A bronze medal in women's hockey is currently up for grabs, with New Zealand trailing Germany in the fourth quarter.

New Zealand, remember, were beaten by Great Britain in the semi-finals. The final, against the Netherlands, is at 21:00 this evening.

So, to mark your card, Great Britain will be looking to add to their medal tally from 17:30 in the individual showjumping.

Both Ben Maher and Nick Skelton are through to the final, with Skelton one of eight riders to go clear in the previous round.

Handshakes and team photos done, bronze-medal contest about to get under way. We're not in Rio, but Sao Paulo. The final, between Sweden and Germany, kicks off at 21:30.

Excruciating pain and punishing moments in the men's 50km race walk, as athletes are seen collapsing in the scorching streets of Rio.

The agony of the French Yohann Diniz can be seen as he stops multiple times before collapsing.

Yet for Slovakian Matej Toth this all leads up to a gold medal, with Australia's Jared Tallent in second place. 

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BBC Sport in Rio

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On a bit of a bus mission to get to Deodoro and still the pin traders trade. Phelps, Bolt, Biles, none of them can break the focus of this committed group of swappers.

As usual, it's more crammed than a boxer's lunch box.

In a few minutes, the women's football bronze medal match between Brazil and Canada begins. Likely to be feisty.

From 17:30, Nick Skelton goes for a showjumping medal for Great Britain, with Joe Joyce, Lutalo Muhammad and Tom Daley all in action before the women's hockey final at 21:00.

Really big show, really big.

That was Magic Mike Henson, this is Stephan Shemilt (not many more opportunities for me to say that).

This is your antepenultimate afternoon of Olympic action. Welcome.

Russia have won Olympic gold in the team event at the last four games, and it is odds-on they will make it five in a row with a total score of 196.1439 after both their technical and free routines in the pool. 

They received three perfect 10s in the latter and will be very hard to be beat. No wonder they're pleased...

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Russia's women take the bronze in dramatic circumstances, winning the penalty shoot-out 7-6 when it had come down to sudden death. Hungary led 12-11 with one second of normal time remaining, but Anastasia Simanovich equalised and then goalkeeper Anna Ustyukhina made the decisive save.

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Over in the golf, it is New Zealand's Lydia Ko who is the big mover on the leaderboard.

She is six under through 11 for today, nine under overall, and up to within three shots of South Korean leader Inbee Park.

American Gerina Piller is second at at 10 under, with Great Britain's Charley Hull back on eight under and team-mate Catriona Matthew on three under.

Drama at the Olympic Aquatic Centre - Hungary's women are one second from finally winning an Olympic water polo bronze, after finishing fourth at the last two Games, but are denied when Russia's Anastasia Simanovich slams home the equaliser.

Five penalties each and then sudden-death - watch here.

Spain's Carlina Martin leads 19-14 in the third and deciding game of the badminton final against PV Sindhu.

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American swimmer Ryan Lochte has issued an apology, external. 

"I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that I am sorry," said the 32-year-old, who is accused of vandalising a petrol station toilet and then falsely claiming to be the victim of an armed robbery.

"It's traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country - with a language barrier - and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave."

He apologises to his "team-mates, fans, fellow competitors, sponsors and the hosts of this great event".

Monty Moncrieff: I forgot how fantastically bonkers the team Synchronised swimming is! How utterly glorious!  

Aaron J. James: Watching the synchronised swimming, the split view changes everything! I will never make fun of the sport again

This is what Aaron is on about - and it is BRILLIANT.