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Jade Jones suffered a 2nd successive Olympic heartbreak arsenic she mislaid successful nan women's under-57kg taekwondo successful nan first round.

The British fighter, who won Olympic golden successful 2012 and 2016, was beaten successful nan past 16 by North Macedonia's Miljana Reljikj.

It was amended news for team-mate Bradly Sinden, who made a beardown commencement successful his bid to spell 1 amended than his metallic successful Tokyo 3 years ago.

Elsewhere, GB had a bully greeting astatine nan athletics successful nan heptathlon and nan 4x100m relay heats, while they person nan anticipation of much medals successful nan diving.

Erin McNeice progressed to nan last of nan women's climbing successful nan boulder and lead discipline, which takes spot connected Saturday.

It was bad news successful nan sailing though, arsenic it each went incorrect connected nan commencement statement for John Gimson and Anna Burnet successful nan mixed multi-hull badge race.

They were judged to person been complete nan statement up of clip and, arsenic a result, had to retreat from nan double-points race.

This caused them to gaffe from 3rd to 4th successful nan wide standings, pinch New Zealand snatching bronze.

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Both Sinden and Jones were among GB's awesome badge hopes astatine these Games, and some started their campaigns connected Thursday.

They could not person been much contrasting.

Sinden made a beardown commencement to advancement to nan quarter-finals pinch a 12-0 15-3 triumph complete Papua New Guinea's Kevin Kassman. He will purpose to beryllium progressive erstwhile nan medals are fought for successful nan men's under-68kg astatine 20:19 BST.

But Jones' hopes of golden are over astatine nan last-16 stage, arsenic they were successful Tokyo. She was beaten 7-6 4-5 1-1 by Reljikj - who won nan necktie contempt nan drawn last information arsenic she landed much hits crossed nan bout.

It follows a arguable build-up to nan Games for Jones. She was initially suspended for refusing a narcotics trial earlier being cleared to compete aft she was recovered to having committed a no-fault doping usurpation connected confidential aesculapian grounds.

Jones could still participate nan repechage for bronze if Reljikj reaches nan final.

It is early days, but Katarina Johnson-Thompson has made a beardown commencement successful her bid for an elusive Olympic medal.

Twice a world champion, nan 31-year-old is yet to nutrient her champion astatine nan Olympics.

The Liverpudlian vanished 14th connected her Olympic debut successful 2012, came sixth 4 years later successful Rio and wounded prevented her from finishing successful Tokyo 3 years ago.

Johnson-Thompson besides withdrew from nan European Championships aft conscionable 3 events successful June - but showed nary sick signs successful an encouraging show connected Thursday greeting astatine nan Stade de France.

She was eighth fastest wide successful nan opening subject - nan 100m hurdles - earlier going toed to toed pinch two-time defending Olympic champion Nafi Thiam successful nan precocious jump.

Johnson-Thompson and Thiam were nan only 2 women to clear 1.92m, and while nan Belgian won nan arena arsenic she needed less attempts to scope that tallness it was capable to put nan Briton apical of nan standings aft nan first 2 events.

Thiam sits 2nd overall, pinch Anna Hall of USA 3rd and Johnson-Thompson's team-mate Jade O'Dowda ninth.

The heptathlon continues connected Thursday evening pinch nan changeable put followed by 200m. The athletes compete successful agelong jump and javelin connected Friday morning, earlier nan 800m to conclude.

It was besides a bully greeting for GB's sprinters, arsenic some nan men's and women's 4x100m teams qualified for Friday's finals.

The women won their heat, and still person 200m finallists Daryll Neita and Dina Asher-Smith arsenic options for nan last aft they were rested connected Thursday.

Great Britain person enjoyed a fruitful Olympics successful nan diving pool, and their occurrence continued successful nan semi-finals of nan women's 3m springboard.

Both GB representatives, Grace Reid and Yasmin Harper, went done among nan 12 finalists.

Reid came seventh while Harper was comfortable until an correction connected her last dive - but she still progressed successful 12th place.

Once again, China apical nan standings. Chen Yiwen, nan golden medallist from nan synchro, qualified pinch nan champion score.

Now it is nan move of nan men - GB's Jack Laugher and Jordan Houlden will spell for golden successful nan men's 3m springboard from 14:00 BST.

Conditions successful nan River Seine person been a changeless interest for Games organisers, pinch contamination starring to respective familiarisation sessions being cancelled and nan men's triathlon being delayed by a day.

But they sewage immoderate respite arsenic nan women's 10km marathon aquatics was cleared to return spot arsenic scheduled early connected Thursday morning.

The Netherlands' Sharon van Rouwendaal took gold aft 2 hours of gruelling swimming, for her 2nd Olympic title aft winning astatine Rio 2016.

Australia's Moesha Johnson came 2nd pinch Italy's Ginevra Taddeucci successful third, while GB's Leah Crisp vanished 20th.

Afterwards, Van Rouwendaal dedicated nan triumph to her pet canine Rio, who died successful May.

"My world stopped and I didn't attraction astir swimming for for illustration 3 weeks. He was my small baby," she told nan BBC.

"I swam for him pinch my full heart. I won it for him."

One of nan astir photogenic events of immoderate Games is nan rhythmic gymnastics, which sewage nether measurement astatine La Chapelle Arena connected Thursday.

Balls, hoops and glittery outfits were nan bid of nan time - here's immoderate of nan champion shots from nan morning...