China were upset by Turkey despite winning the first set. Brazil, Italy and United States would all go through in straight sets

In the final, Varfolomeev led the hoop event from Boryana Kaleyn (Bulgaria) and they were the top two in the ball event.

The big news came in the round of 32 as Truls Möregårdh (Sweden) upset Wang Chuqin (China) in four sets to two.

The acrobatic section was closer but again it was China who led. United States were second to guarantee themselves silver. 

The other semi final was something of a classic, Germany winning 3-2 despite India creating a greater number of chances.

The most impressive performance came as Brady Ellison (United States) scored 87 points over three sets to beat Je-deok to nil.

It was gold as Yucheng could not get anywhere near the required score meaning China missed out on the medals.

France, led by an incredible assist and two tries from Antoine Dupont managed to take gold and become the first team to beat Fiji

United States  ? 41 32 China ? 40 41 32 China 🇨🇳 39 32 18 GB 🇬🇧 25 26 23 France 🇫🇷 23 21 33

206 countries are competing in the Paris Olympics. Some nations will expect to take home 100 medals whilst others will be happy with one.

I think this comes down to Calderano, Harimoto, Jorgic, Lebrun, Qiu and Yun-ju. I think the pressure will be too much for young Lebrun

Lisa Carrington (New Zealand)took gold in Tokyo to take her total to five Olympic gold medals along with her fifteen World Championship gold

The final should be one of the anticipated matchups of the Olympics as Yifan/Qingchen take on Baek/Lee.

Netherlands have dominated, winning three of the last four, losing the other by penalty shootout and winning the last three World Cups.

China has dominated this event, medalling in the last four Olympics. Their leading candidate is Langyu Yan (China)

The Chinese pair do have the pedigree but I feel this will be the synchronised event where they are run closest.

This event is probably the most open edition of it so far without the usual Russian favourite.

This does feel like quite an open tournament. Overall I do think Italy and Spain have been the strongest.

There will be a new Olympic champion in Paris. China will expect to win a gold medal here. The weakness could be the technical

They have also recruited Antoine Dupont, a former world rugby player of the year and early signs suggest he will be just as good at sevens.