Paris 2024 day seven: Gold medals for Team GB in trampolining, pairs rowing and showjumping

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Team GB have taken Olympic gold with Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Harry Charles in the team showjumping final.

The trio qualified for the event in third place behind Germany and the USA, but with the scores reset to zero, Maher jumped clear with a one-time penalty, before Charles added a perfect round and Brash leapt with a slight penalty, which was good enough for a gold.

Maher won individual gold in Tokyo three years ago, while both he and Brash were members of the team that secured gold in 2012. It is the first Olympic medal for Charles, whose father Peter was also in the London squad.

Great Britain's Harry Charles aboard Romeo 88 during the Jumping Team Final. Credit: PA

It comes after Bryony Page made history in Paris 2024, winning Great Britain's first-ever Olympic gold medal in trampolining.

The 33-year-old has completed her set of medals, after picking up silver at the Rio 2016 Games and bronze at Tokyo 2020.

She cried and leapt with joy after her score of 56.480 was confirmed.

Great Britain's Bryony Page in action during the trampoline gymnastics women's final. Credit: PA

Meanwhile, Team GB's Emily Craig and Imogen Grant have also won gold in the women’s lightweight double sculls.

Having been just 0.01 seconds off the podium in Tokyo three years ago, Craig and Grant started the race as favourites.

The pair were slightly slow from the off but began carving out a healthy lead. They held firm to claim gold as Romania made a last-ditch attempt to claw back the top spot on the podium.

Great Britain's Emily Craig and Imogen Grant celebrate winning gold in the Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Finals. Credit: PA

Team GB also took silver in the men's pair rowing at Paris 2024, after narrowly being pipped to the post by Croatia.

The duo of Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George pushed hard from the beginning and held a narrow lead from the Romania team at the halfway point.

It looked as though they would hold on in a frantic finish, but Croatia clinched the gold after a last-ditch desperate push for the finish line.

Their win marks Team GB's first medal in this event since London 2012. 

Ben Proud also claimed a silver for Team GB in the men's 50 metre freestyle final. It was so nearly a gold as the gap between him and Cameron McEvoy at first was just 0.05 seconds.

The one medal that was missing from his collection is now his.

Proud has won world, European and Commonwealth titles in his decorated career but he has had a couple of near misses for a podium spot at the Olympics – fourth at Rio 2016 and joint fifth at Tokyo 2020.

Duncan Scott celebrates his silver medal for Team GB Credit: PA

There was also a silver for Duncan Scott in the 200 metres individual medley.

The result means the swimmer is now level with Sir Bradley Wiggins in terms of Olympic medals among British athletes. Only Sir Jason Kenny has more.

Katie Shanahan and Honey Osrin could not replicate their semi-final form in the women's 200 metres final.

A valiant effort saw Shanahan finish fifth and Osrin in seventh.

Elsewhere Jack Laugher and Anthony Harding claimed bronze in the men’s synchronised 3m springboard final.

Great Britain's Jack Laugher and Anthony Harding who won bronze during the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard. Credit: PA

The pair occupied a podium position from the first round, bouncing between second and third throughout the competition. A final dive secured their podium finish behind Mexico and China.

Team GB has now won four medals in four synchro finals so far, but is yet to win a gold.

Laugher and Harding started competing together in 2022, and have won two world silver medals and a European gold medal during that time.

Meanwhile, following Bryony Page's gold-medal performance, came 21-year-old Zak Perzamanos also representing Team GB in trampolining.

His score of 59.840 saw him come fourth meaning he narrowly missed out on a chance to secure Team GB's first medal in the Men's final.

Those results leave Team GB in fifth in the Olympic medal table, trailing China, France and Australia in terms of overall gold medals.

There was some sad news in the BMX men's finals. Tokyo silver medallist Kye Whyte was involved in a crash that saw him taken to hospital.

Whyte, who revealed on Thursday that he was struggling with a back injury, hit the dirt around 75 metres into his second run and stayed down before receiving treatment.

He was moving as he was carried away on a stretcher and could be seen removing his left glove.

Kye Whyte following his crash Credit: AP

A statement from British Cycling said: “Following his crash in tonight’s BMX racing semi-final, Kye Whyte was assessed immediately by the on-site medical team.

"This was followed up by further immediate review by Great Britain Cycling team doctor Nigel Jones."

"Initial reports are positive but he is being taken to hospital for further assessment.

“We wish Kye a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him on his bike very soon.”

Britain's BMX heartbreak continued in the women's race as defending champion Beth Shriever finished last.

Beth Shriever won a gold medal at Tokyo 2020 Credit: PA

Australia's Saya Sakakibara was miles ahead of Shriever to earn a gold medal.

In tennis, Serbia's Novak Djokovic has advanced to the men's singles final, where he will once again face 21-year-old rival, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz.

Alcaraz shocked the tennis world by defeating Djokovic in two consecutive Wimbledon Grand Slam finals.

Those results leave Team GB in fifth in the Olympic medal table, trailing China, France and Australia in terms of overall gold medals.

What to expect from Day seven

Day seven of the Paris Olympics will see athletes compete in swimming, rowing, diving, BMX racing and trampolining as the Games reach the one-week mark. 

Here, ITV News looks forward to what to expect from Friday's schedule.

Athletics

Team GB fans will get a chance to see their favourite athletes on Friday.

Britain's Dina Asher-Smith qualified to reach the women's 100m semifinal, as well as Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and USA's Sha'Carri Richardson.

The 100m final is due to take place on Saturday evening.

Keely Hodgkinson and Josh Kerr will be among the medal hopes in action as the athletics continue.

Patrick Dever will be in the men’s 10,000m final.

Dina Asher-Smith. Credit: PA

Sailing

Emma Wilson has to wait one more day to claim an Olympic medal as the final windsurfing race was postponed until Saturday due to a lack of wind at the Marseille Marina in Paris.

Wilson leads the opening series comfortably with eight wins in 14 races. Wilson is guaranteed a medal. 

Ian Barrows and Hans Henken came fourth in the men's skiff final missing out on a medal.

Plenty is still going on in events where there are no Team GB participants.

Quarter-finals in women's surfing, badminton semi-finals, and group matches in basketball, handball, and volleyball are some of the sports events being held in Paris on Friday.

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