Tensions were high last night when Brazil and Canada faced off for gold as the two sides had a heated exchange of words at the net with the match on a knife-edge in the deciding set.

But peace was quickly restored, with the Eiffel Tower Stadium's resident DJ rather brilliantly putting out John Lennon's 'Imagine' across the speakers, to rye laughs from both teams.

Brazil went on to take gold in the tense encounter.

France has taken a dominant victory over Poland to claim the men's volleyball gold medal, defending the title they won in Tokyo.

Chants of 'Allez Les Bleus' and the national anthem, La Marseillaise - as it often does at French sporting events - rang out across the arena during the third set as a fervent French crowd witnessed their team claim a dominant win to take gold.

France's Jean Patry, who scored a game-high 17 points, and Trevor Clevenot, were standouts as the side claimed the gold with a straight-sets victory, winning the three sets 25-19, 25-20 and 25-23 - Poland saving four match points to ratchet up the nerves in the crowd before the pressure proved too much.

Team USA claimed the bronze medal in this event yesterday, beating Italy in the bronze medal match.

Defending gold medalist Nevin Harrison of Seattle, Wa. came just short of defending her medal in the women's Canoe Sprint, losing in a photo finish to Canada's Katie Vincent. Vincent edged Harrison out by .01 seconds at the finish line.

Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys of Cuba won bronze.

The C-1 200m event, which debuted at the Tokyo Games, is the fastest canoe sprint race on the Paris Olympic program.

Earlier this morning, Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola ran a sensational marathon on a very hilly course around the sites of Paris and Versailles to smash the Olympic record and end Kenya's dominant streak over the event.

Take a look below at how he did it.

Janja Garnbret of Slovenia solidified her status as the greatest female bouldering and lead climber as she won her second gold medal in the sport. Garnbret also won gold in Tokyo. This is Slovenia’s second gold of Paris.

American Brooke Raboutou won silver to earn the U.S.’s second climbing medal of Paris after Sam Watson won bronze in the speed event. It’s the first medal an American woman has won in the sport in its second Games. Both of Raboutou’s parents are former world champion climbers. Multiple Team USA climbers train in the Raboutou family gym in Boulder, Colorado.

After she guaranteed at least a bronze medal following her lead performance, jumping to the top spot in the Sport Climbing combined event with only two athletes remaining, the 23-year-old Raboutou flashed a huge smile and visibly teared up as thousands cheered.

“Even before the finals I was already crying because I was just really proud of the journey that I’ve been on and grateful for all the support I’ve had,” Raboutou told NBC News.

“I just felt good and today I was able to do that on the wall and feel calm the whole time. I don’t even have words…it feels incredible,” she said.

Raboutou is a French-American and daughter of world cup champion parents, Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou and Didier Raboutou. Her interview quickly turned emotional when asked about the confluence of winning and representing the U.S. while also performing in the City of Love.

“To be in France and to have those roots here and also to be able to represent my country at the same time—it’s like climbing…where I know that people were rooting for me, not because of my nationality but just because they enjoy my climbing and wanted me to do well for myself.”

Jessica Pilz of Austria won bronze for Austria’s second climbing medal in two days after Jakob Schubert earned bronze in the men’s bouldering and lead event.

American Natalia Grossman finished 11th in her Olympics debut.

It is LOUD at the South Paris Arena, and that is because the hosts are one set away from defending their Olympic men's volleyball title and winning France's 15th gold medal of the Games.

Led by star Trevor Clevenot, who has been outstanding for Les Bleus throughout the Games, France has taken the first two sets 25-19 and 25-20 to put themselves on the brink.

Poland are the top-ranked team in the world, but this match is starting to get away from them.

American Brooke Raboutou is guaranteed at least a silver medal with one competitor left in sport climbing combined. It’s the first medal an American woman has won in the sport in its second Games.

A seat at the South Paris Arena to watch hosts France take on Poland for men's volleyball gold is one of the hottest tickets in town in the French capital today.

France is the defending Olympic champion and victory in this match would hand the host nation their 15th gold medal of these Games.

Every seat in the arena is taken, and the action is now underway.

Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokić and Charlotte Hornets guard Vasilije Micic each scored 19 points as Serbia’s swarming inside defense keyed a 93-83 victory over Germany in the bronze medal game.

After blowing a 17-point lead in a heartbreaking semifinal loss to the United States less than 48 hours ago, Serbia didn’t have a let down against Germany.

Jokić was active all over the floor, passing out 11 assists and grabbing 12 rebounds.

The Serbs aggressively and skillfully contested inside German shots as Germany shot just 35% from inside the arc through three periods.

Franz Wagner led Germany with 18 points but was just 5-for-14 from the floor.