Commonwealth Games 2014: day eight as it happened
Gymnast Max Whitlock wins third gold medal of GamesDaniel Keatings wins mens pommel horse gold for ScotlandMedal table: all the latest Glasgow 2014 standings
9.42pm BST
The end of the eighth day, then. And this is what the medal table looks like, with three days of competition to go ...
9.29pm BST
One last medal weve not reported this evening, and its another gold for England! Sophie Tolchard, Ellen Falkner and Sian Gordon thrashed Australia 22-4 in the final of the womens triples. It was pretty much all over by the third end, with England storming into an 11-0 lead. The bronze-medal play-off between Wales and South Africa was a tighter affair, and certainly more dramatic: the Welsh led 14-10 after 12 ends, but failed to win another shot, the South Africans running out 23-14 victors with a late spurt. Gold for England, silver for Australia, bronze for South Africa, hard luck for Wales.
9.22pm BST
Gymnastics, and the result of the mens rings final. Its a Canadian one-two, with Scott Morgan taking gold and Kevin Lytwyn the silver. Good news for the Scots, though, with Daniel Purvis picking up a bronze consolation.
9.19pm BST
And so to the final medal to be handed out at Hampden tonight. Its the mens 200m final. Danny Talbot of England gets a huge reception from the Scottish crowd. Hes got half a chance of a medal, though hes got three very fast Jamaicans on his inside: Jason Livermore, Rasheed Dwyer and the favourite, the Olympic bronze medalist, Warren Weir. And indeed its those three who take the glory. Dwyer is the gold medallist, powering clear after the bend, taking the tape in 20.14. Weir taps his pal on the shoulder as they cross the line, offering warm congratulations; the pre-race favourite ran 20.26. Livermore takes bronze in 20.32. Talbot ends the race in seventh in 20.45, while Mosito Lehata of Lesotho crumples to the floor exhausted, after finishing fourth with a national record of 20.36.
9.03pm BST
Diving, and news of the womens 10m platform final. All eyes were on the absurdly young Victoria Vincent, of Tom Daleys alma mater down Plymouth way. The 13-year-old prospect had a decent final, ending her first major games in 10th place. But Tonia Couch was the best-placed English diver, finishing in fifth. Meaghan Benfeito of Canada took the gold, from Pandelela Rinong Pamg of Malaysia and Roseline Filion of Canada. Filion is 27, over twice the age of Vincent. A veteran at 27!
8.54pm BST
Blessing Okagbare adds 200m to her 100m gold! The silky Nigerian eases to a win in 22.25 seconds. Thats such a smooth run. Less of a run than a glide. But behind her its a success story for the English runners, with Jodie Williams (silver), Bianca Williams (bronze) and Anyika Onuora (fourth) all recording personal bests! Williams and Williams react with a mixture of disbelief and joy, sobbing in each others arms! Theyll be thinking about the 4x100m relay, and a real chance of gold.
8.48pm BST
Sheer brilliance from Jazmin Sawyers! Poor old Shara Proctor, youll remember, pulled a muscle on the run-up to her first jump in the womens long jump. The favourite was out before the event had begun. But Sawyers has salvaged the event for the English! With her last jump, she pulled out a season best leap of 6m 54cm, securing an unexpected silver! So close to the gold as well, but Ese Brume had posted a jump of 6.56. Thats a stunning effort. Silver! Christabel Nettey of Canada settled for bronze.
8.40pm BST
Hampden has gone off on one! This is marvellous. Imagine if Child had won gold! But, of course, nobody cares. This is more than good enough for the home crowd, and for the athlete herself. Sometimes you lose silver, and sometimes you win silver. Child most definitely won silver. Michael Johnson there, winning back a little moral credit for the BBC.
8.34pm BST
Hampden roars! The good, old-fashioned Hampden Roar. But its not quite good enough for Child to claim gold. Spencer tears clear from the 200m mark, and shes never going to be caught. Sheer brilliance from the world number one, who takes the tape at 54.10 seconds. But the home hero picks up the second silver medal of her Commonwealth career, adding to the one she won in Delhi. At the end of a brilliant race, 55.02, Child raises both hands to the air. She drapes herself in the saltire, and enjoys a lap of honour. The crowd might be enjoying it even more. The PA blast out the new Scottish national anthem, Im Gonna Be 500 Miles by the Proclaimers. Walking 500 miles? At the 400m hurdles? And the Proclaimers a pair of Hibs fans too. Is this appropriate?!
8.28pm BST
400m hurdles: the main event. Its the one Hampden has been waiting for: the womens final! Eilidh Child isnt the favourite - thats Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica, who has won all nine of the races the two have competed - but hopes are nevertheless high. A tense atmosphere as the Heart of Midlothian fanatic waits for her moment of destiny. And then off goes that roof again! She waves to the crowd as her name is called, appreciative though rather uncomfortable, as she doesnt want to step out of The Zone. And then, bang! Theyre off! Except theyre not, because theres a huge bang elsewhere in the stadium - folk in the discus circle are being blamed - and theyll have to reset. And then, bang! Its the starting gun, and theyre off!
8.23pm BST
Its 400m hurdles time! With Eilidh Child hoping to land Scotlands first track gold at the Commonwealths since Yvonne Murrays win in the 1994 10,000m, the mens event is the amuse-bouche as far as Hampden is concerned. Which is not to say the crowd doesnt gie it laldie for the laddies. The big oooh comes when Annsert White of Jamaica clatters to the floor three hurdles from home. Cornel Fredericks hits the front early on and doesnt relinquish the lead, taking gold ahead of Jehue Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago and Jeffery Gibson of the Bahamas. The three medallists are a fair way clear of the rest, but Niall Flannery of England is the best of the rest. If someone said to me at the beginning of the year Id be fourth in the Commonwealths, Id have bitten their hand off! he smiles. The BBC kindly let him finish speaking.
8.07pm BST
Much respect between Amos and Rudisha. It was awesome, smiled the vanquished Olympic champion Rudisha, when asked about the atmosphere at Hampden. The race was good, but the last 100m I found it a little difficult. Amos was good tonight! Amos responds with an arm around Rudishas shoulder. This gentlemen here will always be the hero of 800m, he tells the nation. Lovely scenes. Or they were until the BBC cut off Amos mid-sentence, having got fed up when the star man Rudisha had stopped talking. Amos has just won the gold, you desperate shower! Give the man his moment, will you?! The BBCs modern habit of concentrating on the big-draw names at the expense of just about everyone else - the Wimbledonisation of their sports output - continues apace. Shabby behaviour. Happily, Amos gives not a flying one, and cavorts off to celebrate his stunning victory with the Hampden crowd.
7.57pm BST
A
huge
semi-sized shock! Rudisha leads at the bell, with Amos sitting on his shoulder. It looks as though hes in control of the race, at the head of the pack as he prefers, but his compatriot Ferguson Rotich gets in his way a little on the final bend, and though Rudisha turns up the power, hes taken his eye off the ball. Amos, coming from third at the turn, burns down the final stretch. Rudisha has a lead, but it becomes clear from a fair distance out that it wont be enough. Amos eats up the yards, zips past Rudisha, and has enough time to extend his arms out to his side in joy, his tongue falling out of his mouth, as he takes the tape! What a run by Amos!
1. Amos (BOT) 1:45.18
2. Rudisha (KEN) 1:45.48
3. Olivier (RSA) 1:46.03
7.51pm BST
The roof comes off Hampden Park again. And the action hasnt even started on this one. Its the mens 800m final, and one of the major stars of the 2012 Olympics, David Rudisha of Kenya, is accepting accolades from a knowledgable crowd. Nijel Amos of Botswana is afforded a rare old roar too, as the only man in the field whos beaten him this year. And theyre off!
7.46pm BST
The roof comes off Hampden Park! David Weir, Paralympic legend, has added Commonwealth Games gold to his stellar CV! He absolutely smoked the rest of the field, tearing clear around the final bend and holding his line so nobody could nip by on the inside. He neednt have bothered, because second-placed Kurt Fearnley was a country mile behind. Weir came home in 3:21.67, just over 1.5 seconds ahead of the silver-placed Fearnley. Alex Dupont took bronze. Its a nice feeling, says a deadpan Weir, not particularly excited - because lets face it everyone knew he would romp this - but clearly very satisfied and respectful nonetheless. It was in the back of my mind after 2012. Should I carry on? But this is the reason I carry on. I had never won this before. This is as good as London! The 2014 Commonwealth Games: a bit shit? No. No, I dont think so.
7.38pm BST
And now a few tears to mix with the rain. Shara Proctor was a gold-medal hope for the womens long jump, but as she skittered down the treacherous track to take her first leap, something went in her left leg. She pulled up, knowing instantly it was all over before it had even begun. Heartbreaking scenes as she sits on the perimeter fence at Hampden, her hood pulled over her face but the rocking of her shoulders betraying her emotional tumult. Gah. Sports just no damn good sometimes.
7.34pm BST
Gold for Australia in the womens 1,500m T54! The unfancied Angela Ballard sat on Diane Roys shoulder until the home straight, whereupon she powered past the Canadian, a perfect tactical burst. Roy had no answer, and Ballard crossed the line in 3:59.20, half a second ahead. For a while, it looked as though Englands Jade Jones would get involved in the gold medal scrap, though she was more than happy to settle for bronze, coming home in 4:00.19. A brilliant race by the 18-year-old Jones, who was beside herself with glee when interviewed by the BBC. Its really unexpected, my first senior medal! she laughed. I didnt realise a medal was in my grasp until I crossed the line! Its incredible. Heavy rain at Hampden, but theres a smile to break through the gloom.
7.24pm BST
The men have finished flinging the discus. In retrospect, it was all over when Indian favourite Vikas Shive Gowda pearled a throw of 63.64 metres with his third attempt. Early leader Apostolos Parellis had to settle for silver, 32 centimetres shy of Gowda, while Jason Morgan of Jamaica powered his way to bronze with a throw of 62.34m.
7.19pm BST
Drama in the semi-finals of the womens 800m, and its both bad and good news for the home support. In the second heat, Scotlands Emily Dudgeon was pipped for third place by Nikki Hamblin, right on the line. Her fourth spot was no good for qualification, as the first heat was faster, but that meant Dudgeons compatriot Lynsey Sharp - who appeared to have left it far too late in her run - scraped into the final, along with Jenny Meadows of England. Eunice Jepkoech Sum of Kenya was the fastest qualifier for tomorrows final, while Jessica Judd won the other race.
7.13pm BST
More breaking news! Someone has not only been reading, but also concentrating, on this blog. I know! Back around lunchtime, at 1.32pm to be precise, this report posed the following esoteric question:
Chris Boardman has just described part of Glasgows time-trial circuit as a false flat. Jonathan Wilson has got a lot to answer for. What next? An inside-out rider?
6.52pm BST
That medal table makes for some interesting reading. There are only three more days of these Games after this one, and England are currently leading the way. Australia will want to pull their collective finger out, as theyve been the leading nation at the last six Games. The last time they failed to go home with the most gold medals of any nation was the last time the Games were held in Scotland: Edinburgh XIII in 1986.
6.43pm BST
A picture of Englands latest gold medallist, Rebecca Downie, being about her business on the uneven bars ...
6.33pm BST
Breaking news: its raining in Glasgow. At a wet Hampden Park, the strapping competitors in the final of the mens discus are furiously towelling themselves down. Hot in here. The home hope Angus McInroy hasnt started particularly well, his first throw landing 53.33 metres away, in tenth place out of 12. Carl Myerscough of Blackpool has thrown 58.17m, but hes way down a field led early doors by Apostolos Parellis of Cyprus and his early fling of 63.32. Apostolos is a more statuesque monicker than Carl, isnt it. I suppose Angus would carry some cachet in the world of Highland sports.
6.12pm BST
Gold for England! Becky Downie, who has already triumphed in the team all-around, picks up her second gold of these games! She takes the honours in the uneven bars, pipping Larissa Miller of Australia and Ruby Harrold of England. To channel my inner Isla St Clair, here are the scores on the doors: 14.666, 14.566, 14.366.
6.04pm BST
Good evening. The BBC are changing channels at the moment, from their flagship BBC Television Service to the new upstart BBC2. While theyre rolling out their tasteful but not very memorable titles, here are the ones from 1986:
5.43pm BST
Well, Im going to head off now but Ill leave you in the more than capable hands of Scott Murray, who will guide you through this evenings events. But before I go, heres a bit of news about a weightlifter who got a bit feisty in the early hours.
An Australian Commonwealth Games weightlifter has been ordered to pay £400 compensation to a Welsh athlete after he admitted headbutting him. Francois Etoundi assaulted Gareth Evans, also a weightlifter, in the athletes village on Wednesday morning, Glasgow Sheriff Court heard. The assault followed an earlier verbal exchange between the pair relating to Mr Evans athlete girlfriend. Sheriff Andrew Cubie said Etoundi, 29, had brought the law of the playground into the athletes village, while his behaviour undermines the concept of the friendly games.
5.34pm BST
Flower of Scotland quivers through the air as Daniel Keatings receives his gold medal. He looks emotional, as you would I suppose. Its an emotive song, as is Auto Rock by Mogwai. In fact have a listen and then tell me you dont want to run out into the street thumping your chest like a madman in the hope of being given a gold medal in chest-thumping by a random passer-by.
5.21pm BST
Mens pommel horse final results
Gold Daniel Keatings (SCO).
5.17pm BST
Whitlocks routine is lightning quick but its not a perfect one. His legs brushed the horse and he had to rescue momentum on a couple of occasions. He scores high, 15.966, but not high enough. But well done Keatings. With all the attention on the English gymnasts he came in and played it perfect.
5.14pm BST
Now Whitlock attempts to win his fourth gold
5.14pm BST
The Scots are throwing everything they have at this pommel horse. Daniel Purvis doesnt put a hand, foot, finger or even fingernail wrong as he finds his rhythm and dismounts perfectly from a handstand. His score of 14.516 puts him in fourth. He loses points as they didnt think it was difficult enough. Unlucky.
5.10pm BST
Zi Jie Gabriel Gan of Singapore nails his effort. He doesnt have the most difficult routine but he does it blisteringly quick. He doesnt bother the top three, mind. Hes fourth.
5.08pm BST
But he wont win gold! He loses his momentum in the middle of the routine and doesnt manage to get his legs parallel quick enough. He moves into silver place with a score of 14.966. Its not what he would have wanted but he smiles away in any case and looks happy enough.
5.05pm BST
Here comes Louis Smith
5.05pm BST
Jac Davies brings his A-game too. The Welshmans routine wasnt as difficult as that of Keatings but he nailed it and goes into second place with a score of 14.800.
5.02pm BST
The Scot gives it a good go all right. Thats as clean as a whistle and difficult too, the chalk flying up off the handles as he gets his hands in position before grinning like a Cheshire cat as he lands on the mat. He knows that was good. He scores 16.058! The gold could be Scotlands unless Smith and Whitlock do something very special.
5.00pm BST
So, after the first two competitors routines Anderson Loran of Canada leads after Clinton Purnell made a mistake on his dismount. Now its Scotlands Daniel Keatings, who gets a huge roar as he prepares to give it a go
4.54pm BST
And now for Max Whitlock v Louis Smith in the pommel horse final.Thats a bit disingenuous actually. There are plenty of other brilliant gymnasts in this event, including Scotlands Daniel Keatings and Clinton Purnell of Wales, but its probably going to come down to a spin-off between these two. Smith is the grizzled old-timer (hes 25, kids) and won silver at London 2012 in this event. Meanwhile, 21-year-old Whitlock won bronzein the Olympics and is having a rare old time in Glasgow. Apparently, Smiths got a special move in his locker. Hell go off fifth with Whitlock watching everyone go before him and going last out of the eight competitors.
4.41pm BST
So Whitlock will have to win gold in the pommel final now if he hopes to outdo Fragapane.
4.38pm BST
Hang about. The 16-year-old, who is off last, lands a score of 14.766 in her first attempt and then follows it up with a wonderful vault to lift her average up to 14.633, enough to edge out Ellie Black from gold-medal position in the womens vault final. Thats her third gold of the Games, having won the All-Round title and Team Event gold earlier in the week.
4.33pm BST
Englands Kelly Simm is hanging on for a bronze medal in the womens vault final. Leading the way is Ellie Black of Canada but the events standout moment is surely the vault from Indias Dipa Karmakar, who just landed a leap with a seven-point difficulty. Now, excuse my ignorance, Im no gymnast aficionado, but it was a hugely impressive effort, in which she made three revolutions in the blink of an eye before nailing her landing and earning a score of 15.100 to lift her average score up to second place.
4.13pm BST
Youre wondering how the hockey finished earlier on arent you? Well, Australia beat Scotland 5-0 in whats called a good old fashioned thrashing. The world champions will play England in the semi-finals on Saturday.
And Englands captain, Barry Middleton, is champing at the bit
It should be fun, thats who you want to play in big tournaments. We have set our stall out over the last few years that we want to be in the big games and be in semi-finals. We are consistently making semi-finals with this group of players but we will go out there, give as good as we get, and we have belief in the team that we can beat anyone on our day.
4.09pm BST
Medals!
4.02pm BST
So thats the third gold medal for Whitlock at these Games. But hes keeping his gameface on for the mens pommel final.
I need to keep focused. It gives me a lot of confidence. It makes me chill out with those three medals under my belt. Lets hope we all go clean and have good performances.
3.58pm BST
So the medal table is looking pretty healthy, if youre viewing it with English eyes and get excited about this kind of thing
3.48pm BST
So thats gold for Max Whitlock (ENG), silver for Scott Morgan (CAN) and bronze for David Bishop (NZL).
3.40pm BST
OK, well that moved on quickly didnt it? Perhaps because the cycling ate into the coverage. But the whirling, swirling, leaping, bouncing controlled technique of the 21-year-old from England was far better than any one else. Well done.
3.35pm BST
What next? Gymnastics, thats what. And its the mens floor final in which Englands Max Whitlock is the red-hot favourite. While the cycling was going on hes already aced his routine. His score of 15.533 suggests it was near-perfect and also suggests he is destined for gold.
3.25pm BST
David Millar, who finished way off the pace, says hes going to look to Sundays road race to try to go out on a high. He said he knew it was going badly for him when the TV motorbike stopped watching him very early on in his effort.
3.22pm BST
Alex Dowsett speaks:
Yeah, no one wanted that today more than I did. Silver in Delhi and not being picked for the Tour de France. I was really, really angry. And its something special. It is something special. He doesnt sound like it is, mind. Maybe hes just absolutely shot.
3.18pm BST
How did he manage that? He made 15 seconds up on Dennis in the final split, winning in a time of 47min 41.78sec. A real gutsy ride.
3.18pm BST
Here he comes head down, legs going like the clappers!
3.14pm BST
Will Englands Alex Dowsett steal gold? He needs to make up five seconds on Dennis and is putting everything into it. He looks good coming up to the final two corners
3.13pm BST
No. Thomas is knocked down to silver by the Australian, who posts a fantastic time of 47min51.08sec, four seconds clear of Thomas.
3.12pm BST
Dennis comes around the final corner and grits his teeth before launching himself into the final stretch. Has Thomas done enough?
3.09pm BST
Dowsett is five seconds off Dennis in the final split. He hasnt fallen away as you may have expected and still has a chance. Dennis is wafting left and right on his bike as he approached Glasgow Green. It may come down to which man has enough in the tank at the sprint-finish
3.07pm BST
Thomas puts his foot down as he comes into Glasgow Green and posts a time of 47min55.82sec. Hes in the gold-medal position for now but will it be enough as Dennis nears the finish?
3.04pm BST
At the 32km split Dennis posts 38min33.31sec, giving him a four-second lead over Thomas, who has entered Glasgow city centre and is careering into corners to squeeze every little second that he can out of this course.
3.02pm BST
So this looks to be a race for the three medals between Dennis, Dowsett and Thomas. This could be a close finish.
3.00pm BST
Dowsett slips into second! He lost six seconds on that part of the course. He really struggled on the undulating roads in the middle section.
2.57pm BST
But hang on, Rowan Dennis has eaten into Thomas by seven seconds. Thats a tremendous effort. How will Dowsett fare as he heads for the third split? His body shape looks the part, with very little lateral movement on the bike.
2.55pm BST
Geraint Thomas has a 30-second lead after the third split. Hes a long way clear of Jesse Sergent in second spot and has clearly made headway in the exposed part of the course.
2.52pm BST
Standings at 17.1km
A Dowsett (ENG) 20min 31.03sec, R Dennis (AUS) +7.12sec, G Thomas (WAL) +10.84sec, J Sergent (NZL) +16.56sec, L Durbridge (AUS) +32sec.
2.50pm BST
And Dowsett, who won silver in Delhi, comes through the second split with a seven-second lead. Hes flying out there. Millars not, mind. Hes 50 seconds down. Poor David.
2.47pm BST
Australias Rowan Dennis has posted the fastest time at the second split, his blue helmet flying through in a blur at 20min38.15sec, three seconds ahead of Geraint Thomas. The middle section in the exposed countryside will be the big test, however. And theres still Dowsett to come
2.44pm BST
Heres the fastest man through the first split
2.39pm BST
How the mens time-trial looks after the 6.4km split.
A Dowsett (Eng) 8min5.50sec, J Sergent (NZL) +3.59sec, L Durbridge (AUS) +4.71sec, G Thomas (WAL) +7.21sec, R Dennis (+9.77sec)
2.37pm BST
So, how will Millar and Englands Alex Dowsett fare in the first split? Dowsett flies through in a time of 8min 5sec, shaving five seconds off Sergent. But Millar is way off the pace, posting 8min 26sec after 6.5km. Its not going to be his day.
2.34pm BST
Red-hot hockey update: Its now Australia 3-0 Scotland.
2.31pm BST
And off goes the final rider, Scotlands David Millar, who is hoping for a fairytale end to his cycling career in Glasgow. He goes off like a bullet as he heads down towards Gallowgate and out to the East End. Meanwhile, Jesse Sergent of New Zealand has just shaved a few seconds off Thomass time, going through the first split in 8min8sec. Will he carry that through with him though, or was that just youthful exuberance?
2.29pm BST
Geraint Thomas has set the fastest time at the first split, posting 8min12:71sec, around five seconds faster than Canadas Svein Tuft. The Welshmans legs are perhaps not as spent as many think.
2.24pm BST
Andrew Roche, of the Isle of Man, has just gone off. Its his seventh straight Commonwealth Games. Thats some achievement. Hes 42. Blimey.
2.21pm BST
Its still 0-0 between Australia and Scotland in the mens hockey, in case you were wondering.
2.20pm BST
Right, some of the bigger names are getting ready to go in the mens time-trial. First, Michael Hepburn, the national time-trial champion of Australia, launches himself down the ramp and off into the Glasgow sunshine towards the city centre. And then its Geraint Thomass turn. The Welshman is an unknown quantity. It all depends whats left in the tank after his 23rd-place finish at the Tour de France, where he burned himself out for Richie Portes cause. But Chris Boardman reckons hes a good tip for gold. So thatll do for me.
2.11pm BST
Over at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre, Scotland are taking on the world champions Australia. Theyre currently fourth and need to win by a ridiculous amount of goals to qualify in second place ahead of India, who need to lose. That wont happen. But good luck anyway.
2.04pm BST
Janvier Hadi of Rwanda leads the mens time-trial by over 1min 30sec. Well done. His time of 54min 44.18sec is the target for the second batch of riders, who are setting off now. The course has dried somewhat since this morning too, so this group can take more risks on corners to try to shave off some time.
1.47pm BST
Gibraltas Julian Bellido is the clubhouse leader in the mens individual time-trial. The reason being that hes the first man to finish. His time is 58min 49.28sec which will be way off what the medal hopefuls will post when they go off later on.
1.43pm BST
Hows the medal table looking, you ask? Like this
1.38pm BST
The English diver Jack Laugher, who won gold in the mens 1m springboard yesterday, has qualified for the final of the 3m springboard. Take that Jason Statham.
Really happy I was able to carry on my good form this morning. Bring on the final! pic.twitter.com/npdvYBkksU
1.32pm BST
Chris Boardman has just described part of Glasgows time-trial circuit as a false flat. Jonathan Wilson has got a lot to answer for. What next? An inside-out rider?
1.30pm BST
Earlier in the day, in the womens time-trial, Englands Emma Pooley was denied Commonwealth Games gold in the womens individual time trial as her penultimate race ended with silver. Heres the report:
On Tuesday, the 31-year-old London-born rider announced her intention to retire after Sundays road race, in which she will support Lizzie Armitstead.
Pooley had individual ambitions first in the 29.6km time-trial, which began and finished at Glasgow Green, and led at every time check before finishing in 42min 31.49sec.
1.25pm BST
The weather around the Glasgow time-trial circuit looks particularly changeable. Parts of the course are dry and parts of it are gathering puddles as heavy showers break out hither and thither.
1.22pm BST
So what are the highlights today? Well, David Rudisha, who spectacularly smashed the 800m world record at London 2012, runs in the 800m final tonight at 7.50pm. The womens diving preliminaries are currently under way but the final will be worth watching tonight at 7.40pm, where Englands Tonia Couch fresh from winning silver in the synchronised 10m platform yesterday will hope to add to her medal collection. She jumps in the 10m platform with Englands 13-year-old Victoria Vincent also through.
But for now the mens individual time-trial is what Ill be keeping my eye on, with Scotlands David Millar aiming to win a medal in the final season of his 17-year career. It is probably one of the biggest events of my life, Millar told Andy Bull. Especially where it is in my career. Whether it would mean so much to me if I was 18, well it would still be massively important to me, but I am 37. This is the end. His best chance is in the road race on Sunday. But who knows what extra he may get from riding on home tarmac. He goes off last, at around 2.30pm. Also, keep an eye on Geraint Thomas of Wales.
1.09pm BST
Afternoon. Well, what have we got for you today then? Loads of stuff
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