LIVE BLOG: Medals rush for Team GB
Latest updates from Channel 4 News on day five of London 2012.
• Bradley Wiggins wins gold in the cycling time trial, teammate Chris Froome takes bronze
• Team GB’s first gold medal of London 2012, in the women’s rowing pairs
• Michael Jamieson wins silver for Team GB in 200m men’s breaststroke
• Bronze for Team GB in the rowing men’s eight
19.35
SILVER FOR MICHAEL JAMIESON IN THE POOL
Michael Jamieson wins silver for Team GB in 200m men’s breaststroke, setting a new British record.
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16.00
GOLD FOR BRADLEY WIGGINS, FROOME TAKES BRONZE
Bradley Wiggins follows his Tour de France victory with a gold medal in the cycling time trial. His Team GB teammate Chris Froome takes the bronze.
13.05
BADMINTON DISQUALIFICATION
The eight badminton players at the centre of allegations of throwing matches in the women’s doubles on Tuesday evening have been disqualified from the Olympics, according to Press Association Sport.
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12.38
BRONZE FOR TEAM GB MEN’S ROWERS
Team GB claim their second medal of the day in the rowing men’s eight, coming in third behind gold medallists Germany and Canada, who took silver.
Above: Krishnan Guru-Murthy meets Team GB’s silver medal-winning equestrians
• Eight badminton players disqualified from Olympic doubles for trying to lose
• Emma Pooley finishes sixth in the women’s cycling time trial, USA’s Armstrong takes gold
• Clean sweep of rowing finals qualifications for Team GB
• Amy Oliver, Team GB’s last female archer, is out despite beating the world number one
• Winston Gordon, Team GB judo athlete in the -90kg category, is out in the last 16
Gold and bronze medal winning rowers in a “sail past” at Eton Excelsior Rowing Club
12.00
FIRST GOLD FOR TEAM GB
Heather Stanning and Helen Glover dominated the women’s rowing pairs final from the start and never looked under threat.
Germany took the early lead in the race, with Great Britain in second, though the British then quickly took the lead. After the first quarter they were 2.8 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor.
Halfway through, the pair were three and a half seconds ahead of the rest of the field, with New Zealand in pursuit. The pair then pushed harder, expanding their lead over the field.
Read more as Team GB wins its first gold medal of London 2012
9.30
BADMINTON DISCIPLINARY HEARING
Disciplinary proceedings are launched after eight badminton players, including two world champions, are accused of deliberately missing shots to secure a better draw later in the tournament.
London 2012 Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe called the apparent attempt to throw the matches “depressing” and “unacceptable”.
But Games organisers Locog will not be offering refund tickets for the matches.
The World Badminton Federation charged the women with “not using one’s best efforts to win a match” and “conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport” after four women’s doubles pairs appeared to be throwing their games.