Rio 2016 live: Mo Farah wins 10,000m gold, Jess Ennis-Hill battles to silver and Greg Rutherford takes bronze
Team GB win a gold, silver and bronze in the athletics after dominating in cycling and rowing
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Your support makes all the difference.Usain Bolt, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah and Andy Murray are among the athletes in action in day eight of the Rio Olympics, which promises to live up to the expectation of "Super Saturday". Here are the latest updates:
- Mo Farah retains his 10,000m title to win Olympic gold No 3
- Jessica Ennis-Hill takes silver in the women's heptathlon
- Greg Rutherford clinches bronze in exhilerating long jump final
- Women's team pursuit race to gold against the USA
- Becky James gets silver in the Women's Keirin
- Great Britain win gold in men's eight final
- Women's eight take silver to continue rowing medal success
- Andy Murray beats Kei Nishikori to reach men's tennis final
- Usain Bolt eases through 100m heats
- Michael Phelps ends Olympic career with 4x100m medley relay gold
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Bolt is to make his first appearance at Rio this afternoon in the men's 100m heats, while Jessica Ennis-Hill will continue the heptathlon with the long jump after finishing Friday's events in the lead.
British rowers will be hoping for a podium finish in both the women's and men's eight finals and medals are also up for grabs in the cycling women's team pursuit and keirin, featuring Team GB's Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell.
Andy Murray continues his defence against Kei Nishikori in the tennis semi-finals, and will next face Rafael Nadal or Juan Martin Del Potro in the gold medal match if he emerges victorious.
Britain's Greg Rutherford will be going for another long jump gold after midnight, and in the early hours of Sunday morning Mo Farah will be running the 10,000m race.
Michael Phelps and Adam Peaty will be swimming in the men's 4x100m medley relay final at around 3am.
Team GB is hoping to add to its haul of gold medals, which put Britain third on the medal table behind only the US and China at the start of Saturday's action.
Women's Keirin: And it's silver for Becky James! It's finally confirmed that Britain's James came in at second. What a final lap from her - and it needed to be. Netherland's Elis Little takes gold.
↵Elsewhere, Justin Rose has been making a creditable bid for the gold medal in the Olympic golf. See what Kevin Garside had to say...
Men's Long Jump: Yet another turn in events as Jeff Henderson jumps 8.38m! He's beaten the South African by the smallest of margins to take first place. Rutherford will have to produce the jump of his life for that top spot on the podium...
Men's Long Jump: It's 8.29m. No gold for Rutherford but he's currently in bronze position...
Men's Long Jump: Lawson's left hand appears to have dragged in the sand as he's awarded 7.78m. The American is outraged and makes his way over to the officials to complain but it's good news for Rutherford who currently stands in bronze if the decision stands.
Right, we're minutes away from what should be a thrilling conclusion to the women's heptathlon. Can Jessica Ennis-Hill find the strength to take this 800m by storm and claim that gold medal?
Golf: With the winner of the Olympic gold in the men's golf competition getting automatic entry to all four major tournaments in 2017, the stakes are even higher in Rio. Justin Rose leads at present.
Men's Gymnastics: The crowd goes wild as their very own Arthur Mariano finishes his routine on the floor. He pumps the air with delight as he finishes his performance before being awarded 15.433 moments later. The Brazilian moves into third to take the bronze medal as it stands.
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