Day 14: recapping the Olympic excitement
Day 14 in Paris saw China mine gold in diving, sprint canoeing, table tennis and boxing.  The gold rush sees China in second place in the medals table with 33 golds, behind the United States which also has 33 golds, but is in first place due to a higher overall medal count. Here's a look at some of the key moments.

Fighting fit After three Olympics without any gold medals in women's boxing, China won their second in as many days when Wu Yu beat Turkey's Buse Naz Cakiroglu in the flyweight final on Day 14. But Wu's compatriot Yang Liu could not get past Algeria's Imane Khelif who claimed the gold medal in the women's welterweight boxing category at the Olympics. Khelif had been in the spotlight at the Paris Games amid a gender dispute that dominated headlines.


China closer to diving sweep Chen Yiwen added the women's 3m springboard gold to her synchronised title in the French capital, winning the seventh gold for the Chinese diving team at the Paris Olympics. Chen's teammate Chang Yani finished third while Australian diver Maddison Keeney won the silver medal.  


Team gold makes it six for Ma China successfully defended their Olympic men's team title after beating Sweden in three nail-biting matches as Ma Long cemented his status as one of his country's most accomplished athletes. Ma, already the most successful Olympic table tennis player, became the most decorated Olympian in China's history with six gold medals. Although the national team overcame Sweden 3-0, each match was a five-game thriller as the seventh-seeded Swedes pushed them all the way. Both Sweden and France celebrated their first ever medals in the table tennis team event, also marking the first time two European nations have stood on the podium.


China's canoe queens Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya powered to victory in the women's canoe double 500 metre final, setting a new Olympic record of 1:52.81 and breaking the mark of 1:53.73 that they set earlier in the day.


Penalty heartbreak China came very close to winning an historic gold medal in women's field hockey, but in the end came up short against the Netherlands. The Netherlands completed a remarkable double in Olympic hockey when their women's team, the defending champions, beat China 3-1 in a shootout to take gold just 24 hours after the men's side had triumphed over Germany. The Dutch women, who were appearing in their sixth successive final, were made to work hard for their fifth Olympic gold medal after China held them to a 1-1 draw in regulation time.


Mixed relay results Sha'Carri Richardson powered the US to an Olympic sprint relay gold with a storming anchor leg. Richardson turned on the afterburners to overhaul Britain, Germany and France in the home straight as the US quartet took gold. But on a wet track at the Stade de France, the US men again failed in their bid to win their first 4x100m gold since Sydney in 2000 with a disastrous baton fumble. Already missing 100m individual champion Noah Lyles through Covid, a botched baton change completely slowed the US momentum, allowing Canada to snatch gold ahead of South Africa and Britain.


Eight-goal thriller sees Spain prevail Sergio Camello struck twice in extra time as Spain took gold in the Olympic men’s soccer final after a 5-3 win against France on Friday. The thrilling win at Parc des Princes completed a golden summer for Spanish soccer — following the senior team's European Championship triumph last month. France came back from 3-1 down to send the game to extra time when Jean-Phillipe Mateta equalised from the penalty spot in the third minute of time added on. But substitute Camello coolly lifted over France goalkeeper Guillaume Restes in the 100th and got his second in the first minute of time added on.


Breaking uncertainty The urban sport of breaking spun its way onto the Olympic stage for the first and possibly last time, with Japan's B-Girl Ami winning the inaugural women's gold. China's 671 won bronze. There are already suggestions the sport might be excluded from the Los Angeles Games in 2028.