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1.38pm BST
As Sam Waller points out, Yorkshire seem to be doing pretty well again this year, with Nicola Adams and the Brownlees still to come...
Yorkshire & Yorkshire-based Olympians continue to shine. Congratulations on making us soooo proud! #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/TD4ud4hyJi
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1.26pm BST
We’re underway in the men’s canoe single 200m heats. Spain’s Alfonso Benavidez Lopez de Ayala wins the first heat, and is one of five to progress to the semi-finals. Brazil’s Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos, who has already won a silver in the men’s canoe single 1000m, goes in the second heat, he places second behind France’s Thomas Simart.
As I tuck into my second biscuit of the day, it looks awfully hard work. I have to admit, I’m not an expert in this sport. Anybody have any idea how they keep the canoe straight if they are just canoeing on one side? Must be a rudder.
1.08pm BST
1.06pm BST
Breaking news, courtesy of Owen Gibson.
Related: Irish Olympic head Pat Hickey arrested in alleged ticket touting inquiry
1.05pm BST
After watching Justin Rose’s sun-kissed victory, maybe Rory McIlroy is feeling a bit silly, too. In the women’s first round, Denmark’s Nicole Broch Larsen has raced into an early lead: she’s -3 after four holes.
1.02pm BST
It may not be the lasting image that many take from Rio, but for those that stayed up to watch Andy Murray’s men’s singles final against Juan Martín del Potro the other night, the picture of the two players slumped exhausted in their respective chairs, Murray crying tears of joy, DelPo balling into his towel at defeat, was a measure of how much an Olympic medal meant to these athletes. It’s poignant, too, that these are two athletes that earn ALOT of money, and compete in tournaments that could be considered as more important to their legacy. But still, they came, they sweated, they cried and the world marvelled.
Some sports stars turned down the chance to come to Rio – world No4 Simona Halep for example, and you can read Jacob Steinberg’s take on what he thinks about that right here.
12.49pm BST
#prayforRio
Related: Abandoned Athens Olympic 2004 venues, 10 years on – in pictures
12.46pm BST
As the debate about Rio’s empty seats rumbles on, the question over what Rio will do with the venues after everyone has packed up and gone home is growing.
A colleague over in Rio describes local bars with TVs all pointedly tuned out of the Olympics, unless it is for Brazil’s participation in the football tournament. Which principled stand I admire hugely. In their city, the varying degrees of scandal that attend every major modern sporting event could not be more infuriatingly obvious. The sporting industrial complex isn’t pretty at the best of times in booming first world locations. In Rio it plays out like a particularly hallucinogenic question in Family Fortunes. We asked 100 people in Rio to name something they wanted, to which the answers were obviously things like “sanitation” and “food”, but the imbecilic contestant hazards: “A canoe slalom venue?”
12.36pm BST
In contrast, it has been an underwhelming Games for Ireland, save for the O’Donovan brothers and Annalise Murphy’s silver in the sailing yesterday. Not least, because allegations of corruption continue to taint the boxing competition, where Irish world champion Michael Conlan and Katie Taylor have been subject to early exits.
Related: Olympic boxing corruption alive and well, says official as rows continue
Related: Irish Olympic head Pat Hickey arrested in alleged ticket touting inquiry
12.30pm BST
Fifteen medals, five days to go. Can Team GB surpass their London 2012 total? It would be a seismic effort, considering this is already the best medal haul GB has ever had away from home. If they do, a lot of credit will rightly fall upon these two, Laura Trott and Jason Kenny. Engaged to be married, they are the most successful Olympic couple ever.
12.20pm BST
Hello world. Women’s golf is the only thing live at the moment – and France’s Gwladys Nocera has just walloped her drive off the first tee straight into the bunker – so send your hopes and dreams to michael.butler@theguardian.com or tweet me @michaelbutler18.
12.09pm BST
And on that note I am checking out. It’s Michael Butler taking you through the Rio morning. I’m pretty sure that’s my last scheduled stint on the Rio 2016 blog as well. Not to get sentimental or anything, but it’s been... Olympic. Thanks for your company.
11.56am BST
Sam Waller has emailed in some excellent number fudging.
“I was very surprised when my friend pointed out last night that the US have won 16 gold medals in swimming alone. I know there has been a lot of chat about there being too many medals on offer in swimming, which I’d probably agree with. So in the interests of making Team GB look even better, in a swim-free Olympics the medal table would currently look as follows:
11.50am BST
More emails to pop through before I hand over in about a quarter hour from now. Tom Wisdom’s written. “Ey up Adam.” Hello Tom.
“Talking of which countries are and aren’t doing as well as expected; there has been less bleating on about how well Yorkshire are doing this time around. I haven’t spotted any China-esque remarks from the official news agency the Yorkshire Evening Post about it being a disappointing games, perhaps only a matter of time. After their success in London you really would have thought they would have had a funding increase.”
11.43am BST
Breaking news out of Rio. A lot more to come on this through the day.
IOC member and Irish NOC chief Pat Hickey has been arrested at the IOC hotel, according to the excellent @JamilChade https://t.co/CmgtZoxyXz
11.34am BST
What were you doing when you were 16? Not winning Olympic medals while knocking over your school exams at the same time, I’m tipping. Amy Tinkler, the youngest member of Team GB who came third in the women’s floor comp last night behind Simone Biles, goes home now to find out how she did in her GSCEs. What a delight.
After the result was announced, she broke down in tears and told the BBC: “I just love competing in front of big crowds, it’s just incredible, I’m just so shocked.” She will find out how she has done in her exams when she flies home next Thursday.
Related: Amy Tinkler goes from gymnastics bronze to discovering her GCSE results
11.24am BST
Did you know? Guardian Sport has an instagram account now. And it’s pretty great. Give it a follow.
11.20am BST
We’re actually on ten minutes away from action on day 12, due to the women’s golf tournament beginning today. As with the men last week, a Brazilian (Miriam Nagl) will lead out the field off the first tee. A nice touch.
There top four favourites are:
10.59am BST
Nearing 7am in Rio and it is already 20 degrees out, heading towards 32. That’s more like it. Celsius that is, of course. This is the time when I usually tell you, and will today once more, to study up on the results and medals guide. Again, this is a title that doesn’t quite capture the full extent of the product. If you keep this open all day, you won’t miss much. I promise.
At the top of the hour we’ll start pacing through what day 12 should bring. But before that, one more plug for Claire Phipps daily briefing that will leave few questions unanswered about the day that was yesterday, and a taste of why today is worth emotionally investing in.
Related: Rio Olympics 2016 – medal table and results in full
10.36am BST
You know who aren’t going so well? No, this isn’t another pop at Australia’s struggles. That’s been well documented and will surely be the subject of an inquiry when this is all over.
China. Their official news agency (gotta love that) have been getting pretty punchy on the tweet the last couple of days, culminating in this ‘Worst Olympics flop’ headline.
China is facing its poorest Olympic showing in two decades after a succession of disappointments in sports such as badminton, diving and gymnastics. The country currently trails both the United States and Great Britain in the medals table, with Team GB taking 19 gold medals to China’s 17. The US has 28.
Related: 'Worst Olympic flop': Chinese media bemoans Rio medal haul
10.30am BST
David Hopkins on the email taking my earlier attempt at a bit of Corbyn lolz and running with it:
“I’m not sure Jeremy Corbyn would prefer a return to one gold medal per games. Rather, he’d deny that winning medals is really the point, then head to another stadium entirely and claim that the applause from the crowd there means that he’s won really.”
10.26am BST
More positive to offset my earlier negative: Matt Clearly on how Rugby Sevens just... worked.
Sevens athletes range from amateur to semi-professional. They are among the fittest people at the Games. They mix sub-optimal endurance with high-octane effort. They need mental clarity under high fatigue. They train so hard they vomit. They run and run and run.
Related: The Olympic Games and rugby sevens: a match made in heaven | Matt Cleary
10.19am BST
Les Carpenter has the story of Adeline Gray, the American wrestler competing this week, inspired by the example UFC phenomenon (and 2008 Olympic medallist) Ronda Rousey. And it’s a good’un.
Until Rousey stormed from Olympic judo bronze to the top of the UFC, fighting women didn’t have a powerful mainstream voice. To the 25-year-old Gray, a 75kg medal hope who wrestles on Thursday, it felt like strong women didn’t have a forceful voice. Rousey gave the nod that said it was OK to be tough, to fight and be proud of the feminine identity that now comes with that notion. Until Rousey, she might not have come to Rio thrilled with the strength she feels in her shoulders. Before she wore her doubt everywhere. Did she look too muscular? Did she seem too big? What did people think?
Related: Why Ronda Rousey has changed the world for women like Adeline Gray
10.00am BST
I’ve focussed on a lot of not very nice things this morning. But, as Simon Darvill rightly says, there was a lovely little moment that shouldn’t be lost, and certainly won’t be forgotten.
He says: “Let’https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2016/aug/16/nikki-hamblin-helps-abbey-dagostino-finish-5000m-after-fall-videos forget the claims of less than honest judging in the boxing, the machine like ruthlessness of the GB Cycling team and the unsportsmanlike crowds, what we should be talking about is the Womens 5000m qualifier and the fate of the US and New Zealand runners who fell. I know its mentioned in the round up but I think its something that should be shouted from the roof tops. Their reactions to it and their actions after it happened are the definition of the Olympic Spirit? To spend all the hard hours preparing for the race, to see your hopes disappear but to ignore all that to make sure the other person can finish, that to me is perhaps one of the finest examples of that nebulous concept, sportsmanship.”
Speaking to New Zealand’s Breakfast radio host Mike Hosking, Hamblin said the moment of kindness wasn’t what she expected when she prepared for Rio. “When I look back on Rio 2016, I’m not going to remember where I finished, I’m not going to remember my time … but I’ll always remember that moment.
Related: Olympic spirit: New Zealand and American runners help each other after collision
9.55am BST
Tony Brennan has written in as well. To talk about something I probably should have raised earlier. So thanks for that.
“Just catching up on the last few hours...”
Related: Team GB cycling head coach hits back at rivals questioning Olympic success
9.39am BST
Let’s work through a bit of corro. First, James Taylor. No, not that one. And no, not the other one either. Another one. Hi James.
“Firstly thanks to you and your colleagues for the live blog every day. Even though we have a TV in the office I always keep it open to follow anything the Beeb may be missing and to catch what your other readers are saying.”
Related: Team GB’s Olympic success: five factors behind their Rio medal rush | Owen Gibson
9.29am BST
Another from last night that I feel compelled to read every word about. Simone Biles, the 19-year-old American gymnast, won her fourth gold. This time on the floor. Emma Johns had the pleasure of being there to write the story, which includes (embedded) some video of the routine.
If Biles could not complete a much-mooted clean sweep of five gold medals – her bronze on the beam was a whispered reminder of her mortality – then she is still a wonder of the sporting world. With her extraordinary power-to-height ratio, she packs more tumbles into a single traverse than anyone alive, catapulting her 4ft 8in body into the air is if there are jet packs hidden in the soles of her feet.
Related: Simone Biles takes fourth Rio gold on floor with GB’s Amy Tinkler third
9.22am BST
While you were probably sleeping. If British, that is. Your guys added another medal before stumps, Jack Laughter collecting 3m springboard silver to go with his synchronised gold from this time last week. A handy campaign for the 21 year old. Robert Kitson has the skinny from the Aquatic Centre.
With a gold and now a silver, Laugher has also outdone Daley’s creditable brace of bronzes in London and Rio. From the outset he looked confident and composed, with only his fourth dive failing to win the judges’ universal approval. He established himself early on as Cao’s closest rival and challenged the remainder of the field to try and play catch-up.
Related: Jack Laugher adds springboard diving silver to his synchronised gold
9.15am BST
Callum Skinner has tweeted back at the Leave Lot (can probably delete their account now, right?), unhappy to have his image linked to their... oh, whatever it is when it isn’t a campaign anymore. And he chucked a little EU flag emoji at the end. For that alone, you better believe they’ll take you out of the video...
@LeaveEUOfficial @TeamGB thanks the the support but I wish you wouldn't use my image to promote your campaign.
9.08am BST
Blue riband. What do we think about the term? Do you know people who call it blue ribbon? Is that acceptable now as well, language evolving as it does? Why should the 100 and 1500 get the gong and not, say, the 400? Tell me why!
Blue riband to the back teeth is that 1500 metres on the track, the women’s final taking place overnight. Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon pulled out something special , a 58 second final lap to flummox world champ and world record holder Genzebe Dibaba from Ethiopia.
Related: Laura Muir gives everything but cannot match gold medallist Faith Kipyegon
9.01am BST
One for the Londoners. Tom Daley is being urged to stand up for a pool in Barnet and protect the diving board from demolition. I’ll make this bold prediction: if the GB no. 1 gets over the line and captures that elusive gold in the platform later this week, this’ll be a problem that quickly vanishes.
Related: Tom Daley urged to protect diving boards at north London pool
8.42am BST
Daily indulgence: the pictures are in. Day 11 in all its photographic glory. My favourite, probably the shadowy hurdlers. The Seb Coe cuddle of Renaud Lavillenie will be remembered for a while as well. Anyone else catch that medal ceremony? All a bit unpleasant. And yes, I know what he said after the event - not good either. But still.
Related: Gold for Trott and Kenny, the men's swimming marathon, Simone Biles on the floor: Rio 2016, day 11 – in pictures
8.28am BST
Also, what to make of this? The Ryan Lochte robbery story continues to be contested. Admittedly, from officials who aren’t putting their name to the comments. Think I’m just going to pop up the link, leave it at that and get back to what we’re here for.
Related: Rio police investigating Ryan Lochte 'robbery' find little evidence so far
8.23am BST
In related news from the ring, Les Carpenter’s report details similar sentiment from the father of American fighter Gary Russell to Fazliddin Gaibnazarov of Uzbekistan, also at quarter final stage. His old man called it “fucked up” while Floyd Mayweather Jr said his countryman was clearly robbed.
On a day when the US should be celebrating another boxing medal with Shakur Stevenson winning at least a bantamweight bronze, the conversation was about a loss that puzzled most who watched it. Russell appeared to knock Gaibnazarov across the ring, especially in the last two rounds and yet the judges awarded the first two rounds, and the fight, to the Uzbek. This immediately set off outrage among an American contingent that had just finished questioning Russian Vladimir Nikitin’s victory over Ireland’s Michael Conlan less than an hour before Russell’s loss. Conlan later said “amateur boxing stinks from the core right to the top.”
Related: 'He got robbed': boxer Gary Russell's father claims Olympic bout was rigged
8.20am BST
Changing gears (see what I did there?) to some less-ideal bits and pieces. We have our report in from the boxing overnight. Ireland’s Michael Conlan had a right frolic after losing out to Russian Vladamir Nikitin in the quarters. “They’re fucking cheats,” he said. And plenty else along these lines. It’s all contained in the piece, alongside officials acknowledging corruption is still “alive and well” in the sport. What can you say, really?
Conlan added: “I’ll never box in this competition again. If people watch thisOlympic Games and they see some of the decisions … I think boxing is dead. It’s about whoever pays the most money. Whoever has the biggest [influence] wins.”
Related: Olympic boxing corruption alive and well, says official, as rows continue
8.15am BST
More on the cycling. Here are the (UK only again, sorry) highlights of the final night of competition. And fair enough if you didn’t catch the Keirin live given the two false starts. Quite enjoyed BBC repeatedly saying they would cut to their 10pm news bulletin after the race. Only for it to crack on till well after 11pm. Live sport, gotta love it.
8.08am BST
Barney has a piece up. The night, and week, that was for Team GB in the velo, capped off some perfectly last night via Trott and Kenny doing as they do. We’ll talk more about the latter’s Keirin final as the morning goes on (what scenes!). But first, this broader brush:
Even the manner in which the British riders eased through the heats in mid-afternoon was striking. From warm-up to breasting the line this was an act of sporting intimidation. Trott in particular has a genuine star presence about her now, an unignorable quality even as she prowls the pits. Preparing to compete against this focused, ruthless, quietly menacing collection of blue lycra champs it looks to be a genuinely oppressive experience for the rest of the field.
Related: Laura Trott, Jason Kenny and a British Olympics triumph of central planning | Barney Ronay
7.55am BST
Highlights! Get ‘em! (If you’re in the UK, that is). Begins with the last bit of Simone Biles gold medal winning floor routine. It was her final performance of the Games, where she claimed four Olympic championships. Doubt I’ll ever forget her work over the last week. What an utter genius.
7.45am BST
Okay, let’s do this. Old money: Adam.Collins.Freelance@theguardian.com. Short and sharps: @collinsadam.
Make sure whatever you do first thumb through Claire Phipps tip top daily briefing to begin. Then pick something out of all that, form a view, and send it to me. We’re better when we talk.
7.43am BST
Yes that’s right, the blog is back from Guardian HQ ready for the 12th day and in these the Games of the XXXI Olympiad. Oh it feels so good to say it like that.
It’s Adam Collins with you again for the stretch of the day where there is no sport, so we make our own fun. We also share with you the best of what happened yesterday so you’re feeling informed and Olympic by the time they wake up in Rio.
Some less than ideal advertisements for Olympism yesterday, whether they be accusations of judges on the take, officials making it up as they go along then some dog whistling hot takes on who might be on drugs.
6.59am BST
It’s day 12 and the finals are piling up. Catch up, Bolt-style, with our briefing and then stay with the pack as the live blog steers you through another day of Rio action. It’s all here.
Katy Marchant getting bronze means every GB track rider who took to the velodrome in Rio has won a medal. An amazing achievement.
Hey Vlad @PutinRF_Eng
How much did they charge you bro?? @AIBA_Boxing #Rio2016
I don’t want to accuse anyone of anything, but it’s certainly questionable … I have no idea how they do it.
Congratulations to @Taylored2jump and @WilliamClaye for bringing home gold and silver medals for @TeamUSA in the triple jump today!
Surprise!! #Rio2016 #Gold #FinalFive pic.twitter.com/yUswjZeHsa
My balls hurt, but my arms hurt more … Not sure what to ice first. Layed [sic] it all out there today, took a massive risk and went for it, but it didn’t pay off. But hey that’s sport. I had fun.
12 yr old @LauraTrott31 wearing Wiggins' 2004 Athens gold. 12 yrs later she has 4 of her own. Incredible. #gold pic.twitter.com/TZjnSYXsIl
If Spandau Ballet aren't the wedding singers at the Trott / Kenny nuptials there is something seriously wrong with the world #Gold
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