The 23 Gold Medals are up for grabs in the

On Wednesday, Olympic medals were awarded in a variety of sports, including sailing, artistic swim, speed climbing, skateboarding, boxing and other sports.

What you should know about Wednesday's Olympic Games:

SMARATHON SWIMMING

After being cancelled Tuesday because of concerns about water pollution, the familiarisation session was held as planned on Wednesday after water quality tests were met.

Water quality problems on the Seine caused a lot of headaches for the triathlon organisers. Familiarisation sessions were cancelled, and the race was postponed 24 hours.

This is not a joke

Jacky Godoffe's idea to set a route fixed for speed climbing competitions was ridiculed by the international body of the sport in 2004.

The universal speed-climbing route, which the French pioneered climber created 20 years ago, will be a historic moment at the Paris Games. It is the venue for the very first Olympic medals in the sport.

WIGHT

Indian wrestler

The Indian Olympic Association announced that Vinesh Phogat, who failed to meet weight requirements before Wednesday's final of the 50kg women's freestyle at the Paris Olympics, was disqualified.

Phogat was set to compete with Sarah Hildebrandt from the United States in the battle for gold.

CHINA ARREST

Beijing Police arrested a woman who was suspected of making derogatory remarks on social media after the women's table tennis singles final in Paris.

The Goat in the Boat

New Zealander Lisa Carrington is known as "

The boat has a GOAT on it

The most decorated Olympian of her country, "The Greatest Of All Times", begins her pursuit for a gold medal in the individual kayak sprint at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

PALMER TAKES A SLAM AT U.S. TRIO

Keegan Parker, from Australia, is aiming to be the first skateboarder in history who has won back-to-back Park Skateboarding golds. But he will face competition at Place de la Concorde with the American trio that includes world number Tate Carew and Gavin Bottger.

U.S. DOUBLE IN GOLF?

Women's Olympic Golf Competition starts Le Golf National. World number one Nelly Korda leads a field of 60 players as she attempts to defend her Tokyo Title and complete an American sweep following Scottie Schaffler's victory in the men's event.

Race of the Games?

Cole Hocker, an American, delivered one of Olympic's biggest shocks by winning the gold medal in the 1,500-metres race with a spectacular finish. He beat British world champion Josh Kerr while defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen finished fourth.

It was a good night on the track for the United States, as Gabby Thomas won the title in 200m that she had promised so many times.

ALGERIA KHELIF reaches BOXING Final

Imane Khilif, a fighter from Algeria who beat Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in the welterweight semifinals by unanimous vote on Tuesday, attracted throngs of Algerian fans.

Khelif, who won a silver at the worlds in 2022, and Taiwanese Boxer Lin Yu-ting were thrust into the limelight at the Olympics, as part of the gender dispute that has been dominating headlines and the topic of discussion on many social media platforms.

(source: Reuters)