Tokyo Olympics 2020: Magic Monday for Team GB, gymnastics gold for ROC and more – live!

Volleyball: Argentina wrap up the second set 25-21! The ninth-ranked team are two sets to love up against their old rival, the world No1 and defending Olympic champions.

Volleyball: An important update to let you know that the Olympic DJ has Vengaboys banger Boom Boom Boom Boom in the rotation. Argentina, meanwhile, one set and 21-17 up; Brazil under the pump.

Volleyball: Argentina lead this second set 15-14 (first to 25) after snaring the first. Could the upset be on? It’ll be a very late night there if this does go to five sets, which I’m sure we’ll all embrace.

“Dear Adam.” Hello, Mark Wilson. “I have the Guardian on in the background as I work. I don’t have Discovery Plus so I’m only able to watch the limited sport which the Beeb is able to show. That means I miss the likes of handball and volleyball. I remember watching handball for the first time in 2012 and seeing how fast and exciting it was! I just wanted to say, am really enjoying your coverage. Loved your comment earlier about Lauren Williams – find a telly. Such passion and excitement coming through and I feel like I’m there watching it. I’m not really a sport fan, but the Olympics is special. Thanks for making it memorable for me, whilst I am at work.”

Embrace that Olympic spirit, Mark. Lovely. Thanks for reading along as we keep this blog ticking 24 hours a day for the entire fortnight!

Tennis: I missed the fact that Naomi Osaka cruised into the third round of the women’s singles today and I’m certain that’s precisely what she wants at this stage of the tournament. Going very nicely.

Here’s the match report. Lauren Williams won taekwando silver for GB in a fine all-round performance. But, as she acknowledged herself, gold did slip through her fingers with a lead out to six points in the final round. Matea Jelic was immense when it mattered most.

Volleyball: I’m pretty sure the last event going in Tokyo tonight, as the clock strikes 11pm local time, is the aforementioned clash in the men’s volleyball. And it’s a bit of a game too, with Argentina, the world No9, taking the first set from Brazil, their top-ranked opponents, and now leading 5-4 in the second. Game on.

Handball: Sweden’s men defeat Japan 28-26, scoring the sealer in the final minute. “Look at the relief,” says the commentator of the winners. “They will wonder what has hit them but it is Japanese belief. A desire to try the unconventional. They’ve played an absolute blinder here. They may not have won this match but they have won our hearts. We salute them. Now we believe in Japan.”

Handball: Japan’s superb day isn’t yet over! With one minute to go, they are just one goal behind Sweden, the No2 men’s team in the world!

Volleyball: Brazil v Argentina, let’s have a bit of that. I mentioned yesterday that my London 2012 experience was looking after the volleyball media at the mighty Earl’s Court (RIP). Brazil’s men had match points for gold but ultimately were beaten by the Russians after mounting a thrilling comeback. Nevertheless, it didn’t stop the Russian captain alleging all sorts of unsubstantiated trash about match officials before storming out of the post-victory press conference. Classic. By contrast, Brazil’s crestfallen coach weeped while translating from English to Spanish to Portuguese. So yes, quite the time. Argentina are leading the first set here, 18-15.

And that is our final gold medal of the third day. There’s still plenty of qualification and team sport going on around the Olympic city, but the hosts go to bed on top of the table. What a special time.

They win the final game 11-7, Ito making the decisive play on match point. Her fearless play defined the triumph in the closing moments. Japan now leap to the top of the medal tally, with eight gold!

Table tennis: Mizutani into the net; he’s lost both points on his serve. China have won five of the last six points, with two serves to come at 5-9. Ito creates the error after another backhand touches the top of the net and Mizutani with the winner! Match point at 10-5!

Table tennis: Consecutive points for China, Xu serves at 2-8. But it’s Ito! Of course it’s Ito! A reverse topspin backhand down the line, steadying the ship for the home pair. 2-9 becomes 3-9 with Mizutani’s forehand sailing long. Two points away, Japan’s serve.

Table tennis: 7-0! 8-0! Ito has hammered her crosscourt forehand, there’s no getting that back – she’s playing the game of her life! Japan are three points away from gold, on serve as well. Blimey.

Table tennis: Tension builds before every point, so much so that some sweat needs to be removed from the playing surface with Ito serving at 1-0. They press home that advantage creating a backhand error, 2-0 as the serve goes back to Liu Shiwen. But what a shot by Ito! The slice forehand makes it 3-0. Huge point; fierce rally, into the net on the Chinese side! It’s 4-0. And to 5-0 with Ito’s backhand again, this time kissing the top of the net before landing just where it needed to. They change ends with Mizutani to serve… and it’s his cannon of a forehand taking it to 6-zip! Staggering!

Table tennis: The Chinese pair of Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen hold their nerve, pulling away to win the sixth game 11-6. We’re off to a seventh a deciding game in the mixed doubles gold-medal match.

Hidilyn Diaz wins the women’s 55kg weightlifting. If this wasn’t already the case, she’ll be a national hero. She captured the medal that matters most by a single kilogram (224km) over China’s Liao Qiuyan and Kazakhstan’s Zulfiya Chinshanlo. Superb.

Table tennis: It’s level at 3-3 in the crucial sixth game, which China’s pair now must win to stay in this gold-medal match. And goodness me they are all giving it a wallop – no inch given. Fabulous stuff.

“Hi Adam!” Hello, Simon McMahon. “Enjoying the comprehensive coverage from Tokyo, thanks. There’s nothing I like to do more on a Monday afternoon than watch some taekwondo, fencing, archery, table tennis and volleyball involving previously unknown (to me, at least) athletes from around the world. It’s like the ultimate Indoor League.”

As Andy Williams sang, it’s the most wonderful time of the… four year cycle.

Table tennis: Back to the gold-medal clash in the mixed doubles, where China’s pair of Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen won the first two games in a canter. Well, fast forward half an hour and this has turned around entirely, Japan’s Jun Mizutani and Ito Mima up three games to two in the best of seven decider. Game on! “Can you believe it!” roars the commentator. “Japan one game away from gold!”

After leading from early on, they snuck over the line with Denis Abliazin doing enough on the floor. Defending champions Japan nearly went back to back after a big horizontal bar routine from Karuma Kaya, China taking the bronze. Team GB finished fourth.

Lauren Williams speaks to the BBC. “It’s not enough. With ten seconds to go, I let it go and messed up. I tried my best in that situation; I’m very happy with how I performed. I’ve not had the best prep at all but that is not an excuse.” Her message back home: “A massive thank you to the national lottery for getting me here.”

That’s Croatia’s 12th gold in the history of the summer Olympics. What a performance by Jelic, who looked gone but never quit. A fine champion and a fitting response. Lauren Williams’ silver is Team GB’s third of the Tokyo Games, their second in taekwando and their seventh medal overall across the first three days of competition.

She trailed Williams by six points at one stage in the final round but landed several kicks in the home stretch to take gold 25-22. Wow!

Williams lands two big kicks! That booming left foot! 18-13 with 40 seconds to go. Can Jelic find a way back into this? 30 seconds now!

Jelic scores with a punch before they exchange kicks. The Croatian leads 13-12 with 80 seconds to go. Williams pulls level with a punch!

Level 10-10 with one round to go! No score in the final 45 seconds of that stanza. Two minutes from glory for one of these fighters.

Jelic’s coach sends a decision upstairs! Was Williams holding her opponent after a head kick? The TV ref says no. The Brit leads 10-9.

Williams leads 5-4 after the first round. They go again in the Olympic Final.

Lauren Williams begins her gold medal bout! Will it be a fourth triumph for Team GB on this third day? She wins her first point with an accurate punch and is level 1-1 with the Jelic after one minute.

A boilover in the men’s foil fencing! This title rarely leaves Europe but it does tonight. Cheung Ka Long, the 24-year-old, won the deciding clash 15-11 over the favourite Daniele Garozzo, who is left gutted on the floor. That’s Hong Kong’s second gold medal in their history of participation in the summer Games. Beautiful!

A reminder that Lauren Williams’ gold medal taekwando bout starts in five minutes. The Welsh 22-year-old is up against Croatia’s Matea Jelic, also competing in her first Games. Find a telly.

Table tennis: There’s a gold medal to be decided before the close of play tonight in the mixed doubles. The Chinese pair of Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen took the first set over Japan’s Jun Mizutani and Ito Mima and now lead 9-5 in the second. This is a best-of-seven affair.

Softball: The highly-fancied Mexico are leading Australia 4-0 in the top of the fifth innings (of seven). I’ll never forget when Australia’s women knocked off the USA at Atlanta with a walk-off home run, the same day Susie O’Neil and Kieran Perkins won gold in the pool.

Fencing: In the men’s foil final, it’s Italy’s Daniele Garozzo up against Hong Kong’s Ka Long, the latter leading 6-4. It’s first to 15 for gold.

Gymnastics: Japan, the defending champions, are still in third position as they start their parallel bars rotation. It’s a busy event, with a lot going on, but the Russian Olympic Committee team are back in front. Team GB are fifth, behind the Americans just outside of the medals. China have recovered from their early stumbles on the floor, into second spot with the high bar their final apparatus.

What a day it has been so far. I’m passing the baton – sorry – to Adam Collins now. He will take you through the rest of the gymnastics final and, don’t forget, we will be following Lauren Williams in her taekwondo final in half an hour. Enjoy the Games.

Shooting: Returning to the subject of backstories, here’s Tom Dart on the US shooting team – a few of whom had to practise in an abandoned Macy’s department store when their training centre was closed during the pandemic.

Gymnastics: We are two thirds of the way through the men’s final and the Russian Olympic Committee are out in front. China and Japan are battling it out for second, with USA fourth and Great Britain fifth. Team GB are expected to finish strongly on the floor and pommel horse.

Judo: Nora Gjakova has won a gold medal for Kosovo in Tokyo, bringing some joy to the country as it mourns the deaths of 10 people who were killed in a road accident over the weekend.

“On this mourning day for our people, Nora Gjakova brought light to Kosovo,” said Kosovo president Vjosa Osmani, who has returned home from Japan due to the accident. “Our judokas are reaching the heights many countries have dreamed of. They are the best epithet of modern Kosovo,” she said.

Golf: Tommy Fleetwood is enjoying himself in Japan. He will be representing Team GB in the men’s golf event, which begins at the Kasumigaseki Country Club on Wednesday. Justin Rose won gold in Rio five years ago.

Surfing: The surfing finals have been rescheduled due to the weather conditions at Tsurigasaki Beach. They were originally due to take place on Wednesday, but have been moved forward to tomorrow. The men’s and women’s quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will all take place tomorrow.

Gymnastics: The Russian Olympic Committee are in the lead in the men’s final. They have been truly excellent. Japan are second, a couple of points back, with China third and Great Britain fourth. A bronze medal is within the grasp of Team GB.

Hockey: Team GB have beaten South Africa 4-1 in their pool match. The reigning champions were 1-0 down – and they lost their opening game – but rallied to secure a convincing victory. They had a slow start in Rio five years ago, so will be feeling confident.

Ellie Rayer scored twice for Team GB, with Lily Owsley and Laura Unsworth also on the scoresheet. They are up to second in their group and will play India on Wednesday.

Judo: Shohei Ono has won another gold medal for the hosts. He won gold in Rio fuve years ago and has beaten Georgia’s Lasha Shavdatuashvili to retain his title. After the bout, he walked over to his defeated opponent and gave him a big hug. Ono has not lost since 2015.

Gymnastics: Team GB are fifth in the men’s final after two rotations. They are not far behind China, who are competing with Japan and the Russian Olympic Committee for gold. Switzerland are fourth.