Summary

  • Mo Farah wins gold in the men's 5,000m final

  • GB claim bronze in final of the women's 4x400m relay

  1. athletics

    Athleticspublished at 02:11 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Women's 4x400m

    Here we go - back on track already. The women's 4x400 relay. All set? GB in lane one.

  2. athletics

    'It shows I didn't fluke it'published at 02:10 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Farah gets gold

    Mo Farah, speaking to BBC One: "I can't believe it. My legs were a bit tired after the 10k - I don't now how I recovered. People were bringing me food in my hotel room.

    "It shows I didn't just fluke it in London, to do it again is incredible. I just want to see my kids and hang this medal around their necks.

    "I was surprised by the first lap, I thought it was going to be a slow race. They had a plan, they wanted to take the sting out of me but when I hit the front, I wasn't letting anyone past me.

    "I hate to lose. Even in PE I hated losing. I have that drive, it is just me. I can't quite believe it. I wished for just one medal as a junior. It has been a long journey but if you dream of something, have ambitions and are willing to work hard then you can get your dreams. 

    "I don't see my kids, I will never catch that time I missed but if I can achieve something for them, that is what drives me."

    Mo FarahImage source, Reuters
  3. athletics

    Revised resultspublished at 02:06 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Men's 5,000m

    1. Mo Farah (GB) 13.03.30
    2. Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) 13.04.35
    3. Bernard Lagat (USA) 13.06.78

    Andrew Butchart has been pushed up to fourth. What a run. 

  4. athletics

    Carnagepublished at 02:04 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Men's 5,000m

    Now then, the judges in Rio are keeping themselves very busy.

    The athletes who got silver and bronze have both been disqualified. Let's clear that up...

  5. athletics

    Coming up nextpublished at 02:02 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Women's 4x400m final

    GB have a team in the women's 4x400m final - if not the men's.

    Will the States win and give Allyson Felix a ninth Olympic medal? Or will it be current world champions Jamaica?

  6. Taekwondopublished at 02:02 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Men's +80kg

    More early morning heartbreak in Taekwondo for Great Britain as Mahama Cho misses out on medal, narrowly beaten 5-4 by Brazilian Maicon Siqueira.

  7. 'Rio is Mo Town'published at 02:02 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

  8. Postpublished at 02:02 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

  9. Medals galorepublished at 02:02 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Count them. Count them all.

    Don't try and name them all though. 

    MedalsImage source, bbc
  10. get involved

    Get Involved #bbcrio2016published at 02:01 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Rebecca Duncan: Is there anything better than when @Mo_Farah, external 's face when he crosses the line for gold? No way  

    Kathryn Booth: When you're watching Mo on the home straight at 2am and you hear the cheer go up all down the street. Amazing  

  11. athletics

    Athleticspublished at 02:01 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Men's javelin

    Big! He's gone big, at the right time.

    German Thomas Rohler lands one at 90.30m to take the lead. Kenyan Julius Yego is in silver position but has rolled his ankle. Injured? 

  12. athletics

    'Farah the greatest British Olympian'published at 02:00 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Mike Costello
    Radio 5 live athletics correspondent

    I think Mo Farah is the greatest athlete across all sports because of the sheer competitive nature of his events. He's the greatest British Olympian of all time.

  13. gold-medal

    Gold Medal - Ruth Beitiapublished at 02:00 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Women's high jump

    Here's the thing, British athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, and eventual winner Nafissatou Thiam, cleared 1.98m in the heptathlon last weekend.

    Ruth Beitia has just won the high jump at 1.97m. Strange old world. 

  14. athletics

    Mo in controlpublished at 01:57 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Farah wins gold

    Paula Radcliffe
    Women's marathon world record holder on BBC TV

    He controls the field to such an extent and I don't think we will ever see anyone control the field like Mo did.

  15. athletics

    'I thought he had lost it'published at 01:57 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Farah wins gold

    Mike Costello
    Radio 5 live athletics correspondent

    I thought he had lost this one. For the first time out of all the finals I've covered I didn't think he was going to win. 

    It is astonishing he still had something in reserve. He ran the last of his 50 laps in Rio in 52 seconds. What is going on? That's incredible.  

    Farah
  16. athletics

    'Such an engine'published at 01:56 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Darren Campbell
    Former British sprinter on BBC Radio 5 live

    All his rivals were laid across the ground and Farah, having done 50 laps of the track this week, was helping them up off the floor. He's unbelievable! 

    He has such an engine. He just won't give up. I thought he didn't have anything left but he did.

  17. athletics

    'Arise, Sir Mo'published at 01:56 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Brendan Foster
    Olympic medallist and BBC athletics commentator on BBC One

    Mo Farah, for services to athletics deserves to be Sir Mo Farah. He is, for me, the greatest British athlete. 

    Arise, Sir Mo.

  18. Magnificent Mopublished at 01:56 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

  19. 'Doubling down on Da Gold'published at 01:56 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Friends in high places. 

  20. GB match London 2012published at 01:56 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Remember London 2012? Remember how many medals Great Britain won?

    In the shooting, the cycling, the dressage, the canoe, the rowing, the tennis? We could go on.

    Remember saying we will never see such scenes again?

    Well Great Britain have matched their total of 65 medals now. In an away Games. 

    SIXTY-FIVE MEDALS. 27 GOLDS.