London 2012 live blog – latest from the Games
Latest updates on day four of the Olympic Games in London.
• Team GB secures silver in the equestrian team eventing
• Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen rejects doping accusations
• Central line tubes to Olympic park at Stratford suspended after ‘fire alert’
London 2012: Team GB and Channel 4 News tweets
Channel 4 News launches its alternative Olympic medals table, click on the below to launch it.
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Team GB fights off Sweden and New Zealand to secure the second silver medal of the Games.
Strong performances from Mary King and Tina Cook to secure the medal set up an exciting individual eventing final in the afternoon.
Chinese gold medallist swimmer Ye Shiwen has denied taking performance-enhancing drugs, after a US swim coach described her world-record win as “disturbing” and “unbelievable”. Ye says: “The Chinese team keep very firmly to the anti-doping policies, so there is absolutely no problem.”