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 LeeuwenJournalist

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 is The Australian Financial Review’s former Europe correspondent. He is now International Economy editor for The Telegraph UK.