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Heroics from Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley and fireworks in the velodrome light up day six.

Rowing resumes and it's over to the velodrome for the start of the track cycling.

On a day billed as ‘Wonderful Wednesday’, GB took six medals including two heroic golds and a historic gymnastics bronze

From fine artist to canoe guru, Mark Ratcliffe has an eye for detail on the white water

Meet Ady Hinchliffe, British diving coach to Rio Olympians Jack Laugher, Chris Mears and Alicia Blagg

Day five sees the first of the rowing finals, while Froome and Thomas return to the road.

Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and the men’s 4x200m relay team, anchored by James Guy, delivered silver service in the pool.

Find out about Simon Amor: the man priming GB to make Olympic rugby sevens history

Canoe slalom, women's team gymnastics and swimming finals are among those to watch on day 4.

Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow dived to a dramatic bronze with shooter Ed Ling also on the podium.

With Adam Peaty aiming for Olympic glory, meet the woman helping him make waves in the pool

Men's gymnastic final and Tom Daley making first Rio appearance among highlights on third day of competition.

Adam Peaty and Jazz Carlin put Great Britain on the medal table with outstanding performances in the pool.

All eyes are on the pool as Adam Peaty goes for gold in the 100m breaststroke after setting a new world record yesterday

Splashes and crashes headlined day one as Geraint Thomas missed out and Adam Peaty stole the show

Following the lavish opening ceremony last night, find out what's in store on day 1 of the Rio Olympics.

Our athletes took to social media during the Opening Ceremony to share their experience.

Liz Nicholl shares a good luck message on behalf of UK Sport as GB targets best ever away Games.

Get an insider's look at Team GB's final steps on #EveryRoadtoRio through their social media activity this past week...

The National Lottery announces special Lotto draw to celebrate Team GB success this summer.

UK Sport has appointed Chelsea Warr to drive the progress of Great Britain’s high performance system after Rio 2016.

British athletes are using BAE Systems virtual reality technology to familiarise themselves with away venues

UK Sport has announced targets of at least 48 Olympic and 121 Paralympic medals for British teams at Rio 2016

The National Lottery and ITV are asking the nation to get active by taking part in UK’s biggest ever sports day.

British wheelchair racers have access to the most advanced indoor training system to date

The biggest multi-sport talent id campaign in British history, #DiscoverYour Gold, aims to identify future champions.

Jude Kelly CBE is announced as the final member of the British Cycling independent review panel

Funding is increased in Bobsleigh, Curling, Figure Skating, Short Track Speed Skating and Para Ski and Snowboard

UK Sport's Director of Performance Simon Timson will join British Tennis as Performance Director from 1 November 2016.

Athletes are being encouraged to consider their careers after sport and prepare for life away from the field of play

David Ames gives an insight into the team’s recent trip to Australia as they continue their preparation for Rio 2016.

A review into the loss of the 2015 European Judo Championships has been published

An expert panel to lead the independent review into British Cycling has been named

National Lottery funded athletes give back over 17,000 days to inspiring a generation on Road to Rio

See behind the scenes of Jono Drane's trip to Tokyo for a judo training camp - as filmed by Jono himself!

Liz Nicholl, CEO of UK Sport, has welcomed Sport England's new five-year strategy

London 2017 has confirmed two key appointments through to the delivery of the championships in 2017

EIS practitioners give over 4,500 each week to support athletes in four year Rio cycle

Nigel Walker, the National Director at the English Institute of Sport, discusses what makes a high performance athlete

It's another day in the office for GB's stars but there's no 9-to-5s here. See what it takes to stay ahead of the game.

Manchester will host equal prize money men's and women's 2017 World Squash Championships

Annamarie Phelps will Chair the jointly commissioned independent review into British Cycling’s World Class Programme.

London 2017 have announced a new co-Chair and four non-executive Directors to deliver the World Athletics Championships.

After the heartache of missing out on London 2012, Jazz Carlin is ready to make amends in Rio

Katie Archibald explains how the thrill of cycling has turned into an Olympic dream

Grandstand tickets are on sale for the 2016 Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Leeds

From young pretender to leading light, Laura Trott knows what it takes to be the best

Royal Yachting Association announced as first national governing body to achieve advanced equality standard

Tickets are now on sale for the men’s Hockey Champions Trophy, London 2016.

BAE Systems have revealed details of technology it has developed for Britain’s top cyclists in 2016.

UK Sport announces third intake of the World Class Coaching: Elite Programme

New boxing programme to increase participation in London is launched

Could you be the next sprint sensation in British Cycling?

Laura Deas outlines her aims for Pyeongchang with two years to go.

Rachel Choong wins the UK Sport Inspirational Performance of the Year Award

Outcome of 2015/16 Annual Investment Review revealed

36 Olympic and Paralympic sports targeting medals at Rio 2016

English Institute of Sport (EIS) facilities receive upgrade

UK Sport celebrates a golden 2015 for #EveryRoadtoRio

IHG become the Official Hotel Partner of UK Sport.

Experienced Chair appointed to sports coach UK role and looks to develop new strategy

UK Sport backed with 29% funding increase in Spending Review ahead of Rio 2016

Baroness Campbell and Malcolm Arnold become Fellows at World Class Performance Conference

The Manchester round of the 2015 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup has been crowned best event of the year.

Elite Programme coaches head to Manchester to learn from the BBC Philharmonic

Minister for Sport to visit Glasgow Commonwealth Games venue SSE Hydro in Glasgow to cheer on British athletes

UK Sport CEO says "it’s an incredible time to be involved in British sport"

Olympic bronze medallist can't wait for Manchester Grand Prix later this month

Partnership with Bupa will continue for three more years

The England Hockey captain talks to us about qualifying for Rio and the upcoming EuroHockey Championships

The former 1500m Olympic Champion becomes the sixth IAAF president

We speak to Pentathlon GB star Samantha Murray ahead of the European Championships in Bath

Head Coach Bill Furniss confirms the team he takes to London 2016 will compete at Rio