Usain Bolt bids for an historic third consecutive Olympic men’s 100m title as the sprint to be crowned the world’s fastest man takes centre stage on a busy middle Sunday in Rio.
In total, 22 gold medals will be won on day nine including in the boxing hall, men’s golf and tennis, as well as cycling and gymnastics, with a strong chance of multiple medals for Great Britain.
There was no repeat of London 2012’s magical ‘Super Saturday’ on day eight, with Jessica-Ennis Hill taking silver in the heptathlon, while there was a bronze for long jumper Greg Rutherford, but Mo Farah, along with cyclist Laura Trott, did make history by claiming their third Olympic titles, while American swimming legend Michael Phelps bowed out of the Olympics with a 23rd career gold medal.
ATHLETICS: Usain Bolt is in line to compete for his third Olympic 100m title in a row (semi-finals from 01:00, final at 02:25).
The Jamaican suffered a hamstring injury at the end of June but proved his fitness by powering to 200m victory at the London Anniversary Games in July.
American Justin Gatlin is quickest so far this year in the 100m (in 9.80 seconds) and the 34-year-old American is one of the favourites for gold.
The 100m is always a blink and you will miss it event but the chance to watch Bolt should never be missed, but also on the track the men’s 400m has stardust sprinkled across it as LaShawn Merritt and Wayde Van Niekerk look to challenge the brilliant Kirani James for the gold medal.
Earlier in the day, Britain has two entrants in the women’s marathon with Sonia Samuels and Alyson Dixon on the start line.
CYCLING: At the Velodrome, the men’s sprint final (from 21:04) features Britain’s Jason Kenny – winner of the London 2012 title – against team-mate Callum Skinner.Kenny, 28, has been relatively quiet since London but roared back into contention with this year’s world sprint title.
GYMNASTICS: The men’s floor and men’s pommel horse finals take centre stage for British fans on today’s gymnastics schedule, with Max Whitlock and Louis Smith, who both claimed team bronze in London 2012, set to be in contention.
Smith won world silver last year in Glasgow to add to his London 2012 individual silver in the event, while team-mate Max Whitlock took gold, and both will feature among a highly competitive field when the final starts at 19:29.
Earlier, from 18:00, Whitlock, who has already claimed bronze in the all-around, will also contend for gold in the men’s floor event having won world silver last year, though Japan’s Kenzo Shirai will be the man to beat.
TENNIS: From 16:00, the Olympic tennis tournament concludes with a string of medals as GB’s Andy Murray defends his London 2012 title at 19:00 against Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, while there will be a new gold medal pair in the women’s doubles, with holders Serena and Venus Williams already out.
GOLF: The sport will see it’s first gold medal winner since 1908 when the men’s individual title is decided.
Team GB’s Justin Rose is the leader from Open champion Henrik Stenson going into the final round of the men’s golf competition from 11:00, with Masters champion Danny Willett in nine shots off the lead.
SAILING: The first medals in sailing are handed out today, when the men’s windsurfing medal race begins, with the women’s event following.
Great Britain’s Nick Dempsey is guaranteed a silver and Bryony Shaw is also in contention for a medal.
DIVING: The women’s 3m springboard final at 20:00 includes Grace Reid and Rebecca Gallantree.
Medals will also be won today in fencing, shooting, weightlifting and wrestling.
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09:15-13:00 |
RIO REPLAY – DAY 8 Presenter: Jason Mohammad |
BBC Two starts the day with a full replay of all the overnight action from day seven, where Greg Rutherford, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah aimed to repeat their `Super Saturday’ heroics of 2012.
The Olympic Stadium took centre stage for an action-packed evening of athletics, including the conclusion of the heptathlon, the men’s long jump final and the men’s 10,000m.
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13:00-17:00 |
ATHLETICS Presenter: Hazel Irvine |
Live coverage of day nine start on BBC One at 1.00pm with the women’s marathon which takes place at Sambodromo at 13.30.
Britain has never produced a medallist in this event since it was introduced at the Los Angeles Games in 1984, with sixth-place finishes for Priscilla Welch in that race and Mara Yamauchi in Beijing eight years ago the best results.
Paula Radcliffe, who still holds the world record, entered the 2004 event in Athens as the favourite, but pulled out after 23 miles in blisteringly hot and humid conditions.
There is also a round-up of the boxing highlights from Riocentro.
17:00-18:30 |
SAILING, GYMNASTICS Presenter: Hazel Irvine |
Live coverage switches to BBC Two at 5.00pm with several Olympic sports set to feature before the evening’s events get underway.
First up is sailing with the men’s RS:X Windsurfer medal race from 17.05 at Marina da Gloria, where Team GB’s Nick Dempsey is looking to become the first windsurfer to finish on the Olympic podium three times, having won silver in 2012 and bronze in 2004.
The coverage then moves to the Rio Olympic Arena for artistic gymnastics with the men’s floor final at 18.00.
Britain’s Max Whitlock came second at the World Championships last year, and will be hoping to at least match that achievement here.
18:30-22:00 |
GYMNASTICS, TENNIS, TRACK CYCLING Presenter: Clare Balding |
Clare Balding takes over at 6.30pm on BBC One for a bumper evening of live action with the focus on the Rio Olympic Velodrome for various track cycling events, as well as gymnastics and the men’s gold match in the tennis.
The Rio Olympic Arena is the focus of attention to begin with, as three artistic gymnastics finals take place, starting with the women’s vault at 18.46.
The men’s pommel horse final follows at 19.33, with world champion Max Whitlock and 2012 silver medallist Louis Smith representing Team GB, and the women’s uneven bars final completes proceedings at 20.20.
The men’s singles tennis final at the Olympic Tennis Centre starts at approximately 8.00pm, which sees Team GB’s Andy Murray looking to retain the title he won in London four years ago when he faces Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina.
The action then moves to the Rio Olympic Velodrome for various track cycling events, starting with women’s sprint time-trial qualifying at 20.00.
The men’s omnium scratch race follows at 20.40, with Mark Cavendish looking for the Olympic medal that has so far eluded him.
The men’s sprint continues with the bronze-medal and final first races at 21.04, before the women’s sprint qualifying at 21.12, men’s sprint bronze-medal and final second races at 21.42 and men’s omnium individual pursuit at 21.50.
Olympics coverage switches to BBC Two at 10.00pm, with BBC News and Match of the Day 2 airing on BBC One through to 11.25pm.
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22:00-23:25 |
TRACK CYCLING Presenter: Clare Balding |
The Rio Olympic Velodrome is where the live coverage takes place, with the third of the men’s track cycling sprint finals due to commence at 22.47, if a deciding race is needed.
The women’s sprint last-32 race gets under way, while Britain’s highly decorated road cyclist Mark Cavendish continues his bid for an elusive Olympic medal on the track.
He finishes the first day of the six-event omnium with the elimination race, so called because after every two laps the last rider to cross the line is eliminated.
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23:25-00:00 |
DAY 9 ROUND-UP SO FAR Presenter: Clare Balding & Mark Chapman |
Switch back to BBC One at 11.25pm as Clare Balding and Mark Chapman present a round-up of all the key action so far on day nine in Rio.
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00:00-03:00 |
ATHLETICS Presenter: Jason Mohammad |
Jason Mohammad presents the final programme of coverage on day nine of the Olympic Games with the eyes of the world focussed on the men’s 100m final.
The flagship event of the athletics schedule – the men’s 100m final – takes place at the Olympic Stadium at 02.25, and barring injury or a huge shock, should see another meeting between world record holder and two-time defending champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica and the USA’s Justin Gatlin.
Before then, there is the men’s high jump qualifying at 00.30, the women’s 400m semi-finals at 00.35, the women’s triple jump final at 00.55, the men’s 100m semi-finals at 01.00, the women’s 1500m semi-finals at 01.30 and the men’s 400m final at 02.00.
Grenadian Kirani James is the defending 400m champion and will start among the favourites, alongside world champion Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa and American LaShawn Merritt.
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13:00-19:00 |
ABADMINTON, VOLLEYBALL, HOCKEY, GOLF Presenter: Ore Oduba |
Ore Oduba introduces the opening live BBC Four coverage on day nine of the Games in Rio.
Riocentro and the Maracanazinho are the focus of attention to begin with, as the badminton and volleyball competitions continue.
The opening men’s hockey quarter-final then gets under way at the Olympic Hockey Centre from 14.00, with Spain taking on Argentina, which will be followed at 16:30 with the second quarter-final at the Olympic Hockey Centre as Belgium face India.
There is also live coverage from the Olympic Golf Course as the sport’s first medal in 112 years will be won, with Britain’s Justin Rose the overnight leader going into the final round.
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19:00-02:00 |
GOLF, TENNIS, DIVING, BEACH VOLLEYBALL Presenter: Rishi Persad |
Rishi Persad continues BBC Four’s coverage from 7.00pm with further live action from day nine in Rio as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad.
There is the climax of the men’s golf on the Olympic Golf Course, as the first medallists in 112 years are decided.
With many of the world’s top 10 players choosing not to compete, there were high expectations on Britain’s Major-winners Danny Willett and Justin Rose.
Later, the men’s singles tennis final at the Olympic Tennis Centre from approximately 8.00pm, which sees Team GB’s Andy Murray looking to retain the title he won in London four years ago when he faces Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina.
Plus, track cycling at the Rio Olympic Velodrome and diving with the women’s 3m springboard final from 20.00 at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre.
The remaining pair of men’s hockey quarter-finals take place at the Olympic Hockey Centre at 22.00 and 00.30, while the women’s +75kg weightlifting final gets under way at Riocentro from 23.00.
There are also highlights of the opening two women’s beach volleyball quarter-finals, which took place earlier at the Beach Volleyball Arena.
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