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A tearful Andy Murray leaves the court after he and doubles partner Dan Evanslost in the quarterfinalson August 1. Murray, a three-time grand slam winner, is retiring from the sport.

The competition was fierce and the Olympic medal race stayed tight, but as is so often the case, Thursday’s stories from the 2024 Summer Games can’t be told with statistics alone.

Today we saw two US legends cement their already impressive legacies, and we bid an emotional farewell to one of the greatest British athletes of all time.

Now thunder, lightning and pouring rain have arrived in Paris — delaying some late events and giving the day’s action an even more dramatic feel.

Let’s look back at the day that was:

Simone Biles completes her comeback: The American mega-star is once again the Olympic gold medalist in individual all-around gymnastics, after winning one of the most dramatic finals of these Paris Olympics.

Biles held off a spirited challenge from brilliant BrazilianRebeca Andrade, who once again won silver, and Biles’ teammate Suni Lee took the bronze. Andrade was a more-than-worthy challenger, energizing the throngs of Brazilian fans who made the trip. She later celebrated her silver medal with them by running a lap of the entire arena floor carrying the country’s flag.

But it was Biles’ day in the end: The most decorated American Olympic gymnast ever has added yet another gold medal to her career achievements, and completed her epic comeback following her widely publicized withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics.

Katie Ledecky rises to new heights: The American swimmeris now the most decorated female US Olympian of all time after Team USA won silver in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay. Ledecky won her first gold of the Games in spectacular fashion earlier Thursday, with a new Olympic record in the 1500m freestyle.

Canadian 17-year-old superstar Summer McIntosh also won her second gold medal of the Games.

Thanks for the memories, Andy: They say all good things have to come to an end, and that’s now the case for Andy Murray’s tennis career.

The three-time grand slam champion announced he would retire at the end of this year’s Olympics and now, after a remarkable tournament, he’s lost. Murray shed some tears as he waved goodbye to fans following his and partner Dan Evans’ defeat to Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, who beat Team Great Britain in straight sets to advance.

Murray, who is considered one of the greatest British athletes of all time, cracked wise on social media, which was filled with tearful goodbyes: “Never even liked tennis anyway,” he wrote.

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Andy Murray was in tears as he walked off the court following his final professional match.

He and British teammate Dan Evans had just lost in straight sets in the men’s doubles tournament, marking the end of Murray’s playing career.

Social media was immediately awash with emotional messages about the 37-year-old, considered one of the greatest British athletes of all time.

Murray, meanwhile, offered up a perfect, cheeky parting message:

You’d imagine he’s been cooking that post up for a while.

An overview shows USA's #15 Brittney Griner (L) and Belgium's #11 Emma Meesseman go for a rebound in the women's preliminary round group C basketball match at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France, on August 1.

The US Women’s Basketball Team has now won an incredible 57 games in a row but Thursday’s victory over Belgium will go down as one of the toughest.

Belgium had a virtual home court advantage with loads of fans in attendance cheering them on.

But luckily for Team USA, they have Breanna Stewart. The Liberty star was on fire early going a perfect 6-6 to start, scoring 15 in the 1st half.Stewart finished with a game-high 26.

Team USA was only up seven entering the fourth quarter but pulled away in the final period to win 87-74, booking a spot in the quarterfinals.

The US women have not lost at the Olympics since 1992. They will wrap up group play Sunday against Germany.

Mollie O’Callaghan, Lani Pallister, Brianna Throssell and Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia celebrate after winning gold in the Women's 4x200m freestyle relay final today in Nanterre.

Australia has just set a new Olympic record in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, finishing ahead of USA and China in what looked set to be a tense finale.

A big third leg from Katie Ledecky had brought the US team level with Australia, but individual 400m champion Ariarne Titmus pulled away in the closing stages.

Titmus was supported by Mollie O’Callaghan, Lani Pallister, and Throssell Brianna, and the team’s time of 7:38.08 improved on China’s Olympic record.

With that silver, Katie Ledecky now has 13 medals at the Games, making her the most decorated US female Olympian of all-time.

Simone Biles pauses for the United States national anthem after winning the gold medal during the women's artistic gymnastics all-around finals in the Bercy Arena in Paris today.

To Simone Biles, her most important accomplishment in these Paris Games is not necessarily the gold medals she’s already won.

Instead, a recurring theme has come through her comments to reporters: She’s prioritized her own mental health and stuck with it. And that is the biggest win of all.

“Leading up to Tokyo, I was so nervous about getting injured like physically, that I kind of neglected my mental health,” she said Thursday. “So, I put that on the back burner and then I was injured except it was mental injury. And I think that was almost harder than physical because whenever you go to the doctor and you have a physical injury, they tell you like three to six weeks, three to six months, all of that stuff.

Biles said she does therapy every Thursday and whenever else she needs it around big competitions, and it’s helped tremendously.

LéonMarchandof France reacts after winning the race.

This is Léon Marchand’s pool, everyone else is just swimming in it.

A day after winning two gold medals in one evening at La Défense Arena, the French star is back competing in the semifinal of the men’s 200-meter individual medley.

Chants of “Lé-on! Lé-on!” ring out around the venue as Marchand is announced to the crowd, and the 22-year-old proceeds to win the heat in a time of 1:56.31.

Japan’s Daiya Seto is close behind, finishing in 1:56.59, but it’s Marchand who will head to the final as the fastest qualifier.

Simone Biles of Team United States and Rebeca Andrade of Team Brazil look on during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 1.

Simone Biles felt like she had to use everything she had in her bag of tricks in order to top Brazilian Rebeca Andrade to win the gold on Thursday.

Biles used a Yurochenko double pike to best Andrade on the vault, the Brazilian’s strongest apparatus. And when Andrade stumbled on the bars, Biles knew she had a good chance.

“Well, thank God we did the double pike today because – I wasn’t planning on it but I just knew how phenomenal of an athlete she is,” Biles said. “And on each event we’re very similar in scores.

(From L) US' Maia Mei Weintraub, US' Jacqueline Dubrovich, US' Lee Kiefer and US' Lauren Scruggs celebrate after the women's foil team gold medal bout between Italy and USA at the Grand Palais in Paris today.

The US women’s foil fencing team won gold, defeating Italy by a score of 45-39. The win marks the US’ first ever fencing team gold medal.

The US team was led by individual gold medalist Lee Kiefer and individual silver medalist Lauren Scruggs. Jacqueline Dubrovich and Maia Weintraub rounded out the team.

The US led the entire match, though Italy kept it close and Scruggs closed out the Tokyo bronze-winning Italians.

Simone Biles is ready to be done competing against Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade.

Biles said afterward that Andrade, who finished with the silver medal, had her worried throughout the competition.

Simone Biles shows off her goat necklace after winning gold.

Moments after capturing her second career individual all-around gymnastics gold medal, Simone Biles turned toward the cameras and showed off her chain: a diamond-encrusted goat.

Simone Biles is the GOAT: the greatest of all time. And she has the chain to prove it.

What an athlete.

Britain's Andy Murray waves goodbye after playing with Britain's Daniel Evans against US' Taylor Fritz and US' Tommy Paul in their men's doubles quarter-final tennis match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen at the Roland-Garros Stadium today.

They say all good things have to come to an end, and that’s eventually the case for Andy Murray’s tennis career.

The three-time grand slam champion announced he would retire at the end of this year’s Olympics and now, after a remarkable tournament, he’s eventually lost.

Murray and British teammate Dan Evans were well-beaten in the quarterfinals of the men’s doubles tournament by USA’s Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, losing in straight sets.

But they didn’t go down without a fight.

The Team GB duo found themselves a set and a double break down before threatening yet another great escape with a late surge.

But the Americans proved a step too far and Murray looked emotional as the final curtain on his brilliant career fell.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits balls into the crowd as he celebrates his win over Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in their men's singles quarter-final tennis match at the Roland-Garros Stadium today.

Novak Djokovic has progressed through to the semifinals after beating Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.

The Serbian, with strapping on his right leg, took the first set 6-3, finishing it off in style with a stellar passing shot.

Tsitsipas looked more dominant in the beginning of the second set, earning a double break to lead 4-0, before the world No. 2 came back to clinch the win after a second-set tiebreak.

The 24-time grand slam champion will now face Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti for a place in the final.

Kate Douglass of Team United States competes in the Women's 200m Breaststroke Final at Paris La Défense Arena on August 1.

USA’s Kate Douglass has won the third swimming gold of the evening, holding off the challenge of South Africa’s Tatjana Smith in the 200m breaststroke.

Olympic record holder Smith pushed hard in the final 50 meters, but Douglass maintained her lead and finished in a time of 2:19.24.

Netherlands’ Tes Schouten was third, 1.81 seconds behind Douglass, who claimed her first Olympic title with the win.

“I’m really excited,” Douglass told reporters. “For a while I wasn’t sure if Olympic champion was going to be possible for me to say. And now it’s really exciting to see it happen.

“I’m really excited to get a gold for Team USA and help the medal count.”

Gold medalist Simone Biles of Team United States (C), Silver medalist Rebeca Andrade of Team Brazil (L) and Bronze medalist Sunisa Lee of Team United States (R) look on from the podium during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final medal ceremony today at the Bercy Arena in Paris.

You’d think someone who’s been through what Simone Biles has been through over the last three years would be overcome by this moment.

But there’s a reason why she’s Simone Biles and no one else is.

During the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Biles still looked locked in. She has three more chances to win gold during these Games and, if that game face is any proof, she’s trying to leave Paris with five gold medals around her neck.

Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade and Suni Lee have just reentered the arena and are readying themselves for the medal ceremony.

Biles’ smile is even brighter than the lights that hang here high in the Bercy Arena.

Hungary's Hubert Kos celebrates after winning the final of the men's 200m backstroke swimming event at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre today.

Meanwhile, the medals are coming thick and fast in the swimming.

Hungary’s Hubert Kos storms to gold in the men’s 200-meter backstroke, finishing ahead of Greece’s Apostolos Christou in silver and Switzerland’s Roman Mityukov in bronze.

Kos was a good half-second clear of the competition, finishing in a time of 1:54.25.

Simone Biles celebrates after winning gold on Thursday.

Simone Biles has just turned in two of the most stellar individual performances you’ll ever see from a gymnast in the last three days.

And she’s not done.

Here are the competitions in which Biles could win a medal at the rest of these Olympics:

This post has been corrected to reflect that Biles has the chance for three more medals.

Summer McIntosh celebrates winning the the women's 200m butterfly final on Thursday.

These Games aren’t even a week old but Canada’s 17-year-old superstar Summer McIntosh already has two gold medals.

Her latest victory comes in the women’s 200-meter butterfly, surging away from the field in the final 50 meters before touching the wall in an Olympic record time of 2:03.03 – also the second-fastest time in history.

It’s a remarkable swim from McIntosh, who took victory in the 400-meter individual medley earlier this week. She got out of the pool, waved to crowd, and was greeted by a huge roar inside Paris’ La Défense Arena.

American Regan Smith is second, while defending champion Zhang Yufei of China, having faded after a fast start, was third.

Simone Biles celebrates after winning gold on Thursday.

Gold medalist Simone Biles and bronze medalist Suni Lee ran around the floor carrying an American flag.

Rebeca Andrade grabbed the green-and-yellow flag of Brazil and made a lap of the entire arena floor with her teammate, celebrating her silver medal with the throngs of Brazilian fans who made the trip.

It was a true moment of exultation after an incredibly tense night here in one of the most dramatic finals of these Olympics.

Gold medalist Simone Biles poses for photos on Thursday.