Live blog – Rio Olympic Games day 14

19 August 2016

Kate French and Samantha Murray will be looking to continue Team GB’s proud tradition of winning a medal in every women’s modern pentathlon competition since Sydney 2000 when they complete their Rio 2016 competition on Friday.

The University of Bath graduates have work to do after the fencing on Thursday but are both strong performers on the international stage, with Murray having won a silver medal at London 2012.

You can follow live coverage of the modern pentathlon competition via BBC Sport by clicking here (external link).

Athletes Eilidh Doyle and Emily Diamond could also return to the athletics track in the early hours of Saturday morning – both are part of the women’s 4x400m relay squad, with GB looking to qualify for Sunday’s final.

Who to watch today

Friday 19 August 2016
Sport	Time*	Stage	Athlete(s)	Event	Venue	Result
Modern Pentathlon	16.20	Final	Kate French	Women’s swimming	Deodoro Aquatics Centre	2:16.17, 292 points
Modern Pentathlon	16.25	Final	Samantha Murray	Women’s swimming	Deodoro Aquatics Centre	2:10.81, 308 points
Modern Pentathlon	18.00	Final	Kate French, Samantha Murray	Women’s fencing bonus round	Deodoro Aquatics Centre	Kate French – 202pts Samantha Murray – 192pts
Modern Pentathlon	19.30-20.40	Final	Kate French, Samantha Murray	Women’s riding show jumping	Deodoro Stadium	Kate French – 300pts Samantha Murray – 279pts
Modern Pentathlon	22.00-22.20	Final	Kate French, Samantha Murray	Women’s combined running/shooting	Deodoro Stadium	Kate French – 6th, 1331pts Samantha Murray – 9th, 1321pts
Athletics	00.51	Heats	Emily Diamond	4x400m	Olympic Stadium – Engenhão	3:24.81, 2nd

As it happened

4.35pm: Kate French starts the day with a solid swim, her time of 2:16.17 around her usual standard for the 200m freestyle and the 15th-fastest time overall. Samantha Murray leads heat six at the 150m stage but fades slightly in the home straight and touches the wall in 2:10.81, the fourth-fastest time of the day.

7.00pm: Samantha Murray and Kate French sit 14th and 15th respectively after the fencing bonus round.

10.20pm: Excellent combined events from Kate French and Samantha Murray see them finish sixth and ninth overall, having been ninth and 18th respectively after the ride. Joe Choong and Jamie Cooke compete in the men’s competition tomorrow – good luck to both of them.

1am: Emily Diamond runs a strong first leg as GB’s women finish runner-up in their 4x400m relay heat to progress to the final (2am BST on Sunday) as fourth-fastest qualifiers.

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