Rio 2016 live: Olympics day six as Team GB claim gold in the men's team sprint

Follow the latest from day six at the Rio Olympic Games

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After a wave of medals for Team GB on Thursday, British hopes of further success on day six were realised early as Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley took the silver medal in the women's double sculls. This was followed later on by British success at the velodrome as Callum Skinner, Jason Kenny and Philip Hindes cycled to gold in the men's team sprint. Follow the latest here.

• Two golds and two bronzes on day five puts Team GB ahead of London 2012 haul
• Great Britain are blown away by Fiji in Rugby Sevens final to take silver
• Grainger and Thornley claim silver medal in women's double sculls
• Britain's men’s quadruple sculls miss out on medal after fifth-place finish
• David Florence and Richard Hounslow take slalom canoe C2 silver
• Simone Biles wins gold at women’s gymnastics all-around final
• Team GB take gold in the men's team sprint
• 21 gold medals available on day six
• Michael Phelps makes history again to claim his 22nd gold medal

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Thursday, August 11

07:30 Golf Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 1

08:00 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group A

08:00 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group C

08:00 Tennis Order of play available evening before

08:30 Rowing Men's Pair Final B

08:40 Rowing Women's Double Sculls Final B

08:45 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group D

08:45 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group F

08:45 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group B

08:50 Rowing Men's Double Sculls Final B

09:00 Rowing Lightweight Men's Four Final B

09:00 Water Polo Women's Preliminary Round: Group A: Russia v Brazil

09:00 Archery Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations

09:00 Fencing Women's Epee Team Table of 16

09:00 Fencing Women's Epee Team Table of 16

09:00 Fencing Women's Epee Team Table of 16

09:00 Fencing Women's Epee Team Table of 16

09:00 Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's Qualification

09:10 Rowing Men's Single Sculls SemiFinal A/B 1

09:13 Archery Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations

09:20 Rowing Men's Single Sculls SemiFinal A/B 2

09:26 Archery Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations

09:30 Handball Men's Preliminary Group A: Tunisia v Qatar

09:30 Rowing Women's Single Sculls SemiFinal A/B 1

09:30 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group A

09:30 Volleyball Men's Preliminary: Pool A: Iraq v Cuba

09:30 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group C

09:30 Fencing Women's Epee Team Table of 16

09:30 Fencing Women's Epee Team Table of 16

09:30 Fencing Women's Epee Team Table of 16

09:30 Fencing Women's Epee Team Table of 16

09:30 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group D

09:39 Archery Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations

09:40 Rowing Women's Single Sculls SemiFinal A/B 2

09:52 Rowing Men's Pair Final A

09:52 Archery Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations

10:00 Equestrian Dressage Individual Grand Prix Day 2

10:00 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

10:00 Equestrian Dressage Team Grand Prix Day 2

10:00 Hockey Men's Pool B: Netherlands v India

10:00 Judo Women -78 kg Elimination Round of 32

10:00 Table Tennis Men's Singles SemiFinal 1

10:04 Rowing Women's Double Sculls Final A

10:05 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

10:05 Archery Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations

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

10:13 Judo Women -78 kg Elimination Round of 32

10:15 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

10:15 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group B

10:15 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group B

10:15 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group D

10:17 Judo Women -78 kg Elimination Round of 32

10:18 Archery Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations

10:20 Water Polo Women's Preliminary Round: Group A: Italy v Australia

10:20 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

10:21 Judo Women -78 kg Elimination Round of 32

10:24 Rowing Men's Double Sculls Final A

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 Women's Epee Team QuarterFinal 1

10:30 Fencing Women's Epee Team QuarterFinal 2

10:30 Fencing Women's Epee Team QuarterFinal 3

10:30 Fencing Women's Epee Team QuarterFinal 4

10:30 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

10:31 Archery Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations

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

10:40 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

10:41 Judo Women -78 kg Elimination Round of 32

10:44 Rowing Lightweight Men's Four Final A

10:45 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

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

10:55 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

10:56 Judo Women -78 kg Elimination Round of 32

11:00 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group A

11:00 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group C

11:00 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group C

11:00 Beach Volleyball Men's Preliminary: Pool A

11:00 Boxing Men's Bantam (56kg) Preliminaries

11:00 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

11:00 Hockey Men's Pool B: Ireland v Canada

11:00 Judo Women -78 kg Elimination Round of 32

11:00 Table Tennis Men's Singles SemiFinal 2

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

11:12 Judo Women -78 kg Elimination Round of 16

11:15 Boxing Men's Bantam (56kg) Preliminaries

11:15 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

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 Men's Bantam (56kg) Preliminaries

11:30 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

11:30 Handball Men's Preliminary Group B: Poland v Egypt

11:32 Judo Women -78 kg Elimination Round of 16

11:35 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

11:35 Volleyball Men's Preliminary: Pool B: Russia v Egypt

11:36 Judo Women -78 kg Elimination Round of 16

11:40 Water Polo Women's Preliminary Round: Group B: China v USA

11:40 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

11:40 Judo Women -78 kg QuarterFinal

11:44 Judo Women -78 kg QuarterFinal

11:45 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) Preliminaries

11:45 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

11:45 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group B

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 QuarterFinal

11:50 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

11:52 Judo Women -78 kg QuarterFinal

11:55 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

12:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Preliminary: Pool D

12:00 Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's Finals

12:00 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) Preliminaries

12:00 Fencing Women's Epee Team Classification 5-8

12:00 Fencing Women's Epee Team Classification 5-8

12:00 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

12:05 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

12:10 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

12:15 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) Preliminaries

12:15 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

12:15 Basketball Women's Preliminary Round Group A: Belarus v Turkey

12:20 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

12:25 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

12:30 Rugby Sevens Men's Placing 11-12

12:30 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group C

12:30 Canoe Slalom Canoe Double (C2) Men Semi-Final

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 Welter (69kg) Preliminaries

12:30 Hockey Men's Pool B: Argentina v Germany

12:30 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group A

12:35 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 64

12:40 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

12:45 Boxing Men's Welter (69kg) Preliminaries

12:45 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

12:50 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

12:55 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

13:00 Rugby Sevens Men's Placing 9-10

13:00 Water Polo Women's Preliminary Round: Group B: Spain v Hungary

13:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Preliminary: Pool F

13:00 Boxing Men's Welter (69kg) Preliminaries

13:00 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

13:02 Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle: Heat 1

13:04 Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle: Heat 2

13:05 Sailing Mixed Multihull: Nacra 17: Race 04

13:05 Sailing Men's One Person Dinghy (Heavyweight): Finn: Race 05

13:05 Sailing Men's Windsurfer: RS:X: Race 07

13:05 Sailing Women's Two Person Dinghy: 470: Race 03

13:05 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

13:06 Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle: Heat 3

13:08 Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle: Heat 4

13:10 Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle: Heat 5

13:10 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

13:12 Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle: Heat 6

13:14 Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle: Heat 7

13:15 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group B

13:15 Fencing Women's Epee Team SemiFinal 1

13:15 Fencing Women's Epee Team SemiFinal 2

13:15 Sailing Women's Windsurfer: RS:X: Race 07

13:15 Canoe Slalom Kayak (K1) Women Semi-Final

13:15 Boxing Men's Welter (69kg) Preliminaries

13:15 Sailing Men's Two Person Dinghy: 470: Race 03

13:15 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

13:16 Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle: Heat 8

13:20 Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle: Heat 1

13:20 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

13:25 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

13:30 Hockey Men's Pool A: Spain v Belgium

13:30 Boxing Men's Light Heavy (81kg) Preliminaries

13:30 Rugby Sevens Men's Placing 5-8

13:30 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

13:32 Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle: Heat 2

13:35 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

13:40 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 32

13:44 Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle: Heat 3

13:45 Boxing Men's Light Heavy (81kg) Preliminaries

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

13:56 Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle: Heat 4

14:00 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 16

14:00 Rugby Sevens Men's Placing 5-8

14:05 Sailing Mixed Multihull: Nacra 17: Race 05

14:05 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 16

14:05 Sailing Men's Windsurfer: RS:X: Race 08

14:08 Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle: Heat 5

14:10 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 16

14:15 Basketball Men's Preliminary Round Group B: Brazil v Croatia

14:15 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 16

14:15 Sailing Women's Windsurfer: RS:X: Race 08

14:15 Canoe Slalom Canoe Double (C2) Men Final

14:20 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 16

14:22 Swimming Men's 100m Butterfly: Heat 1

14:25 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 16

14:25 Swimming Men's 100m Butterfly: Heat 2

14:28 Swimming Men's 100m Butterfly: Heat 3

14:30 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 16

14:30 Sailing Men's One Person Dinghy (Heavyweight): Finn: Race 06

14:30 Rugby Sevens Men's Semi-Final 1

14:30 Sailing Women's Two Person Dinghy: 470: Race 04

14:30 Fencing Women's Epee Team Placement 5-6

14:30 Fencing Women's Epee Team Placement 7-8

14:31 Swimming Men's 100m Butterfly: Heat 4

14:34 Swimming Men's 100m Butterfly: Heat 5

14:35 Judo Men -100 kg Elimination Round of 16

14:37 Swimming Men's 100m Butterfly: Heat 6

14:40 Handball Men's Preliminary Group A: Denmark v Croatia

14:40 Judo Men -100 kg QuarterFinal

14:40 Sailing Men's Two Person Dinghy: 470: Race 04

14:42 Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke: Heat 1

14:45 Judo Men -100 kg QuarterFinal

14:47 Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke: Heat 2

14:50 Judo Men -100 kg QuarterFinal

14:52 Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke: Heat 3

14:55 Judo Men -100 kg QuarterFinal

14:57 Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke: Heat 4

15:00 Canoe Slalom Kayak (K1) Women Final

15:00 Archery Women's Individual QuarterFinal

15:00 Volleyball Men's Preliminary: Pool A: Poland v Argentina

15:00 Rugby Sevens Men's Semi-Final 2

15:02 Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke: Heat 5

15:05 Sailing Mixed Multihull: Nacra 17: Race 06

15:05 Sailing Men's Windsurfer: RS:X: Race 09

15:13 Archery Women's Individual QuarterFinal

15:15 Sailing Women's Windsurfer: RS:X: Race 09

15:26 Archery Women's Individual QuarterFinal

15:30 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group I

15:30 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group H

15:30 Basketball Women's Preliminary Round Group A: France v Brazil

15:30 Judo Women -78 kg Repechage contest

15:30 Judo Men -100 kg Repechage contest

15:30 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group G

15:30 Beach Volleyball Men's Preliminary: Pool B

15:39 Archery Women's Individual QuarterFinal

15:40 Judo Women -78 kg Repechage contest

15:40 Judo Men -100 kg Repechage contest

15:50 Judo Women -78 kg SemiFinal of Table A

15:55 Archery Women's Individual SemiFinal

16:00 Gymnastics Artistic Women's Individual All-Around Final

16:00 Judo Women -78 kg SemiFinal of Table B

16:00 Cycling Track Men's Team Sprint Qualifying

16:11 Archery Women's Individual SemiFinal

16:15 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group A

16:15 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group F

16:19 Cycling Track Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying

16:27 Archery Women's Individual Bronze Medal Match

16:30 Judo Men -100 kg SemiFinal of Table A

16:30 Beach Volleyball Women's Preliminary: Pool F

16:35 Judo Men -100 kg SemiFinal of Table B

16:40 Judo Women -78 kg Contest for Bronze Medal A

16:40 Judo Men -100 kg Contest for Bronze Medal A

16:40 Handball Men's Preliminary Group B: Brazil v Germany

16:43 Archery Women's Individual Gold Medal Match

16:50 Judo Women -78 kg Contest for Bronze Medal B

17:00 Hockey Women's Pool A: Germany v Spain

17:00 Boxing Men's Bantam (56kg) Preliminaries

17:00 Judo Women -78 kg Final: Gold Medal Contest

17:00 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group B

17:00 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group B

17:00 Fencing Women's Epee Team Bronze Medal Match

17:00 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group A

17:05 Volleyball Men's Preliminary: Pool B: Canada v France

17:10 Cycling Track Men's Team Sprint First Round: Heat 1

17:10 Judo Men -100 kg Contest for Bronze Medal B

17:13 Cycling Track Men's Team Sprint First Round: Heat 2

17:15 Boxing Men's Bantam (56kg) Preliminaries

17:16 Cycling Track Men's Team Sprint First Round: Heat 3

17:19 Cycling Track Men's Team Sprint First Round: Heat 4

17:20 Judo Men -100 kg Final: Gold Medal Contest

17:23 Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit Qualifying

17:30 Beach Volleyball Women's Preliminary: Pool D

17:30 Rugby Sevens Men's Placing 7-8

17:30 Boxing Men's Bantam (56kg) Preliminaries

17:45 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) Preliminaries

17:45 Basketball Women's Preliminary Round Group A: Japan v Australia

17:45 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group A

18:00 Rugby Sevens Men's Placing 5-6

18:00 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) Preliminaries

18:00 Hockey Women's Pool B: Australia v Argentina

18:15 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) Preliminaries

18:21 Cycling Track Men's Team Sprint Finals: Bronze

18:25 Cycling Track Men's Team Sprint Finals: Gold

18:30 Rugby Sevens Men's Bronze Medal Match

18:30 Boxing Men's Welter (69kg) Preliminaries

18:30 Fencing Women's Epee Team Gold Medal Match

18:45 Boxing Men's Welter (69kg) Preliminaries

19:00 Rugby Sevens Men's Gold Medal Match

19:00 Basketball Men's Preliminary Round Group B: Nigeria v Spain

19:00 Boxing Men's Welter (69kg) Preliminaries

19:15 Boxing Men's Welter (69kg) Preliminaries

19:30 Hockey Women's Pool B: USA v India

19:30 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group K

19:30 Boxing Men's Light Heavy (81kg) Preliminaries

19:30 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group J

19:30 Badminton Men's Singles Group Play Stage: Group L

19:45 Boxing Men's Light Heavy (81kg) Preliminaries

19:50 Handball Men's Preliminary Group B: Slovenia v Sweden

20:15 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group J

20:15 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group G

20:15 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group I

20:30 Table Tennis Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match

20:30 Volleyball Men's Preliminary: Pool A: Italy v Mexico

20:30 Hockey Women's Pool B: Japan v Great Britain

21:00 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group C

21:00 Beach Volleyball Men's Preliminary: Pool A

21:00 Badminton Women's Singles Group Play Stage: Group H

21:00 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group D

21:30 Table Tennis Men's Singles Gold Medal Match

21:45 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group C

21:45 Badminton Men's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group B

21:45 Badminton Women's Doubles Group Play Stage: Group D

21:50 Handball Men's Preliminary Group A: France v Argentina

22:00 Beach Volleyball Men's Preliminary: Pool B

22:03 Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle SemiFinal 1

22:10 Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle SemiFinal 2

22:17 Swimming Women's 200m Breaststroke Final

22:26 Swimming Men's 200m Backstroke Final

22:30 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group C

22:30 Basketball Men's Preliminary Round Group B: Lithuania v Argentina

22:30 Badminton Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage: Group D

22:35 Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke SemiFinal 1

22:35 Volleyball Men's Preliminary: Pool B: Brazil v USA

22:44 Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke SemiFinal 2

23:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Lucky Loser

23:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Lucky Loser

23:01 Swimming Men's 200m Individual Medley Final

23:18 Swimming Women's 100m Freestyle Final

23:34 Swimming Men's 100m Butterfly SemiFinal 1

23:42 Swimming Men's 100m Butterfly SemiFinal 2

23:59 Beach Volleyball Men's Lucky Loser

23:00 Beach Volleyball Women's Lucky Loser

[5 August 2016 23:07 · Samuel Stevens]

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." 

[5 August 2016 23:07 · Samuel Stevens]

[6 August 2016 00:56 · Christopher Hooton]

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.

[6 August 2016 01:08 · Matt Gatward]

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.

[6 August 2016 01:17 · Matt Gatward]

Here come China. This could take some time

[6 August 2016 01:28 · Matt Gatward]

Egypt. That's with an E. Fifth letter of the alphabet. 21 to go if my maths are correct...

[6 August 2016 01:32 · Matt Gatward]

Flag carrying Rafa Nadal with a massive beam on his chops as he leads Spain out into the Marcana. 

[6 August 2016 01:35 · Matt Gatward]

The U S of A ... Hundreds of em. Very preppy with the white chino look

[6 August 2016 01:37 · Matt Gatward]

Russia soon....what reception will they get?

[6 August 2016 01:43 · Matt Gatward]

Team GB in the house. Andy Murray with the flag. Not sure about the jackets