Paris Olympics Day 5 Highlights and Updates

Day 5 of the 2024 Paris Olympics promises exciting events, with Beth Potter and Georgia Taylor-Brown among Britain's key medal hopes in the triathlon, while various golds are up for grabs in BMX, canoe slalom, diving, gymnastics, and swimming. On Day 4, tennis saw significant upsets with Leylah Fernandez and Maria Sakkari being ousted, while Iga Swiatek, Daniil Medvedev, and Alexander Zverev advanced. HS Prannoy of India continues his strong badminton performance in Group K and is expected to advance to the elimination rounds. In basketball, Team USA, the heavy favorites, are set to face Serbia in their opening Group C game, despite health concerns for stars like Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis. The swimming finals feature Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh in the women's 400 IM and Romanian David Popovici in the men's 200 free.