Australia on top of the medal tally: The big stories you missed while you were sleeping
If you're waking up in Australia and wondering how day one of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games played out, you've come to the right place - and we have good news for you!
That's right, Australia sits alone atop the medal tally with three gold medals and another two silvers in what was the country's best-ever start to a Games.
There was also heartbreak for Aussies who fell narrowly short of their own podium finishes.
We've rounded up the best moments for you here, so settle in and watch along.
Arnie terminates her rivals to go back-to-back
It was dubbed the "race of the century" and Ariarne Titmus delivered, blowing away US great Katie Ledecky and rising Canadian Summer McIntosh to defend her 400m freestyle crown.
Winnington nabs silver
The build-up to the men's 400m freestyle was overshadowed by the controversy around coach Michael Palfrey's apparent support of South Korean rival Woo-min Kim over his Australian charges Elijah Winnington and Sam Short.
All three were a chance for gold in the final stages, with Winnington grabbing silver, Kim bronze and Short finishing fourth.
Relay stars complete four-peat
The Australian women's 4x100m freestyle relay team was the unbackable favourite going into the final.
That was for good reason as Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon and Meg Harris made it a remarkable four Olympic crowns in a row for the Australian relay team.
Chalmers rockets men's relay to silver
A blistering 46.59 final leg from Kyle Chalmers saw the Australian men's 4x100m freestyle relay team storm home to win silver behind a powerful US team.
Brilliant Brown claims Australia's first gold
Grace Brown produced the ride of her life to win Australia's first gold medal of the Paris Games in a rain-soaked and crash-marred women's individual road time trial.
Aussie divers' heartbreak
Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith were left shattered when an error on their final dive ruined their chances of winning a medal.
Smith slipped and hit the side of the board, destroying her dive and the pair's hopes.
Sevens devastation for Aussie men
The Australian men's rugby sevens team came into the day dreaming of a surprise medal but the powerful Fijian outfit was too strong in a thumping 31-7 reality check.
The Aussies were brave in the bronze medal play-off after losing captain Nick Malouf to a red card.
In the end, South Africa scored with the last play of the match to win it 26-19.
Tensions erupt in Boomers victory
The Boomers kicked off their Olympic campaign with a scrappy and at times spiteful win over Spain.
Fox fires warning shot in qualifiers
Australian flag bearer Jess Fox was in action with the K1 slalom.
A minor error on her first qualifying run left her in second place before she blew past the field in her to reach the semis as the top-ranked competitor.
She'll paddle in the semi-finals and final tonight.
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