Paris Olympics 2024 latest: Simone Biles rumored to have new move as she competes in gymnastics; Adam Peaty going for gold for GB later | WorldNews

By Rob Harris, sports correspondent

Bronze medals hanging around their necks, Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen beamed proudly as they returned to the Olympic Village.

Cameras primed to capture synchronized diverse unaccustomed to the limelight like this.

Mew Jensen was particularly ecstatic after a partial back fracture forced her away from the diving board for six weeks in the build-up to Paris.

Back competing felt “terrifying” and “nerve wracking”, she told Sky News fresh from the 3m synchronized springboard final.

But they delivered – much to the relief of British sport with more than £240m invested in the Paris project.

And it is taking nothing away from their achievement – as Team GB’s first female diving medallists in 64 years – that the duo will hope to be overshadowed in the next two weeks.

But Harper and Mew Jensen will always have their place as the first Britons to collect medals on the opening day of an Olympics in 20 years – climbing up the leader board as Australian rivals failed.

Even in the glorious summer of London 2012 there was no day one success for the hosts.

And the day got even better when Anna Henderson mastered the treacherous weather on the soggy streets of Paris.

While rivals crashed, the skier-turned-cyclist claimed silver in front of the Grand Palais – one of many landmarks being showcased at these games.

“I didn’t realize how slippery it was out there until I was on the course,” she said. “I thought I could lose a whole Olympic Games on one corner here.”

The downpour wiped out skateboarding events and some tennis at Roland Garros.

So the best place to be on Saturday was the pool. Especially for Adam Peaty.

Qualifying fastest for the 100m breaststroke final was the perfect preparation to complete the quest for gold at a third consecutive Olympics.

A personal milestone awaits and it would certainly help Team GB reach their medal target.

“It’s 50 to 70,” chef de mission Mark England said. “If we get somewhere in the sweet spot of the middle of that we would have done a fantastic job.”

Team GB feel they have the right momentum.