Are you excited yet? Australia leaps to top of medal tally

Disappointment in the rugby, heartbreak at the diving pool, but gold in cycling and a four-medal haul at the pool. Here’s everything you missed overnight.

Hans van LeeuwenEurope correspondent

Updated Jul 28, 2024 – 8.25am, first published at 7.19am

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Welcome to Day 1 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Australia ended proceedings on top of the medal table after the Dolphins delivered in the pool while road cyclist Grace Brown overcame Paris’ rain-slicked streets to grab a pre-retirement gold.

Read on to see what you missed overnight.

Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London.