Summary

  • Wiggins wins gold and his eighth Olympic medal - most of any Briton

  • GB win one track cycling and two rowing golds

  • GB also win swimming, dressage team and trampoline silver

  • Ennis-Hill leads heptathlon; Johnson-Thompson fourth

  • Rutherford makes long jump final after early scares

  • Phelps in three-way tie for 100m butterfly silver

  • Tennis: Murray into singles semis but out of doubles

  1. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:59

    Men's team pursuit

    Lovely moment down there as Wiggins gets a big hug from Sir Steve Redgrave, two titans of British sport embracing. Ed Clancy is in tears. I'm a bit emotional myself...

  2. cycling (track)

    Postpublished at 22:58 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Wiggins
  3. Postpublished at 22:58

    Remember, that is a fifth gold medal for Sir Bradley Wiggins, level with Sir Steve Redgrave. It's an eighth medal in total, level with absolutely no one. In terms of British athletes, he stands alone.

    It's three golds for Ed Clancy, two for Steven Burke and a first for Olympic debutant Owain Doull.  

  4. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:57 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    Sir Chris Hoy
    Six-time Olympic cycling champion on BBC One

    It was anything other than assured. It was a nail biter, a classic battle.

    I have goosebumps.

    GB win
  5. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:56 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    Kieran Fox: GOLD! & WR! For Bradley Wiggins, Owain Doul, Ed Clancy & Steve Burke in team pursuit, making Wiggo more of a cycling legend!

    Paul Denny: It just keeps on getting better. Hardwork and dedication equals gold. Truly brilliant.

    Jarleth Eaton: WOW! JUST WOW! What an unbelievable Team Pursuit performance, and what a final lap! GOLD & WORLD RECORD!

    Chris Laslett: What honour will they give Sir Bradley Wiggins now? King?? Awesome performance!! 

  6. cycling (track)

    'Incredible'published at 22:56 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    Victoria Pendleton
    Olympic cycling gold medallist on BBC Radio 5 live

    Australia had to go out fast, they had no other option and it took Great Britain time to get up to speed. The Australian team did not look as tight-knit as they could have done.

    It was an incredible final and you want it to be close, you don't want it to be a walkover, and it was definitely close.

  7. world record

    World Record - Great Britainpublished at 22:54

    Men's team pursuit

    To confirm, the world record has gone again. That's the third time GB have set a new mark in two days. 3:50.265.

    You know what, though, that was incredibly, incredibly tense. Only in the last 1000 or 750m did GB have that.

    A heart-stopping race.

  8. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:54 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Chris Boardman
    Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

    GB had to work for it, we didn't expect that. 

    Australia produced at the perfect moment, GB had to give everything.

    I didn't enjoy that.

  9. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:54 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    Simon Brotherton
    BBC commentator in Rio

    The awesome foursome have done it.

  10. gold-medal

    Gold Medal - Great Britainpublished at 22:52 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    Gold for Great Britain! History for Sir Bradley Wiggins! The world record has gone!

    Whatever you're doing, stop. Applaud Sir Bradley Wiggins, Steven Burke, Ed Clancy and Owain Doull.

    2008, 2012 and now 2016. Great Britain win the men's team pursuit - again.

    Gold
  11. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:52 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    The bell. GB have a gap...

  12. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:51 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    GB lead!

  13. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:51 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    There's a gap in the Aussie three....

  14. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:51 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    Chris Boardman
    Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

    GB are coming back, they have got the momentum.

  15. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:51 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    Australia down to three men. GB travelling faster...

  16. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:50 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    Now GB are coming back. Listen to the roar...

  17. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:50 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    Chris Boardman
    Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

    It is going to go down to the wire this one. GB are going to have to do something special.

  18. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:50 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    Still increasing. Nearly 0.7 seconds.

  19. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:50 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    Wiggins on front. Gap up to 0.6 seconds.

  20. cycling (track)

    Track Cyclingpublished at 22:50 British Summer Time 12 August 2016

    Men's team pursuit

    Chris Boardman
    Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

    There was a slight wobble from Clancy and that cost them but GB are getting back level now.