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Rio 2016 live: Olympics day 14 as Usain Bolt bows out in 4x100m relay, Great Britain's women win hockey gold

Follow the latest from day 14 at the Rio Olympic Games

Mark Critchley

Rio de Janeiro and London

,Jack de Menezes,Samuel Stevens,Ian Herbert,Matt Gatward

Friday 19 August 2016 07:38 BST

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Usain Bolt will end his Olympics career in the men's 4x100m relay (Getty)

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The fourteenth day of the Rio Olympic Games saw Usain Bolt bow out in his final race before Olympic retirement, with the legendary Jamaican sprinter winning gold in the 4x100m relay following his success in the 100m and 200m.

Great Britain's Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita put in an impressive display to take 4x100m bronze - their first in the event for 32 years.

Team GB's women's hockey team took gold in a thriller against the Netherlands. Danny Kerry's side were taken to penalties after a 3-3 draw but emerged with a 2-0 shoot-out win.

Lutalo Muhammad suffered last-second heartbreak in his men's 80kg taekwondo final, going down with the last kick to the Ivory Coast's Cheick Saliah Cisse.

Tom Daley returned to action in the 10m platform diving preliminaries and set a real marker for his rival, while Nick Skelton took Team GB's 23rd gold of these Games in the individual show jumping.

Rio 2016 - day 14

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Full Olympic schedule for Friday 19 August:

07:30 Golf Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 3

08:00 Athletics Men's 50km Race Walk

08:30 Badminton Men's Singles Semi-Final

09:00 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 200m Heat 1

09:00 Taekwondo Women -67kg Round of 16

09:07 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 200m Heat 2

09:14 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 200m Heat 3

09:15 Taekwondo Men -80kg Round of 16

09:20 Badminton Men's Singles Semi-Final

09:21 Canoe Sprint Men's Canoe Double 1000m Heat 1

09:29 Canoe Sprint Men's Canoe Double 1000m Heat 2

09:30 Taekwondo Women -67kg Round of 16

09:37 Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Four 500m Heat 1

09:44 Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Four 500m Heat 2

09:45 Taekwondo Men -80kg Round of 16

09:51 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Four 1000m Heat 1

09:59 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Four 1000m Heat 2

10:00 Equestrian Jumping Individual Final Round A

10:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg Qualification

10:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Qualification

10:00 Taekwondo Women -67kg Round of 16

10:00 Water Polo Women's Classification 7th/8th Place

10:07 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 200m SemiFinal 1

10:08 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg Qualification

10:08 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Qualification

10:10 Badminton Women's Singles Bronze Medal Match

10:14 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 200m SemiFinal 2

10:15 Taekwondo Men -80kg Round of 16

10:16 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg Qualification

10:16 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Qualification

10:20 Gymnastics Rhythmic Individual All-Around Qualification: Rotation 1

10:21 Canoe Sprint Men's Canoe Double 1000m SemiFinal 1

10:24 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg Qualification

10:24 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Qualification

10:29 Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Four 500m SemiFinal 1

10:30 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg 1/8 Final

10:30 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg 1/8 Final

10:30 Taekwondo Women -67kg Round of 16

10:36 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Four 1000m SemiFinal 1

10:40 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg 1/8 Final

10:40 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg 1/8 Final

10:45 Taekwondo Men -80kg Round of 16

10:50 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg 1/8 Final

10:50 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg 1/8 Final

11:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg 1/4 Final

11:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg 1/4 Final

11:00 Badminton Women's Singles Gold Medal Match

11:00 Taekwondo Women -67kg Round of 16

11:10 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg 1/4 Final

11:10 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg 1/4 Final

11:15 Taekwondo Men -80kg Round of 16

11:20 Water Polo Women's Bronze Medal Match

11:30 Taekwondo Women -67kg Round of 16

11:40 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg SemiFinal

11:40 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg SemiFinal

11:45 Taekwondo Men -80kg Round of 16

11:50 Badminton Men's Doubles Gold Medal Match

11:50 Gymnastics Rhythmic Individual All-Around Qualification: Rotation 2

12:00 Synchronised Swimming Teams Free Routine

12:00 Hockey Women's Bronze Medal Match

12:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg SemiFinal

12:00 Taekwondo Women -67kg Round of 16

12:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg SemiFinal

12:00 Modern Pentathlon Women's Swimming Heat 1

12:05 Modern Pentathlon Women's Swimming Heat 2

12:10 Modern Pentathlon Women's Swimming Heat 3

12:15 Taekwondo Men -80kg Round of 16

12:15 Modern Pentathlon Women's Swimming Heat 4

12:20 Modern Pentathlon Women's Swimming Heat 5

12:25 Modern Pentathlon Women's Swimming Heat 6

12:30 Taekwondo Women -67kg Round of 16

12:45 Taekwondo Men -80kg Round of 16

13:00 Volleyball Men's SemiFinals

13:00 Football Women's Bronze Medal Match

13:30 Equestrian Jumping Individual Final Round B

13:30 Cycling BMX Women's SemiFinals Heat 1 (all Runs)

13:30 Cycling BMX Women's SemiFinals Run 1

13:34 Cycling BMX Women's SemiFinals Heat 2 (all Runs)

13:38 Cycling BMX Men's SemiFinals Heat 1 (all Runs)

13:38 Cycling BMX Men's SemiFinals Run 1

13:42 Cycling BMX Men's SemiFinals Heat 2 (all Runs)

14:00 Modern Pentathlon Women's Fencing Bonus Round

14:00 Boxing Men's Fly (52kg) SemiFinal 1

14:00 Cycling BMX Women's SemiFinals Run 2

14:08 Cycling BMX Men's SemiFinals Run 2

14:10 Water Polo Women's Classification 5th/6th Place

14:15 Boxing Men's Fly (52kg) SemiFinal 2

14:30 Athletics Women's 20km Race Walk

14:30 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) SemiFinal 1

14:30 Cycling BMX Women's SemiFinals Run 3

14:38 Cycling BMX Men's SemiFinals Run 3

14:45 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) SemiFinal 2

14:50 Gymnastics Rhythmic Individual All-Around Qualification: Rotation 3

15:00 Cycling BMX Women's Final

15:00 Taekwondo Women -67kg QuarterFinals

15:00 Boxing Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) SemiFinal 1

15:10 Cycling BMX Men's Final

15:15 Taekwondo Men -80kg QuarterFinals

15:15 Boxing Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) SemiFinal 2

15:30 Handball Men's SemiFinal

15:30 Taekwondo Women -67kg QuarterFinals

15:30 Modern Pentathlon Women's Riding Show Jumping

15:30 Basketball Men's SemiFinal

15:30 Boxing Women's Middle (69-75kg) SemiFinal 1

15:30 Water Polo Women's Gold Medal Match

15:45 Taekwondo Men -80kg QuarterFinals

15:45 Boxing Women's Middle (69-75kg) SemiFinal 2

16:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Repechage Round 1

16:00 Taekwondo Women -67kg QuarterFinals

16:00 Diving Men's 10m Platform Preliminary

16:00 Boxing Women's Light (57-60kg) Final Bout

16:01 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg Repechage Round 1

16:15 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Repechage Round 1

16:15 Taekwondo Men -80kg QuarterFinals

16:15 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg Repechage Round 1

16:20 Gymnastics Rhythmic Individual All-Around Qualification: Rotation 4

16:30 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg Repechage Round 2

16:30 Taekwondo Women -67kg QuarterFinals

16:30 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Repechage Round 2

16:45 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg Repechage Round 2

16:45 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Repechage Round 2

16:45 Taekwondo Men -80kg QuarterFinals

17:00 Hockey Women's Gold Medal Match

17:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg Bronze

17:00 Taekwondo Women -67kg SemiFinals

17:15 Taekwondo Men -80kg SemiFinals

17:15 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg Bronze

17:30 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg Gold Medal

17:30 Football Women's Gold Medal Match

17:30 Taekwondo Women -67kg SemiFinals

17:45 Taekwondo Men -80kg SemiFinals

18:00 Modern Pentathlon Women's Combined Running/Shooting

18:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Bronze

18:15 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Bronze

18:30 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 kg Gold Medal

19:00 Basketball Men's SemiFinal

20:00 Taekwondo Women -67kg Repechage

20:15 Taekwondo Men -80kg Repechage

20:30 Handball Men's SemiFinal

20:30 Taekwondo Women -67kg Repechage

20:30 Athletics Women's Pole Vault Final

20:40 Athletics Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1: Heat 1

20:45 Taekwondo Men -80kg Repechage

20:47 Athletics Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1: Heat 2

21:00 Taekwondo Women -67kg Bronze Medal Contests

21:05 Athletics Men's Hammer Throw Final

21:10 Athletics Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1: Heat 1

21:14 Athletics Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1: Heat 2

21:15 Taekwondo Men -80kg Bronze Medal Contests

21:30 Taekwondo Women -67kg Bronze Medal Contests

21:40 Athletics Women's 5000m Final

21:45 Taekwondo Men -80kg Bronze Medal Contests

22:00 Taekwondo Women -67kg Gold Medal Contest

22:15 Athletics Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final

22:15 Volleyball Men's SemiFinals

22:15 Taekwondo Men -80kg Gold Medal Contest

22:35 Athletics Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final

Is the green water in the diving pool safe to swim in? Organisers say yes, but we wanted more evidence, so we spoke to the Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group who had some rather interesting things to say on what is now being referred to as "Poolgate".

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Jack de Menezes10 August 2016 10:45

Jack de Menezes10 August 2016 16:15

Men's time trial: There's a problem for on-road leader Rohan Dennis as he's forced to change bikes with what looks to be a puncture. That will kelp the chasing Froome and Dumoulin, though he didn't lose a huge amount of time. We're heading towards the conclusion of the time trial and Froome is running out of road to make his move.

Jack de Menezes10 August 2016 16:28

Canoeing: Prskaved and Grigar fall short of Clarke's time! That's it!

Joe Clarke wins gold for Great Britain in the canoe slalom.

Mark Critchley10 August 2016 19:45

Hockey: Scrappy but it's 2-0 Australia.

A scramble on the line eventually allows Whitton to fire home.

Mark Critchley11 August 2016 01:46

Hockey: It's not over yet! Ashley Jackson hits back for Great Britain with a thumping drive from the edge of the box.

2 minutes left, can they rescue a point?

Mark Critchley11 August 2016 01:52

Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of day six at the Rio Olympic Games. What a day we had yesterday!

RECAP

Team GB managed to come away from Thursday's action with two more gold medals as well as a fantastic bronze medal for Max Whitlock in the men's all-around gymnastics final, but the day really did belong to Joe Clarke and the pair of Jack Laugher and Chris Mears as they secured gold in the kayak slalom and 3m syncronised diving finals respectively.

There was also a thrilling finale to the rugby sevens quarter-finals as Team GB needed sudden-death extra-time to beat Argentina 5-0 to book their place in the semi-finals against South Africa, ensuring them a shot at an Olympic medal and putting them one match away from the final.

WHAT'S TO COME TODAY?

Attentions will turn to the Lagoa Stadium where, weather permitting, the rowing finals will get underway in the form of the rescheduled men's quadruple sculls final as Team GB go up against Australia. Following that, Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley compete in the women's double sculls final.

David Florence gets a shot at redemption after his mistake-laden run in the canoe slalom final as he joins forces with Richard Hounslow to compete in the C2 slalom, and the women's all-around gymnastics final begins later tonight where the red-hot favourite is America's Simone Biles.

There's also more action in the pool in the early hours of the morning where Michael Phelps and US teammate Ryan Lochte could lock horns in the 200m individual medley, while both Andy Murray and Johanna Konta are in tennis singles action before Konta joins forces with Jamie Murray for the mixed doubles campaign.

Finally, the four-day golf event gets underway as the sport makes its return to the Olympics, and despite the likes of Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson all withdrawing, there are still high hopes for a successful event with Justin Rose and Danny Willett going for Team GB.

Jack de Menezes11 August 2016 07:21

Here's what you need to keep an eye out for today at Rio 2016: Full schedule for day six at the Rio Olympics

Jack de Menezes11 August 2016 07:30

Men's rowing: Britain's heavyweight fours are powering through their semi-final and lead by about three boat lengths ahead of Canada, France and the Netherlands. That said, most of their rivals went in the first semi-final in the form of Australia, the United States and Italy, but at least they're doing what they need to do here.

Jack de Menezes11 August 2016 13:44

Men's rowing: It's time for our first rowing final of the day as Great Britain go in the men's quadruple sculls, with Australia hot favourites for gold. Germany, Poland, Estonia and Ukraine make up the rest of the field, with Great Britain going in lane six. Can they upset the odds and bring home a fourth gold medal of the Games? Let's find out.

Jack de Menezes11 August 2016 14:11

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