breaststroke in rio in 2016 and also tokyo five years later, back in 2021. and now he's trying to win an unprecedented third. becoming the first man in history, if he does it, to win that breaststroke discipline at three successive olympic games. he cruised through qualifying earlier on today, winning his heat in a time of 59.18 seconds. he was second—fastest in qualifying overall. what will be a boost to him is he was faster than his main rival, the chinese world champion, oin haiyang. peaty is trying to continue this remarkable comeback. he stepped away from the sport after suffering a sport injury in 2022. he decided to have time out

to prioritise his mental health. but now he's back, testing himself once again in olympic waters for the first time since tokyo. it will be fantastic to see how he gets on this evening, and as long as it all goes to plan tomorrow as well. this is what he said earlier after that successful qualifier. it is about getting out there. you want _ it is about getting out there. you want to— it is about getting out there. you want to make the semi final in a good— want to make the semi final in a good lane. — want to make the semi final in a good lane, which we have. not much more _ good lane, which we have. not much more really— good lane, which we have. not much more really to report. i would like 58. more really to report. i would like 58~ it _ more really to report. i would like 58~ it is _ more really to report. i would like 58. it is surprising it is towards 59. and we will have the first medals in swimming to come. who should we look out for here? well, british hopes i think rest with the men's four by 100m freestyle, that will involve olympic champions such as tom dean, duncan scott, matt richards. they all go in that final. and there is genuine hopes of a first—ever medal in that

discipline. the women also go for britain in the four by 100m freestyle final as well. but i think it is fair to say a lot of the attention this evening will be on a mouth—watering clash in the final of the 400 m freestyle. that will involve the legendary us swimmer katie ledecky. she is a seven time olympic champion. if she were to prevail this evening and win in eight the commission equals the record for the most successful ever female olympic swimmer of all time. but she is up against some very fierce opposition. the reigning champion ariarne titmus of australia. and then there is this prodigy, the canadian 17—year—old summer mcintosh as well. so that is quite a prospect later on this evening. it quite a prospect later on this evenina. , team gb have had plenty of support, including from the prime minister. that's right. he was spending some

time at team gb�*s performers lodge, their training time at team gb�*s performers lodge, theirtraining camp in time at team gb�*s performers lodge, their training camp in the town of clichy. on the outskirts of paris. he was at the opening ceremony braving the downpour on the seine last night. i spoke to him about the prospects of team gb. irate last night. i spoke to him about the prospects of team gb.— prospects of team gb. we have incredible talent _ prospects of team gb. we have incredible talent and _ prospects of team gb. we have incredible talent and some - prospects of team gb. we have incredible talent and some of i prospects of team gb. we have l incredible talent and some of the bin, incredible talent and some of the big, big _ incredible talent and some of the big, big -- — incredible talent and some of the big, big —— and i am a big supporter of this_ big, big —— and i am a big supporter of this much— big, big —— and i am a big supporter of this much but as we can get in the uk _ of this much but as we can get in the uk and to bring it through the uk. because team gb is an incredible team _ uk. because team gb is an incredible team we _ uk. because team gb is an incredible team. we have been at the performance camp this morning watching — performance camp this morning watching the boxing training, the 'udo watching the boxing training, the judo training. there is something special— judo training. there is something special about these teams. because they have _ special about these teams. because they have got, they have done so much _ they have got, they have done so much physical training and the sort of mentai— much physical training and the sort of mental training. and now it is all of mental training. and now it is at! about— of mental training. and now it is all about getting into the frame of mind _ all about getting into the frame of mind that — all about getting into the frame of mind that they need. some of them are starting — mind that they need. some of them are starting in the next day or two. so are starting in the next day or two. 50 you _ are starting in the next day or two. so you really appreciate not just the hard — so you really appreciate not just the hard yards they have already put in,

the hard yards they have already put in. but _ the hard yards they have already put in. but this— the hard yards they have already put in, but this vital next stage. i've been _ in, but this vital next stage. i've been saying the whole country is going _ been saying the whole country is going to — been saying the whole country is going to be watching you, because we will. going to be watching you, because we with that _ going to be watching you, because we with that is _ going to be watching you, because we will. that is great for them because they know — will. that is great for them because they know the country is behind them _ they know the country is behind them it— they know the country is behind them. it adds a little bit to the pressure _ them. it adds a little bit to the pressure. but they are an incredible team _ pressure. but they are an incredible team of— pressure. but they are an incredible team of athletes going into this and they are _ team of athletes going into this and they are full of hope, determination, but also, i really detect— determination, but also, i really detect today a calm confidence that they bring _ detect today a calm confidence that they bring to what they do, which i think is— they bring to what they do, which i think is the — they bring to what they do, which i think is the necessary added ingredient. think is the necessary added ingredient-— think is the necessary added incredient. ~ , ,, ingredient. the prime minister sir keir starmer _ ingredient. the prime minister sir keir starmer talking _ ingredient. the prime minister sir keir starmer talking to _ ingredient. the prime minister sir keir starmer talking to me - ingredient. the prime minister sir keir starmer talking to me earlierj keir starmer talking to me earlier today. meanwhile, we are in the la defense arena on the outskirts of paris. it is quite a remarkable facility for aquatic sport. the 17,500 seater capacity. 100 years ago would you believe in paris last hosted the olympics, the swimming competition took place in the river seine. on this occasion, it is taking place in what is usually a rugby ground. the largest indoor sporting arena in europe, or at least, one of them. they have converted it from the home of one of france's top rugby clubs into the

swimming facility for the duration of these games. and those lucky enough to be here should be in for a treat this evening and, indeed, tomorrow. and in the last half an hour — more joy for the host nation, france, after stopping the defending olympic champions fiji in the rugby 7's gold—medal match. the two best teams this tournament. but the french came away with a famous, inspired win by talisman antoine dupont, whose gamble of missing this year's six nations has paid off, with a gold medal. dupont added a fourth try in the final few seconds, in a 28—7 win at a packed stade de france. delight for the home fans on the opening day. earlier, south africa edged a tight encounter in the bronze match, with a try in the last seconds, to come third. fifa have issued a six—point deduction to canada at the olympic women's football tournament, after they were found to have flone —— flown a drone over new zealand's training session on monday. canada's head coach, beverly priestman, has also been banned from any football—related

activity for a year — along with her assistant, joseph lombardi, and analyst, jasmine manger. fifa have also imposed a fine in upwards of £176,000 on the canada soccer association. the decision remains subject to a potential appeal before the court of arbitration for sport. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. the first gold medal of the games was won by the teenage duo from china in the 10m air rifle competition. reigning world champions huang yuting, who is only 17 years old, and 19—year—old sheng lihao beat south korea in the team event. a straightforward win for novak djokovic in the men's tennis. the serb, who's the top—ranked player in paris, easily overcame australia's matthew ebden in 6—love, 6—1 in the first round. in the women's draw, world number1 iga swiatek began her quest for gold with a 6—2, 7—5 win over romania's irina—camelia begu. she fought back from 5—4 in the second set before eventually sealing the victory.

and in the doubles, a pairing that will please the neutrals — spain's rafael nadal and carlos alcaraz teaming up to take on argentina's maximo gonzalez and andres molteni. they won the first set, but are currently tied at 4—4 in the second. england are back on top in the third and final test against west indies, after captain ben stokes, joe root and wicketkeeper jamie smith helped them recover to a first innings lead. a day to remember for root — his half century saw him overtake west indies legend brian lara on the all—time test runscorers list, and move into 7th place. reginaldo rosario reports. blue skies over edgbaston, but england were in a grey area heading into day two. already three wickets down and some way behind the curve. their task was not getting easier. only pope and harry brook removed in quick succession. the west indies in full flight. england teetering on 54—5. enter ben stokes, leading

from the front and going on the counterpunch. the captain and joe root put together a century partnership, taking england through to lunch 125 behind. root was past 50 and this boundary sent him past the milestone. 12,000 test runs, brief acknowledgement, back to the task at hand. but england's style brings errors. stokes taking one risk too many. a gift for kraigg brathwaite. the skipper gone for 54, frustrations clear to see. root kept ticking over to 87. but he made the long walk back. butjamie smith took centre—stage after tea. racing passed 50 and sending england into a first—innings lead. five short of a maiden test century, he was cruelly denied. england eight down and soon all out.

chris woakes's 62 the final resistance. england with a slender lead and momentum, woakes' carry of the ball over and brathwaite's stomps a perfect start to the final hour of play. and the west indies 30—2 in the closing stages of the day. a good day for england, then, with west indies 33 for 2 at the close, and one to remember forjamie smith who hit 95 to help england on their way... not commiserations, slightly gutted when you miss out on a milestone, but the way i played, i am very pleased with it. had some good partnerships between myself and joe and myself and woakes that brought us from 50—5 to a very positive day in the end. staying with cricket and in the women's hundred, london spirit made it two wins from two with a dominant 20—run win over birmingham pheonix. meg lanning scored highest with the bat for spirit, making 53 to help set their opponents a target of 148.

it proved too much for pheonix with the dismissal of their captain ellyse perry on 65, aiding spirit's route to victory at lord's. birmingham pheonix wait for a win goes on. meanwhile, in the men's hundred, birmingham pheonix are taking on london spirit. london spirit are currently 115—7, with four balls remaining having been put into bat. and check out this stunning catch from pheonix�*s dan mousley, denying adam rossington what he surely thought was going to be a six. not so, and spirit are up against it at lord's. salford red devils have picked up their first super league win in three matches to boost their play—off ambitions. they beat castleford tigers by 30 points to 22 in a thrilling see—saw contest at salford community stadium. the win moves them up to fourth in the table, four points off the top. catalans dragons are currently taking on hull fc in the day's other match. for the third year in a row, max verstappen was the quickest driver in qualifying for this weekend's belgian grand prix. but he won't start this race from pole. changing the engine in his red bull means the dutchman takes a ten—place penalty and will drop to eleventh on the grid. instead, ferrari's charles leclerc will start from the front, as nick parrott reports.

there's nowhere quite like spa for rejuvenating max verstappen. in recent weeks, his red bull has looked a little lame, as he struggled to keep up with others. but he bounced back in belgium. despite the rain, this was plain sailing for the dutchman, who delighted his fans as he finished more than half a second ahead of ferrari's charles leclerc. it was a very positive day for us. of course, i know it is not how it's going to be tomorrow. we optimise everything from our side for tomorrow. i hope the tyres are going to hold up. and then hopefully, at least, we can fight with ferrari and mercedes. mclaren, i don't know. they might be a little bit out of reach, but we will find out tomorrow. it was no fluke. his red bull team—mate sergio perez went third quickest to make up for crashing out in a wet qualifying in hungary last weekend. in these conditions, it's easy for it to go wrong. as it has been going in the last few qualifyings in these conditions.

yeah, i mean, it was good to finally put it together. despite dominating the last race, mclaren struggled. lando norris said he felt he was one step behind and on the back foot. he ended up fifth, behind lewis hamilton. but ahead of his team—mate, oscar piastri. all of them move up a place, as verstappen takes his engine penalty that drops him to 11th. that won't see him throw in the towel, because he won from sixth last year and 40th the year before that. his rivals definitely won't get an easy ride. a quick recap from today at the olympics. first up, bronze in the diving, with yasmin harper, and scarlett mewjensen, in the women's 3m springboard early. a superb start for them. then in the cycling time trial, anna henderson came second, in a drenched and treacherous circuit. silver, behind a dominant grace brown of australia.

hard lines forjosh tarling in the men's — he came 4th. and lots to look forward to later, with swimming semis and finals. featuring adam peaty. and relay finals. and boxing. you can of course keep across all on bbc one, red button. so many ways. that's all from sportsday. we will see you next time. hello. most of us have had a decent day of weather today, be it a little cloudy across some parts of the country. there's also a few showers around and even the risk of one or two rumbles of thunder, particularly across north—eastern parts of the uk. but the skies will be clearing a little bit later on. now, here's the satellite picture and the radar earlier on. you can see a few showers across wales, the midlands, but more especially, in northern england, northern and eastern scotland.

now, the temperatures mid—evening still hovering around 20 celsius across the south—east and east anglia, but more typically, it's around 17 degrees. so pleasant enough out there through the evening. now, tonight, the skies will clear. the winds will be light, really very quiet on the weather front, and early—morning temperatures will range from around the mid—teens in london and the south—east to about ten celsius in more rural spots of central scotland. lots of sunshine right from the word go tomorrow. through the morning into the afternoon, a few clouds will bubble up, fairweather clouds. but in scotland and northern ireland, perhaps turning hazy come the afternoon, with just that little bit closer to a weather front out in the atlantic. and warmer tomorrow. also, more humid. look at the temperatures. merseyside around the mid—20s, and really, much of yorkshire seeing temperatures well into the 20s. now, come monday, it's going to turn even hotter. we're starting to see warm air, very warm air streaming in from the southern climes. in fact, in france, temperatures will climb through the course of this week.

it really will turn quite oppressive for the olympics in paris. here in the uk, lots of sunshine on monday, temperatures not far off 30 in london and the south—east. but more typically, we're talking about the low or the mid—20s right across the uk. but a weather frontjust brushing the north—west there — perhaps a few spits and spots of rain on monday. now, that hot air will continue to stream in from the south across france towards the uk, sparking off big thunderstorms across france. but here in the uk, a dry day on tuesday, but a hot one. i think 30 is certainly on the cards. mid or high—20s across parts of northern england, and well into the 20s also in scotland and northern ireland. so here's the outlook, then, into next week. could be thundery for a time midweek, certainly by wednesday. but it does look as though those high temperatures won't last for very long. we should be back into the mid—20s by midweek.

live from london. this is bbc news. dozens of projectiles are fired towards northern israel, killing at least ten in a hit on the town of majdal shams. an israeli strike on a school — housing displaced people in gaza — has killed at least 30 people and injured more than a hundred, according to the health ministry. venezuelans ready themselves for a pivotal election — with president maduro describing the choice as being between 'war and peace' donald trump and kamala harris sharpen their remarks on each other — as polls tighten in the race

for the white house. we begin with breaking news from the middle east — where israeli medics say at least ten people have been killed and many others injured after an attack that hit a football pitch in the town of majdal shams in the israeli—occupied golan heights. these are the latest pictures from the scene of the attack. the israeli military said a rocket fell on the pitch and blamed hezbollah for the strike. the lebanese hezbollah movement has denied responsibility. in the last hour, a spokesman for the israel defense forces said israel was preparing a response, and insisted there's no doubt about who launched the attack. the hezbollah terrorist organisation in lebanon fired a rocket at children playing soccer in a soccer field in majdal shams in northern israel.