Tokyo Olympics LIVE: Laura Muir through heats; 200m sprints get underway; Laurel Hubbard in action

With the second week of the Tokyo Olympics now well underway, viewers watching at home have had plenty of action to enjoy and achievements to marvel at. The Great Britain team are already in double figures for gold medals, with particular success in the swimming pool led by the likes of Adam Peaty and Duncan Scott. Records have fallen across a number of sports and events as the finest athletes in the world put their talent on display. But even the very best can have off-days. And while we all enjoy watching incredible feats of athleticism, sometimes things going wrong can prove to be just as engrossing.

McEwen took silver in the individual competition on Toledo De Kerser after a faultless clear round. Julia Krajewski took gold while Team GB’s Oliver Townend and Laura Collett missed out on medals. Collett had eight faults when the final two fences in her round dropped, finishing ninth.

Shy teen Gavin Hubbard led his school boy’s weightlifting team to glory long before most of his fellow female Olympic competitors were even born (pictured: as Gavin with his parents, left; and before his transition, inset top; and at school as a boy, inset bottom; and following her transition, right). Today, having gender transitioned and become Laurel Hubbard in 2012, she is hoping to claim a medal for New Zealand in the women’s 87+kg event in Tokyo. She stunned the world in 2017 when she burst onto the scene after a 16-year hiatus from the sport which she said she had taken up as a boy to appear more masculine before the pressure of living as a man became too much to bear. Hubbard was born in 1978 to Diana Reader and breakfast cereals tycoon and former Mayor of Auckland Richard ‘Dick’ Hubbard. Students from her 1994 graduating class remember her only as ‘Gavin’ – an academic and quiet student who spent most of his days training in the gym at the exclusive $22,000-a-year Saint Kentigern Boys’ College.

Great Britain’s eventers took a glorious gold medal in the team competition in Tokyo. The trio of Oliver Townend, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen prevailed in the final showjumping round after going into the day with a near impregnable lead of 17.9 penalties. Even though that was cut to 13.9 at the end of the night, it was still enough for glory. McEwen was first up in the showjumping, and produced a clear round to get the team off to the perfect start.

As expected, an American triumphed in the women’s floor final – it just was not the one we thought it would be. With hot favourite Simone Biles sitting this out, thanks to ongoing mental health issues, Phoenix’s Jade Carey made the most of her chance, delivering a faultless performance at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. The 21-year-old was a tough act to follow. Next up was Britain’s Jessica Gadirova. Who had qualified in fifth place. After a slight early stumble, she recovered well, to score 14.000.

Team GB are still in with a chance of securing a gold medal in the men’s team pursuit after finishing fourth in qualifying. The quartet of Ed Clancy, Ethan Hayter, Ollie Wood and Ethan Vernon (bottom right) recorded a time of 3:47.507, which is a British record, but they were two and a half seconds behind world champions Denmark, who finished in top spot with a time of 3:45.014. With Italy in second and New Zealand in third, Britain took the fourth qualifying spot but they were made to wait for confirmation of their progression. Australia were given the opportunity to race again after Alex Porter (left) dramatically fell off his bike due to a handlebar failure before Britain’s ride.

Djokovic has a habit of losing his temper in matches and was thrown out of last year’s US Open after unintentionally striking a line judge with a ball. Nadal admitted that the Serbian, who last month drew level with him and Roger Federer on 20 grand slam triumphs, has an unusual way of dealing with his emotions on the court but put his outbursts down to his competitive nature.

Tom Daley has revealed he was making a dog sweater in the viral photo of him knitting in the stands during the women’s diving final at the Tokyo Olympics. The diver, 27, is fresh off his first-ever Olympic gold medal in the men’s synchronised 10m platform last week, and decided to get out his needles and wool during the Women’s 3m Springboard Final at the weekend.

Laurel Hubbard, 43, who gender transitioned in 2012, was competing in the 87kg+ category but failed to record a single valid Snatch lift in Tokyo (pictured: before the event, left; and failing on her third and final attempt, right). Hubbard’s appearance at the Games has been mired in controversy – not least because she was well-backed to pick up a medal today. She overbalanced on her opening weight of 120kg on Monday night, taking the bar behind her shoulders. Hubbard’s second effort of 125kg was ruled invalid on a majority decision by the referees. The third attempt was almost a repeat of the first, ruling Hubbard out of medal contention. She made a parting salute and put her hands together in prayer as she left the stage at Tokyo’s International Forum. Chinese woman-mountain Lie Wenwen broke an Olympic world record by lifting 140kg in the same event and looks set for Gold. Despite her failure, Hubbard has made history and there are many who feel that her participation sets a precedent that will damage women’s sport. She qualified for the Games after the International Olympic Committee changed its rules to allow women to compete if their testosterone levels are below a certain threshold. Ro Edge, of Save Women’s Sports Australasia, told Radio 4 this morning: ‘I think it would be really naive and ignorant to think that people will not take advantage of these rules to gain a competitive advantage.

British swimmer Adam Peaty has been dismayed by some of the reaction to his announcement that he is set to spend a month away from the pool in order to prioritise his mental health. Peaty won two golds and a silver at Tokyo 2020, including retaining his men’s 100 metres breaststroke title, as Team GB claimed a record eight swimming medals, eclipsing their previous best of seven at the 1908 Games. The 26-year-old from Uttoxeter pointed out that the next three years leading into Paris 2024 will be a ‘war of attrition’ with World and European Championships and the Commonwealth Games all to come in 2022.

Team GB remain on course to retain their gold medal in the women’s cycling team pursuit after qualifying for the first round by going second fastest.  Germany set a stunning pace early on in qualifying after breaking the world record by nearly three seconds with a time of 4:07.307. The team of Laura Kenny, Katie Archibald, Elinor Baker and Josie Knight set off on an excellent pace to try and eclipse Germany’s time but  despite starting brightly, struggled late on before finishing second, with four teams advancing from eight in a bid to land a gold medal. 

Pamela Ware was making her Olympics debut in Tokyo when she misstepped on her approach to the springboard, causing her to plummet into the water with her feet hitting the surface first. Ware was diving to book her place in the three metre springboard final but horribly miscued the jump with a difficulty of 3.5.

A lack of wind saw all sailing events at the Tokyo Olympics postponed on Monday. Six races were scheduled at Enoshima Yacht Harbour but all were delayed and then eventually called off for the day, with no prospect of conditions improving. Medals had been due to be decided in the women’s and men’s 49er class, but those races will now be held on Tuesday, wind permitting.