Alistair Brownlee and Jade Jones proved completely unstoppable and Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark finally clinched Olympic victory on day 13 of the Games to take Team GB’s gold medal tally at Rio 2016 to 22. Alistair first man to win successive triathlon titles at Games; brother Jonathan improves to silver Jones first Brit to
University of Bath-based athlete Jazmin Sawyers was the highest-placed Brit in the Rio 2016 women’s long jump final in the early hours of Thursday morning. The 22-year-old cleared 6.69m to finish eighth overall on her Olympic debut – a result that Sawyers, who has jumped 6.86m this season, described as “good but not great”. “When
Day 13 is the first day of modern pentathlon with the fencing ranking round. Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark are guaranteed to win Team GB sailing gold no matter the weather and it is finally the turn of the Brownlee brothers to take centre stage at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee will tackle
Team GB’s women’s hockey side secured their place in their first ever Olympic final while the sailing 470 girls are made to wait another day to claim gold. 3-0 win over New Zealand gives Team GB a place in hockey gold medal match Wind affected day at the sailing puts 470 gold on hold Jon
Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark should be crowned women’s 470 sailing champions on Day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympics while a host of other Brits can go a long way to following their lead at what is now Team GB’s best ever away Games. Mills and Clark need just complete the medal race at
Gold medals from Laura Trott, Jason Kenny and Giles Scott helped Team GB secure their best medal haul at an away Olympic Games as the Rio 2016 total reached 50. Trott wins historic fourth gold with omnium defence as Team GB claim nine medals on Day 11 Kenny takes his gold tally to six after
Giles Scott will be crowned Olympic Finn champion on day 11 of Rio 2016 as Laura Trott attempts to complete a double-double following the finish of the omnium. Sailor Scott heads into the medal race in the Finn guaranteed gold, all he needs to do is take to the start line in anger and finish
Charlotte Dujardin retained her individual Olympic dressage title, Sophie Hitchon won Team GB’s first hammer medal since 1924 and Mark Cavendish claimed his first ever Olympic medal on Day 10 at Rio 2016. Dujardin the second British woman to win three Olympic gold medals Hitchon takes hammer bronze – Team GB’s fourth athletics medal Omnium
Charlotte Dujardin will bid to become just the second British female to win three Olympic gold medals on day ten of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Laura Trott became the first to achieve the feat on day eight of Rio 2016 with Dujardin’s chance coming in dressage’s Individual Grand Prix Freestyle. Dujardin, riding Valegro, is
What a day for the boys as Andy Murray and Jason Kenny both defended their Olympic titles as Team GB once against enjoyed a day of eight medals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Max Whitlock made history with two golds in a matter of hours and Justin Rose followed suit with the first golf
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