Simone Biles will bid for her first medal of the Games as she and the rest of Team USA’s gymnasts go for gold in the women’s team final. Led by a spectacular showing from Biles, the Americans topped the standings in qualifying and are firm favourites, while Team GB will hope to be in the medal mix with an improved outing.

After the men’s triathlon was postponed, there will be no problems with the quality of the water at La Defense Arena as a packed programme of swimming continues. Team GB’s fab four (Duncan Scott, Matt Richards, James Guy and Tom Dean) defend their men’s 4x200m freestyle relay crown at 9.01pm BST, with Richards and Scott looking to get over disappointment in the individual event with another group gold. Daniel Wiffen, meanwhile, is a good contender to continue Ireland’s success in the pool after Mona McSharry’s bronze last night — he swims in the 800m freestyle.

And over at the Stade de France, the rugby sevens concludes with the women’s medal matches. An impressive Australia have lived up to their billing as pre-tournament favourites, but New Zealand could well stand in their way in the final. Canada and the USA are their respective semi-final opponents.

Great Britain’s Jack Draper closes the gap with a solid end to the fifth game, getting the better of USA’s Taylor Fritz in the short-range echanges to make it 3-2 in favour of the American.

The Brit, however, looks set to take Fritz all the way in this absorbing third set.

A strong serve to close the second game and a fierce battle in the third sees USA’s Taylor Fritz eke out infront after Great Britain’s Jack Draper opened the third set with a dominant spell.

The American now leads 2-1, while Draper remins on the backfoot.

It is dubbed ‘horse ballet’, the most delicate of Olympic sports.

But, as dressage qualifying gets underway today after Charlotte Dujardin was banned from competing for excessively whipping a horse, Zoe Beaty takes a closer look at the training methods and those calling for change.

Great Britain’s Jack Draper raised his game to meet Taylor Fritz’s impressive surge in the second set, pinching the eighth game, but the American orchastrated a dominant finish to win 6-3.

The pair are now level heading into the third set, with Draper hoping to restore the accuracy that led to his early success.

Great Britain’s Jack Draper fails to recover from a terrific onslaught by Taylor Fritz, who now leads 5-2 after Draper’s shot was denied by the net in the sixth game.

The American has looked strong throughout this second set, but there is still time for Draper to claw back infront.

Team GB’s men’s hockey team are taking on one of the favourites for gold, Netherlands, in the group stage. A tense encounter is currently 0-0 early in the second half.

The match clearly has royal approval as Anne, Princess Royal (who was presenting medals at the swimming a couple of days ago) is in attendance to cheer on Team GB.

Great Britain’s Jack Draper responded with a comprehensive visit to the fourth game to level the score at 2-2, before USA’s Taylor Fritz restored his lead by stamping his authority on the fifth game in similar fashion.

The two players have, once again, opted to go toe-to-toe in another thrilling set.

In the men’s hockey, Team GB are locked in a tense game with Netherlands. It’s still 0-0 in the third quarter of their Pool A tie…

USA’s Taylor Fritz extends his lead, making it 2-1 after a strong finish to his third game against Great Britain’s Jack Draper.

The Brit fought his way past several deuces to return Fritz’s ferocious serves with power and precision, but the American ultimately came out on top of a compelling exchange.

This encounter is really beginning to catch fire, with both players showing no signs of slowing down.