The river Seine, which was a major concern during the Games due to its water quality, was once again in the spotlight after the mixed relay race was held early on Monday morning after training had been cancelled the day before. Noah Lyles, of the U.S., won Sunday's 100 metre sprint at the track by a razor-thin margin in the most exciting sprint finals ever witnessed. What you should know about Monday's Olympics.

Seine Back in Focus

Mixed

Relay triathlon

After testing the Seine's water quality, the Paris Marathon began as scheduled on Monday.

The Belgian Olympic Committee announced that training sessions on the river had been cancelled Sunday. One of Belgium's athletes, Claire Michel fell sick. Michel took part in the women's triathlon last Wednesday.

SURVIVAL FOR GOLD

Gabriel Medina will compete in the Games finals this Monday.

Gold as a favourite

As the Brazilian looks for the rarest surfing prize in his career, and adds to an Olympic moment that went viral earlier on.

Medina was already well-known in his native country, but he shot to international stardom a week after a photo of him seemingly floating a metre over the water with an extended arm and a finger pointed to the heavens went viral.

LYLES BY AN AIRWHISKER After the talk, and the hype of the Olympics 100 metre finals, Noah Lyles won the race by 5 thousandths a second. The United States took the gold for the first 20 years.

The stadium scoreboard flashed a photo for the seven first athletes in one of the all-time most competitive finals.

MAHUCHIKH, UKRAINE MAHUCHIKH SURGE TO GOLD

Yaroslava Mahauchikh of Ukraine won gold in the high-jump women's event at the Olympics. She cleared two meters before a adoring audience on the Stade de France.

Mahuchikh left her Dnipro home after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, but she has continued her career and won Olympic gold just weeks after she broke a record which had been in place since 1987 by leaping 2.10.

(source: Reuters)