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Your support makes all the difference.For Great Britain, the twelfth day of the Rio Olympic Games has been quieter than the last, which saw Jason Kenny and Laura Trott confirmed their status as the country's golden couple.
Trott became Britain's greatest-ever female Olympian on Tuesday, winning her fourth gold in the women's omnium, while Kenny took his sixth Olympic gold in the men's keirin.
On Wednesday, Mo Farah's defence of his 5,000m title began successfully with qualification for Sunday's final.
Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark were made to wait for their guaranteed sailing gold in the women's 470 after racing was postponed until Thursday.
Britain's women hockey team secured a minimum silver medal with an impressive 3-0 semi-final win over New Zealand.
Rio Olympics 2016 - day 12
- Great Britain smash three past New Zealand in women's hockey semi-final to guarantee medal
- Mo Farah qualifies for 5,000m final to keep hopes of fourth Olympic title alive
- Irish Olympic official Patrick Hickey arrested in Rio over illegal tickets sales
- After Laura Trott and Jason Kenny add to the gold rush - why are Team GB so good at cycling?
- Team GB hit by accusations of 'very questionable' cycling success by German champion Kristina Vogel
- Jason Kenny wins sixth Olympic gold to equal Sir Chris Hoy as Britain's greatest
- Laura Trott pulls off a masterful ride to take gold in women's omnium
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Full Olympic schedule for Tuesday 16 August
07:30 Golf Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 1
08:30 Badminton Men's Singles QuarterFinal
09:00 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Double 1000m Heat 1
09:00 Taekwondo Women -49kg Round of 16
09:08 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Double 1000m Heat 2
09:15 Taekwondo Men -58kg Round of 16
09:16 Canoe Sprint Men's Canoe Single 200m Heat 1
09:23 Canoe Sprint Men's Canoe Single 200m Heat 2
09:30 Canoe Sprint Men's Canoe Single 200m Heat 3
09:30 Taekwondo Women -49kg Round of 16
09:30 Athletics Men's Decathlon 100m: Heat 1
09:30 Badminton Men's Singles QuarterFinal
09:35 Athletics Men's Decathlon 100m: Heat 2
09:37 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Double 200m Heat 1
09:40 Athletics Men's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round: Group A
09:40 Athletics Men's Decathlon 100m: Heat 3
09:44 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Double 200m Heat 2
09:45 Taekwondo Men -58kg Round of 16
09:45 Athletics Men's Decathlon 100m: Heat 4
09:51 Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Single 500m Heat 1
09:58 Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Single 500m Heat 2
10:00 Equestrian Jumping Individual 3rd Qualifier
10:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:00 Taekwondo Women -49kg Round of 16
10:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:00 Handball Men's QuarterFinal
10:00 Equestrian Jumping Team Round 2
10:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:00 Volleyball Men's QuarterFinals
10:05 Athletics Men's 5000m Round 1: Heat 1
10:05 Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Single 500m Heat 3
10:08 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:12 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Double 1000m SemiFinal 1
10:15 Taekwondo Men -58kg Round of 16
10:16 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:20 Canoe Sprint Men's Canoe Single 200m SemiFinal 1
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Qualification
10:26 Athletics Men's 5000m Round 1: Heat 2
10:27 Canoe Sprint Men's Canoe Single 200m SemiFinal 2
10:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Taekwondo Women -49kg Round of 16
10:30 Badminton Men's Singles QuarterFinal
10:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1/8 Final
10:34 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Double 200m SemiFinal 1
10:35 Athletics Men's Decathlon Long Jump: Group A
10:35 Athletics Men's Decathlon Long Jump: Group B
10:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1/8 Final
10:41 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Double 200m SemiFinal 2
10:45 Taekwondo Men -58kg Round of 16
10:48 Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Single 500m SemiFinal 1
10:50 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1/8 Final
10:50 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1/8 Final
10:50 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1/8 Final
10:50 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1/8 Final
10:50 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1/8 Final
10:50 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1/8 Final
10:55 Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Single 500m SemiFinal 2
10:55 Athletics Women's 800m Round 1: Heat 1
11:00 Table Tennis Men's Team Bronze Medal Team Match
11:00 Basketball Men's QuarterFinal
11:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Taekwondo Women -49kg Round of 16
11:00 Water Polo Women's Classification 5th/8th Place
11:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1/4 Final
11:02 Athletics Women's 800m Round 1: Heat 2
11:05 Athletics Men's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round: Group B
11:09 Athletics Women's 800m Round 1: Heat 3
11:10 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1/4 Final
11:10 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1/4 Final
11:10 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1/4 Final
11:15 Taekwondo Men -58kg Round of 16
11:16 Athletics Women's 800m Round 1: Heat 4
11:23 Athletics Women's 800m Round 1: Heat 5
11:30 Taekwondo Women -49kg Round of 16
11:30 Badminton Men's Singles QuarterFinal
11:30 Athletics Women's 800m Round 1: Heat 6
11:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg SemiFinal
11:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg SemiFinal
11:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg SemiFinal
11:45 Taekwondo Men -58kg Round of 16
11:50 Athletics Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final
12:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg SemiFinal
12:00 Hockey Women's SemiFinal
12:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg SemiFinal
12:00 Taekwondo Women -49kg Round of 16
12:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg SemiFinal
12:15 Taekwondo Men -58kg Round of 16
12:15 Athletics Men's Decathlon Shot Put: Group A
12:15 Athletics Men's Decathlon Shot Put: Group B
12:20 Water Polo Women's SemiFinal
12:30 Badminton Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match
12:30 Taekwondo Women -49kg Round of 16
12:45 Taekwondo Men -58kg Round of 16
13:00 Football Men's SemiFinal
13:05 Sailing Women's Two Person Dinghy: 470: Medal Race
13:30 Handball Men's QuarterFinal
13:30 Cycling BMX Women's Seeding Run
14:00 Boxing Women's Light (57-60kg) SemiFinal 1
14:00 Volleyball Men's QuarterFinals
14:05 Sailing Men's Two Person Dinghy: 470: Medal Race
14:15 Boxing Women's Light (57-60kg) SemiFinal 2
14:30 Basketball Men's QuarterFinal
14:30 Boxing Women's Middle (69-75kg) QuarterFinal 1
14:34 Cycling BMX Men's Seeding Run
14:45 Boxing Women's Middle (69-75kg) QuarterFinal 2
15:00 Diving Women's 10m Platform Preliminary
15:00 Boxing Women's Middle (69-75kg) QuarterFinal 3
15:00 Taekwondo Women -49kg QuarterFinals
15:10 Water Polo Women's Classification 5th/8th Place
15:15 Boxing Women's Middle (69-75kg) QuarterFinal 4
15:15 Taekwondo Men -58kg QuarterFinals
15:30 Boxing Men's Fly (52kg) QuarterFinal 1
15:30 Taekwondo Women -49kg QuarterFinals
15:45 Boxing Men's Fly (52kg) QuarterFinal 2
15:45 Taekwondo Men -58kg QuarterFinals
16:00 Boxing Men's Fly (52kg) QuarterFinal 3
16:00 Football Men's SemiFinal
16:00 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Repechage Round 1
16:00 Taekwondo Women -49kg QuarterFinals
16:01 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Repechage Round 1
16:01 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Repechage Round 1
16:15 Boxing Men's Fly (52kg) QuarterFinal 4
16:15 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Repechage Round 1
16:15 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Repechage Round 1
16:15 Taekwondo Men -58kg QuarterFinals
16:15 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Repechage Round 1
16:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Repechage Round 2
16:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Repechage Round 2
16:30 Water Polo Women's SemiFinal
16:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Repechage Round 2
16:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Repechage Round 2
16:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Repechage Round 2
16:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Repechage Round 2
16:30 Taekwondo Women -49kg QuarterFinals
16:30 Boxing Men's Welter (69kg) Final Bout
16:45 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Bronze
16:45 Taekwondo Men -58kg QuarterFinals
16:55 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Bronze
17:00 Hockey Women's SemiFinal
17:00 Taekwondo Women -49kg SemiFinals
17:00 Handball Men's QuarterFinal
17:05 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg Gold Medal
17:15 Taekwondo Men -58kg SemiFinals
17:30 Taekwondo Women -49kg SemiFinals
17:30 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Bronze
17:40 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Bronze
17:45 Taekwondo Men -58kg SemiFinals
17:45 Athletics Men's Decathlon High Jump: Group A
17:45 Athletics Men's Decathlon High Jump: Group B
17:50 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 58 kg Gold Medal
18:00 Volleyball Men's QuarterFinals
18:15 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Bronze
18:25 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Bronze
18:35 Wrestling Women's Freestyle 69 kg Gold Medal
18:45 Basketball Men's QuarterFinal
19:30 Table Tennis Men's Team Gold Medal Team Match
20:00 Taekwondo Women -49kg Repechage
20:15 Taekwondo Men -58kg Repechage
20:30 Athletics Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Round: Group A
20:30 Handball Men's QuarterFinal
20:30 Taekwondo Women -49kg Repechage
20:45 Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles SemiFinal 1
20:45 Taekwondo Men -58kg Repechage
20:51 Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles SemiFinal 2
20:57 Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles SemiFinal 3
21:00 Taekwondo Women -49kg Bronze Medal Contests
21:15 Taekwondo Men -58kg Bronze Medal Contests
21:15 Athletics Women's Long Jump Final
21:30 Taekwondo Women -49kg Bronze Medal Contests
21:45 Taekwondo Men -58kg Bronze Medal Contests
21:55 Athletics Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Round: Group B
22:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Bronze Medal Match
22:00 Taekwondo Women -49kg Gold Medal Contest
22:00 Athletics Men's 200m SemiFinal 1
22:05 Athletics Men's 200m SemiFinal 2
22:10 Athletics Men's 200m SemiFinal 3
22:15 Basketball Men's QuarterFinal
22:15 Taekwondo Men -58kg Gold Medal Contest
22:15 Volleyball Men's QuarterFinals
22:30 Athletics Women's 200m Final
22:55 Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles Final
23:59 Beach Volleyball Women's Gold Medal Match
More on the sad news Pele will not be able to attend tonight because of ill health.
"I'm not in physical condition to take part in the opening ceremony," Pele said.
"Only God is more important than my health. In my life, I've had fractures, surgeries, pain, hospital stays, victories and defeats. And I've always respected those who admire me."
And now the inexorable march of athletes. Hang in there folks, you can do it. Given my inability to correctly identify German table tennis players, I'll leave you in the capable hands of our sport guys.
Aruba looked a happy bunch. Didn't know where it was. Looked it up and now it's obvious why they're a happy bunch.
Egypt. That's with an E. Fifth letter of the alphabet. 21 to go if my maths are correct...
Flag carrying Rafa Nadal with a massive beam on his chops as he leads Spain out into the Marcana.
The U S of A ... Hundreds of em. Very preppy with the white chino look
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