Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith have suffered a last-dive calamity to miss out on winning Australia's first medal at the Paris Olympics.
The Olympic cauldron is lit and on Saturday the sporting contests began in earnest, with 14 gold medals up for grabs in shooting, Rugby Sevens and Judo among other sports. Here's what you need to know about the Olympics on Saturday. Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith have been left shattered after missing out on winning Australia's first medal of the Paris Olympics following a calamitous final dive in the women's synchronised 3m springboard event.
China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao won the first gold medal of the Paris Games on Saturday in the 10-metre air rifle mixed team event. Chinese shooters have claimed their country's first gold of the Games more times than athletes in any other sport. Canada's women football players struggled to shake a spying scandal that has seen their head coach Bev Priestman sent home from the Paris Games.
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