Rio 2016 Day Eight

Four years ago it was ' Super Saturday' for GB on day eight with a triple gold in the evening session, this time around fortunes changed but overall it was another historic day for Team GB.Mo Farah overcame an early tumble in the 10,000m to retain his title while Laura Trott became the first GB female to win three gold medals as she and the trio of Joanna Rowsell-Shand, Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald set a new world record in the Women's Team Pursuit final.

After securing gold four years ago on 'Super Saturday', Jessica-Ennis Hill took silver in the Heptathlon while Greg Rutherford took bronze in the Long Jump. Over in the Rowing, the Men's Eight took gold while the Women's Eight took silver to secure top spot in the Rowing medal table for GB.

Two more silvers completed the best day so far for GB with Rebecca James taking second in the Women's Keirin while the quartet of Adam Peaty, Chris Walker-Hebborn, James Guy and Duncan Scott claimed a superb second behind the USA team which saw Michael Phelps bow out of the Olympics with a 23rd gold in the 4x100m relay. 
 
The GB medal haul will continue on day nine with medals guaranteed in the Men's Sprint as Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner go head-to-head for gold while Justin Rose leads the Golf going into the final round.