Summary

  • Athletics: Holly Bradshaw wins pole vault bronze - GB's 51st medal in Tokyo

  • Athletics: Steven Gardiner wins men's 400m in 43.85, Nafi Thiam defends heptathlon title, Damian Warner sets Olympic record to win decathlon

  • Track Cycling: Matt Walls wins omnium gold - GB's 16th

  • Track cycling: Jason Kenny out of sprint, but Carlin makes Friday's semi-finals

  • Boxing: Galal Yafai reaches flyweight final

  • Sprint Canoe: Liam Heath wins K1 200m bronze

  • Athletics: GB women break 4x100m British record as Dina Asher-Smith returns to track, men through but US out

  • Hockey: Belgium beat Australia 3-2 in shootout to win men's gold

  1. athletics

    'A cracking way to start'published at 02:04 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Women's 4x100m relay heats

    Steve Cram
    Athletics commentator on BBC TV

    41.54! Well, that is a new British record! The changes were great, what a cracking way to start.

    Everybody now can sit up and take notice of these GB runners...

  2. athletics

    GB win 4x100m relay heatpublished at 02:03 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Women's 4x100m relay heat

    Superb! A new British record as Team GB win their women's 4x100m relay heat with a time of 41.55, with a strong performance from Dina Asher-Smith.

    USA are second with Jamaica, who had a scrappy changeover, third.

    The top three are through to the final.

    Daryll NeitaImage source, Getty Images
  3. athletics

    Postpublished at 02:00 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Women's 4x100m relay heats

    BBC One

    Right then, tune into BBC One because Great Britain are about to go in the women's 4x100m relay heats.

    GB are in lane five.

  4. canoeing (sprint)

    Postpublished at 01:58 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Women’s kayak single 500m semi-finals

    Deborah Kerr is about to attempt to reach her second final on her Olympic debut.

    The Motherwell paddler, who is studying for a degree in sports science at Manchester Metropolitan University, finished eighth in Tuesday’s 200m final.

  5. get involved

    Get involvedpublished at 01:55 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    #bbcolympics

    Chris: Commentating on the skateboarding: "Starts with a 540 fish slice, front side Noddy Holder, there's the back alley lip gloss, follows that with the trolley dash 5-O, the backside wedgie and finishes with the Indy windy dangly doodah! What a run!"

  6. skateboarding

    Spain's Leon takes the leadpublished at 01:54 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Men's park prelims

    Ed Leigh
    Skateboarding commentator on BBC TV

    That is huge.

    There will billionaires looking on jealously at that first air, trying to get into space that quickly. Danny Leon, absolutely flying.

    The judges have a lot of thinking to do... and we have a new leader! 72.24.

  7. skateboarding

    Postpublished at 01:54 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Men's park prelims

    A massive score by Spain Danny Leon in the second of the men's park prelims - 72.24 and that is going to take some beating today.

  8. Postpublished at 01:52 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

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  9. diving

    GB duo up in the divingpublished at 01:49 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    women's 10m platform - semi-final

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    Team GB duo Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson are in diving action this morning as they take part in the women's 10m platform semi-final, which takes place at around 02:00 BST.

    You may or may not be aware that Andrea is the daughter of First Dates compere Fred.

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  10. Postpublished at 01:46 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Hear, hear.

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  11. athletics

    Asher-Smith to compete in 4x100m relaypublished at 01:39 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    4x100m relay heats

    Confirmation that Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith will run in the women's 4x100 metres relay heats in Tokyo this morning (02:00 BST)

    Asher-Smith, who tore her hamstring earlier this month, returns for the first time after failing to reach the 100m final and pulling out of the 200m.

    Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot and Daryll Neita complete the GB team.

  12. canoeing (sprint)

    'Bad start' for Heathpublished at 01:38 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Canoe Sprint semi-final

    Patrick Winterton
    Canoeing commentator on BBC TV

    That start is so crucial - so bad!

    That will have had you on the edge of your seat. We know Liam Heath's got more to give. Is that a man who looks confident or is he a little concerned about his lack of domination?

    Liam HeathImage source, Getty Images
  13. Watch: Day 12 highlightspublished at 01:35 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    In case you have been busy over the last 24 hours, here's a look back at the best bits from day 12...

  14. canoeing (sprint)

    Postpublished at 01:34 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Canoe Sprint - semi-final

    Blink and you'll miss it!

    Liam Heath recovers from a not-so-great start to secure his place in the final as he goes second quickest with a time of 35.108.

    The final is just after 03:30 BST.

  15. get involved

    Get involvedpublished at 01:30 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    #bbcolympics

    Liam: Just give Andy Anderson the gold now. No one is gonna have as cool & unique a line as that.

    Siobhan: Andy Anderson seems so fun, love all his dancing with the board. Brilliant.

    Francesca: The showboating I love it.

  16. canoeing (sprint)

    Heath ready to gopublished at 01:30 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Canoe Sprint semi-final

    Right then, Olympic champion Liam Heath is ready and waiting to go at the start of the canoe sprint semi-final.

    You can watch it on BBC One right now.

  17. skateboarding

    'Incredible' from Canada's Andersonpublished at 01:29 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Men's park prelims

    Marc Churchill
    Skateboarding commentator on BBC TV

    That was incredible! If you're having fun, it just shows.

    I saw the heat coming off Andy Anderson onto the concrete there and it instantly evaporated - that's how hot it is.

  18. skateboarding

    Postpublished at 01:29 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Men's park prelims

    I mean, just check it out!

    Skateboarding is quite possibly my new favourite sport. So entertaining.

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  19. skateboarding

    Postpublished at 01:24 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Men's park prelims

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    Some incredible tricks on display in the first prelim! I'm no skater - at least not since the early 90s - but that was impressive viewing.

    Zion Wright tops the scores but Andy Anderson and the fun he was having out there was great to watch.

  20. athletics

    Medals for moustaches?published at 01:21 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Men's decathlon - 110m hurdles

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    Athletics action is under way and in the second heat of the 110m hurdles in the men's decathlon Czech Republic's Adam Helcelet has just gone quickest with a time of 14:35.

    That's a gold-medal winning moustache right there.