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Your support makes all the difference.Day 11 at the Rio Olympic Games has delivered more success for Great Britain with Jason Kenny and Laura Trott confirming 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.
Her fiancé followed with a perfectly-timed run in the men keirin to take his sixth career Olympic gold, equalling Sir Chris Hoy as Britain's greatest ever Olympian.
Earlier, sailor Giles Scott took gold in the men’s Finn class.
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- 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
- Giles Scott takes gold in final men’s Finn race
- Teenage Amy Tinkler takes gymnastics bronze before learning GCSE results
- Defending Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams wins opening bout to secure minimum bronze
- British 1500m women’s record holder Laura Muir fails to medal in final
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Full Olympic schedule for Tuesday 16 August
08:30 Badminton Men's Doubles Semi-Final
09:00 Marathon Swimming Men's 10km
09:00 Canoe Sprint Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final B
09:08 Canoe Sprint Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final A
09:16 Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Double 500m Final B
09:23 Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Double 500m Final A
09:30 Badminton Men's Doubles Semi-Final
09:30 Athletics Women's 5000m Round 1: Heat 1
09:40 Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Single 200m Final B
09:45 Athletics Women's Pole Vault Qualifying Round: Group A
09:45 Athletics Women's Pole Vault Qualifying Round: Group B
09:47 Canoe Sprint Women's Kayak Single 200m Final A
09:50 Athletics Men's Triple Jump Final
09:51 Athletics Women's 5000m Round 1: Heat 2
10:00 Diving Men's 3m Springboard Semi-Final
10:00 Equestrian Jumping Individual 2nd Qualifier
10:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:00 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Quarter-Finals: Heat 1
10:00 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Quarter-Finals: Heat 2
10:00 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Quarter-Finals: Heat 3
10:00 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Quarter-Finals: Heat 4
10:00 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Quarter-Finals: Race 1
10:00 Handball Women's Quarter-Final
10:00 Equestrian Jumping Team Round 1
10:00 Volleyball Women's Quarter-Finals
10:04 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 1000m Final B
10:08 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:08 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:12 Canoe Sprint Men's Kayak Single 1000m Final A
10:16 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:16 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:18 Cycling Track Men's Keirin First Round: Heat 1
10:23 Cycling Track Men's Keirin First Round: Heat 2
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:24 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Qualification
10:28 Cycling Track Men's Keirin First Round: Heat 3
10:30 Badminton Women's Doubles Semi-Final
10:30 Athletics Men's 1500m Round 1: Heat 1
10:30 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/8 Final
10:30 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/8 Final
10:33 Cycling Track Men's Keirin First Round: Heat 4
10:37 Athletics Men's 1500m Round 1: Heat 2
10:40 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/8 Final
10:40 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/8 Final
10:41 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Quarter-Finals: Race 2
10:44 Athletics Men's 1500m Round 1: Heat 3
10:50 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1/8 Final
10:50 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1/8 Final
10:50 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/8 Final
10:50 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/8 Final
10:57 Cycling Track Women's Omnium Time Trial 4\6
11:00 Table Tennis Women's Team Bronze Medal Team Match
11:00 Water Polo Men's Quarter-Final
11:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Boxing Women's Fly (48-51kg) Quarter-Final 1
11:00 Basketball Women's Quarter-Final
11:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/4 Final
11:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/4 Final
11:05 Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1: Heat 1
11:10 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1/4 Final
11:10 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1/4 Final
11:11 Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1: Heat 2
11:15 Boxing Women's Fly (48-51kg) Quarter-Final 2
11:17 Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1: Heat 3
11:19 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Quarter-Finals: Race 3
11:20 Athletics Women's Discus Throw Final
11:23 Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1: Heat 4
11:25 Cycling Track Men's Keirin First Round Repechages: Heat 1
11:29 Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1: Heat 5
11:30 Badminton Women's Doubles Semi-Final
11:30 Cycling Track Men's Keirin First Round Repechages: Heat 2
11:30 Boxing Men's Bantam (56kg) Quarter-Final 1
11:35 Cycling Track Men's Keirin First Round Repechages: Heat 3
11:40 Cycling Track Men's Keirin First Round Repechages: Heat 4
11:40 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Semi-Final
11:40 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Semi-Final
11:45 Boxing Men's Bantam (56kg) Quarter-Final 2
11:46 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Race for 5th-8th Places
11:50 Athletics Men's 200m Round 1: Heat 1
11:56 Athletics Men's 200m Round 1: Heat 2
12:00 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) Quarter-Final 1
12:00 Hockey Men's Semi-Final
12:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Semi-Final
12:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Semi-Final
12:02 Athletics Men's 200m Round 1: Heat 3
12:08 Athletics Men's 200m Round 1: Heat 4
12:14 Athletics Men's 200m Round 1: Heat 5
12:15 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) Quarter-Final 2
12:20 Athletics Men's 200m Round 1: Heat 6
12:20 Water Polo Men's Quarter-Final
12:30 Boxing Men's Light Heavy (81kg) Semi-Final 1
12:45 Boxing Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) Quarter-Final 1
13:00 Football Women's Semi-Final
13:00 Boxing Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) Quarter-Final 2
13:05 Sailing Men's Skiff: 49er: Race 10
13:05 Sailing Women's Skiff: 49er FX: Race 10
13:05 Sailing Men's One Person Dinghy (Heavyweight): Finn: Medal Race
13:30 Handball Women's Quarter-Final
14:00 Gymnastics Artistic Men's Parallel Bars Final
14:00 Synchronised Swimming Duets Free Routine: Final
14:00 Volleyball Women's Quarter-Finals
14:05 Sailing Men's Skiff: 49er: Race 11
14:05 Sailing Mixed Multihull: Nacra 17: Medal Race
14:05 Sailing Women's Skiff: 49er FX: Race 11
14:30 Basketball Women's Quarter-Final
14:45 Gymnastics Artistic Women's Floor Exercise Final
15:05 Sailing Men's Skiff: 49er: Race 12
15:05 Sailing Women's Skiff: 49er FX: Race 12
15:10 Water Polo Men's Quarter-Final
15:30 Gymnastics Artistic Men's Horizontal Bar Final
15:30 Weightlifting Men's +105kg Group B
16:00 Football Women's Semi-Final
16:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Semi-Final
16:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Repechage Round 1
16:00 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Semi-Finals: Heat 1
16:00 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Semi-Finals: Heat 2
16:00 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Semi-Finals: Race 1
16:01 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Repechage Round 1
16:10 Cycling Track Women's Omnium Flying Lap 5\6
16:15 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Repechage Round 1
16:15 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Repechage Round 1
16:30 Water Polo Men's Quarter-Final
16:30 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Repechage Round 2
16:30 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Repechage Round 2
16:36 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Semi-Finals: Race 2
16:45 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Repechage Round 2
16:45 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Repechage Round 2
16:46 Cycling Track Men's Keirin Second Round: Heat 1
16:52 Cycling Track Men's Keirin Second Round: Heat 2
16:58 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Semi-Finals: Race 3
17:00 Boxing Women's Fly (48-51kg) Quarter-Final 3
17:00 Hockey Men's Semi-Final
17:00 Beach Volleyball Men's Semi-Final
17:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Bronze
17:00 Handball Women's Quarter-Final
17:05 Cycling Track Women's Omnium Points Race 6\6
17:15 Boxing Women's Fly (48-51kg) Quarter-Final 4
17:15 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Bronze
17:30 Boxing Men's Bantam (56kg) Quarter-Final 3
17:30 Badminton Women's Singles Quarter-Final
17:30 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg Gold Medal
17:44 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Finals: Gold
17:44 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Finals: Bronze
17:44 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Finals: Race 1
17:45 Boxing Men's Bantam (56kg) Quarter-Final 4
18:00 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) Quarter-Final 3
18:00 Diving Men's 3m Springboard Final
18:00 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Bronze
18:00 Volleyball Women's Quarter-Finals
18:04 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Finals: Race 2
18:14 Cycling Track Men's Keirin Finals 7-12
18:15 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) Quarter-Final 4
18:15 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Bronze
18:20 Cycling Track Men's Keirin Finals 1-6
18:26 Cycling Track Women's Sprint Finals: Race 3
18:30 Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg Gold Medal
18:30 Boxing Men's Light Heavy (81kg) Semi-Final 2
18:30 Badminton Women's Singles Quarter-Final
18:45 Basketball Women's Quarter-Final
18:45 Boxing Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) Quarter-Final 3
19:00 Boxing Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) Quarter-Final 4
19:00 Weightlifting Men's +105kg Group A
19:15 Boxing Men's Light (60kg) Final Bout
19:30 Table Tennis Women's Team Gold Medal Team Match
19:30 Badminton Women's Singles Quarter-Final
20:30 Athletics Men's High Jump Final
20:30 Handball Women's Quarter-Final
20:30 Badminton Women's Singles Quarter-Final
20:35 Athletics Women's Javelin Throw Qualifying Round: Group A
20:40 Athletics Men's 110m Hurdles Semi-Final 1
20:46 Athletics Men's 110m Hurdles Semi-Final 2
20:52 Athletics Men's 110m Hurdles Semi-Final 3
21:05 Athletics Women's Long Jump Qualifying Round: Group A
21:05 Athletics Women's Long Jump Qualifying Round: Group B
21:10 Athletics Women's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 1
21:15 Athletics Women's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 2
21:20 Athletics Women's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 3
21:30 Badminton Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match
21:35 Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 1
21:40 Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 2
21:45 Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 3
21:50 Athletics Women's Javelin Throw Qualifying Round: Group B
22:00 Athletics Women's 200m Semi-Final 1
22:05 Athletics Women's 200m Semi-Final 2
22:10 Athletics Women's 200m Semi-Final 3
22:15 Basketball Women's Quarter-Final
22:15 Volleyball Women's Quarter-Finals
22:30 Athletics Women's 1500m Final
22:45 Athletics Men's 110m Hurdles Final
23:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Semi-Final
23:59 Beach Volleyball Men's Semi-Final
Gymnastics: One more piece to go! Louis Smith, Max Whitlock and Brinn Bevan on the running order. On the scoreboard, there are just 2.5 points separating Russia in first and GB in third, with China in the silver position.
Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of day four at the Rio Olympic Games, where a drugs row has erupted in the heated rivalry between newly crowned 100m breaststroke Olympic champion Lilly King and the controversial Russian Yulia Efimova.
King has also taken aim at her USA teammate Justin Gatlin by claiming he - nor anyone else who has failed a drugs test and served a ban - should be competing at the Olympics.
Here's the latest from our chief sports writer, Ian Herbert, out in Rio as the feud between King and Efimova reached boiling point in an emotional and dramatic press conference. King has been outspoken in her belief that drug cheats should not be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games, and despite Efimova sitting next to her, she made it clear what she thinks of the Russian swimmer.
Canoe slalom: Here comes David Florence for Team GB and he is very much in contention for a medal as we wait for news from Andy Murray in the tennis. If you need a crash course in slalom racing, the aim is to get down the 250m course as quickly as possible. That sounds simple enough. However, you then have to make sure you pass through the gates (up to 25 of them) and six of those happen to be upstream. Time penalties await if you miss/forget one.
Canoe slalom: With a massive show of upper-body strength, Team GB's David Florence reaches the final of the canoe slalom contest. He gets around in 99.36 seconds and that's enough to put him in a good position to bring home a medal.
Andy Murray has continued his fine summer form in Rio
Men's tennis singles: Wimbledon champion Andy Murray secures a straight sets victory against Juan Monaco to set up a third-round tie against Frenchman Fabio Fognini or Italy's Benoit Paire. Routine stuff from the Scot, dispatching his Argentinian opponent 6-3 6-1.
The dangers posed in Rio have been well documented, but last night to threatened to come to reality after a bus carrying journalists from the Olympic Village was apparently attacked by gunmen. Thankfully there have been no reported injuries, and we can gladly report that our reporters out in Rio made it home safe and well to enjoy their Pot Noodle and Cheetos dinner. No expense spared.
It was a night to remember for Michael Phelps as gold medals 20 and 21 arrived in the form of the 200m butterfly and 4x200m freestyle relay, but there was a moment of controversy shortly after his first victory of the night. Phelps was seen wagging his finger in celebration, but given everything that has gone on in recent days when Lilly King did the same towards Yulia Efimova, was this Phelps's way of taking a stance against drug cheats?
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