DOWN ON THE RIVER
Who are the rowing commentators for BBC’s Olympics coverage?
The pundit line-up includes an Olympic gold medallist
THE Olympic Games are well underway and fans are loving every minute of Paris 2024.
The BBC has chosen a whole host of presenters to cover the Games which includes a stellar line-up of rowing commentators.
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Who are the BBC rowing commentators?
Katie Smith
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Katie Smith is a news reporter for BBC Sport.
She is best known for her work on BBC 5 Live, but is part of the Beeb's commentators team for Paris 2024.
Katie is one of two presenters who are looking after the coverage of the rowing at the Olympics.
She has received high praise on social media for her commentary, with one fan writing: "Loving the brilliant commentary from you & Mo. Second best to being there."
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While another said: "Gold Medal Commentary on the Women's Quad just now."
Before Paris 2024, Katie was giving her take on the action at Wimbledon.
She was also one of the commentators at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Moe Sbihi
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Moe Sbihi brings his expertise to Paris 2024, having been on the Team GB rowing squad himself.
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He competed at his first Olympic Games in London 2012 and was part of the British crew that won the bronze medal in the eight.
In 2013, he was part of the men’s eight that won gold at the World Rowing Championships.
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He won two gold medals in the coxless four in 2014 — at the European Rowing Championships in Belgrade and the World Championships in Amsterdam.
Moe was part of the GB coxless four at the Rio 2016 Olympics that won the gold medal in the event — Britain’s fifth consecutive win.
For the Paris 2024 Olympics he's taken on a new challenge altogether as a pundit.
How many medals have Team GB won so far for rowing?
Team GB have smashed the rowing events so far and have won a whopping six medals.
The UK has taken gold twice at the Games, and has taken silver twice as well.
Team GB also has two bronze medals as well.
What's happening today at The Games?
WHAT TO WATCH TODAY..
TODAY'S BRIT MEDAL HOPES
Jack Laugher, Olympic champ in Rio, teams up with Anthony Harding for the 3m synchro diving (10am).
It is the semi-finals and final (8.35pm) of the BMX racing with Beth Shriever and Kye Whyte both in contention.
Back-to-back world champion lightweight scullers Emily Craig and Imogen Grant can make amends for Tokyo heartache, missing a medal by 0.01 seconds, by winning gold (11.22am).
Bryony Page will look for a medal in the women’s trampolining, too (12.50pm).
BRITS TO WATCH
In athletics, Dina Asher-Smith has her 100m heat (10.50am), Josh Kerr has his in the 1,500m (10.10am) and then Keely Hodgkinson’s 800m opener is at 6.45pm.
Adam Burgess, Joe Clarke, Mallory Franklin and Kimblery Woods have their time trials for the new kayak cross event (2.30pm).
And it is the team jumping final of the equestrian at 1pm with Team GB in contention.
GLOBAL STARS TODAY
Leon Marchand is taking his home Olympics by storm and can add the 200m individual medley to his growing collection (7.49pm) - and is eyeing a world record, too.
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and Ethiopian Selemon Barega will battle it out for the men’s 10,000m gold - the only medal up for grabs on the opening night of the athletics (8.20pm).
FANCY SOMETHING DIFFERENT?
It is the final day of the windsurfing down in Marseille - the new class, iQFoil replaces the old RS:X and makes for brilliant viewing. Emma Wilson could bag a medal.
STATS MAD
154 - French judoxa Teddy Riner is going for a record-equally three individual gold medals in the 100+kg category (4.50pm). He won a staggering 154 contests in a row between September 2010 and February 2020.
Follow all the action as it unfolds with our Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE blog.
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