Great Britain’s Andy Macdonald, 51, is a father of three and making his Olympics debut.
Macdonald is no stranger to competition, having won eight X Games gold medals beginning in 1996. But the Olympics skateboarding event only began with the last Games in Tokyo.
"People come at me like: Is it weird? You’re the old guy at the skate park, you’re 50 and there are all these teenagers. No, it’s not weird because I was there first and I never left," Macdonald told the Financial Times. "I’m like a sponge, just taking it all in. Just the experience of being an Olympian. If they have a medal for who has the most fun, I got the gold locked up for sure."
The 14-year-old Australian who unseated Japan from its dominance over the skateboarding events said her gold medal win means her parents might finally get her the pet she’s been asking for—a duck.
“My dad’s been like saying yes this whole time, but my mom was saying no,” Arisa Trew, women’s park skateboarding champion, told 10 Sport. “But then I said, ‘If I did win, could I get a duck?’ And she said yes.”
Katie Ledecky, who just became the most decorated female swimmer in sports history, credited her parents for providing the supportive foundation for her success.
“We had early morning practices when I was in middle school, high school. Some of those practices would start at 4.45 a.m. My parents would be up at 4 a.m., make me a quick breakfast, drive me to the pool, and definitely sacrifice some hours of sleep,” she told CNN.
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the gold medal for failing her weigh-in, and now organizers have announced a replacement match.
Yusneylis Guzmán Lopez of Cuba, who lost to Phogat in the semifinal match, was set for a silver medal but will instead face Team USA’s Sarah Hildebrandt—originally set for the bronze—for the gold.
Matt Richardson of Australia rode a 9.091 in the men’s cycling speed qualifiers, setting a world record that was broken just moments later when Dutch cyclist Harrie Lavreysen scored a time of 9.088, just three-thousandths faster than the Australian. Both will compete in the finals.
Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands won the gold medal in the women's dinghy, with Anne-Marie Rindom of Denmark securing silver.
Line Flem Hoest of Norway did enough in the medal race to win bronze on overall points.
Poland's world-record holder Aleksandra Miroslaw clinched the gold medal in women's speed climbing, in the sport's Olympic debut as a stand-alone event.
The 30-year-old had been the clear favorite after breaking her own world record twice in the lead-up to the finals, climbing the 15-meter wall in 6.06 seconds two days ago.
The familiarization session for the Paris Olympics marathon swimming event in the Seine River will go ahead as scheduled on Wednesday after water quality tests met the required thresholds, organizers said.
A similar session planned for Tuesday was canceled due to concerns over water pollution.
Spain's two-time world champions, Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez, won the gold medal in the mixed marathon race walk relay by nearly a minute as the event made its Olympic Games debut.
The Spaniards, who each collected gold in both the 20km and 35km races at last year's World Championships in Budapest, finished in two hours, 50 minutes, and 31 seconds, with Perez pulling away over the final lap.
The excitement in track and field continues with the men's 400-meter final at 9:20 p.m. CET (3:20 p.m. ET) at the Stade de France.
Grenada's Kirani James posted the fastest time in Tuesday's semifinals, finishing his heat in a season-best 43.78 seconds. Muzala Samukonga sprinted to the final in 43.81 seconds, setting a new national record for Zambia. American Quincy Hall qualified with a time of 43.95 seconds.
Led by two-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson, the seven-time defending champion United States extended its impressive Olympic winning streak to 58 games on Sunday. The U.S. women will take on Nigeria in the quarterfinals at 9:30 p.m. CET (3:30 p.m. ET) at Bercy Arena.
Nigeria is the first African country to reach the men’s or women’s elimination round at the Olympics.
American Cole Hocker delivered one of the biggest Olympic surprises when he won the 1,500 meters gold with a stunning finish, overtaking British world champion Josh Kerr, while defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen faded to fourth.
It was part of a great night for the United States on the track, with Gabby Thomas finally claiming the global title she had promised for so long in the 200 meters.
Meanwhile, Australia's 14-year-old Arisa Trew led a group of teenagers who swept the podium in the women's park skateboarding competition, as the younger generation showcased their dominance.
