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Rio 2016 live: Olympics day 15 as Mo Farah claims the 'double double' while Nicola Adams defends her 2012 title

Follow the latest from the penultimate day of the Rio Olympic Games

Jack de Menezes
Rio de Janeiro and London
,Mark Critchley,Samuel Lovett,Ian Herbert,Matt Gatward
Saturday 20 August 2016 04:18 EDT
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Mo Farah celebrates as he crosses the line
Mo Farah celebrates as he crosses the line (Getty)

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The penultimate day of the 2016 Olympic Games sees a huge 31 gold medals available in what could be another successful day for Great Britain as they bid to secure second place in the Rio medal table. Follow the live action here.

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Jack de Menezes6 August 2016 16:32

Men's road race: Nibali breaks at the front and he has three riders with him - and one of them is Geraint Thomas! They've started to drop the rest of lead pack, altough Greg van Avermeet has just about clung on to make it a five-man group. Froome meanwhile has made his move and caught Adam Yates, but the pair have a minute to claw back if they want a medal.

Jack de Menezes6 August 2016 19:09
Jack de Menezes6 August 2016 19:20

Men's road race: Nibali is trying to break away at the front but Majka and Henao are sticking with him. If they work together they can guarantee themselves a medal each, and fight out what order in a sprint finish. The second chase group is being led now by Julian Alaphilippe, who rode away from Chris Froome and bridged the gap to the second group who trail the leaders by 15 seconds.

Jack de Menezes6 August 2016 19:22

Men's road race: Nibali and Henao crash! They're out of the race and Majka is out in front on his own!

Jack de Menezes6 August 2016 19:27

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Jack de Menezes6 August 2016 19:28

Men's road race: Disaster for Team GB as Geraint Thomas crashes out of medal contention, and it looks like Britain won't be getting a medal in the men's road race. Poland's Rafal Majka leads on his own by about 20 seconds with 8km to go.

Jack de Menezes6 August 2016 19:30

Olympic champion in waiting? 

Poland's Rafal Majka leads the closing stages of the road race 

Jack de Menezes6 August 2016 19:32

Men's road race: This isn't over folks, the lead is being slashed and Majka might be cooked. Greg van Avermaet and Jakub Fuglsang are catching him and we've got a 3km battle on!

Jack de Menezes6 August 2016 19:36

Men's road race: 2km to go - Majka leads by seven seconds...

Jack de Menezes6 August 2016 19:37

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