TEAM GB have high expectations going into Day 12 in Tokyo.
In sailing Hannah Mills became the most decorated female sailor in Olympic history as she won a gold medal with parter Eilidh McIntyre in the 470.
Skateboarding starlet Sky Brown has clinched skateboarding BRONZE at the age of only 13, while Frazer Clarke and Ben Whittaker picked up bronze and silver, respectively, in the boxing.
In doing so, the California-based British star has become our youngest ever medallist at a Games.
She had become the youngest Brit to even COMPETE at a summer Games, surpassing by 15 days the record held by swimmer Margery Hinton from the 1928 Games.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson started her heptathlon event brilliant in the 110m hurdles but slowly deteriorated before pulling out with an Achilles injury.
Team GB's women have been thumped by the Dutch in their hockey semi-final as the 2016 silver medalists won 5-1, exacting revenge for their Rio final defeat five years ago.
Meanwhile Jason Kenny has the chance to go for another gold medal in the men's track sprint.
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- Alex Terrell
DINA WILL RUN
Dina Asher-Smith WILL run in the women's 4x100m heats this morning.
Expect to see her on the track in the next half an hour.
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THE SKATE ESCAPE
It's the men's turn in the skateboarding park in Tokyo.
There are four heats where skaters get three attempts to show off their best skills.
Then if they qualify for the final they get the chance to do it all again for a medal later on.
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PARDOE ON EYE INJURY
"It wasn't really what I expected from the start, it started fast from the front.
"I started to panic when I was behind, I could see that any chance of top five was over, I was just trying to secure a top ten finish.
"The last lap I took an elbow to the face, I thought I'd lost the eye, my goggles came off completely.
"I like to think whenever I was going to get an injury I was going to finish the race but my goggles completely fell off and I couldn't get them.
"I thought my eye had fallen out in the water.
"I was going up to the life guard saying 'my eye, my eye' and they weren't giving me a very decisive opinion.
"I've just got a big stitch, that when I get back to the village they'll stitch up for me."
I thought my eye had fallen out in the water
Hector PardoeTeam GB
- Alex Terrell
MORE ON PARDOE
Britain's Hector Pardoe had a nightmare in the men's open water marathon swim.
He was elbowed in the chops and BBC's Nick Hope snapped him walking back towards the medical tent with an ice pack against his chin.
Not quite where you'd expect in a swimming event but believe it or not punches aren't uncommon in these events.
- Alex Terrell
HE'S IN HOT WATER
Florian Wellbrock of Germany has won the men's marathon swim ahead of Hungary’s Kristof Rasovszky.
It was a classy swim from the 23-year-old from Bremen, who pretty much obliterated the entire field with two laps to go and led from the front, setting a brutal pace.
Rasovsky held on to silver after being closed down in a late surge from Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri.
As with the women's race yesterday, the men had to contend with 30C temperatures in the water, one degree warmer and the officials would have had to abandon the race on safety grounds.
Meanwhile Britain's Hector Pardoe dropped out of the race after being elbowed in the face during the melee for positions.
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TEE TIME
The women are underway in round two of four of the golf.
Swedens Madelene Sagstrom, pictured, and India's Aditi Ashok have got the ball rolling in the first pairing at Kasumigaseki Country Club.
They lead ahead of USA’s Nelly Korda and Denmark’s Nanna Madsen going into the second 18.
A long way to go in this one, but a contest to keep an eye on.
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MARATHON SWIM HOTS UP
The men's marathon open water swimming is over 90 minutes in.
It's now the business end of the 10,000-metre Olympic race.
Germany's Florian Welbrock leads Hungary's Kristof Rasovszky going into the final lap.
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RISING STAR
Sky Brown won bronze in the women's park skateboarding at the age of 13.
- Joshua Mbu
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5
Here's tomorrow's Olympic guide:
Athletics
- 1am – Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles
- 1.10am – Women's High Jump Qualification
- 1.40am – Women's Heptathlon Long Jump
- 1.50am – Men's Decathlon Discus Throw
- 2am – Women's 4 x 100m Relay Heats
- 3am – Men's Triple Jump Final
- 3.05am – Men's Shot Put Final
- 3.30am – Men's 4 x 100m Relay Heats
- 3.55am – Men's 110m Hurdles Final
- 4.30am – Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw
- 4.45am – Men's Decathlon Pole Vault
- 5.40am – Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw
- 8.30am – Men's 20km Race Walk Final
- 11.15am – Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw – Group A
- 11.20am – Women's Pole Vault Final
- 11.25am – Women's 4 x 400m Relay Heats
- 12pm – Men's 1500m Semi-Final 1
- 1pm – Men's 400m Final
- 1.20pm – Women's Heptathlon 800m
Baseball/Softball
- 11am – Baseball Semi-final
Basketball
- 5.15am – Men's Semi-final
- 8am – Men's Semi-final
Beach Volleyball
- 1am – Women's Semi-finals
- 1pm – Men's Semi-final
Boxing
- 6am – Women's Light (57-60kg) Semi-finals
- 6.30am – Men's Fly (48-52kg) Semi-finals
- 7.03am – Men's Middle (69-75kg) Semi-finals
- 7.35am – Men's Feather (52-57kg) Final Bout
Canoe Sprint
- 1.30am – Men's Kayak Single 200m Semi-finals
- 1.44am – Women's Canoe Single 200m Semi-finals
- 1.58am – Women's Kayak Single 500m Semi-finals
- 2.26am – Men's Kayak Double 1000m Semi-finals
- 3.35am – Men's Kayak Single 200m Final B
- 3.42am – Men's Kayak Single 200m Final A
- 3.50am – Women's Canoe Single 200m Final B
- 3.57am – Women's Canoe Single 200m Final A
- 4.15am – Women's Kayak Single 500m Final C
- 4.22am – Women's Kayak Single 500m Final B
- 4.29am – Women's Kayak Single 500m Final A
- 4.47am – Men's Kayak Double 1000m Final B
- 4.55am – Men's Kayak Double 1000m Final A
Cycling Track
- 7.30am – Men's Omnium Scratch Race 1/4
- 7.48am – Men's Sprint 1/8 Finals – Heats
- 8.06am – Women's Keirin Quarterfinals – Heats
- 8.21am – Men's Sprint 1/8 Finals Repechages – Heats
- 8.27am – Men's Omnium Tempo Race 2/4
- 8.45am – Men's Sprint Quarterfinals – Race 1
- 8.57am – Women's Keirin Semifinals – Heats
- 9.07am – Men's Omnium Elimination Race 3/4
- 9.25am – Men's Sprint Quarterfinals – Race 2
- 9.37am – Women's Keirin Final 7-12
- 9.45am – Women's Keirin Final 1-6
- 9.50am – Men's Sprint Quarterfinals – Decider
- 9.55am – Men's Omnium Points Race 4/4
- 10.27am – Men's Sprint Race for 5th-8th Places
Diving
- 2am – Women's 10m Platform Semi-final
- 7am – Women's 10m Platform Final
Equestrian
- 9am – Jumping 2nd Horse Inspection
Football
- 9am – Women's Bronze Medal Match
Golf
- 9.30am – Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 2
Handball
- 9am – Men's Semi-final
- 1pm – Men's Semi-final
Hockey
- 2.30am – Men's Bronze Medal Match
- 11am – Men's Gold Medal Match
Karate
- 2am – Women's Kata Elimination Round – First Kata
- 2.20am – Women's Kata Elimination Round – Second Kata
- 3.25am – Women's Kata Ranking Rounds
- 4.05am – Men's Kumite -67kg Elimination Round
- 9am – Women's Kumite -55kg Elimination Round
- 11.30am – Women's Kata Bronze Medal Bout 1
- 11.40am – Women's Kata Bronze Medal Bout 2
- 11.50am – Women's Kata Final Bout
- 12.05pm – Men's Kumite -67kg Semi-finals
- 12.22pm – Women's Kumite -55kg Semi-finals
- 12.40pm – Men's Kumite -67kg Gold Medal Bout
- 12.50pm – Women's Kumite -55kg Gold Medal Bout
Marathon Swimming
- 10.30pm (Aug 4) – Men's 10k
Modern Pentathlon
- 5am – Women's Individual – Fencing Ranking Round
- 8.30am – Men's Individual – Fencing Ranking Round
Skateboarding
- 1am – Men's Park Prelims Heats
- 4.30am – Men's Park Final
Sport Climbing
- 9.30am – Men's Combined, Speed Final
- 10.30am – Men's Combined, Bouldering Final
- 1.10pm – Men's Combined, Lead Final
Table Tennis
- 3am – Women's Team Bronze Medal Team Match
- 11.30am – Women's Team Gold Medal Team Match
Volleyball
- 5am – Men's Semi-finals
- 1pm – Men's Semi-finals
Water Polo
- 6am – Women's Classification 5th-8th
- 7.30am – Women's Semi-final
- 10.20am – Women's Classification 5th-8th
- 11.50am – Women's Semi-final
Wrestling
- 3am – MFS 57kg/86kg, WFS 57kg Repechages
- 3.30am – MFS 74kg/125kg, WFS 53kg 1/8 Finals, QF
- From 10.15am – Men's Freestyle 74kg Semi-finals; Men's Freestyle 125kg Semi-finals; Women's Freestyle 53kg Semi-finals; Men's Freestyle 57kg Bronze Medal Match; Men's Freestyle 57kg Final; Men's Freestyle 86kg Bronze Medal Match; Men's Freestyle 86kg Final; Women's Freestyle 57kg Bronze Medal Match; Women's Freestyle 57kg Final
- Joshua Mbu
GOLD-EN REVENGE
Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolov will fight a familiar face in the final of the Tokyo 2020 super-heavyweight boxing final, writes JOHN HUTCHINSON.
His opponent on Sunday will be 22-year-old Richard Torrez Jr – a man he brutally knocked out three years at the AIBA World Boxing Championships.
The very fact that it happened drew a fair bit of criticism – Jalolov had already turned professional then, fighting six times and winning all by KO.
What resulted was Torrez, one of the smallest boxer's in this summer's super-heavyweight division, being laid flat on his back after a brutal beatdown.
The American was carried out on a stretcher and had to be checked over by medical staff.
Olympics final boxer Bakhodir Jalolov to fight man he brutally KO’d three years ago
- Joshua Mbu
MEDAL HAUL
Team GB currently have 48 medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games, 19 short of their Rio 2016 tally!
- Kostas Lianos
PERFECT 10
Team GB ace Shauna Coxsey couldn't make it to the sport climbing final.
Coxsey finished 10th but nothing could be taken away from her thrilling debut
- Kostas Lianos
DEAR ALICE
Team GB's Alice Dearing made history in Tokyo as she became the first black female swimmer to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games.
Dearing's special debut didn't include a medal win as she finished 19th in the women’s 10km marathon swim.
However, the 24-year-old still won the nation's hearts and left tremendous promise for the future.
Dearing shared some inspirational words after the race:
- Kostas Lianos
WHITTAKER REACTS
Team GB ace Ben Whittaker is still struggling to enjoy his silver medal, after defeat in the men’s light heavyweight final to Cuba’s Arlen Lopez following a split decision, as he wanted the gold.
Whittaker said: “No boxer wants to receive a silver medal, every boxer wants gold and I am one of those.
"I woke up this morning truly believing this was my time. I had the whole of the West Midlands behind me and Great Britain.
"I feel like a failure, so I didn’t want to celebrate silver at that time and I don’t think I can just yet. When I look back in a few years, it will probably be a great achievement but right now I don’t feel like it.
“I feel like the right man won. He was a lot better than I thought, he is a two-time gold medallist for a reason.
“It shows what level he is at and I can remember watching him in 2014 or 2015. I never thought I would get the chance to fight him and I did and it was a pleasure but I am just so upset.
“It is very strange because idols turn to rivals. I would not say I was in awe of him but I respected him. And then I am in the right with him. It was a weird one but he is a fantastic boxer and hopefully one day I get to see him again”
- Kostas Lianos
THOMPSON-HERAH REACTS
Jamaica star runner Elaine Thompson-Herah has shared an inspirational post on Twitter after her triumph in the Tokyo Olympics.
Thompson-Herah won an unprecedented 100m and 200m double-double earlier this week.
The 29-year-old posted the following:
- Kostas Lianos
MILLS REACTS
Team GB star Hannah Mills became the most successful female Olympic sailor of all time as she won 470 gold alongside Eilidh McIntyre.
Mills said: "It’s been one of the hardest weeks of my life.
"I’m sure for Eilidh as well, just every day, not being able to eat, just nerves building up, the emotion of just we’ve done it. It’s over. We’ve done what we came here to do and it’s amazing.
"Growing up, a lot of Olympians dreamed of being here one day and standing on top of the podium. And to do it twice with Saskia [Clark] before and Eilidh this time, I’ve had two incredible crews to sail with and I just feel incredibly lucky.
"The team around us here have been phenomenal. Big shout out to The National Lottery and everyone who plays the lottery because without you guys, we wouldn’t be here either. The support back home has been unreal so thank you everyone"
- Kostas Lianos
TSIMANOUSKAYA LEAVES TOKYO
Belarus' Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has left Tokyo en route to Europe after resisting an attempt by her Olympic team's officials to send her home to Belarus after removing her from the Olympic Games.
Tsimanouskaya said she could be in danger from authorities who have relentlessly cracked down on dissent.
The 24-year-old boarded a flight to Vienna for Poland, where she has been granted asylum.
Before leaving Japan, the sprinter said she hoped she could carry on with her career but that safety was her top priority.
Several countries offered to help after she sought refuge in the European Union, and Poland has granted her a humanitarian visa.
The 200m runner's stint at the Tokyo Games became an international issue after she accused Belarusian team officials of hustling her to the airport several days ago and trying to put her on a plane back home because she had criticised the team's management on social media.
Tsimanouskaya told the Associated Press that the team officials "made it clear that, upon return home, I would definitely face some form of punishment.
"There were also thinly disguised hints that more would await me"
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MORE FROM MAHER
Team GB rider Tom Maher has yet to fully believe he's won a gold medal in the men's showjumping.
Maher said: "It doesn't seem real. I think it will sink in tonight or tomorrow morning.
"Let's just say there has been a lot of pressure in the last couple of weeks.
"I am biased, but I believe I am on the best horse – he is an incredible horse. I am relieved it is done, and I am very happy right now"
- Kostas Lianos
SKY HIGH
Team GB's Sky Brown has made history in this year's Olympic Games.
Brown became Great Britain's youngest ever Olympic medallist at the age of 13.
The young skateboarder won the bronze medal in Tokyo
- Kostas Lianos
MEDAL TABLE UPDATE
Team GB have climbed up to fourth place from sixth.
Great Britain is now behind Japan and the United States, who are third and second respectively.
China continue to lead at the top of the table
- Kostas Lianos
MEN'S HAMMER
Team GB's Nick Miller admitted he is "kind of disappointed" but will bounce back after finishing sixth in the men's hammer final.
Miller told the BBC: "I'm kind of disappointed.
"I couldn't quite find the rhythm. Sixth place – it is what it is.
"I was in good shape but it just didn't happen today. We figured few things out this year, my training's good. Next year try and stay healthy all the way"
- Kostas Lianos
DE GRASSE REACTS
Canada's Andre de Grasse describes his Olympic triumph as a sign he's come a long way after his recent injury hell.
De Grasse won the gold in the men's 200m final in Tokyo.
He told the BBC: "I've been through so much these last five years on and off the track.
"In 2016 I was a kid and inexperienced but now I have so many expectations to come away with medals and I wanted to show the world all my injuries are behind me and I can bring home a gold medal."
- Kostas Lianos
INDIVIDUAL SHOWJUMPING
Team GB rider Ben Maher praised his horse Explosion W after his gold medal triumph.
Maher told the BBC: "The horse is like lightning, the second and third jump weren't as fast as I wanted them to be and then I took a big risk across the middle and normally Explosion and I we read each others mind, we're very in sync and he did question me in the middle.
"I felt a slight hesitation but he can do that, he grew wings, that's what sets him apart from the other horses.
"Little bit of luck is always involved but it was incredible.
"I'm getting married in a couple of weeks and that makes this all the more special – but my fiance knows she has to share me with Explosion"
- Kostas Lianos
MEN’S 200m
Canada’s Andre de Grasse is being joined by two Team USA members on the podium.
De Grasse has of course won the gold whereas Kenny Bednarek snatched the silver in a new PB of 19.68, and Noah Lyles took bronze in a season's best 19.74
- Kostas Lianos
MEN'S 200m
Canada's Andre de Grasse has won gold in the Tokyo Olympics!
De Grasse does it in style as he clocks a Canadian record of 19.62 seconds.
That's the racer's fifth Olympic medal!
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