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Day 14: 大象传媒 One - 00:00-15:00

GB could be seeing medals in track cycling, athletics, hcokey, and modern pentathlon on Day 14, plus golf, canoe sprints and race walking.

Coverage begins in the very early hours Tokyo time as the men鈥檚 50km race walk gets underway. Consisting of a looped course, the athletes will be walking for close to four hours non-stop. There are no British athletes in this race but do look out for Brendan Boyce of Ireland, who will be looking for a strong race.

The canoe double and single heats get underway today as athletes look to qualify for tomorrow鈥檚 finals. Testing balance and skill, the heats put a series of competitors together on the Sea Forest Waterway.

It鈥檚 medal day in the women鈥檚 hockey as Great Britain and India battle it out for bronze at the Oi Hockey Stadium. GB were denied a spot in the finals by the Netherlands, who they beat in the 2016 final. India lost to Argentina in the semi-finals by two goals to one.GB have won a medal at both the London and Rio games recently and will be looking to continue that vein of form.

After two outstanding semi-finals, it鈥檚 time for the women鈥檚 beach volleyball final. April Ross and Alix Klineman of the US take on Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar of Australia at Shiokaze Park.

The third round of golfing action takes place at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, and it could be the last. Concerns about future weather forecasts means that while this round is scheduled as the penultimate it could end up as the final.

There are yet more bouts in the ring, including GB鈥檚 Lauren Price. The Welsh athlete is competing in her semi-final of the middleweight division and has now guaranteed at least a silver medal. She is up against a rival of hers, Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands, and it鈥檒l no doubt go down to the wire. The men鈥檚 heavyweight bout also takes place.

In the Velodrome, Jack Carlin goes in the sprint semi-finals. The schedule will also see him race for bonze or gold today, depending on his semi result. Also on the track is the women鈥檚 Madison, which is making its first appearance in the Olympics for women. Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald team up for this event, where riders work as a pair to win points from a series of sprints.

A sign of the games easing towards a close is seeing the modern pentathlon take place. The event, made up of fencing, swimming, show jumping, shooting and running, sees athletes tested in all skills of sport. GB鈥檚 Kate French will be in medal contention for this event. Should she overcome the show jumping, where you draw a random horse 20 minutes before you ride, she鈥檒l be in a good position for the shoot and run.

The evening athletics session on Day 14 sees British medal opportunities on the track, while there are medal events on the field and qualifying races.
The session opens with the 4x400m men鈥檚 heats. GB go in the first heat up against extremely tough opposition in the US, Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago. Cameron Chalmers, Joe Brier, Lee Thompson and Michael Ohioze went for GB with the first three qualifying automatically from each heat, plus the two next fastest across the races.
On the inner field, the final of the women鈥檚 Javelin would see athletes look to throw upwards of 60 metres. Maria Andrejczyk has good form coming into this final but she鈥檒l face tough opposition from Eda Tugsuz of Turkey and Shiying Liu of China. Also keep an eye on Kelsey-Lee Barber of Australia, who will also be challenging for medals.
Viewers are still coming to terms with an Olympics without Mo Farah with the double 5,000m gold medallist not in Tokyo to defend his title. Andrew Butchart goes for GB in this final but look out for Joshua Cheptegei, who is favourite for gold.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo is looking to make it a second gold for the Bahamas in the 400m after Steven Gardiner took gold in the men鈥檚 event. She will need to get through a strong field including Allyson Felix, who is going for her 10th Olympic medal. GB鈥檚 Jodie Williams is an outside shout for a medal.
The first of three track events with very strong British chances starts with Laura Muir in the women鈥檚 1,500m final. The Scot will need to fend off Faith Kipyegon and Sifan Hassan, the latter going for an unprecedented triple gold in the 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 metres. It is expected to be a sub 3:55:00 race, so Muir will need to stay in the top end of the race until she can use her sprint finish.
Britain鈥檚 women are looking to go one step further than their bronze from Rio as they go in the 4x100m final. Asha Philip, Imani Lansiquot, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita are up against the might of the US and Jamaica, both of which have put out extremely strong sides.
In the final event of the session, GB鈥檚 men go in the 4x100m final. Chijindu Ujah, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake will be looking for a medal in an event which shockingly doesn鈥檛 feature the US. Jamaica and Canada will be tough opponents but look out for Italy, who are having an incredible athletics programme.

Plus interviews and highlights from climbing, diving qualifying and karate.

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14 hours, 55 minutes