Matt Bass

The women of Team GB’s 4x400m relay team safely made it through to the Olympic final with minimal fuss tonight.

Every four years, the world’s elite athletes gather in one city and compete to demonstrate their sporting prowess. And every time, we are gripped.

There was disappointment for James Ellington today as he failed to make it out of the 200m heats at the Olympic Stadium.

Team GB’s women’s handball squad were unable to finish their Olympic campaign with a win in the Copper Box yesterday but for one in the ranks, the match also marked the end of her international career.

Andrew Osagie qualified for the semi finals of the 800m this morning with a strong run in the Olympic Stadium.

Within a minute of Mo Farah becoming Olympic champion last night, I had already run out of superlatives to sum up what a special day it had been. Dubbed “Super Saturday”, it proved to be that and so much more.

Joanna Rowsell and the Team GB women’s pursuit team struck gold in the Velodrome this afternoon, breaking the world record twice in the process.

Mo Farah is Olympic champion after he raced to victory in the 10,000m last night.

Lee McConnell and Shana Cox both failed to progress to the Olympic 400m final this evening.

Dartford's Adam Gemili continues to impress on the athletics track after he advanced to the Olympic 100m semi finals this afternoon.