Tokyo Olympic Games 2020: men’s road race, first gold won, boxing, swimming and more – live! - The Guardian

Cycling - Approaching the summit of the second and highest of the three climbs in the men’s roads race, the peloton is now just eight minutes behind the breakaway leaders.

Tennis - Barty and Sanders have cruised through the opening round of the women’s doubles in under an hour.

Weightlifting - China’s Hou Zhihui has taken a stranglehold on the women’s 49kg category, as expected.

There’s daylight to second and a bunched pack of contenders scrapping for silver and bronze in the clean and jerk portion of the final.

Cycling - There are just over 100km left to ride in the men’s road race.

The breakaway five now lead by 13 minutes as the peloton gradually reels them in at the start of the second and highest climb of the course.

“The qualification round of the Men’s 10m Air Pistol is over.

Tennis - Women’s world No.1 Ash Barty is on court alongside Storm Sanders in the women’s doubles.

While the Kookaburras battled back to clinch victory in the second half, the tight result – against a team 14 places below them in the rankings – gave the Australians a scare heading into a tough encounter with India on Sunday.

Weightlifting - There’s a chance the next medal handed out won’t in fact be the men’s road race, but the women’s 49kg weightlifting.

Cycling - The expert commentators covering the men’s road race have informed viewers that the peloton now means business, approaching halfway.

The breakaway group has splintered and the five remaining riders are beginning to be reeled in as the course flattens out following the first descent.

In their first ever professional match together, Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury dismantle second seeds Nicolas Mahut and Pierre Hugues Herbert 6-3, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Olympics.

Tennis - Sam Stosur didn’t last long in the women’s singles.

Tennis - Great Britain’s Heather Watson is out of the women’s singles

Speaking before his suspension, Fethi Nourine, a competitor in the men’s under-73kg division, said that his political support for the Palestinian cause made it impossible for him to compete against Israeli Tohar Butbul, who he was due to meet in the second round

Geraint Thomas, one of the great hopes of Team GB is down in the men’s road race

It’s still early in a slow race, so they can still get back into the mix, but that’s far from ideal

The men’s road race is well underway, and it is blistering hot in Tokyo

The heat could prove a decisive factor for the men in the latter stages of today’s race, and tomorrow in the women’s road race

Cycling - 77km, or around one third race distance, into the men’s road race and the leaders are heading towards the summit of the first climb

That breakaway bunch is down to seven, but they continue to extend their lead, which is now over 18 minutes from the peloton

.@johnhmillman takes the win and secures his spot in the second round at #Tokyo2020, defeating 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-4 #TokyoTogether | #Tennis | @TennisAustralia pic.twitter.com/HjldwnGzQJ

Tennis - Sir Andrew Barron Murray, a legend of Olympic tennis, is on court in the men’s doubles alongside Joe Salisbury - and he’s just served out the first set in the opening round clash against Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert

The Frenchmen have five grand slam doubles titles as a duo, so this would be some scalp for the Brits if they can see it home

Repechage is one of those words thrown around a lot in rowing coverage, but in the four years between Games its meaning fades into the ether

The word itself comes from the French verb repêch which translates directly as “fish out”, but in common usage means to provide a second chance

In rowing (and other Olympic sports) it’s a means by which crews who did not finish first past the post are entered into a secondary race to allow them to qualify for the next round

Tennis - Iga Swiatek is a serious medal chance in the women’s singles and the sixth seed Pole is underway with a routine 6-2 6-2 victory over Mona Barthel

Badminton: Team GB’s Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith are ranked eighth in the world in mixed doubles, and they began their Olympic campaign confidently earlier today

A straight sets victory for @ellis_marcus111 and @LaurenE_Smith in the badminton mixed doubles

Cycling - 46km into this race, another 188km to go, and the men’s road race is beginning the long ascent to the first of three peaks

There is still a massive gap from the peloton to the breakaway group of eight unfancied riders

It’s the repechage for our 🇦🇺 men’s eight after 4th place in the heat & with only first placed GER qualifying for the final

The Aussies are heading for their second heavy defeat in their opening three matches

The first reviews of Australia’s Olympic coverage are in:

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Cycling - With 206km to go in the men’s road race the breakaway group are now eight minutes ahead of the peloton