It was more medals for Team GB, as they saw themselves leap frog China to second in the medal table. There was some history in gymnastics; as Max Whitlock became the first Brit to win Gold on the floor exercise and on the Pommel horse final in a epic 45 minutes.Louis Smith won Silver in the Pommel horse final, in a very successful afternoon for Team GB.
Justin Rose won Gold in the Golf, as he saw off Swede Henrik Stenson. He also became the first every Golfer to get a hole in one, to make it that bit sweeter. There were 2 more Golds in cycling as Kenny saw off fellow Brit Callum Skinner in the sprint final and the women won the team pursuit to round off a fantastic cycling performance from Team GB.
Flag bearer Andy Murray also made history, by becoming the first player to defend the Gold medal in the men's single Tennis. He saw off plucky Juan Martin Del Porto in 5 sets. It rounds off a fantastic few weeks for Murray, who won also won Wimbledon.
Nick Dempsey won Silver in the Sailing, he lost out to Netherlands Dorian van Rjisselberghe. Dempsey also won Silver in London and Bronze in Athens.
There was also the 100m men's sprint in the early hours of the morning, which saw Usain Bolt win his 3rd straight Olympic Gold in the 100m sprint.
Tonight sees more cycling action as well as some Badminton!
With so much action happening in Rio, be apart of the Live Sport Talks events from September. We welcome former Olympian Joanne Jackson as our first guest. We will be discussing Joanne's career in swimming as well as her thoughts on our performances at Rio. The audience will then have the opportunity to ask their questions to Joanne in a Q & A. Tickets available now on the website www.livesporttalks.com
Thursday 22nd September in London - Live Sport Talks - British Swimming with Joanne Jackson
Thursday 27th October in London - Live Sport Talks - Paralympics review with Dan Greaves
Thursday 24th November in Manchester - Live Sport Talks - Gymnastics with Beth Tweddle
Be apart of our events to hear from some of the most inspiring Olympians in Britain's history
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