Rio Olympics 2016 LIVE: Usain Bolt, Max Whitlock, Louis Smith and Andy Murray all go for gold at the Games

  • Andy Murray takes on Juan Martin Del Potro in men's singles final
  • Max Whitlock and Kristian Thomas are in the men's floor exercise final
  • Whitlock and Louis Smith represent GB in the pommel horse final
  • The Olympic Games' men's 100 metres final starts at 2.25am (BST)

Day nine sees Usain Bolt go for gold in the men's 100m as Max Whitlock, Louis Smith and Kristian Thomas represent Great Britain in two gymnastics finals at the Olympic Games.

Team GB will be hoping to add to their 30 medals in what is likely to be another exciting day in Rio.

Andy Murray is also in action with the Scotsman facing Spain's Juan Martin Del Potro in his final, where he will bid to defend his Olympic title.

Join Sportsmail's Matt Maltby for all the action from Brazil.

  • Matt Maltby

    Host commentator

15:03
GB vs China in men's team quarter-final underway

Great Britain go head-to-head with China in the men's team table tennis quarter-final which is underway now. 

15:00
The women's marathon is still going on

Rose Chelimo of Bahrain is up there at the front of the pack with nine runners part of a group bidding for a medal in this women's marathon. Great Britain has two representatives in Alyson Dixon and Sonia Samuels. 

Athletes compete backgrounded by the Christ the Redeemer statue and Corcovado mountain in the women's marathon
14:52
Rose underway in the final round

Rose, starting at 12 under par, hits his second shot slightly wide after getting his final round underway. He's well on the way to a medal today - but will he hold on?

14:48
Ryan Lochte reportedly held up at gunpoint at a party in Brazil

Worrying reports from Rio with NBC reporting Ryan Lochte has been held up at gunpoint at a party in Brazil. He was invited by Brazilian swimmer Thiago Pereira, and is now safe at the USA swimming base. Will have more of that once we have more information. 

Ryan Lochte of the USA reacts after competing in the men's 200m individual medley final
14:43
And Rose is underway...

Rose tees off to get his final way underway and is closely followed by Open champion Stenson. 

14:41
Stenson and Rose about to tee off...

Here we go then. Great Britain's Rose, bidding for a men, is about to tee off in the final round in Rio. He's alongside Ryder Cup partner Stenson of Sweden and Australia's Fraser. 

Justin Rose of Great Britain and his caddie Mark Fulcher
14:35
Anyone for a cheap gold medal?
14:32

Badminton Olympian Sawan Serasinghe may be out of the running to win a medal in Rio, but that hasn’t stopped the 22-year-old enjoying his achievements.

Tucking into a massive spread of McDonald's burgers, nuggets and fries, the athlete showed off his abs, telling his supporters:

‘Now it's time to eat some junk food after months of eating clean!’

With six portions of large fries, forty nuggets, six brownies, two chicken burgers, two hamburgers, a Big Mac and a Quarter Pounder; Serasinghe’s feast amounts to an eye watering 8,369 calories.

READ THE FULL STORY HERE

Australia's Sawan Serasinghe celebrates the end of his Olympic journey with a McDonald's feast amounting to 8,369 calories
Sawan Serasinghe and Matthew Chau of Australia compete
14:28
The BBC's Dan Walker live performance gatecrashed...

By a Brazilian hen do... Watch the hilarious footage below

14:17
In the golf, the men's final round is underway

Great Britain's Justin Rose, who is leading, tees off at 2.39pm. Rickie Fowler will be fuming for the USA after misses what looks like an easy putt. Disappointing for the American. 

14:12
What happened yesterday?

It wasn't quite a repeat of Super Saturday from London 2012, but it was still a special day for Great Britain at the Olympics in Rio.

While Laura Trott became the first British woman to win three Olympic golds, there was disappointment for both Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford as they missed out in their bid to retain the titles they won in 2012.

But the star of the show was Mo Farah, who picked himself up after a fall to storm to success in the 10,000m once again, cementing his place as one of distance running's greatest ever.

 

Britain's Mo Farah celebrates with the gold medal
14:10
Rajiv Ouseph in action soon

Britain's No 1 is in action in is Group I clash against Japan's Sho Sasaki soon. This game was schedules for 2.05pm but there's been a slight delay due to an overrun of previous matches. I'll bring you the latest when it gets underway. 

13:59
Summary of today...

Best of British: Nick Dempsey is guaranteed a silver medal in the windsurfing, which starts at 5pm, to add to his Beijing 2008 bronze and silver at London 2012.

One or more places on the podium will be Team GB's aim at the gymnastics where Max Whitlock and Louis Smith compete on the pommel horse from 7.34pm.

Andy Murray is in the men's tennis final is at 7pm. Jason Kenny should be going for gold in the men's sprint from 9.04pm at the velodrome.

Keep an eye on: Justin Rose tees off as leader for golf final round at 14:39.

World in action: The winner of the London Marathon, Kenya's Jemima Sumgong, and Ethiopia's defending world champion, Mare Dibaba, are expected to feature strongly in the women's marathon at 1.30pm.

Stay up for: Usain Bolt aims to complete a hat-trick of 100m titles after London 2012 and Beijing 2008. The giant Jamaican is again likely to face competition from Justin Gatlin in the 2.25am final.

 

13:54
It did indeed, Laura...

Laura Trott may have woken up with a big smile on her face...

13:53
Table tennis quarter-final coming up...

Great Britain go head-ti-head with China in the men's team quarter-final. That gets underway at 2pm (BST). 

13:49
Women's marathon underway

The winner of the London Marathon, Kenya's Jemima Sumgong, and Ethiopia's defending world champion, Mare Dibaba, are expected to feature strongly in the women's marathon which is underway. 


13:45
Good afternoon!

Hello, good afternoon and welcome to Sportsmail's coverage of what is likely to be another cracking day in Rio.

Plenty of Great Britain representatives in today's finals including Andy Murray in the men's singles final.

Stick with me throughout the day and I'll bring you all the updates as they happen.

So get yourself comfy and enjoy...  

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