Rio 2016 Day Seven

Day seven saw the GB medal spree continue with three golds and three silvers moving them into third spot in the standings with 22 medals. Cycling saw an historic eighth medal for Sir Bradley Wiggins as he became the most decorated athlete in GB history after claiming gold in the Men's Team Pursuit with a world record alongside Ed Clancy, Owain Doull and Steven Burke.

In Rowing, Heather Stanning and Helen Glover successfully defended their Women's Pair title while in the Men's Four, Alex Gregory, Constantine Louloudis, Mohamed Sbihi and George Nash took gold too. Over in the pool, a second silver of the games for Jazz Carlin as she finished behind Katie Ledecky (USA) who stormed to a new world record. 

Success away from the water for GB saw a first ever Olympic medal in Trampolining as Bryony Page claimed silver with the Dressage team of Spencer Wilton, Fiona Bigwood, Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin collecting silver behind world champions Germany. 

A first ever gold for Singapore came in the 100m Butterfly as Joseph Schooling took the title to deny Michael Phelps a 23rd gold with the American sharing silver with fellow rivals Chad Le Clos (RSA) and Laszlo Cseh (HUN). The pool also saw a new record set For the oldest swimming champions as Anthony Ervin (USA) won the 50m Freestyle at the age of 35.

GB hopes look good in the Heptathlon with defending champion Jessica Ennis-Hill leading into day two of the event after a dramatic first day which saw fellow Brit Katarina Johnson-Thompson set a new record in the high jump as she sits fourth overnight overall.

Jo Pavey, 42, finished 15th in the Women's 10,000m as Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana demolished the world record by 14 seconds. Greg Rutherford survived a scare as he began the defence of his Long Jump title as he suffered two fouls before reaching the final.