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London 2012 Olympics: Day 7

The latest news and views from the London 2012 Olympics

Welcome to our coverage of Day 7 and what a day it has been. Team GB have won THREE GOLD medals, two in cycling and one in rowing, as well as FOUR BRONZE medals, two in rowing and one each in swimming and Judo.

Rowing: Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins have won another GOLD for Team GB in the women's double scull final. Read more about it here... www.independent.co.uk

Rowing: George Nash and Will Satch claim a BRONZE medal in the men's pair final. Alan Campbell wins a BRONZE medal in the men's single sculls final.

Judo: Karina Bryant wins her BRONZE medal battle against Ukranian Iryna Kindzerska.

Cycling: Steven Burke, Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas and Peter Kennaugh have won GOLD for Team GB in world record time and Victoria Pendleton has added another in the women's Keirin. While in the women's team pursuit, Dani King, Laura Trott and Jo Rowsell have qualified first for the final in world record time.

Tennis: Andy Murray is into the final of the men's tennis after beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets. He will face Roger Federer who earlier beat Juan Martin del Potro in a four-hour epic. Serena WIlliams also crushed Victoria Azarenka in straight sets to move into the final.

Swimming: Rebecca Adlington is unable to defend her 800m freestyle title, picking up her second bronze of the games.

Athletics: Jessica Ennis ends the day first winning her 200m and 100m hurdles heats, the latter in a record time of 12.54, the fastest ever time recorded by a heptathlete. World champion Dai Greene has also started his 400m hurdles campaign and has made it into the semi-finals. Christine Ohuruogu also qualifies for semi-finals in the 400m.

Football: Team GB women's side are out after losing 2-0 to Canada in the quarter-finals.

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by Majid Mohamed edited by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 9:06:35 PM

Swimming: Now for the moment that many of you have been waiting for, Rebecca Adlington is about to race in the 800m freestyle. Can she bring home Team GB's fourth gold of the day and defend her Olympic title?

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 6:47:48 PM
Swimming: Four lengths down and Adlington is third, with teenager Ledecky leading.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 6:51:59 PM
Swimming: 400m gone and Adlington is in second, trailing Katie Ledecky who is more than a second ahead.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 6:53:29 PM
Swimming: 500m gone, 300m to go and Ledecky still leads. This really would be an upset.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 6:54:13 PM
Swimming: Things not looking at all good for Adlington with 100m to go and she is now fighting for silver. 15-year-old Ledecky still leads and in world record time.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 6:56:42 PM
Swimming: Katie Ledecky wins, Adlington finishes third and has to settle for her second bronze of the games.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 6:57:55 PM
Football: More bad news for Team GB as Christine Sinclair puts Canada 2-0 from a free-kick.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:02:19 PM
Tennis: Things still going well for Andy Murray at Wimbledon where he leads by one set to love and 4-3 in the second set where it is still on serve.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:04:23 PM
Well done Becky #indyolympics

by cleavermike via twitter 8/3/2012 7:08:52 PM
Steve Tongue:
Another fine Canada goal. GB 2-0 down in 25 mins #indyolympics

by stevetongue via twitter 8/3/2012 7:09:26 PM
Victoria Pendleton poses with her gold medal (Getty Images)

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:15:37 PM
Tennis: Still on serve in the second set but at 5-4 Djokovic has to hold to stay in the game and immediately he's 0-15 down. Although it's back to 15-15 after a fantastic rally between the two of them. Djokovic goes 30-15 up after an unforced error from Murray before going 40-15 up with a powerful second serve that Murray can't get back. Djokovic wins the next point to hold. 5-5 in the second set.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:20:00 PM
Football: Half-time in Team GB v Canada and the women's team are 2-0 down after goals from Christine Sinclair and Jonelle Filigno.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:21:25 PM
Basketball: Team GB's women are in action now against France with the score currently 19-19 with four minutes to play in the second quarter.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:24:25 PM
Tennis: Novak Djokovic has a break point against Murray in the second set but he can't convert it, the Scot saving it with a powerful forehand after a long rally. Murray wins the next point too, hitting a fantastic improvised forehand winner while falling backwards. Another long rally follows but Djokovic hits the ball into the net and Murray holds. With the score at 6-5, the Serb must once again serve to stay in the match.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:28:02 PM
Tennis: Huge roar from the unsurprisingly partisan crowd as Murray wins two points in a row to make the score 0-30. He is two points away from the final. Murray fires a powerful backhand return down the line and Djokovic can only find the net. 0-40 and three break points to the Scot... He's done it! Andy Murray defeats Novak Djokovic in straight sets and will face Roger Federer in the gold medal final.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:32:03 PM
Tennis: Centre Court is going wild and Murray is ecstatic jumping in the air with joy and acknowledging the crowd. He now faces Roger Federer in a rematch of the Wimbledon final.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:33:20 PM
Football: 35mins left for Team GB to rescue their quarter-final against Canada, they currently trail 2-0.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:43:13 PM
Athletics: The 200m in the heptathlon is now underway, with Jessica Ennis yet to run.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:49:45 PM
Here's a stat for you. Michael Phelps, who earlier won his 17th gold medal, has now equaled Argentina's all-time gold medal tally.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:52:53 PM
Ennius for gold #teamGb #indyolympics

by rebeccahjohnson via twitter 8/3/2012 7:53:25 PM
Athletics: Team GB's Louise Hazel has just won her 200m heat, ahead of Natalia Dobrynska. Current leader in the heptathlon, Austra Skujyte finished in 7th.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:55:40 PM
Football: Time running out for Hope Powell's girls, they have 20 minutes to come back from two goals down.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 7:59:30 PM
From Infostrada Sports:
PHELPS (USA) and LE CLOS (RSA) both won medals in the two butterfly events. That is the first time two male swimmers have achieved this in the same Olympic Games.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:02:37 PM
Athletics: Good news in the men's long jump where both Greg Rutherford and Christopher Tomlinson have qualified for Saturday's final in third and fourth place respectively.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:06:37 PM
Football: Things looking bleak for Team GB v Canada, they still trail 2-0 with ten minutes to go and it looks like it could be another quarter-final exit for the women's team.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:07:49 PM
Athletics: Four heats down and it's time for Jessica Ennis in the 200m. She will be joined by fellow Briton Katarina Johnson-Thompson in the last of today's heptathlon events.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:11:11 PM
Come on ennis!

by hollyprenders_x via twitter 8/3/2012 8:11:24 PM
Come on Ennis and Johnson-Thompson!

by corbkilday via twitter 8/3/2012 8:11:30 PM
Athletics: They're off and Dutch athlete Dafne Schippers takes an early lead but Ennis comes roaring back and she just sneaks it on the line in a personal best time.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:16:55 PM
Athletics: That's an excellent finish to the day for Jessica Ennis who ends as the overall leader after four events.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:18:07 PM
From one Johnson to another...do it Johnson-Thompson! #indyolympics #teamGb

by rebeccahjohnson via twitter 8/3/2012 8:20:12 PM
Football: Unfortunately it's game over for Team GB's women, they crash out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage after losing 2-0 to Canada who will now play neighbours USA in the semi-final.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:22:10 PM
Steve Tongue:
GB women out 2-0 to Canada after poor performance and can have no complaints #indyolympics

by stevetongue via twitter edited by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:22:29 PM
Rob Williams:
Massive roars in the stadium at every mention of Ennis. A massive weight of expectation. Dealt with it wonderfully so far. #IndyOlympics

by BobJWilliams via twitter edited by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:23:18 PM
Athletics: The final of the women's 10,000m is getting underway now with British hopes resting on Jo Pavey and Julia Bleasdale.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:25:10 PM
Basketball: Two minutes to go and Team GB's women lead France 58-56 and an upset could be on the cards. Unfortunately however they are already out of the competition.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:27:20 PM
Boxing: British flyweight Andrew Selby is in action at the ExCel Arena against Ilyas Suleimenov of Kazakhstan and he has just taken the first round 6-5.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:29:15 PM
An aerial view of the Olympic Stadium on the first night of athletics (Getty Images)

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:32:34 PM
Jessica Ennis smiles after winning her 200m heptathlon heat (Getty Images)

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:35:35 PM
Emily Dugan:
So sad for the GB women's football team. But they can be proud that their Olympic performances have given the women's game a massive boost

by emilydugan via twitter 8/3/2012 8:37:21 PM
Boxing: British flyweight Andrew Selby is through to the next round, beating Ilyas Suleimenov of Kazakhstan 19-15.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:41:35 PM
Athletics: The first athletics medal of these games has been won and it's been won by bearded Polish giant Tomasz Majewski in the shot put. Majewski, the defending champion, is the first man in 56 years to successfully retain his shot put title and the first non-American to win the event twice.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:48:19 PM
Kevin Garside:
Trackside in Olympic stadium. Place is still rocking. Gold for the crowd #indyolympics

by Kevin Garside via twitter 8/3/2012 8:49:16 PM
Basketball: Despite a valiant effort, Team GB's women have lost 80-77 to France in overtime.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:52:29 PM
Athletics: Werknesh Kidane is leading the 10,000m race with five laps to go. The best placed Briton is Julia Bleasdale in eighth.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:55:49 PM
Tomasz Majewski of Poland on his way to winning gold in the shot put (Getty Images)

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 8:58:09 PM
Athletics: Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba takes gold in the 10,000m ahead of Sally Kipyego and Vivian Cheruiyot. Britain's Jo Pavey finished 8th with Julia Bleasdale 9th.

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 9:02:58 PM
That's all for tonight we'll be back tomorrow with more live coverage. See you then...

by Charles Reynolds 8/3/2012 9:04:30 PM

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