A quick bite of the best of the action from day six at the London 2012 Olympics.
You weren't sleeping, were you?
Just in case you had a big day at work or school and decided to tuck yourself away nice and early, you only missed New Zealand's FIRST GOLD MEDAL! Joseph Sullivan and Nathan Cohen showed brilliant composure and no shortage of power in winning the double sculls in 6m 31s. They were last at the 500m, 5th at the 1000m, and a massive 3.4s behind the Slovenians, 4th at the 1500m and 1st at the only mark that counts. Well played, those men.
Not a great start at the velodrome
Eddie Dawkins could not get on the wheel of Ethan Mitchell at the start of their men's team sprint qualifying. Their time of 44.175s put them into a knockout round against the powerful French, where they succumbed, though their time of 43.495s was much improved. The men's pursuit fared better, qualifying third with a time of 3m 57.607, although that paled in comparison to Great Britain's world record-setting 3m 52.499s. GB glamour girl Victoria Pendleton and her teammate Jess Varnish set a world record in the team sprint, but were then disqualified for a takeover infringement, much to the dismay of the crowd.
Boyle into final
Lauren Boyle set a New Zealand record when qualifying fifth for the final of the 800m in 8m 25.91s. She was just 1.07s outside the time of the third-placed qualifier, but thinks she needs to go 6s faster to have a chance of medalling. Boyle has been by some margin the best New Zealand performer in the pool, having finished eighth in the 400m final. Melissa Ingram missed the semifinals of the 200m backstroke, thus ending her Olympic career.