Olympics 2024 LIVE: Men’s triathlon postponed due to water pollution before Simone Biles and Team GB’s women in gymnastics final

The men’s triathlon at the Olympics has been postponed due to polluted water in the Seine River, with last-minute tests revealing water quality levels that were “still above the acceptable limits” for Tuesday’s race to go ahead on time and leaving athletes facing uncertainty.

Heavy rain led to increased levels of the harmful bacteria E.coli in the Seine, despite more than €1bn spent in an ambitious plan to clean up the river and host open-water swimming events in the Seine. Organisers had previously said they were confident the race would go ahead on time.

Swimming training event for the triathlon had been cancelled for two consecutive days on Sunday and Monday because of concerns over water quality and organisers now plan to stage both men’s and women’s races on Wednesday morning, but that remains contingent on water levels improving.

Simone Biles will bid for her first medal of the Games as she and the rest of Team USA’s gymnasts go for gold in the women’s team final. Led by a spectacular showing from Biles, the Americans topped the standings in qualifying and are firm favourites, while Team GB will hope to be in the medal mix with an improved outing.

After the men’s triathlon was postponed, there will be no problems with the quality of the water at La Defense Arena as a packed programme of swimming continues. Team GB’s fab four (Duncan Scott, Matt Richards, James Guy and Tom Dean) defend their men’s 4x200m freestyle relay crown at 9.01pm BST, with Richards and Scott looking to get over disappointment in the individual event with another group gold. Daniel Wiffen, meanwhile, is a good contender to continue Ireland’s success in the pool after Mona McSharry’s bronze last night — he swims in the 800m freestyle.

And over at the Stade de France, the rugby sevens concludes with the women’s medal matches. An impressive Australia have lived up to their billing as pre-tournament favourites, but New Zealand could well stand in their way in the final. Canada and the USA are their respective semi-final opponents.

Over in the men’s basketball, in Group A, Spain lead Greece 46-35 in the second quarter.

Greece stayed around five points ahead for most of the first period, but Spain finished strong to narrow the gap – and have since taken over.

More men’s rowing, another semi-final here.

Olympic champions France, the hosts, are going steady. But it’s Germany who lead at the midway mark.

Ireland and the USA are Germany’s closest competitors at the moment.

With 1000m to go, can France kick into gear now? They’re falling back, along with Norway!

Germany still lead but look to be struggling… Did they go too hard too early? Ireland are neck and neck with them. New Zealand are applying pressure, too.

Ireland cross the line first, barely ahead of New Zealand, and USA make up third place!

Germany are fourth, after all that… while France, the Olympic champions, are further back in fifth. Norway finish last.

World champions Netherlands win their semi-final, narrowly ahead of Spain, while Romania also qualify in third place.

A Serbian injury, in the final seconds, costs them their spot! Their stroke simply stopped rowing right at the end, seemingly having sustained a hand issue.

Britain’s lead has been eaten up, there are four boats in the hunt for these three places.

Romania’s boat, with the Olympic champions, come through to come in top and Britain take second!

They only joined together for this season and now they will be in the Olympic final.

Norway came through in third to knock out the Australians.

Back on the lake, and the British pair of Mathilda Hodgkins-Bryne and Rebecca Wilde are underway in the women’s double sculls semi-finals.

After 500m, they were half a length up on Romania and Australia, and still hold the lead at the half way point.

Lucy Renshall is through to the round of 16, neither managed to find the decisive winner, but the Australian picked up three penalties, disqualifying her for the contest.

It was so tight and closely-fought between the pair.

Renshall has received a penalty, but flips her opponent and is back on level terms.

The time has run out, it’s 1-1 and it goes to a golden point period, the first player to score a point of any kind will win the contest.

Britain are in action in the Judo, Lucy Renshall is competing in the women’s 63kg last 32 against an Australian opponent.

But it’s the Australian who has the first point, and has Renshall in a hold on her back.