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Rio 2016 live: Jason Kenny and Laura Trott extend Team GB's gold tally to 18

Follow the latest from day 11 at the Rio Olympic Games

Jack de Menezes,Samuel Lovett,Mark Critchley,Ian Herbert,Matt Gatward

Tuesday 16 August 2016 02:18 EDT

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

11:05 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

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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