=> Swimming: USA breaks women’s 4x100m medley relay world record to close swimming at Paris 2024
Would you believe it, this is the last swimming final of Paris 2024.
It’s the women’s 4x100m medley final. Australia is a top qualifier, with Canada in 5, the USA in 6, and the People’s Republic of China in 3 the other teams will fancy their chances.
Away they go and Kaylee McKeown leads early on in the middle for the Aussies. There’s very little to separate the favorites though!
USA lead at 50 through Regan Smith, but she has taken a chunk out of the field on the turn! She will hand over to Lilly King in the lead.
King has a clear lead now and the world record line has popped up on screen. She is over a length clear of Jenna Strauch.
Gretchen Walsh has a massive lead as she hits the pool for the fly. This is three lengths, if not more. Nearly three seconds ahead.
Walsh is well inside the world record split now! Maggie Mac Neil has pulled Canada clear in second.
Torri Huske is on anchor for USA and a length ahead of the world record pace. Summer McIntosh is trying to chase her down for Canada.
Mollie O’Callaghan and Yang Junxuan are both closing on McIntosh!
Have they both taken her?
World record for USA and gold! 3:49.63, lowers the U.S.’s own mark from the 2019 World Championships.
Australia take silver and China bronze, with Canada dropping back to fourth.
=> Tennis: Errani and Paolini win women’s doubles gold
A career golden slam in doubles for Sara Errani!
She and Italian compatriot Jasmine Paolini have won women’s doubles gold, beating Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider (AIN) in a match tie-break.
Each of the two sets was pretty uneven, but there was a close match-tie-break in which Errani and Paolini triumphed.
2-6 6-1 [10]-[7].
