London 2012 Olympics: Day 3

Follow all the latest action, news and events from The Olympics including the thoughts from The Independent's journalists, the latest pictures and what the world is saying about The Games

Daley and Waterfield competing in the men's 10m synchro earlier today

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:12:17 PM
Some better news for Great Britain. Superb cross-country rides by Nicola Wilson and Mary King at Greenwich Park have turned up the heat on Germany and Australia who were ahead of Britain over night. Conditions were treacherous with seven of the first 27 combinations falling.

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 7/30/2012 3:17:56 PM
Great Britain's Nicola Wilson on Opposition Buzz competes in the cross country phase of the eventing equestrian competition in Greenwich Park.

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 7/30/2012 3:20:50 PM
Although not such good news for Team GB's women handballers. They were smashed 16-37 by Russia - their second defeat in two games.

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 7/30/2012 3:23:53 PM
Diving: Tom Daley, who spoke to BBC One following this afternoon's diving session said:
The crowd have been amazing, I'm getting emotional thinking about it. It was all we dreamed of and to come fourth was so agonising after training so hard. We've got the individual events to look forward to and hopefully we'll get back on our game.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:24:34 PM
Judo: Ugo Legrand has secured another bronze medal for France. He beat South Korea's Ki-Chun Want in the -73kg category.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:25:59 PM
Diving: Daley added:
It started really well and we got personal best on the first two dives, and the third dive was really good, but the fourth was not good enough. You miss one dive and you are gone. Seventy one points in a competition like this, it is unheard of to finish fourth still. We needed just another nine points, which we normally can do, but it is the way sport goes. It's annoying but what can you do?

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:30:21 PM
Judo: Kaori Matsumoto has taken a gold medal back to Japan after disposing of Corina Caprioriu of Romania in the women's -57kg final.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:32:19 PM
Tennis: British hopeful Elena Baltacha has lost her first set in the second round of the women's singles at Wimbledon against Ana Ivanovic.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:33:43 PM
The Independent's Kevin Garside:
Boys warming up on the pommel horse. we are ready to go in the mens gymnastics... #indyolympics

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:35:53 PM
Gymnastics: The men's team final in the artistic gymnastics are under way.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:38:52 PM
Gymnastics: Louis Smith has just begun his pommel horse routine. He's done a fantastic job and is expected to score very highly.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:41:04 PM
Olympics news: Danny Boyle's opening ceremony set has been dismantled ahead of the athletics events, says Cahal Milmo. Read more: www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:42:15 PM
Gymnastics Louis Smith of Great Britain scored a massive 15.966 for his flawless pommel horse routine.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:43:47 PM
Judo: Mansur Isaev of Russia has landed a gold medal for his country after beating Riki Nakaya of Japan in the -73kg category.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:47:11 PM
Organisers have told staff inside the athletes’ village to report potentially suspicious items that might suggest drug use as part of a new intelligence led approach to testing, says The Independent's Jerome Taylor. Read more: www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:54:34 PM
The Independent on Sunday's Emily Dugan:
Time to do your dressing gown back up- the Russian (Mansur) is Olympic champion. #judo #indyolympics

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:55:06 PM
Gymnastics: Great Britain are currently lying in second place in the men's artistic final. Our boys are just over two points behind a powerful Ukrainian team and less than 0.3 points in front of Japan.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:58:05 PM
David Cameron has dubbed Tory MP Aidan Burley 'idiotic' following his recent Twitter comments, says Kevin Rawlinson. Read more: www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 3:58:59 PM
Independent sports writer Kevin Garside:
GB lying 2nd after first rotation in team gymnastics. Louis Smith top scored for GB on pommel horse. #indyolympics

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:00:18 PM
Weightlifting: Zoe Smith has spoken out after setting a new British record earlier today. "I'm such a div" were among her first words. Read more: www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:03:35 PM
Archery: Britain have one their first archery match of the Olympics after Larry Godfrey beat Bangladeshi Emdadul Haque Milon.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:09:18 PM
Serena Williams:
I'm watching everything I can. When I'm not playing I have that TV on watching the swimming, gymnastics... it's so intense and I love every moment.

"I'm really trying to do whatever I can to inspire people but I think all of the US swimmers are really cool, everyone loves them. I think the US gymnastics team yesterday for qualifications did a great job with a super high score and I thought they were fabulous. I was really excited."

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:11:44 PM
Gymnastics: British Daniel Purvis has started on the rings. He looked good but his landing was awful. We aren't expecting a massive score here.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:14:54 PM
Here is a selection of our top Olympic news stories today…

Weightlifting: 'I feel like such a div' says TeamGB's Zoe Smith after setting new British record. Read Ian Herbert’s report here… www.independent.co.uk

Equestrian: Team GB strengthen gold medal bid with superb cross-country performances… www.independent.co.uk

Shooting: Romanian Alin George Moldoveanu claims gold… www.independent.co.uk

Cleaners and security staff recruited to catch Olympic athletes using performance enhancing drugs… www.independent.co.uk

Olympic 'Games lanes' reopened to public after officials opt to travel by public transport… www.independent.co.uk

Danny Boyle's opening ceremony set dismantled ahead of athletics events in Olympic Stadium… www.independent.co.uk

by Majid Mohamed 7/30/2012 4:15:02 PM
Gymnastics: The battle between Louis Smith and Krisztian Berki rages on. See our 10 duels that will define the Olympics here: www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:17:51 PM
Weightlifting: Chia's Li Xueying has equalled the Olympic record in the women's -58kg category in the clean and jerk after lifting 138kg.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:21:41 PM
Tennis: British hopeful Elena Baltacha has been knocked out of the women's singles at Wimbledon by Serb Ana Ivanovic following a 6-4 7-6 (7-5) defeat.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:22:15 PM
Weightlifting: Li Xueying of China has won gold in the women's -58kg category with an Olympic record each in the snatch (109kg) and the clean and jerk (138kg) for a total of 246kg.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:25:05 PM
Diving: Tom Daley has apologised to his legions of - mostly female - fans and rallied the troops for the individual competition.
#gutted so sorry everyone but we tried our best and you can't afford to miss a dive at this standard...bring on individual!

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:26:38 PM
Gymnastics: Great Britain are currently lying in second position in the men's team artistic gymnastics despite some fantastic performances on the hoops.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:32:01 PM
Archery: British Larry Godfrey has won his second event in the individual event against Juan Rene Serrano of Mexico. He will now go into the last 16.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:41:42 PM
Zara Phillips has put herself in contention for a gold medal after a stunning performance at the cross country part of the eventing.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:42:10 PM
Gymnastics: Kristian Thomas of Great Britain has landed one of the most spectacular vaults of the evening which has shot Team GB back into second. Top notch, Kristian!

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:44:52 PM
Beach volleyball: The Great British men's team are in action as we speak and are 9-4 ahead of the lads from Brazil.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:51:47 PM
Football: Michel Morganella has been sent home from the Switzerland squad after allegedly sending offensive tweets.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:52:26 PM
Cycling: Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara plans to defend his time trial gold medal on Wednesday after his nasty crash late in the road race put his Olympic future in question. Bad news for our very own Bradley Wiggins who will be aiming for gold himself in that event.

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... edited by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 4:58:38 PM
Check out some of today's best pictures from the Olympics by clicking this link... www.independent.co.uk

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 7/30/2012 5:00:28 PM
Doping: There has been controversy surrounding Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen today after the 16-year-old took five seconds off her personal best. The IOC's medical chief insists he has no reason to have suspicions.

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 7/30/2012 5:13:29 PM
Breaking news: Three Sudanese Olympic athletes are expected to seek asylum in Britain after going missing from camp. Read more: www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 5:18:52 PM
Tennis: Venus and Serena Williams have opened their campaign in the doubles tournament at Wimbledon. The highly favoured pair have a set advantage over Romanians Sorana Cirstea and Simon Halep.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 5:23:32 PM
Gymnastics: Sam Oldham of Great Britain has lost his holding on the horizontal bar and and landed on the mat. Oldham looks disappointed as he evacuates the area and leaves his team-mates in a bronze position.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 5:26:39 PM
Gymnastics: Following that unfortunate fall, Britain are just 0.248 points in front of Ukraine with Russia not too far behind - all vying for the bronze medal.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 5:27:44 PM
Gymnastics very entertaining,thrills and horrible falls #indyolympics

by EmmetBarry1 via twitter 7/30/2012 5:29:20 PM
Louis Smith was awarded a massive 15.966 for his phenomenal effort of the pommel horse.

by Jamie Lewis 7/30/2012 5:31:31 PM