France are flying! Valeriane Ayayi nails a long two and then goes one better, a beautiful parabola from range as France open the third with eight straight points.

Back underway at Bercy Arena. Will the United States click into gear and power away? Or is one of the great Olympic shocks on? Remember, the USA need to win to top the medal table ahead of China.

The area surrounding the Eiffel Tower has been evacuated after a man was seen climbing up the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony.

Footage on social media spread of a shirtless man climbing the 330-meter (1,083-foot) tall tower on Sunday afternoon.

It’s unclear where he began his ascent, but he was spotted just above the Olympic rings adorning the second section of the monument, just above the first viewing deck.

A tip-in beats the buzzer for the United States to draw back on level terms at the half-time interval. They have been largely second best so far in a scrappy contest that has rather suited this French side with the crowd behind them. Remember, the USA’s women haven’t lost at the Olympics since 1992.

From the other side of Paris! A remarkable three from the Paris 2024 logo on halfway, Marine Fauthoux tossing a prayer and having it answered with nothing but net. We’ll take a timeout with the two teams locked together at 23 apiece.

France rally at the start of the second, Gabby Williams draining her second three from distance with the United States yet to find their flow.

Jackie Young gets the defending champions’ scoring started again, left all alone on an inbound and taking advantage with a mid-range two.

Real impact from Brittany Griner off the bench, the American big using her size to post up in the paint and strike twice late in the quarter. Another French shot from the field fails to fall as time expires, leaving them six points in arrears as both teams take a breather.

A low-scoring start to this tight, tense and physical final, both defences dominating and forcing low-percentage shots. France have had twice as many shots as the United States and are dominating the boards, but just two of their 16 attempts have found the hoop.

It’s eight points to five in the USA’s favour with just under three minutes to go in the quarter.

Emily Campbell closed the show with a cartwheel after clinching bronze in the women’s +81kg category to become the first British weightlifter to win two Olympic medals in over half a century.

The Nottingham 30-year-old celebrated on stage after setting a new combined personal best of 288kg over snatch and clean-and-jerk disciplines to finish behind defending champion Li Wenwen of China and 21-year-old Park Hye-jeong of South Korea.

An audacious bid to muscle in on silver with a last lift of 174kg fell short but there was no disguising Campbell’s delight after finishing with a cumulative total five kilograms better than the one that sealed her silver medal in Tokyo.

To the Bercy Arena for the final medal match of Paris 2024. The United States beat France to men’s basketball gold yesterday, and the heavyweights and hosts clash again today in the women’s final. Can France finish with an upset to cap a brilliant home Olympics?