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Noah Lyles

Erriyon Knighton (USA) during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium on August 3, 2021

Tokyo 2020: Key events to look forward to on day 12 of the Olympics

Sports Mole picks out the key events due to take place on day 12 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Aug 3, 17:00

Usain Bolt's 200m world record survives as Noah Lyles starts from wrong block

The American ran 185m in 18.90 seconds.

Jul 9, 23:50

Adam Gemili pictured on September 30, 2019

Adam Gemili says he 'ran like an amateur' after missing out on World Championships medal

Gemili came fourth in the 200m on Tuesday in a repeat of his Olympics pain.

Oct 1, 23:35

Result: Adam Gemili finishes fourth in 200m in Doha

The British sprinter finished fourth in the 200m at the World Championships.

Oct 1, 22:47

Did you know...?

	Country				T
1	China	34	24	16	74
2	United States	30	35	27	92
3	Japan	22	10	15	47
4	Australia	17	6	20	43
5	Russian Olympic Committee	16	23	21	60
6	Great Britain	16	18	19	53
> Full Table

Friday's key events

HOCKEY
· Great Britain's women aim to secure their place on the podium as they face India in the bronze medal match (2.30am)
· Netherlands - silver medallists five years ago - and Argentina battle for the gold medal in the women's final (11am)

BEACH VOLLEYBALL
· The women's gold medal will be decided as Australia and USA go head to head (3.30am)

BOXING
· Lauren Price will be looking to add to Team GB's success in the ring when she takes on Nouchka Fontijn of Netherlands in the women's middleweight semi-final (6am)

DIVING
· Tom Daley already has one Olympic gold to his name in Tokyo, and he begins his bid for second in the men's 10m platform. Teammate Noah Williams is also involved in the preliminary round (7am)

CYCLING
· Jason Kenny's reign as sprint king may be over, but Jack Carlin looked strong in his bid to succeed his compatriot. He takes on Harrie Lavreysen in his sprint semi-final (8.10am), with the final taking place later in the day (10.35am)
· The women's madison makes its Olympic debut at the velodrome as Team GB duo Katie Archibald and Laura Kenny look to add another medal to their collections (9.15am)

FOOTBALL
· Hosts Japan will look to get themselves on the podium as they face Mexico in the men's bronze medal match (10am)
· The women's champions will be crowned as both Sweden and Canada aim to win Olympic gold for the very first time (1pm)

ATHLETICS
· The men's 5000m final includes Great Britain's Andrew Butchart, but most eyes will be on Ugandan world record holder Joshua Cheptegei (1pm)
· Team GB's Jodie Williams will hope to get on the podium in the women's 400m final, but defending champ Shaunae Miller-Uibo is favourite for gold while Stephenie Ann McPherson should challenge and Allyson Felix is bidding to become the most decorated female track and field athlete of all time (1.35pm)
· Netherlands' Sifan Hassan takes on leg two of her ambitious attempt at a Tokyo treble in a women's 1500m final which also includes Great Britain's Laura Muir and Faith Kipyegon of Kenya (1.50pm)
· A star-studded women's 4x100m relay final will see a Team GB quartet including Dina Asher-Smith look to upset defending champions USA and favourites Jamaica, who boast Elaine Thompson-Herah as she goes for her third gold of the Games (2.30pm)
· Great Britain and Jamaica will also be going for gold in the men's 4x100m relay final, and their medal hopes have been boosted by USA's failure to qualify (2.50pm)

> Today's schedule in full

> Today's schedule in full