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TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS WATCH AND FOLLOW LIVE - TEAM GB GRAB GYMNASTICS BRONZE AS SIMONE BILES PULLS OUT FOR USA
Updated 08/08/2021 at 14:58 GMT
10:00
PREPARATIONS FOR OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY AS CURTAIN COMES DOWN ON TOKYO 2020
09:50
SERBIA WIN GOLD! In what was the last final of Tokyo 2020, Serbia have won gold in the men's water polo!
It was a nail-biting match against Greece, but the Serbians just had too much for their opponents! And that's it for these Olympics!
09:40
'THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!' This was the moment Eliud Kipchoge cemented his legacy as a legend!
Kipchoge defended his marathon title with a time 2:08:38 with an imperious display on the streets of Tokyo!
09:30
RAISE THE FLAG! Despite her disappointment in the omnium earlier, Laura Kenny will be Team GB's flag bearer at the closing ceremony - which is set to start at 12pm BST!
09:20
WIGGINS ON KENNY CRASH! As referenced earlier, Laura Kenny found herself caught up in a big crash in the women's omnium final which ended her hopes of a medal!
Eurosport analyst Bradley Wiggins provided his insight of the incident afterwards...
"She looked quite angry, Laura, quite frustrated."
09:10
IT'S NOT OVER YET! The final gold medal of Tokyo 2020 is still on the line in the final of the men's water polo!
Serbia currently have an 8-7 lead over Greece in what has been a pulsating encounter so far!
09:00
SEVENTH HEAVEN! The USA won their seventh straight women's basketball gold earlier by beating Japan 90-75!
08:50
NOT HER DAY! While there was a gold in the keirin for Jason Kenny, Laura Kenny suffered bad luck in the omnium!
She was cleaned out in a huge crash and this is how she reacted afterwards when talking to Eurosport's Bradley Wiggins.
08:40
BRITISH SUCCESS! It's fair to say it's been a very successful Games for Team GB who have actually matched their medal total from London 2012!
There were some questions over the performances in the velodrome, there were near misses in the athletics, but a fourth place finish in the medal table is very impressive!
08:30
BACK HOME! These videos of friends and family celebrating athletes at Tokyo 2020 became a real feature of these Games!
This is how Ireland's Kellie Harrington hometown of Dublin celebrated her winning gold!
08:20
'IT'S NOW OR NEVER'! Those were Jason Kenny's words as he recounted how he won gold in the men's keirin earlier this morning!
“I think Matty in two was looking a bit leggy, I followed him in the semi-final, he worked really hard for that and there wasn’t a lot of recovery," he said.
"I'll be honest, it got to the point where I didn't really want to go, but I thought it's now or never really."
08:10
THE PRICE OF GOLD! Lauren Price claimed gold in the women's middleweight boxing earlier by beating China's Li Qian on a points decision!
07.55
CLOSING CEREMONY. We are pretty much done with the action at Tokyo 2020. The Games officially comes to a close at 20:00 local time (12:00 BST), with attention quickly turning to the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing (less than six months later) and 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
07.50
TEAM GB CAN REVEL IN A GLORIOUS GAMES. Lauren Price's final day gold medal took Great Britain to 65 in total and above ROC in fourth on the Tokyo 2020 table. It is two fewer total medals than Team GB won five years ago in Brazil, with five fewer golds. It takes Great Britain's all time aggregate to 916 medals at Summer Olympics, including 316 gold medals.
07.45
GOLD MEDAL ALERT! Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolov is the super heavyweight Olympic champion by unanimous decision.
07.40
RING FINALE! The men's super heavy weight gold medal bout is underway. Will it wrap up the boxing in style?
USA’s Richard Torrez Jnr lands a huge heavy blow in round one as he edges it 3-2 and then follow up with another in the second. However, he dips his head and gets a point deduction before being caught by a thunderous left jab by Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolov.
The American has a cut above his eye that needs some brief treatment and he won't feel much better when he sees the scorecard. The judges give round two unanimously to his opponent.
07.30
BOXING REPORT: Read Coral Barry's breakdown of how Lauren Price swept aside Li to add Olympic champion to her long list of achievements
07.25
VIDEO: Jason Kenny - 'The last thing we said, if I get a chance, just disappear into the distance.'
And didn't he just! You could quite easily watch that race on repeat today.
Or maybe even mix it up by interchanging with Lauren Price's masterclass in the boxing ring.
07.20
VOLLEYBALL GOLD. USA's women beat Brazil by three sets without reply (25-21, 25-20, 25-14) as Andrea Drews stars with a 15-point haul.
07.15
THE DREAM BECOMES A SENSATIONAL REALITY.
Price is already the World, Commonwealth and European champion but now there's another title she'll like the sound of … OLYMPIC CHAMPION!
She takes round three 10-9 from all of the judges for a truly comprehensive victory. Four judges had her 30-27 ahead overall with one calling it 29-28.
07.10
Lauren Price wins GB's 22nd medal of Tokyo 2020 by winning women's middleweight title