Tokyo Olympics: Scots cycling trio secure silver medals as Reekie misses out on 800m medal

Four Scots have secured silver medals on a busy 11th day of full competition at the Tokyo Olympics.

Crewing John Gimson's boat in the mixed Nacra 17 sailing class, Anna Burnet was first to the podium after the pair finished behind Italy.

Cyclists Katie Archibald and Neah Evans also had to settle for silver in the defence of their Olympic women's team pursuit title as their quartet finished behind Germany.

Meanwhile, Jack Carlin was part of the team sprint trio who finished behind Netherlands in their final.

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Athletics - Mixed fortunes on the track

Jemma Reekie ran a personal best in the final of the 800m, but it was not enough to win the Scot a medal.

Reekie had to settle for fourth as Raevyn Rogers dipped ahead of her to claim bronze behind two 19-year-olds - fellow American Athing Mo and Keely Hodgkinson, who broke the British record in second.

"I knew I was in good shape and, if I executed the race right, I could have been right up there and I wanted to win, but sometimes you have to learn and Paris isn't too far away," the 23-year-old said.

"I wanted to win, but I think I will look back in a few years and think I've done well."

Andrew Butchart, who finished sixth in Rio 2016, reached Friday's 5,000m final after easing through as one of the fastest losers in the second heat.

Following a slow first heat, the leaders paced themselves perfectly, with Butchart admitting he had spared himself some effort as he eased through in seventh place in a race in which 13 others had run faster this year.

It meant that GB team-mate Marc Scott failed to qualify despite finishing sixth in the opening race.

"We saw the time through the line with a lap to go and I turned round and I was chatting to the French guy Jimmy, I said 'hey are we through?' and he was like 'yeah we're fine', so I didn't have to push that last lap and it was nice to know that I could have," he said.

"Two days off then back on it. I've got a cut on my left leg and my right foot feels blistery, but it's nothing the doctor can't handle because he's done it before."

Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman, who both retain hopes of a medal, are through to Thursday's 1500m semi-finals - but only just.

While Wightman was third in his heat, Kerr only qualified as fastest loser after finishing seventh in his heat.

Kerr knows he must improve on Thursday after describing his performance as "rookie racing", the 23-year-old saying he had "raced it badly" due to his positioning coming into the final straight.

Wightman was just happy to have negotiated a "nerve-racking round" where you just want to avoid being "embarrassed" despite being left with a spike wound in a race that included a fall from a rival athlete.

"I'm good," he said of his injury. "It makes me look tough, doesn't it?"

Meanwhile, Nicole Yeargin failed to progress despite finishing third in her 400m heat.

The Scot, making her Olympic debut, was disqualified following a lane infringement.

Sailing - Drifting in and out of the medals

John Gimson and Scotland's Burnet were already guaranteed a bronze medal heading into the Nacra 17 medal race and improved by one place to take silver.

They finished fifth, but Italy's Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, who had led from the first day, did enough to pip them for gold by finishing directly behind.

Luke Patience, along with crewman Chris Grube, will compete in the medal race of the men's 470 class on Wednesday but have no chance of gold.

Australia's Matthew Belcher and Will Ryan have an unassailable 20-point lead, but the British pair have slipped down to fifth overall after seventh-place and 10th-place finishes in Tuesday's two races.

Charlotte Dobson, alongside partner Saskia Tidey, finished seventh in the women's 49er FX medal race.

It means the British pair finished sixth overall.

Cycling - Archibald, Evans and Carlin speed to silvers

Archibald was looking to defend the women's pursuit team title she helped GB win in Rio.

However, although the squad broke the previous world record in their semi-final and bettered it in the final, it was still not enough to deny Germany a stunning gold medal.

Archibald and fellow Scot Evans survived a scare after the two riders crashed into one another as they slowed down after beating the United States in the semis, although both were quickly back up and downplayed the incident afterwards.

Meanwhile, Carlin, along with Ryan Owens and Jason Kenny, shaved three tenths of a second off the Olympic record to reach the final of the men's team sprint.

However, the Dutch trio, who have been dominant at the event in recent years, bettered that with a new record in the final.

Canoeing - Kerr misses out on medal

Deborah Kerr finished eighth in the kayak sprint 200m final but has another opportunity to chase a medal in Wednesday's will be in the 500m heats, with a potential quarter-final later.

Diving - Heatly falls flat in final

James Heatly finished a disappointing ninth in the in men's 3m springboard final.

The Scot had qualified fourth behind teammate Jack Laugher, who went on to win bronze.

Equestrian - Brash & Jefferson star in qualifier

Scott Brash and horse Jefferson have qualified for show jumping's individual final after a clear round in their qualifier.