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The 2016 Rio Olympic Games comes to an end with the closing ceremony on Sunday night after boxer Joe Joyce completed Britian's record medal haul to ensure Team GB will finish second in the medal table. Follow the live action from Rio here.

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Women's flyweight: Adams raises her arms in victory as she's awarded the fight. A fantastic performance as she makes history to become the first woman to win two boxing titles back-to-back.

Samuel Lovett20 August 2016 18:14

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Nicola Adams takes boxing gold to defend her 2012 Olympic title

Samuel Lovett20 August 2016 18:18

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Nicola Adams on her gold medal victory:  "The gold rush continues. I can't believe it I am now officially our most accomplished amateur boxer ever and it is such an amazing feeling.

"It is well up there ( with London). They are both on the same level. It takes a lot to win an Olympic medal and I would just like to thank everybody. It feels absolutely amazing. I've made history.

"I'm going to go on a nice holiday, take some time out and think about what comes next."

Samuel Lovett20 August 2016 18:24

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Nicola Adams in action against France's

Sarah Ourahmoune 

Samuel Lovett20 August 2016 18:57

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Men's Football: Nigeria have won their first Olympic medal at Rio 2016, after beating Honduras 3-2 in the bronze medal match. The Brazil v Germany gold medal final gets underway later tonight at 9.30pm.

Samuel Lovett20 August 2016 19:56

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Men's 80kg Taekwondo: The Briton ends the first round 3-1 to the good. He's in control and will be looking to build upon his lead.

Samuel Lovett20 August 2016 20:18

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Men's 80kg Taekwondo: Cho goes flying as the pair lash out at the same time with two kicks. The Briton gets his legs tangled in the Iranian's though and ends up loosing his footing before stepping out of the arena. He's penalised with a yellow card and will need to keep his cool to keep his lead.

Samuel Lovett20 August 2016 20:21

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Men's pentathlon: Joe Choong has sadly dropped down in the 3,200m combined run and shoot race. After starting the final event in second, he's dropped down to tenth after his efforts in the shooting range let him down.

Samuel Lovett20 August 2016 22:12

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Men's football: The Brazilians are starting to pick up after a slight lull following Meyer's goal. They're getting a real grasp on the game now as they commit more and more players forward. It eventually pays off as Neymar is brought down on the edge of the box and is awarded a free-kick. He steps up to deliver and dinks his effort to the far-post where it's headed back across the goal...and into the hands of Germany's Horn.

Samuel Lovett20 August 2016 23:01

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Men's football: A late corner for Brazil after Neymar's effort from the edge of the box is deflected. It's driven in by the superstar but easily cleared by the German defence. It's booted to the half-way line where the whistle blows for extra-time. Another 30 minutes to follow...

Samuel Lovett20 August 2016 23:20

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