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Saturday marks the second-last day of action from the athletics track for Rio 2016, with Usain Bolt looking to close out his historic triple-triple…
After almost two weeks of waiting, the triathletes finally get their chance to go for gold in Rio. Join The Roar for live commentary…
The evening session of the opening day of athletics is punctuated by a number of high-profile events, including the women's 100-metre heats and the…
The women's cycling road race takes place about an hour from the main Olympic village, with the riders starting and finishing at Fort Copacabana.…
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Well the NRL season is just four weeks old and already some fans are calling for the bunker to be thrown out with the…
With the 2016 NRL season fast approaching the experts are coming out with their predictions for the year. Many of these predictions are based…
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A strong finishing Martyn Rooney snags the victory for Great Britain. Belgium and the Bahamas round out the automatic qualifiers. Cuba and Brazil finished in fourth and fifth respectively
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
After two legs, it’s the Bahamas in first place, Britain in second Beligum in third, Brazil in fourth
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
The second heat is about to commence. This race features Great Britain, the Dominican Republic, Bahamas and Cuba. If it’s half as exciting as the first heat, it will be an excellent race.
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
Jamaica pips America on the line, with Trinidad and Tobago finishing in third. Botswana, Poland and France closely followed in 4th, 5th and 6th. That was an exciting race and sets us up for a thrilling final
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica are making a move in the third leg, all four teams hand over the baton for the final time at the same time
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
Back to the track and the first of the men’s 4×400 heats. America sits in first place after 2 legs, Botswana in second
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
And she has cleared it.
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
Alana Boyd is on the runway, preparing for her first attempt at 4.6 metres. Just three women have cleared this height on the first attempt.
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
The next event on the track is the first heat of the men’s 4×400 relay. Both Jamaica and the United States are in the first heat, along with Trinidad and Tobago and France
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
The final of the men’s hammer throw is just minutes away from commencing.
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
The qualifiers for tomorrow’s 4×400 final are
1st USA
2nd Jamaica
3rd Ukraine
4th Great Britain
5th Canada
6th Italy
7th Poland
8th Australia
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
The Australians have qualified for the final in eighth position, 0.31 of a second ahead of Germany who finish in ninth. The girls leapt for joy when they saw the times flash up on the screen
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
Jamaica has won this race in convincing fashion, it was a tight battle for second and third though, with four countries battling for the final two automatic qualifiers. In the end Great Britain finished in second, Canada in third and Italy fourth.
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
Halfway through heat 2, Jamaica leads ahead of Great Britain and the Bahamas
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
Alana Boyd has cleared her first attempt at 4.50 in the pole vault
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
Heat number two features Jamaica, Great Britain, Italy and Germany
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
America finished in first place, followed by Ukraine and Poland.
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
Morgan Mitchell runs a strong final leg but was not able to climb up into the third automatic qualifying position, ultimately finishing in fourth place.
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
With one leg to go, we are in fifth position
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
A strong leg by Rubie has Australia in third halfway through the race
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
Australia is in eighth position after the first leg
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
The first event on track is the women’s 4×400 relay. The Australian team of Jessica Thornton, Anneliese Rubie, Caitlin Sargent Jones and Morgan Mitchell lines up in lane one of heat one. The first three in each heat and next two fastest times qualify for the final.
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
The women’s pole vault final has commenced, with Australia’s Alana Boyd opting to pass the first height.
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
The medal winners for the women’s 20km walk are now being presented with their medals
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog
Trinidad and Tobago, who finished third in the first heat have been disqualified for a lane violation
Olympics: Athletics Day 8 results - Bolt goes for triple-triple in 4x100m relay, live blog