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Rio 2016 day seven
- Jazmin Carlin wins silver in the women's 800m freestyle final
- Bradley Wiggins makes history in Rio
- Heather Stanning and Helen Glover win gold in women's pair
- Great Britain win fifth straight men's four rowing gold
- Team GB move up to fourth in medals table
- Athletics gets underway in empty stadium
- Jessica Ennis-Hill begins the defence of her women's heptathlon title
- Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner took gold in the men's cycling sprint on Thursday
- Katherine Grainger became the most decorated British female Olympian with her silver alongside Victoria Thornley in the double sculls
- Bryony Page takes a historic gold for Britain in the women's trampolining final
- Spencer Wilton, Fiona Bigwood, Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin won silver in the Olympic team dressage.
- Skinner and Kenny are both in action tonight in the men's track sprint
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Full day seven schedule
Friday 12 August
07:30 Golf Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 2
08:00 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group M
08:00 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group A
08:00 Tennis Order of play available evening before
08:30 Rowing Men's Single Sculls Final F
08:40 Rowing Women's Single Sculls Final F
08:45 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group N
08:45 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group P
08:45 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group B
08:50 Rowing Men's Single Sculls Final E
09:00 Shooting 50m Rifle Prone Men's Qualification
09:00 Water Polo Men's Preliminary Round: Group B: Croatia v Italy
09:00 Shooting Skeet Women's Qualification
09:00 Rowing Women's Single Sculls Final E
09:00 Archery Men's Individual 1/8 Eliminations
09:00 Fencing Men's Foil Team Table of 16
09:00 Fencing Men's Foil Team Table of 16
09:00 Fencing Men's Foil Team Table of 16
09:00 Fencing Men's Foil Team Table of 16
09:10 Rowing Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Final B
09:13 Archery Men's Individual 1/8 Eliminations
09:20 Rowing Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Final B
09:26 Archery Men's Individual 1/8 Eliminations
09:30 Handball Women's Preliminary Group A: Angola v Brazil
09:30 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group K
09:30 Rowing Women's Pair Final B
09:30 Volleyball Women's Preliminary: Pool A: China v Serbia
09:30 Athletics Men's Discus Throw Qualifying Round: Group A
09:30 Fencing Men's Foil Team Table of 16
09:30 Fencing Men's Foil Team Table of 16
09:30 Fencing Men's Foil Team Table of 16
09:30 Fencing Men's Foil Team Table of 16
09:30 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group M
09:35 Athletics Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles: Heat 1
09:39 Archery Men's Individual 1/8 Eliminations
09:40 Rowing Men's Four Final B
09:41 Athletics Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles: Heat 2
09:47 Athletics Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles: Heat 3
09:52 Rowing Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Final A
09:52 Archery Men's Individual 1/8 Eliminations
09:53 Athletics Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles: Heat 4
10:00 Equestrian Dressage Individual Grand Prix Special
10:00 Hockey Women's Pool A: South Korea v China
10:00 Weightlifting Men's 85kg Group B
10:00 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
10:00 Table Tennis Women's Team Round 1
10:00 Table Tennis Women's Team Round 1
10:00 Table Tennis Women's Team Round 1
10:00 Table Tennis Women's Team Round 1
10:00 Equestrian Dressage Team Grand Prix Special
10:00 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:04 Rowing Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Final A
10:05 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
10:05 Archery Men's Individual 1/8 Eliminations
10:05 Athletics Women's Shot Put Qualifying Round: Group A
10:05 Athletics Women's Shot Put Qualifying Round: Group B
10:05 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:09 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:10 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
10:10 Athletics Men's 800m Round 1: Heat 1
10:13 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:15 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group C
10:15 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
10:15 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group L
10:15 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group N
10:17 Athletics Men's 800m Round 1: Heat 2
10:17 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:18 Archery Men's Individual 1/8 Eliminations
10:20 Water Polo Men's Preliminary Round: Group B: Spain v France
10:20 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
10:21 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:24 Rowing Women's Pair Final A
10:24 Athletics Men's 800m Round 1: Heat 3
10:25 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
10:25 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:29 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:30 Fencing Men's Foil Team Quarter-Final 1
10:30 Fencing Men's Foil Team Quarter-Final 2
10:30 Fencing Men's Foil Team Quarter-Final 3
10:30 Fencing Men's Foil Team Quarter-Final 4
10:30 Shooting Skeet Men's Qualification: Day 1
10:30 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
10:31 Archery Men's Individual 1/8 Eliminations
10:31 Athletics Men's 800m Round 1: Heat 4
10:33 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:35 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
10:37 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:38 Athletics Men's 800m Round 1: Heat 5
10:40 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
10:41 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:44 Rowing Men's Four Final A
10:45 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
10:45 Athletics Men's 800m Round 1: Heat 6
10:45 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:49 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
10:50 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
10:50 Athletics Women's Heptathlon High Jump: Group A
10:50 Athletics Women's Heptathlon High Jump: Group B
10:55 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
10:55 Athletics Men's Discus Throw Qualifying Round: Group B
10:56 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
11:00 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group A
11:00 Shooting 50m Rifle Prone Men's Finals
11:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Round of 16
11:00 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group B
11:00 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
11:00 Hockey Women's Pool A: New Zealand v Netherlands
11:00 Boxing Women's Fly (48-51kg) Preliminaries
11:00 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group D
11:00 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
11:04 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 32
11:05 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
11:08 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 16
11:10 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
11:10 Athletics Women's 10,000m
11:12 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 16
11:15 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
11:15 Boxing Women's Fly (48-51kg) Preliminaries
11:16 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 16
11:20 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 16
11:20 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
11:24 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 16
11:25 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
11:28 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 16
11:30 Boxing Women's Light (57-60kg) Preliminaries
11:30 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
11:30 Handball Women's Preliminary Group B: Sweden v Netherlands
11:32 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 16
11:35 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
11:35 Volleyball Women's Preliminary: Pool B: Argentina v Cameroon
11:36 Judo Women +78 kg Elimination Round of 16
11:40 Water Polo Men's Preliminary Round: Group B: USA v Montenegro
11:40 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
11:40 Judo Women +78 kg Quarter-Final
11:44 Judo Women +78 kg Quarter-Final
11:45 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group C
11:45 Boxing Women's Light (57-60kg) Preliminaries
11:45 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
11:45 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group D
11:45 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group A
11:48 Judo Women +78 kg Quarter-Final
11:50 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
11:52 Judo Women +78 kg Quarter-Final
11:55 Athletics Women's 100m Preliminary Round: Heat 1
11:55 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
12:00 Athletics Women's 100m Preliminary Round: Heat 2
12:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Round of 16
12:00 Boxing Men's Light Fly (46-49kg) Semi-Final 1
12:00 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
12:00 Fencing Men's Foil Team Classification 5-8
12:00 Fencing Men's Foil Team Classification 5-8
12:05 Athletics Women's 100m Preliminary Round: Heat 3
12:05 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
12:10 Athletics Women's 100m Preliminary Round: Heat 4
12:10 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
12:15 Basketball Women's Preliminary Round Group B: Serbia v China
12:15 Shooting 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Qualification: Stage 1
12:15 Boxing Men's Light Fly (46-49kg) Semi-Final 2
12:15 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
12:20 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
12:25 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
12:30 Weightlifting Women's 75kg Group B
12:30 Hockey Men's Pool B: India v Canada
12:30 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group B
12:30 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group B
12:30 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
12:30 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group D
12:30 Boxing Men's Light (60kg) Quarter-Final 1
12:35 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 64
12:40 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
12:45 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
12:45 Boxing Men's Light (60kg) Quarter-Final 2
12:50 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
12:55 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:00 Boxing Men's Middle (75kg) Preliminaries
13:00 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:00 Football Women's Quarter-Final
13:02 Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle: Heat 1
13:05 Sailing Men's Skiff: 49er: Race 01
13:05 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:05 Sailing Women's One Person Dinghy: Laser Radial: Race 07
13:05 Sailing Women's Skiff: 49er FX: Race 01
13:05 Sailing Women's Windsurfer: RS:X: Race 10
13:05 Sailing Men's Two Person Dinghy: 470: Race 05
13:06 Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle: Heat 2
13:10 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:10 Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle: Heat 3
13:14 Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle: Heat 4
13:15 Sailing Men's One Person Dinghy: Laser: Race 07
13:15 Boxing Men's Middle (75kg) Preliminaries
13:15 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:15 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group C
13:15 Sailing Men's Windsurfer: RS:X: Race 10
13:15 Fencing Men's Foil Team Semi-Final 1
13:15 Fencing Men's Foil Team Semi-Final 2
13:15 Sailing Women's Two Person Dinghy: 470: Race 05
13:15 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group A
13:18 Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle: Heat 5
13:20 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:22 Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle: Heat 6
13:25 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:26 Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle: Heat 7
13:29 Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle: Heat 8
13:30 Boxing Men's Middle (75kg) Preliminaries
13:30 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:30 Hockey Men's Pool B: Germany v Netherlands
13:32 Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle: Heat 9
13:35 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:35 Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle: Heat 10
13:38 Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle: Heats
13:40 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:40 Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle: Heat 1
13:45 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:50 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:55 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 32
13:58 Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle: Heat 2
14:00 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 16
14:03 Gymnastics Trampoline Women's Qualification
14:05 Sailing Men's Skiff: 49er: Race 02
14:05 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 16
14:05 Sailing Women's Skiff: 49er FX: Race 02
14:05 Sailing Women's Windsurfer: RS:X: Race 11
14:10 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 16
14:15 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 16
14:15 Sailing Men's Windsurfer: RS:X: Race 11
14:15 Basketball Men's Preliminary Round Group A: China v Australia
14:16 Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle: Heat 3
14:20 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 16
14:25 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 16
14:30 Athletics Men's 20km Race Walk
14:30 Fencing Men's Foil Team Placement 5-6
14:30 Fencing Men's Foil Team Placement 7-8
14:30 Sailing Women's One Person Dinghy: Laser Radial: Race 08
14:30 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 16
14:30 Sailing Men's Two Person Dinghy: 470: Race 06
14:34 Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle: Heat 4
14:35 Judo Men +100 kg Elimination Round of 16
14:40 Sailing Men's One Person Dinghy: Laser: Race 08
14:40 Handball Women's Preliminary Group A: Romania v Spain
14:40 Sailing Women's Two Person Dinghy: 470: Race 06
14:40 Judo Men +100 kg Quarter-Final
14:45 Judo Men +100 kg Quarter-Final
14:50 Judo Men +100 kg Quarter-Final
14:54 Swimming Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay: Heat 1
14:55 Judo Men +100 kg Quarter-Final
15:00 Archery Men's Individual Quarter-Final
15:00 Shooting Skeet Women's Semi-Finals
15:00 Volleyball Women's Preliminary: Pool A: USA v Italy
15:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Round of 16
15:00 Table Tennis Women's Team Round 1
15:00 Table Tennis Women's Team Round 1
15:00 Table Tennis Women's Team Round 1
15:00 Table Tennis Women's Team Round 1
15:02 Swimming Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay: Heat 2
15:05 Sailing Men's Skiff: 49er: Race 03
15:05 Sailing Women's Skiff: 49er FX: Race 03
15:05 Sailing Women's Windsurfer: RS:X: Race 12
15:12 Swimming Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay: Heat 1
15:13 Archery Men's Individual Quarter-Final
15:15 Sailing Men's Windsurfer: RS:X: Race 12
15:22 Swimming Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay: Heat 2
15:26 Archery Men's Individual Quarter-Final
15:30 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group D
15:30 Weightlifting Women's 75kg Group A
15:30 Diving Women's 3m Springboard Preliminary
15:30 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group A
15:30 Basketball Women's Preliminary Round Group B: Canada v USA
15:30 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group C
15:30 Shooting Skeet Women's Bronze Medal Match
15:30 Judo Women +78 kg Repechage contest
15:30 Judo Men +100 kg Repechage contest
15:39 Archery Men's Individual Quarter-Final
15:40 Judo Women +78 kg Repechage contest
15:40 Judo Men +100 kg Repechage contest
15:42 Gymnastics Trampoline Women's Final
15:45 Shooting Skeet Women's Gold Medal Match
15:50 Judo Women +78 kg Semi-Final of Table A
15:55 Archery Men's Individual Semi-Final
16:00 Judo Women +78 kg Semi-Final of Table B
16:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Round of 16
16:00 Cycling Track Women's Team Sprint Qualifying
16:00 Football Women's Quarter-Final
16:11 Archery Men's Individual Semi-Final
16:14 Cycling Track Men's Sprint Qualifying
16:15 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group A
16:15 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group P
16:15 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group B
16:27 Archery Men's Individual Bronze Medal Match
16:30 Judo Men +100 kg Semi-Final of Table A
16:35 Judo Men +100 kg Semi-Final of Table B
16:40 Handball Women's Preliminary Group A: Montenegro v Norway
16:40 Judo Women +78 kg Contest for Bronze Medal A
16:40 Judo Men +100 kg Contest for Bronze Medal A
16:43 Archery Men's Individual Gold Medal Match
16:50 Judo Women +78 kg Contest for Bronze Medal B
16:52 Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit First Round: Heat 1
16:58 Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit First Round: Heat 2
17:00 Fencing Men's Foil Team Bronze Medal Match
17:00 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group B
17:00 Judo Women +78 kg Final: Gold Medal Contest
17:00 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group B
17:00 Boxing Women's Fly (48-51kg) Preliminaries
17:00 Hockey Men's Pool A: Great Britain v Spain
17:00 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group A
17:04 Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit First Round: Heat 3
17:05 Volleyball Women's Preliminary: Pool B: Netherlands v Puerto Rico
17:10 Judo Men +100 kg Contest for Bronze Medal B
17:10 Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit First Round: Heat 4
17:15 Boxing Women's Fly (48-51kg) Preliminaries
17:17 Cycling Track Women's Team Sprint First Round: Heat 1
17:20 Cycling Track Women's Team Sprint First Round: Heat 2
17:20 Tennis Men's Doubles Gold Medal Match
17:20 Tennis Men's Doubles Bronze Medal Match
17:20 Judo Men +100 kg Final: Gold Medal Contest
17:23 Cycling Track Women's Team Sprint First Round: Heat 3
17:26 Cycling Track Women's Team Sprint First Round: Heat 4
17:30 Boxing Women's Light (57-60kg) Preliminaries
17:30 Cycling Track Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals: Heat 1
17:33 Cycling Track Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals: Heat 2
17:36 Cycling Track Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals: Heat 3
17:39 Cycling Track Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals: Heat 4
17:42 Cycling Track Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals: Heat 5
17:45 Basketball Women's Preliminary Round Group B: Spain v Senegal
17:45 Boxing Women's Light (57-60kg) Preliminaries
17:45 Cycling Track Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals: Heat 6
17:45 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group A
17:48 Cycling Track Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals: Heat 7
17:51 Cycling Track Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals: Heat 8
17:54 Cycling Track Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals: Heat 9
18:00 Hockey Men's Pool A: Belgium v New Zealand
18:00 Cycling Track Women's Team Sprint Finals: Bronze
18:00 Boxing Men's Light (60kg) Quarter-Final 3
18:04 Cycling Track Women's Team Sprint Finals: Gold
18:08 Cycling Track Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals Repechages: Heat 1
18:11 Cycling Track Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals Repechages: Heat 2
18:14 Cycling Track Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals Repechages: Heat 3
18:15 Boxing Men's Light (60kg) Quarter-Final 4
18:20 Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit Finals 7-8
18:27 Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit Finals 5-6
18:30 Boxing Men's Middle (75kg) Preliminaries
18:30 Fencing Men's Foil Team Gold Medal Match
18:34 Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit Finals: Bronze
18:42 Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit Finals: Gold
18:45 Boxing Men's Middle (75kg) Preliminaries
19:00 Boxing Men's Middle (75kg) Preliminaries
19:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Round of 16
19:00 Basketball Men's Preliminary Round Group A: USA v Serbia
19:00 Weightlifting Men's 85kg Group A
19:00 Football Women's Quarter-Final
19:15 Boxing Men's Middle (75kg) Preliminaries
19:30 Boxing Men's Middle (75kg) Preliminaries
19:30 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group F
19:30 Water Polo Men's Preliminary Round: Group A: Greece v Brazil
19:30 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group G
19:30 Hockey Men's Pool B: Ireland v Argentina
19:30 Table Tennis Men's Team Round 1
19:30 Table Tennis Men's Team Round 1
19:30 Table Tennis Men's Team Round 1
19:30 Table Tennis Men's Team Round 1
19:50 Handball Women's Preliminary Group B: Russia v Argentina
20:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Round of 16
20:15 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group F
20:15 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group B
20:15 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group D
20:30 Athletics Women's 1500m Round 1: Heat 1
20:30 Hockey Men's Pool A: Australia v Brazil
20:30 Volleyball Women's Preliminary: Pool A: Russia v Japan
20:35 Athletics Women's Heptathlon Shot Put: Group A
20:35 Athletics Women's Heptathlon Shot Put: Group B
20:38 Athletics Women's 1500m Round 1: Heat 2
20:40 Athletics Women's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round: Group A
20:46 Athletics Women's 1500m Round 1: Heat 3
20:50 Water Polo Men's Preliminary Round: Group A: Hungary v Japan
21:00 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group C
21:00 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group D
21:05 Athletics Men's 400m Round 1: Heat 1
21:12 Athletics Men's 400m Round 1: Heat 2
21:19 Athletics Men's 400m Round 1: Heat 3
21:20 Athletics Men's Long Jump Qualifying Round: Group A
21:20 Athletics Men's Long Jump Qualifying Round: Group B
21:26 Athletics Men's 400m Round 1: Heat 4
21:33 Athletics Men's 400m Round 1: Heat 5
21:40 Athletics Men's 400m Round 1: Heat 6
21:45 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group C
21:45 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group C
21:45 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group D
21:47 Athletics Men's 400m Round 1: Heat 7
21:50 Handball Women's Preliminary Group B: South Korea v France
22:00 Athletics Women's Shot Put Final
22:00 Football Women's Quarter-Final
22:03 Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke Final
22:05 Athletics Women's Heptathlon 200m: Heat 1
22:10 Athletics Women's Heptathlon 200m: Heat 2
22:10 Athletics Women's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round: Group B
22:10 Water Polo Men's Preliminary Round: Group A: Serbia v Australia
22:12 Swimming Men's 100m Butterfly Final
22:15 Athletics Women's Heptathlon 200m: Heat 3
22:20 Athletics Women's Heptathlon 200m: Heat 4
22:20 Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle Final
22:30 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group C
22:30 Basketball Men's Preliminary Round Group A: France v Venezuela
22:30 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group D
22:35 Volleyball Women's Preliminary: Pool B: Brazil v South Korea
22:40 Athletics Women's 100m Round 1: Heat 1
22:44 Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle Final
22:46 Athletics Women's 100m Round 1: Heat 2
22:52 Athletics Women's 100m Round 1: Heat 3
22:58 Athletics Women's 100m Round 1: Heat 4
23:00 Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle Semi-Final 1
23:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Round of 16
23:04 Athletics Women's 100m Round 1: Heat 5
23:06 Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle Semi-Final 2
23:10 Athletics Women's 100m Round 1: Heat 6
23:16 Athletics Women's 100m Round 1: Heat 7
23:59 Beach Volleyball Men's Round of 16
More on the sad news Pele will not be able to attend tonight because of ill health.
"I'm not in physical condition to take part in the opening ceremony," Pele said.
"Only God is more important than my health. In my life, I've had fractures, surgeries, pain, hospital stays, victories and defeats. And I've always respected those who admire me."
And now the inexorable march of athletes. Hang in there folks, you can do it. Given my inability to correctly identify German table tennis players, I'll leave you in the capable hands of our sport guys.
Aruba looked a happy bunch. Didn't know where it was. Looked it up and now it's obvious why they're a happy bunch.
Egypt. That's with an E. Fifth letter of the alphabet. 21 to go if my maths are correct...
Flag carrying Rafa Nadal with a massive beam on his chops as he leads Spain out into the Marcana.
The U S of A ... Hundreds of em. Very preppy with the white chino look
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