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    Olympics LIVE: Keely Hodgkinson eyes gold in 800m final and Team GB in hockey action after Simone Biles silver

    By Jack Rathborn,Lawrence Ostlere and Jamie Braidwood,

    13 hours ago

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    The Olympics continues on another busy day at Paris 2024 as Simone Biles missed out on history thanks to a dramatic fall off the beam but Keely Hodgkinson is gearing up for her shot at gold on the track.

    The Team GB star is determined to turn silver into gold after a series of near-misses, including in Tokyo three years ago, and set the fastest time in qualifying ahead of tonight’s final. Elsewhere on the track, Sifan Hassan begins the first leg of ambitious Paris hat-trick in the 5000m final, while Noah Lyles returns to action in the first round of the 200m heats.

    Earlier, Joe Clarke claimed silver and Kimberley Woods settled for bronze as Team GB won two medals in the space of five minutes in the kayak cross. Woods, who previously won gold in the slalom, added her second medal of the Games before Clarke sealed his silver moments later. Team GB also won bronze in the triathlon mixed relay.

    Biles faltered for the first time on the final day of the gymnastics. She fell off the balance beam during that apparatus final to miss out on a medal, and was then beaten to gold in the floor exercise final by Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade. Biles took silver to win her 11th Olympic medal overall and fourth of the Games – including three golds.

    Follow all the action, latest results and medals from Paris 2024 in our live blog below.

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