China has taken the lead in the medals table with its first golds from Paris 2024.

France's rail network is slowly recovering from Friday's sabotage attack that caused travel chaos. However, authorities still do not know who was to blame.

What you need to Know about the Olympics this Saturday

FRANCE REACH RUGBY FINAL

France defeated South Africa 19-5 to qualify for the Olympic rugby sevens men's final. Antoine Dupont, his teammates and the double-defending champions Fiji will compete in the final at 7.45pm (1745 GMT).

First Golds for China

China won the first two gold medals, the 10 metre mixed team air rifle event on the shooting range as well as the 3 metre synchronised Springboard Diving.

Chen Yiwen & Chang Yani started China's quest for eight diving golds at the women’s competition.

'RACE of the Century'

Later on Saturday, the women's 400-metre freestyle swimming showdown will take place. This is being billed as "the race of the century".

Ariarne Titmus, Australia's Olympic Champion, will be defending her title in Rio against American Katie Ledecky and Canadian Summer McIntosh.

SEARCH FOR RAIL SABOTEURS

The French interior minister has said that foreign involvement is possible in the attack on signal stations and cable sabotage, but it's too early to determine who was behind the attack.

Patrice Vergriete, Minister of Transport in France, told reporters that the high-speed rail system should return to normal on Monday.

EQUESTRIAN SCANDAL

Isabell Werth, seven-times Olympic gold medalist from Germany, said that equestrian sports require a culture change. The debate was sparked after a video showed a British rider whipping his horse during training.

POURING RAIN

The rain continued to pour down during the flamboyant opening ceremony of Paris 2024 on Friday. Wet weather conditions forced the postponement of the skateboarding contest.

Rain caused delays in the tennis matches on the courts that were not covered. This frustrated the spectators.

Paris 2024 organizers are confident that triathlon events will take place on Tuesday as planned, despite the fact that Sunday's training swim may be cancelled due to concerns about the water quality of the Seine.

Misidentification

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has apologized to South Korea for introducing the delegation as coming from North Korea at Friday's Opening Ceremony.

CONTROVERSY OVER OPENING CELEBRITY

Drag queens perform a parody of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous fresco, 'The Last Supper' at the Olympic Opening Ceremony

Fury sparked by a raging fire

While its supporters praised the message of tolerance, it was criticized by both the Catholic Church and right-wing politicians. (Compiled by Richard Lough; Rachel Armstrong; Ingrid Melander, Ed Osmond, and Ken Ferris).