Paris Olympics, day 4: Everything you need to know

Also in the pool, Ellen Walshe finished eighth in the 400m individual medal while Daniel Wiffen secured his place in the 800m freestyle final after winning his heat. The final is on at 8:02pm on Tuesday evening. 

The Olympics are over for the Irish women's sevens team after they lost to Australia at the quarter-final stage.

There was heartbreak for Liam Jegou in the canoe slalom final as he missed out on a silver medal due to incurring a two-second penalty after hitting the final gate on his run.

It took just nine minutes for Kellie Harrington to firmly dispel any doubts about her form as she opened her Olympic campaign with victory in the 60kg round-of-16

The Irish men's hockey team lost their second match of the Games, falling 2-1 to Australia. 

Catch up on all the action from Monday here.

Further reading 

Cathal Dennehy tells us why the Olympics are not just a golden opportunity for the athletes.

Who else is making headlines 

Adam Peaty tested positive for covid just hours after losing his Olympic crown in the men’s 100m breaststroke final on Sunday. Rafa Nadal dismissed any retirement talk after he suffered a drubbing at the hands of Novak Djokovic.

Your schedule for Tuesday

9.50am Rowing, Women’s Double Sculls (W2-) semi-final 1 of 2, Zoe Hyde & Alison Bergin 

10.20am Rowing, Men’s Double Sculls (M2x) semi-final 2 of 2, Philip Doyle & Daire Lynch 

10.30am Rowing, Women’s Four (W4-) repechage 1 of 2, Emily Hegarty, Natalie Long, Eimear Lambe & Imogen Magner 

11.36am Boxing, Women’s 54kg, Round of 16, Jenny Lehane V Yuan Chang (CHN) 

12.15pm Men’s Hockey, Men’s Pool B, Ireland V India 

1.38pm Equestrian, Individual Dressage Grand Prix qualifier, Abigail Lyle 

2.00pm Canoe Slalom, Women’s C1 1st run, Michaela Corcoran 

2.00pm Women's Rugby Sevens: Ireland v France 

3.00pm Canoe Slalom, Men’s K1 1st run, Noel Hendrick 

3.35pm Sailing, Men’s Skiff, Race 7, Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove 

4.10pm Canoe Slalom, Women’s C1 2nd run, Michaela Corcoran 

4.27pm Sailing, Men’s Skiff, Race 8, Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove 

4.30pm or later Badminton, Women’s Singles, Rachael Darragh V Jenjira Stadelmann (SUI) 

5.10pm Canoe Slalom, Men’s K1 2nd run, Noel Hendrick 

5.19pm Sailing, Men’s Skiff, Race 9, Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove 

8.02pm Swimming, Men’s 800m Freestyle final, Daniel Wiffen

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