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21:56

CASTER SEMENYA EASES TO 800M FINAL
The former world champion and fastest in the world this year qualified in 1:58:15, the fastest of all three heats.

<p><strong>CASTER SEMENYA EASES TO 800M FINAL</strong><br>
The former world champion and fastest in the world this year qualified in 1:58:15, the fastest of all three heats.</p>

21:42

NORWAY FINALLY PULL IT BACK
It's all square at 24 points a piece.

21:32

TIT FOR TAT AT THE FUTURE ARENA: RUSSIA 22 NORWAY 21
Russia can't quite seem to get away from Norway. Neither team looks to have one foot in the final just yet.

21:22

AND THE FIRST MEDALS OF THE EVENING GO TO...
Ryan Rouser and Joe Kovacs have made it an American one-two for the first medals of the night at the shot put final. Rouser thre an Olympic record 22.52m. Elemba Franck was cruelly denied a bronze, which would have been Congo's first-ever Olympic medal, by Kiwi Tomas Walsh with his last throw.

21:10

WOMEN'S HANDBALL SEMI-FINAL NO.2
Russia are up 18-16 at halftime against Norway at the Future Arena. Norway are the reigning champions and came back strongly at the end of the first half so the same can be expected in the second half.

The winner will play France for gold on Saturday.

20:58

TUNE IN NOW: WOMEN'S JAVELIN FINAL

20:51

THE OLYMPIC STADIUM LOOKS RIPE FOR SOME WORLD RECORDS TONIGHT

20:43

SHOT PUT FINAL
Ryan Crouser has stamped his authority in the shot put final with his first throw. At 22.22 it's just under a meter off the world record.

(Photo: Getty Images/Alexander Hassenstein)

<p><strong>SHOT PUT FINAL</strong><br>
Ryan Crouser has stamped his authority in the shot put final with his first throw. At 22.22 it's just under a meter off the world record.<br>
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(Photo: Getty Images/Alexander Hassenstein)</p>

20:37

USA 86 France 67
It's all over. Another dominant display from the US women. The gold medal match against Spain is set for 8:30pm on Saturday.

20:33

MEN'S DECATHLON LEADERBOARD
Ashton Eaton of USA leads with 8,104 points going into the final event. Can he be caught?

<p><strong>MEN'S DECATHLON LEADERBOARD</strong><br>
Ashton Eaton of USA leads with 8,104 points going into the final event. Can he be caught? </p>

20:15

TEAM USA ON THEIR WAY TO FINAL SHOWDOWN WITH SPAIN
At 69-50 in the fourth quarter, USA have got this in the bag. The gold medal match is set for 8:30pm on Saturday.

(Photo: Getty Images/Mark Kolbe)

<p><strong>TEAM USA ON THEIR WAY TO FINAL SHOWDOWN WITH SPAIN</strong><br>
At 69-50 in the fourth quarter, USA have got this in the bag. The gold medal match is set for 8:30pm on Saturday.<br>
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(Photo: Getty Images/Mark Kolbe)</p>

20:06

QATAR NATIONAL HOUSE
A tradition of the Games, the national houses offer taste of each country's unique culture. As well as the chance to see some famous faces up close, the houses also offer some pretty good parties.

The house of Qatar looks interesting tonight...

<p><strong>QATAR NATIONAL HOUSE</strong><br>
A tradition of the Games, the national houses offer taste of each country's unique culture. As well as the chance to see some famous faces up close, the houses also offer some pretty good parties. <br>
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The house of Qatar looks interesting tonight...</p>

19:42

TO COME IN TRACK & FIELD
8:30pm: men's shot put final
8:45pm: men's 1500m semi-finals
9:10pm: women's javelin final
9:15: women's 800m semi-finals
9:45: decathlon 1500m
10:30pm: men's 200m final

19:33

USA 40 FRANCE 36 AT THE HALF
France are managing to cling on with some decent shooting, but they'll need to stop these rebounds if they hope to stop the ladies in red from pulling away.

19:18

ASHTON EATON READY FOR PENULTIMATE EVENT
Reigning Olympic champion Ashton Eaton is out warming up for his group B appearance in the men's decathlon javelin throw. How good he does here will decide how much of a cushion he has in the 1500m later tonight.

(Photo: Getty Images/Alexander Hassenstein)