On Friday, the men's marathon swimming took place in the Seine under a blue sky, without Sweden's Victor Johansson who withdrawn over concerns regarding the water quality. In the evening, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif competes for gold.

Gold medals will be awarded in athletics and boxing as well as football, kayak, sailing, cycling, track, and other sports.

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KHELIF GOES FOR GOLD

Imane Khelif of Algeria, who found herself at the center of a gender controversy early in the Paris Games, will fight for gold in women's welterweight. The bout will take place at 22:51 (2051) GMT.

Final SOCCER

Thierry Henry and France will be aiming for their first Olympic gold medal in 40 years at the final men's match, while Spain will aim to improve their silver from Tokyo. The match will kick off at 18:30 at Paris' Parc des Princes.

MARATHON GOLD

Hungary's Kristof Ravszky took gold in the 10km men's marathon swimming event, beating Germany's Oliver Klemet by a narrow margin. The final stretch of the Seine River was a long and grueling slog.

David Betlehem won bronze for Hungary. Four swimmers did not finish the race. Victor Johansson of Sweden chose to stop the race due to health concerns over the water quality.

PISTOL SHOOTER COLLAPSES

Kim Ye-ji of South Korea, who won a silver medal in the Olympic pistol shooting competition at the Paris Games, collapsed during a press conference. This was due to exhaustion and stress, according to reports.

Kim spoke at an event in South Korea.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Letsile Tebogo, who won the 200 metre race on Thursday, was awarded the first gold medal for Botswana by the president.

Tebogo blew past American Kennarek Bednarek, and Noah Lyles who was hit by COVID.

Lyles, who was diagnosed with COVID Tuesday, admitted that the virus had "definitely" affected him and that he coughed all night before the race.

TRAVIS SCOTT ARRESTED

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The Paris prosecutor’s office reported that a man was arrested at the luxury Georges V Hotel in Paris on Friday for an unspecified act of violence against a guard.

TABLE TENNIS SWEEEP?

The Chinese are aiming to win the gold medals in the women's and men's teams on Friday and on Saturday, completing a sweep of all five titles available at the Games.

(source: Reuters)