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10.32pm: Well sadly that brings an end to our coverage this evening and I have been just as successful as Matt 'no medals' Fortune in trying to bring Brit success.
Do join us tomorrow though where surely Britain will get back on track when Keri-anne Payne goes for gold in the 10km marathon at the Serpentine.

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10.27pm: Heartbreak. The final round is drawn 9-9 and that means the Mongolian has denied the Brit a bronze medal and a place in the semi-finals with a 23-22 win.
Stalker looks devastated as he quickly exits the arena.

I don't blame him I think he has been harshly scored there.
10.22pm: Role reversal that time around. I thought Stalker had it but it's gone to the Mongolian 8-7 as we go into the final round with the Brit trailing by one.
10.18pm: I thought Stalker was going to lose that round but a late rally at the end means it's 6-6 - I think the Brit would take that too.
10.17pm: Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg is quick out the blocks which has caught Stalker out in the early few moments of the fight.
10.14: Elsewhere another foul throw from Luckwell means he is out of the javelin final, but back to the boxing...
10.12: No messing about at the ExCeL.

As Queen's We Will Rock You blasts out the PA announcer, Stalker is given a huge reception by the home crowd as he makes his way out.
10.09: Stalker should be on pretty soon at the ExceL, as Italy's Vincenzo Mangiacapre has defeated Daniyar Yeleussinov of Kazakhstan to move into the semi-finals.

10.04: Russia's day continues to improve as well.
They are through to the volleyball semi-finals after defeating Poland 25-17 25-23 25-21.
They will face the winner of Germany or Bulgaria which is underway now and sees the Bulgarians one set up.
9.59pm: Agonising result for our Brits in the women's 10m platform diving.
Eighteen go through to the semi-finals but Gladding and Powell have finished 19th and 20th respectively.
Their only consolation is should anyone drop out before the start of Thursday's semi-final, they will take their place.
Tears for the Star-Spangled Banner: USA celebrated gold and silver in the women's beach volleyball
9.54pm: More success for Argentina this evening as they have defeated Brazil 88-72 to move into the men's basketball semi-final.
They will face USA or Australia (probably USA) wit the two playing the last quarter-final in roughly 15 minutes.
9.49pm: Sorry folks but Infostrada 2012 keep setting new heights with their stats:
The last time #USA had 2+ medallists in 3+ Olympic athletics events on one day before today was 8 August 1984 - exactly 28 years ago.
9.47pm: Should have seen it coming apparently, according to Infostrada 2012:
Walsh Jennings / May-Treanor win their third beach volleyball gold in a row.

In 21 Olympic matches together, they have lost only one set.
9.44pm: It's all over in the Women's Beach Volleyball and this gold medal for USA was inevitable.
The team of Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor have defeated compatriots Jennifer Kessy and April Ross 21-16 21-16 at the Horse Guards Parade.
9.39pm: Wait, where are you going?

It's not all over for the Brits yet folks!
Over at the ExCeL, Thomas Stalker takes on Mongolia's Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg in their men's boxing light welter (64kg) quarter-final bout at 10pm.
Someone's got to end this day on a positive.
9.34pm: From Infostrada 2012:
In tonight's track & field events, seven of the 12 medalists are from the USA, including three champs
9.31pm: Luckwell is not looking good in the javelin. Down in 33rd he looks very unlikely to reach the final with a first throw of 74.09.
Two more attempts to come though to try and secure a top 12 spot.
9.26pm: USA have gone mad for medals this evening.

Another gold is going transatlantic after Brittney Reese's jump of 7.12m is enough to win the Women's Long Jump.
Her compatriot Janay Deloach takes bronze with Sokolova's personal best enough to take silver for Russia.


9.21pm: There was a late rally from Britain with Alex Danson scoring with five minutes left, but Argentina held out to book a gold medal match with Holland.
The hosts will have to settle for a bronze medal play-off with New Zealand.
The American dream: Aries Merritt celebrates winning gold in the 110m hurdles for USA
9.16pm: With a time of 12.94, Aries Merritt takes gold for USA in the Men's 110m Hurdles, finishing ahead of compatriot Jason Richardson.
Hansle Parchment takes bronze for Jamaica with Britain's Clarke taking fourth with a very strong run. Top race from the 22-year-old, he's done everyone proud with that.
9.12pm: It's still not going well in the hockey.

There are less than 10 minutes left and the British women are still 2-0 down to Argentina.
9.09pm: We have seen the semi-finals, now it's time for the 110m hurdles final.
Clarke goes for Britain and I'm sure he would go bonkers if he could snatch a bronze.
Aries Merritt is the narrow favourite and he will be trying to win USA's first gold in this event since Atlanta 96.
9.04pm: USA's Allyson Felix isn't touching Flo-Jo's world record but that's still an incredibly fast time as she takes gold with a time of 21.86 in the women's 200m.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce takes silver for Jamaica with Carmelita Jeter making it two American's on the podium.
9.00pm: More Brit absence coming up, but it's a big race with the women's 200m final.

Allyson Felix the won to watch from USA.
8.58pm: From Infostrada 2012:
In men's 110m hurdles, USA had at least 2 athletes on the podium at every Olympics, except 1896, 1924, 1976, 1980 (boycotted) and 2004.
They are up against it here.

Jamaica almost certainly have gold and silver locked out.
Buried in the sand: Britain's Shara Proctor failed to trouble the leaders in the long jump final
8.53pm: Big disappointment for Proctor as she fails to improve on her third jump, and that means she will not jump again in the final.


8.48pm: What a cracking Women's 400m Hurdle final.
Russia's Natalya Antyukh really struggled over the last 100m, even more so after making a mess of the final hurdle.
But she holds off USA's Lashinda Demus by just hundredths of a second to claim gold.
8.43pm: Proctor has failed with her second jump, but them big story is USA's Brittney Reese has jumped a huge 7.12m.
Only Slovakia's Elena Sokolova can get close with a jump of 7.07m - and that was a personal best.
8.40pm: In the 10m diving it's not looking good for Powell and Gladding.

With the fourth dive out of five out the way, both Brits are treading around the lower half of the standings.
8.37pm: Disaster in the hockey as the British women are 2-0 down to Argentina at half-time.
The South Americans playing much the better stuff so far as well.
8.33pm: Women's wrestling medals have been won...and loads of them.
In the 48kg Freestyle Hitomi Obara of Japan defeated Azerbaijan's Maria Stadnyk to take gold.
And in the 63kg Japan again took gold with Karoi Icho defeating China's Ruixue Jing.
Mongolia's Battsetseg Soronzonbold and Lubov Volosova of Russia took bronze.
Too close to call: Yohan Blake (top) won his 200m semi-final by one hundredth of a second
8.29pm: Damn unlucky from Malcolm.

The 33-year-old finishes third but his time of 20.51 is just not fast enough to reach the final as a fastest loser.
Either way it's going to be a two-horse race between Bolt and Blake.
The Jamaicans are in a different league to anyone else.
8.25pm: And now our final 200m heat which features British veteran Christian Malcolm in what is almost certainly his last Olympics.
8.22pm: Time for some medal updates.

Silva and Franca take bronze for Brazil in the women's volleyball, coming from behind to defeat China 11-21 21-19 15-12.
8.19pm: Joining Blake in the final is defending champion, Usain Bolt.
The Jamaican gets off to a perfect start and that's pretty much job done as he canters the last 80 meters to easily win his heat.
8.17pm: Right on cue, Proctor is underway in the final.

She jumps a modest 6.55 which is relativley nowhere but a good yardstick.
8.15pm: The final of the women's long jump is underway, with Britain's Shara Proctor yet to jump.
Latvia's Ineta Radevica is the early leader having set a season best 6.88.
8.11pm: Yohan Blake continues to shine in the 200m and he easily wins to reach the final.
But the Jamaican showboats and it nearly backfires as he slows up a good 10 meters from the line.
The top two reach the final but he was only two hundredths of a second from being dumped into third - and worrying over a fastest loser spot.


8.08pm: Time for a quick update before the start of the men's 200m semi-finals.
Italy defeated Hungary 11-8 to set up a semi-final with Serbia in the men's water polo.
8.05pm: It's a bad start for Britain's women's hockey team.

They are 1-0 down to Argentina after Noel Barrionuevo scored from a penalty corner.
Anxious wait: Laura Weightman waits to see if her time in the 1500m is fast enough to reach the final
8.00pm: What a race from Weightman! She pips Lucia Klocova to the final by finishing as the second fastest loser in seventh with a time of 4:02.99.
The Slovakian also set the same time but the Brit gets the nod by going just thousandths of a second faster (a new personal best too.)
7.55pm: The second heat features the Steve Cram trained Laura Weightman for Britain.
She isn't a favourite to reach the final but the 21-year-old has run personal bests this season.
7.50pm: It wasn't the strongest heat but one's through, one isn't.
Dobriskey  qualifies by finishing fourth - with the top five from each heat reaching the final.
Past injuries have unfortunately got the better of our Hannah England though, who could only trail home in ninth.
7.45pm: Coming up is the first heat of t
2.40pm: MEDAL!

Nearly.
In race six of the women's 470 sailing, British pair Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark have guaranteed themselves at least a silver medal before Friday's final showdown. They lead the rest of the field and can only be caught be New Zealand, who endured a stinker out on the seas this morning.

2.32pm: Inspire a Generation, they say. And inspire they have. But has the reach of the Games stretched as far as the real minority sports?
Team GB handball seem to think so.


They were parachuted into their first top-class tournament just six years after forming when the BOA gave them a wildcard and they were unsurprisingly given a tough time in the Copper Box, losing all five of their matches to the tune of a minus 96 goal difference.
But poster boy Ciaran Williams, said: 'One of our goals was to beat Argentina in the group stage and that game was a real low point.

But that has just been outweighed by everything else that has gone on and the legacy that we will leave.
'A lot of people have said that they can't believe handball has swept through the nation but I can and I have said it from day one.
We have shown it out there, with the girls squad and handball can be massive in this country.
'It is nice to be a part of promoting handball and help any way I can, whether that's off the court doesn't really bother me, it's what goes on on the court is what matters.
Water performance: Britain's Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark have guaranteed a medal in the women's 470
'As for being a poster boy, some may say Crimewatch!

But whether it's in coaching or giving my experience back, I want to do whatever I can to help make this sport grow.
'We have got European qualifiers in October where we will be playing Greece away and Italy at home and after that it is depending on funding.
'These small sports really need backing now because we have really shown what it has to offer and it's been incredible so hopefully we can get that financial support which means we can go on for the next four years and on to Rio.
'We have shown in every single game we have played that it's just experience we are lacking and a little bit more firepower.

But if we can find that then we really will be competing with the best.'
2.25pm: We told you earlier that PM Cameron was in the building, sat next to Amir Khan. Well I wonder how long he will hang about having been drowned out by boos throughout an impromptu interview over the PA system.
2.20pm: Simply remarkable atmosphere over at ExCeL as Ireland's Katie Taylor - the top seed and four-time world champion - has thumped her way into the final of the 60kg, battering her opponent 17-9 in front of a crowd that the BBC claim was as loud as three jumbo jets.
Mavzuna Chorieva of Tajikistan had no answer to the speed and power of Taylor, who will now surely go on and claim gold.


2.17pm: Such a shame that British interest in the decathlon is over already after Daniel Awde was forced out.
But the show must go on...
World record holder Ashton Eaton is already some 105 points clear of team-mate Trey Hardee after the first three events.
Eaton, who set the record of 9,039 points at the US trials in June, made an excellent start with an Olympic decathlon best of 10.35 seconds in the 100m, before following that with a leap of 8.03m in the long jump.


Hardee, who beat Eaton to the world title in Daegu last year, reduced the deficit with 15.28m in the shot to Eaton's 14.66m, but 24-year-old Eaton remains hot favourite to claim gold when the competition concludes on Thursday.
High hopes: World record holder Ashton Eaton is living up to expectation in the decathlon
2.10pm: In Greenwich, Scott Brash has heaped praise on his mount, Hello Sanctos.


He said: 'He jumped really well - he is getting better and better. We have another round and there is a lot of jumping for the horse. We just have to try our best and give the crowd something to cheer about.
'At the end of the day you have to beat the track.
The horse does not know what day it is, he doesn't know it is an Olympic Games.
'You just have to ride the course accordingly, and ride the lane the way you need to ride it and do what is best for your horse.'
2.08pm: Sarah Attar, the 19-year-old who made history earlier as the first ever female Saudi athlete to compete at an Olympics, says she is aware her finishing position - a distant eighth was the least important aspect of an historic day.
'It is the hugest honour to be here to represent the women of Saudi Arabia,' she said.

'It is an historic moment. I hope it will make a difference. It is a huge step forward. It's a really incredible experience.'
2.04pm: Nicola Adams has reacted to her victory: 'All I want to do is make my Mum proud.
I beat her in the World Championships, but I wasn't taking anything lightly. I want that gold. Words can't express how much I want it. It would mean the world to me.'
1.58pm: Kom tries everything she can to get back into the fight in the final round, but it's too late.

Adams claims a comprehensive 11-6 victory. Prime Minister David Cameron is on hand and clapping enthusiastically. Adams is into the Olympic flyweight final.
1.55pm: Adams is really impressing with some powerful shots here as the fight comes to its climax.
And the judges agree, as she takes an 8-4 lead with one round remaining.
1.52pm: Adams is really applying the pressure now, and she extends her advantage to 5-2 after the second round.
1.49pm: A decent opening round for Adams, and she takes a 3-1 lead.


Punch perfect: Nicola Adams fought her way into the flyweight final with a win over Mery Kom
1.46pm: There's a terrific atmosphere at the ExCel Arena as Nicola Adams attempts to reach the flyweight final with victory over India's Mary Kom.
1.40m: Britain's Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes finish fifth in the sailing 49'er.

The Exmouth sailors have had an indifferent regatta, only managing to show flashes of their true ability, and came into the 49er class medal race six points off the bronze medal - the only podium position yet to be decided.
However, Morrison and Rhodes fell short in a tense race on the Nothe Course and finished fifth as Denmark's Allan Norregaard and Peter Lang secured bronze, while Australia's Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen wrapped up gold.
1.33pm: Well done, Nick Skelton. A clear round from the 54-year-old favourite, and Britain have two clear rounds now.

After a stunning week for the British team in Greenwich already, they are right in with a chance of winning gold here.
1.30pm: Ben Maher knocks a fence down right at the end in the show jumping.

It is going to be costly for him.
1.25pm: The 49'er lost out on the second upwind leg in the sailing.

It looks like the bronze medal is between Denmark and Austria.
1.16pm: Very, very tense down on the south coast where Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes are fighting tooth and nail for a medal in the 49'er sailing.

The Brit pair are currently fifth after a week of racing, but are well in the mix in today's final race and, crucially, are well clear of the Danes, their main threat to the bronze.
1.10pm: Steve Lewis has been discussing his inspiration in the pole vault; a certain long jump champion, Greg Rutherford.


Lewis said: 'It's been a tough week, watching my roommate Greg win the gold medal. He's been an inspiration to me. He doesn't take his medal off. He's just amazing. There's a good vibe in Team GB and the crowd are crazy.'
1.05pm: Britain are continuing their assault on the medal in the equestrian. They have so far been on every podium in Greenwich with Scott Brash or Nick Skelton going for glory in the individual jumping.


Brash went clear in his first round, the fourth rider to do so.
All clear: Nick Skelton riding Big Star made a perfect start to the individual jumping at Greenwich Park
1.00pm: Desperate news from the men's decathlon. We knew all was not well with Daniel after he made a real mess of the long jump after a brilliant 100m.


And now the Briton has been forced to pull out through a knee injury. His Olympic dream is over.

12.50pm: More reflection on the cycling now as we wait for the afternoon session at the stadium.

BOA chairman Lord Moynihan has described cycling's performance director Dave Brailsford as a 'sporting legend'.
He said: 'He is a sporting legend and he has delivered a sensational set of performances.
'Dave Brailsford has defied all the critics who said you couldn't go out and deliver the Tour de France and then come to the Olympic Games and deliver again.
'If he decides to move on then of course we would miss him.

There are few people that I have met in my life in the world of sport that I have greater respect for.
'He would be very much missed if he moves on from his current position but the legacy he would leave is something that will benefit cycling for many years to come.
'I'm not sure he will be a hard act to follow in one respect in that he is a leader of a team and all the team have benefited from his expertise.

The work he has done has imbued the whole of cycling down the pyramid.'
12.45pm: Another bit of progress for Team GB where pole vaulter Steve Lewis has progressed after clearing 5.50m.
He joins 12 others in the final, slightly prematurely I should add, after they pressurised judges into allowing an early halt after they all reached the qualifying standard.
The mainstory from the vaulting, though, involves Cuba's Lazaro Borges whose pole snapped on entry, sending him into a backflip way below the bar.

Thankfully, the athlete didn't appear to be hurt.
For those of more advanced years, the mind might wander back 24 years to the Seoul Olympics, when the same thing happened to Britain's Daley Thompson in the decathlon.
Oh snap: Cuba's Lazaro Borges avoided injury after his pole vault was broken in two pieces

12.37pm: There has also been more injury woe in the decathlon. Former world record holder Roman Sebrle is out of the Games with an injury to his right heel.
The 37-year-old Czech, Olympic champion in 2004, was the slowest of all the competitors in the 100m heat in 11.54secs.
He said: 'The race was OK with the pain but not with the time.

For the long jump, I couldn't run.'
12.30pm: Another nice little story coming from the stadium. Alysia Johnson Montano, who blasted out of the blocks in the early 800m heats, says the inspiration for her performance was a special member of her family.


She said: 'Today's is my nan's 100th birthday. She was my inspiration to run the race,' before adding: 'I was surprised it was as fast as it was.
'Maybe it's a sign of things to come.

I didn't feel like I went out too hard. There was a moment when I thought to myself "slow down", but I didn't.'
12.24pm: A bit of history being made here with the first ever female track and field representative of Suadi Arabia competing in the 800m.
Sarah Attar is a long way behind the back - a very long way, in fact - but it is wonderful to see the power of the Games beyond the boundaries of athletic achievement.
12.16pm: Britain's really rather positive day in the track and field has another happy note.

Lynsey Sharp sailed through her 800m heat.
Afterwards, she said: 'I came to watch a couple of nights ago, but nothing can compare to when you are out on the track. I had ringing in my ears because the crowd was so loud.'
Sharp's selection with only the 'B' qualifying time meant four athletes with the 'A' standard - Jenny Meadows, Emma Jackson, Jemma Simpson and Marilyn Okoro - missed out.
She added: 'I have grown as an athlete in the last year.

Today is a confidence boost, I have shown that my selection is warranted. I performed well and gave it my all, my goal is to achieve a personal best and get to the final.'

History: Sarah Attar became the first female track athlete from Saudi Arabia to compete at the Olympics
12.09pm: Real problems now for Daniel Awde.

The decathlete, who made us all sit up and take notice after his 100m heat, faulted his first two long jumps before limping out of the pit following his third. He has one hour to recover before ths shot put.
Unsurprisingly, the USA's Ashton Eaton is in the lead with 8.03m.
Awde is 19th overall.
12.05pm: Away from the obvious feel-good factor, the success enjoyed by Team GB has brought into sharp focus the importance of sport in the country, and more importantly its role in school.


Prime Minister David Cameron has been having his say. He has warned there must be 'a big cultural change' towards sport in schools if Britain is to capitalise on the last two weeks.
'Frankly, if the only problem was money, you'd solve this with money.
The only problem isn't money,' he said.
'The problem has been too many schools wanting to have competitive sport, some teachers not wanting to join in and play their part
'So if we want to have a great sporting legacy for our children - and I do - we have got to have an answer that brings the whole of society together to crack this, more competition, more competitiveness, more getting rid of the idea all must win prizes and you can't have competitive sports days.
'We need a big cultural change - a cultural change in favour of competitive sports.

That's what I think really matters.
'And one of the answers there is making sure the sports clubs really deliver in terms of sports in our schools.
'Link the schools with the clubs, because the clubs really believe in competition and the competitive ethos and I think that is one of the best ways to deliver what we want.'
11.59am: Elsewhere, by the way, Japan have beaten South Africa 2-1 with a golden goal in extra time over at the Riverbank Arena.
11.52am: The GB women's K4 500m team of Jess Walker, Angela Hannah, Rachel Cawthorn and Louisa Sawers have been reflecting on their fifth place finish in the final.


Sawers said: 'We saw the Belarusians come through but we just stuck to our race plan. Our finish was just not fast enough. I was quite excited about the K4 because we have an international ranking.
Thanks for the memories: The South African women's hockey team are out following defeat to Japan
'The training went well but the standard was pretty high out there.

I think we performed as best we could.'
Walker, who competed in Beijing, said she hoped to improve over the next four years for the Olympics in Rio.
The 22-year-old from London said: 'One day we will get there one day.
The last four years has been about this Olympics. I will be there in Rio. After you've done your first Olympics, you then go on and medal at your next one but I think this is the one before I medal in my K4.'
Angela Hannah, 26, from Loughborough, Leicestershire, who played hockey for Zimbabwe as a youngster before she was spotted for Team GB's canoeing team, said she planned to spend the rest of the week watching other events.
She said: 'Five years ago the whole idea was for me to get into the boat and learn how to paddle and get here.

Even, a year-and-a-half ago I didn't think I could get that far. But to call yourself an Olympian is amazing. It's such a privilege.'
11.46am: Few shocks in the remaining heats for the women's 800m, but there has been a moment capable of bringing a tear to a glass eye.


Turkey's Merve Aydin gets the biggest cheer any non-British athlete has experienced - even Bolt - as she limps across the line having pulled up injured some 300m from the end. No one was going to rob her of the chance to finish the race she's worked her life to compete in. Courage.
11.38am: Comfortable for Semenya in truth, but she had to contend with a frankly ludicrous level of pace at the front - Alysia Johnson Montano taking to the track in the manner of a 400m runner; the American held on, though.
11.31am: We're back on the track now where one of the most talked about athletes in recent times, Castor Semenya is in action in the 800m heats.


The South African, who carried her nation's flag at the opening ceremony - how long ago does that feel, by the way - has endured a few difficult years since she burst on to the scene in 2009.

Courageous: Turkey's Merve Aydin limped over the line in the 800m after pulling up injured
11.22am: Britain's Daniel Awde was unable to build on his brilliant 100m performance and fouled his first attempt in the long jump.

Little bit excitable from the young man.
11.15am: After Farah, Britain's Nick McCormick was unable to secure a second representation for the hosts in Friday's final despite running a quicker time than his compatriot.

Britain's Nick McCormick failed to qualify. He said he was disappointed not to have made the final. He said: 'I gave it absolutely everything. I've got no regrets.'
11.09: One of the big controversies of yesterday was Victoria Pendleton's defeat to Anna Mears, the first race of the final to be specific.


Led out by the home favourite, officials overturned what had been the most marginal of victories for the Stotfold rider after she was judged to have left her riding line.
The 31-year-old was seen in the pen apparently suggesting Meares had made contact first, causing the infringement.
But coach Jan van Eijden insists her team have no qualms about their rider's dramatic relegation.
This morning, he said: 'I only had a quick look at it but Dave (Brailsford, performance director) and Shane (Sutton, coach) have said it's fine.
'There's nothing we could have done about it.

She came out of the red line and impeded Anna, so I think the decision is okay. The semi final went fine and then in the final she was just beaten by the better rider.'
High and mighty: Great Britain's Mo Farah secured his place in the men's 5,000m final despite a fast-paced heat
Rough and ready: Farah complained after the race that there had been lots of pushing a shoving
Pendleton has previously been critical of Meares' physical and aggressive riding style, leaving her somewhat perplexed to be leaving London 2012 with a disqualification, in the team event, and a relegation to her name.
Van Eijden accepts it was an unexpected turn of events but not an unimaginable one.
'It was unusual for her, but it was one of those days,' he said.

'The racing is so close and sometimes you can go through the red line. If you do, you get relegated. It's just one of those things.'
10.59am: Farah's been pushed far harder than he would have liked in his heat, coming home third with Hayle Ibrahimov from Azerbaijan exploding clear 600m from the end.
There wasn't any fear the great Brit would miss out, but it may just have taken more out of him than is ideal ahead of Friday's final.
Speaking to the BBC, Farah said: 'It was pretty difficult out there.

I was tired - that 10km took more out of me than I realised.
'There was lots of pushing and shoving, the pace was up and down, but that happens in heats.
'I've got a great medical team so hopefully I'll recover.'
The race really as a bizarre blur of fluorescence, all the athletes seemingly donned in the same trainers.


It's all part of the big plan from Nike, though, themselves not a chief sponsor of the Games.
Martin Lotti, creative director at the company, says of the colour: 'We use the 'volt' colour across different styles and models of shoe for the elite athletes we sponsor, but we also use it in the shoes available to everyday runners, as part of our ‘track-to-street' approach.


'At the same time, we take technologies from the sprint shoes, such as our dynamic flywire system, to everyday running shoes. Not everyone can compete on the track in London, but everyone can get the look and the technology those athletes use.'
10.55am: As we wait for the 14 laps to work their way down - Farah looks fine, by the way - Sophie Hitchon has just smashed the British record with her second hammer throw, a whopping 71.98m.
She said: 'I was just proud to be on the team and to come here at a morning session, with a full crowd and throw a PB and a British record, it was amazing.
'I did the same at the Europeans (leaving it to the last throw) and I don't know why.

I like to put a lot of pressure on myself for some reason.
'I knew it was there, I've been throwing really well in training. I was ready and obviously it showed. Hopefully it will be enough to get into the final.
'I've never competed in front of a massive crowd like this and 90 per cent of the whole crowd is cheering for you.

Everyone just wants you to do really well.'
Record breaker: Sophie Hitchon did herself proud with a brilliant British record in the hammer throw
10.51am: Meanwhile, Hungary have won their second gold of the day at Dorney, coming out on top in the women's 500m K4.
10.47am: All credit to Awde, the perfect appetiser for this morning's athletic main course, Mighty Mo.


Farah has just been given the biggest cheer of anyone since Jess Ennis was greeted before the first of her seven events last Saturday. The 10,000m champion is in the first hear of the 5,000m.
10.38am: Awde-some!
In the fourth and final heat of the men's decathlon 100m, Britain's only hope Daniel Awde has just clocked a personal best on-route to victory in 10.71seconds. That is the seventh fastest of all the competitors.
10.30am: No competition there then for the decathlete, but at Dorney there has been a thrilling climax to the men's 1000m K2.

A photofinish required before Hungary's Rudolf Dombi and Roland Kokeny are adjudged to have won gold from Germany. Barely six-inches in it, mind you.
10.25am: And in true Lightning Bolt-style, Eaton has blown the field away with an Olympic-best sprint, coming in at 10.35 seconds.


10.21am After two fairly medicore 100m heats in the men's decathlon, Ashton Eaton adds some much needed star quality to the line up.
The American is the world record having shattered the 9,000 points mark earlier this year.

Anything other than gold here in London will be a shock equating to the magnitude of that if Usain Bolt had failed to retain his 100m title.
10.14am: Sophie Hitchon, the British record holder in the hammer, has thrown 67.21 at the first attempt, leaving her eighth.
Current leader is Anita Wlodarczyk with 75.68m.
Hitchon is a former ballet dancer which I am reliably informed helps with the poise required to spin so tightly in the circle.


Dan's the man: Daniel Awde stormed to a personal best in the men's decathlon 100m heats
10.08am: My colleague Nick Metcalfe, who knows a thing or two about big sporting events having attended five Olympic Games, says he has never seen full houses at the showpiece stadium in the early sessions like he has  here in London.
And in front of another sell-out crowd the track and field is underway in Stratford.

The first people out on the track are the decathletes.
Britain's only contender is Daniel Awde, racing in heat four of the 100m, the first of 10 events which also include long jump, shot put, high jump and 400m today, followed by the 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m tomorrow.
In the field, women's hammer throw takes centre stage.


9.56am: Back at ExCeL, taekwondo has already served up a thriller in the men's -58kg category.
No 1 seed Joel Gonzalez Bonilla from Spain needed a decisive point just two seconds from the end to get the beter of Uno Sanli.
The Spaniard said: 'It's a good competition, and although I think we're the best here, all the competitors are really equal.

Of course, I came here to win and I did it straight away. That's a good way to start off the Olympics.'
'I felt really well, I hope that in my next match I'll feel the same conditions.' I am here to get the gold medal, and hopefully I will carry on this way and doing my best.'
Sanli reflected: 'In the end it was bad luck, I went with a punch but he just landed his blow before I got mine in.'
9.48am: After he hauled his aching body off the water, Brabants, Britain's greatest ever canoeist said: 'I was outclassed unfortunately.

I felt good this morning, I felt strong and that I could be an Olympic champion, but it wasn't to be, and I am sorry for that.
'I just wanted to do my part and add another medal to our tally. I feel bad for my coach who put so much time into me.'
And looking to the future, he was defiant.

He added: 'I'm not done yet, though. You can't go out with an eight place in the Olympics.'
9.41am: Not the special sign-off Brabants would have hoped for, to say the least.

The Surrey-native deserves kudos just for getting this far after a brutal run of injuries, but ultimately he came up short, crossing the line eighth, and last.
Norway's Eirik Veras Larsen, himself the wrong side of 35-years-old, took gold, with Canada's Adam van Koeverden second and Germany's Max Hoff claiming the bronze.
Dejected: Tim Brabants came home a disappointing last in the men's K1 canoe sprint at Eton Dorney
Age ain't nothing but a number: The 36-year-old Eirik Veras Larsen claimed gold in the K1
9.35am: That's enough of that, let's get back to the real business.

The first medals in the canoe sprint are to be decided in the coming minutes; it is the K1 final and Britain have Tim Brabants in lane one.
9.30am: I know this should be a football-free zone, but I feel it my duty to sprinkle a hint of comedy on your morning cornflakes.

Here's the latest from the beautiful game: 'England have climbed to third place in the latest FIFA world rankings - their highest ever position.' Sometimes, you just have to laugh.
9.25am: As contests go, that offering from the taekwondo was competitive as my cycle ride into work this morning would have looked alongside the Real McHoy.

The 2008 champion romped to a 10-2 victory.
9.08am: Taekwondo is definitely one of the sports few are aware of away from an Olympiad. So let's have a bit of a get-to-know...
The word 'taekwondo' translates into English as ‘the way of foot and fist' which tells you everything you need to know about what's involved in this Korean martial art.
One point is awarded for a valid kick or punch to the torso, two points for a valid spinning kick, and pinfaves.com four points for a turning kick to the head.
The white uniform worn by the competitors is known as a 'dobok', while the athlete wearing blue protective equipment is referred to as 'chung' and the one in red is 'hong'.
9.00am: But let's not dwell on a negative, because we've got some action.
In the women's -49kg taekwondo, China's Wu Jingyu, the defending champion and favourite, is up against Elizabeth Zamora from Guatamala over at ExCeL, which, on a personal note, has done a cracking job as a jack-of-all-sports venue.


The way of foot and fist: Guatemala's Elizabeth Zamora fights against China's Wu Jingyu
8.50am: It hasn't all been sweetness and light, mind you.

Team GB men's hockey team reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1988, scraping a draw against Spain. But there were cries of 'foul' in the aftermath of the fractious affair.
Spanish coach Daniel Martin accused the officials of making biased decisions which cost his side a chance to progress at the hosts' expense.
Twice in the final minute New Zealand umpire Simon Taylor gave a penalty corner to Spain only for British players to react angrily and persuade Taylor, after consulting fellow umpire John Wright, to change his mind.
Each time the Spaniards protested just as vehemently and when the final claxon sounded they surrounded Taylor to remonstrate, with Martin running on to the pitch, too.
'First I want to apologise that my captain (Ramon Alegre) is not here, but he feels that he would break rules if he came and spoke,' Martin said.

'Second, I'd like to congratulate Great Britain, although the result was not given to them fairly.
'The FIH (International Hockey Federation) need to take this very seriously, because it cannot happen that an international official changes his decision twice just because he is surrounded by the opposition players.
'If the president of FIH (Leandro Negre, a Spaniard) does not give a public explanation of what has happened, there will be very serious consequences.

We are in a tournament with clear favourites and these countries are being favoured. That's all I have to say.'
8.40am: As we wait for the action to begin spare a thought for the Australians.
I saw a brilliant tweet earlier this week suggesting that medical staff Down Under have discovered a new affliction, 'Olympic finger', brought on by scrolling down the medal table to find their country on the list.
Well Tuesday was for them the best of days at what has been a disappointing Games, lifting the Aussies up to 11th in the table.

Just the 18 more needed to catch us, though.
Sally Pearson claimed her expected gold in the women's 100m hurdles. The hot favourite clocked an Olympic record of 12.35seconds to edge American defending champion Dawn Harper into silver by just 0.02secs.
Her reaction, after the best part of a minute waiting for confirmation, was fabulous.
Anna Mears had earlier put a dampener on home hopes with victory over Victoria Pendleton in the women's sprint.


Britain expects: The first spectators are already flocking to the Park expecting another golden day for GB
Despite the boon, Reflecting on their shortcomings, sports minister Kate Lundy has conceded defeat in her Olympic bet with her British counterpart.
She told ITV's Daybreak: 'If Australia got more gold medals then Hugh was going to put on a hockey t-shirt and dribble the ball around Australia House.
'But if Britain got more gold medals I'm wearing the GB shirt and rowing a length at Eton Dorney.

I have cheerfully conceded that I think I will be rowing this time around.'
She added: 'I think a lot of Australians are looking at the result and saying "Where are we?"...But can I say all credit to the British athletes who are having a fantastic Olympic Games.'
8.23am: Back in the thick of it at the Olympic Stadium, golden boy Mo Farah has to do it all again, when his campaign for 5,000m gold kicks off in the heats at 10.45am.
8.15am: It is another packed schedule around the country today, with action of course in London, but also back over Eton Dorney and down in Weymouth.
British interest begins in earnest on the water in Buckinghamshire, where legendary canoeist Tim Brabants will be defending his men's K1 title at 9.30am.


It is worth refreshing your memory of the story of Dr Brabants. The 35-year-old has been battling injury for the best part of two years, but he remains in bullish mood.
Read more from him
8.10am: So, how to top it?
8.00am:Good morning one and all, and welcome to Sportsmail's coverage of what we expect will be another glorious day for Great Britain.
Now, I know that this intro could have written an practically any other morning of the last fortnight, but, WHAT A DAY YESTERDAY!
Britain rocketted through their Beijing record of golds, claiming four more, and crowing an all-time great to boot.


Sir Chris Hoy secured the final of those coveted gongs - Team GB's 22 of these Games, and his sixth overall - taking his lead from up-and-coming track star Laura Trott after her glory in the omnium.

Earlier across London, Alistair Brownlee led the field - including his third-placed brother Jonny - home in the triathlon, before the British dressage team got their hands on gold over in Greenwich Park.


See, told you it was special.
The real McHoy: Sir Chris became Britain's greatest ever Olympian with his sixth gold medal


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