TUNE IN NOW: MEN'S BRONZE UP FOR GRABS IN MEN'S HOCKEY
Germany and the Netherlands are tied 1-1 in the third period of the men's bronze medal match at the Olympic Hockey Centre.
In the photo, Germany's Martin Zwicker and Dutchman Billy Bakker tustle. (Photo: Getty Images/David Rogers)
ALISTAIR BROWNLEE WINS THE MEN'S TRIATHLON AT RIO 2016
Triumphantly walking across the line with the Union Jack in hand, Alistair Brownlee of Great Britain wins the gold medal in the men's triathlon, becoming the first athlete in history to win back-to-back Olympic titles.
His brother Jonathan comes in second and the pair embrace on the ground after collapsing in elation and exhaustion.
Henri Schoeman of South Africa joins the Brownlee brothers on the podium after finishing third.
ALISTAIR BROWNLEE BREAKS AWAY
The older Brownlee - that would be Alistair - breaks away from brother Jonathan and is now into a substantial 15-second lead with one lap remaining. Are we about to see something special from the defending Olympic champion?
REIGNING FROM ON HIGH
Si Yajie of China sailed through the semi-finals of the women's 10m platform. The 17-year-old totaled 389.30 points over five dives, giving her a favourable lead heading into the afternoon final.
(Photo: Getty Images/Elsa)
UH OH: DROPPED BATON
The USA is out of the 4x100m women's relay after a botched handover between Allyson Felix and English Gardner in the morning heats at Olympic Stadium.
The teams that qualified for the final are Jamaica, Great Britain, Germany, Ukraine, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, China and Canada.
(Photo: Getty Images/Alexander Hassenstein)
KERRON CLEMENT WINS MEN'S 400m HURDLES FINAL
Another gold medal for Team USA as Kerron Clement wins the men's 400m hurdles with a season's best time of 47.73 seconds. This is his third Olympic medal after his silver in the 400m hurdles and gold in the 4x400m relay at Beijing 2008.
Joining Clement on the podium is Boniface Mucheru Tumuti of Kenya in second place and Yasmani Copello of Turkey in third, both of whom set national records today.
ANYONE UP FOR A MORNING SWIM? AND BIKE RIDE? AND THEN A RUN?
Triathletes splash into the water at Copacabana Beach earlier today. The men are currently on their bikes, half-way through a 38.5km bicycle circuit in the neighbourhood of Copacabana.
(Photo: Getty Images/Buda Mendes)
MEN'S TRIATHLON IS A GO
The Rio 2016 men's triathlon has kicked off on Copacabana beach, and what a back drop!
Here are a few facts to have in hand as you tune in:
- Alistair Brownlee of Great Britain could become the first athlete, male or female, to successfully defend the Olympic gold medal in the triathlon today.
- He and his brother Jonathan Brownlee are the only two previous winners of the world championships/world triathlon series in the field at Rio 2016.
- Spain has been represented on the podium at 12 of the past 14 men’s world championships/world triathlon series, but it only has one Olympic medal in the sport, the silver medal of Javier Gomez at London 2012.
- Simon Whitfield of Canada and Bevan Docherty of New Zealand are the only triathletes to win multiple triathlon medals at the Olympic Games.
- New Zealand is the only country to have claimed medals in men's triathlon at consecutive Olympic Games. Hamish Carter and Docherty claimed gold and silver respectively at Athens 2004, and Docherty took bronze at Beijing 2008.
- All four previous men's triathlon events at the Olympic Games have had a winning margin of less than 14 seconds.
MARIN THROUGH TO BADMINTON FINAL
Spain's no.1 seed Carolina Marin has cruised through to the women's singles badminton final, 2-0 (21-14, 21-16).
She'll face either Nozomi Okuhara of Japan or the surprise package from India, Pusarla V. Sindhu.
BRONZE FOR BRAZIL
That's a great way to start the day for the host nation. Isaquias Queiroz, despite a seemingly terrible start, has claimed bronze in the C1 200m canoe sprint, behind Iurri Cheban of Ukraine and Valentin Demyanenko of Azerbaijan.
Queiroz has already picked up silver and is Brazil's first double medallist of Rio 2016. What a Games it's been for the 22-year-old.
KOREANS WIN BADMINTON BRONZE
The Korean pairing of Jung Kyung Eun and Shin Seung Chan have defeated China's Tang Yuanting and Yu Yang to take bronze in the women's doubles. China have had a badminton tournament to forget, with new powers such as Indonesia and now Republic of Korea pushing them out of some podium places. The gold medal women's double match will pitch Denmark against Japan.
Next up in Riocentro are two mouth-watering women's semi-finals, with Spain's Carolina Marin looking to continue her seemingly unstoppable journey to gold. There's also the men's doubles bronze match still to come today.
SAKSHI MALIK DOES IT IN STYLE
India has its first medallist of Rio 2016, thanks to a terrific performance from diminuitive freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik in the 58kg category.
Malik is India's first female wrestling medallist and one of only a handful of Indian women to win an Olympic medal. "I want to say that girls can also do a lot if you give them confidence," she after her bout on Wednesday.
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