470 gold medalist Hannah Mills on BBC TV: "I can’t believe it. It has actually been the best feeling ever.

"We have forgotten all about London. We are so proud to come back after it and we’ve worked so hard to get the upgrade to gold and thank you to everyone back home for the support."

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Ian Walker
Two-time Olympic silver medallist on BBC TV

Wonderful scenes and very well done indeed.

The pictures are really telling the story, behind every athlete is a support network.

For Mills and Clark, the gold is one better than the silver they won in London four years ago. At 36, Clark has already declared that these will be her last Olympics. Mills is still unsure about her future.

As a partnership, they end with four World Championship medals, including gold in 2012, to go with Olympic gold and silver.

Ian Walker
Two-time Olympic silver medallist on BBC TV

I don't think we saw the best of Mills and Clark today but they won't care about that and I don't care about that.

The second run in these quarter-finals was supposed to start at 17:51, but they might be delayed slightly. Nicola Adams is due in the ring at 18:00.

If you missed it, a few moments ago Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark sealed gold for Great Britain in the women's 470 sailing. 

It's fifth for Kyle Evans, so five points. No drama in that race. Evans will have to improve in the next two races in order to reach the semis.

Evans is at the back into the first turn...

This is strange. We've skipped heat three and gone straight to heat four. GB's Kyle Evans is on the start line.

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

Phillips has not had a great deal of good luck this season.

It was a really heavy impact. It looked pretty grim.

Phillips was pushed wide by David Graf and went down. Then, another bike hit the deck and hit Phillips, pushing him off the side of the track. Really, really nasty. He's now on his feet, but in trouble in these quarter-finals.

He gets eight points for not finishing. Canada's Tory Nyhaug won that heat.

There are staff all around Liam Phillips. The stretcher is coming out.

Well what has happened there? Liam Phillips has gone off the track and taken a heavy fall over the side of the course, a drop of about 10 or 12 feet. This is worrying.

Phillips has gone down! Part of a three-man crash...

Good start by Phillips, leading on turn one but forced wide...

Phillips waits, then rolls forward. He straps on the goggles...

Liam Phillips on the start line in heat one of quarter-final two. 35 seconds carnage on a course that looks like a giant crazy golf hole. Expect carnage.

Ian Walker
Two-time Olympic silver medallist on BBC TV

That is thoroughly deserved. They have worked tirelessly since silver in London 2012. 

They have eliminated all of their weaknesses and it has all come together here in Rio.

The first heat of the first quarter-final is about to get under way. Liam Phillips, the world champion, goes in the second quarter-final, Kyle Evans in the fourth.