AS IT HAPPENED: All the action from Rio Day 6
The Aussie men’s quad sculls kicked off Day Six by claiming a silver medal, and Jess Fox followed that up with bronze in the women’s kayak single.
Australian Marcus Fraser stormed into the lead of the golf competition thanks to a scintillating opening round that saw Justin Rose create Olympic history with the first ever hole-in-one.
Cate Campbell will be vying for gold later this morning in the women’s 100m freestyle final alongside sister Bronte, while we’ll also be cheering Mitch Larkin in the men’s 200m backstroke final.
Here's a recap of what's happened so far on Day Six (all times in AEST).
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AUSSIE QUAD SCULLS CLAIM SILVER MEDAL
JESS FOX WINS BRONZE IN DRAMATIC K1 FINAL
ROSE NAILS HISTORY-MAKING OLYMPIC HOLE-IN-ONE
FATHER OF KYLE CHALMERS FEARED FOR CHAMPION'S HEALTH
FRASER THE CLUBHOUSE LEADER AFTER SCORCHING OPENING ROUND
6.45am: CYCLING - MEN'S TEAM PUSUIT: Australia will take on France for bronze medal after beating the Netherlands. Great Britain set for a gold medal showdown with New Zealand who've set a new OR.
6.30: SWIMMING: McEVOY'S LOSS EXPLAINED: McEvoy suffered stage fright in his Olympic freestyle flop, Australian swimming's head coach says.
6am: CYCLING TRACK - WOMEN'S TEAM PURSUIT: The Aussie women lay down the marker with the fastest time of the day in the women's team pursuit and an Olympic Record to boot! It didn't last long though because Great Britain set a new OR moments later. Sigh.
5.10am: CYCLING TRACK - MEN'S TEAM SPRINT: Great Britain make a real statement of intent by a new OR to breeze past Australia in qualifying. New Zealand came in second fastest ahead of the Aussies after the opening stage.
4.16am: CANOE SLALOM - WOMEN'S K1: BRONZE MEDAL Jess Fox came out all guns blazing with an incredible run in the final of the women's kayak single. She was in gold medal position but a penalty for touching a gate saw Fox bumped back to third.
3.55am: SWIMMING - WOMEN'S BACKSTROKE: Australians Belinda Hocking and Emily Seebohm go one-three in their women’s 200m backstroke heat to seal a place in the semi-finals.
3.51am: RUGBY SEVENS - MEN'S: Fiji has beaten Japan 20-5 in the semi-finals of the men's rugby sevens to guarantee a first ever Olympic medal for the nation.
3.30AM: SWIMMING - MEN'S 100m BUTTERFLY: Aussie pair David Morgan and Grant Morgan both qualify for the semi-finals of the men's 100 butterfly, where they will come up against Michael Phelps.
3.10am: SWIMMING - WOMEN'S 800m FREESTYLE: Jessica Ashwood moves through to the final of the women’s 800m freestyle with the sixth quickest heat time. American superstar Katie Ledecky set a new OR in her heat.
2.55am: CANOE SLALOM - WOMEN'S K1: Aussie gold medal hopeful Jess Fox navigates her way safely through to the finals of the women's kayak single.
2.18am: SWIMMING - MEN'S 50m FREESTYLE: Cameron McEvoy bounces back from his 100m freestyle disappointment, touching first in his 50m freestyle heat to seal a place in the semi-finals.
1.36am: GOLF - MEN'S: Aussie Marcus Fraser was absolutely on fire as he posted an 63 to go into the clubhouse with a first round lead.
1:30am: GOLF HISTORY-MAKER: Justin Rose creates history by nailing the first ever hole-in-one at an Olympic Games.
1.05am: JUDO - WOMEN'S 78kg: Australia's Miranda Giambelli bows out in the round of 16 of the 78kg class, losing to Brazilian Marya Aguiar who inspired a rapturous noise from the Rio crowd.
12.38am: WATER POLO - WOMEN'S: The Aussie women have stumbled, going down to Italy 8-7.
12.10am: SWIMMING FEARS: Kyle Chalmers's footballer dad Brett reveals the teenager suffers from a serious heart condition and there were fears that it might crop up as he stepped on to the blocks for the race of his life.
11.46pm - ROWING - Men's pair: The Kiwi crew were so dominant in this race that it was a race for silver and bronze, which was picked up by South Africa and Italy respectively, with Australia slipping back to the tail of the field.
11.31pm: ROWING - WOMEN'S QUAD SCULLS: The German women take out the gold in an electrifying quad sculls race, reinforcing their nation's history of elite sculling.
11.19pm - ROWING MEN'S QUAD SCULLS: SILVER MEDAL What an effort from the Australian Men's Quad sculls, finishing second behind defending Olympic and World Champions Germany.
The Aussies went into the race as favourites after great form in lead-up regattas and chased down the German crew to within half a boat length. They'll be disappointed, but Australian rowers are a loyal lot and will be very proud of their achievements.
10:45pm - ROWING MEN'S FOUR: Australia have started the day well, winning the men's four semi-final.
The Australians blitzed the field, leading from start to finish to win by over three seconds and book a place in Friday's medal race.
Great Britain, who have won every gold medal in the event since 2000, won the other semi-final but the Australians were more than five seconds faster.
11pm ROWING - WOMEN'S EIGHT: What started as the most unlikely story of the Australian rowing team's Games has ended with the Women's Eight's campaign over after finishing last in the repechage. The crew, which included WA's Alexandra Hagan who famously found out she was going to Rio while in the pub, were late inclusions after the Russians were kicked out of the games because of that nation's drug scandal. Here's their gallant effort:
If you're still recovering from a spectacular Day Five in Rio, why not re-live some of the best action.
The morning that started with the Boomers and the USA in the basketball finished with a new King of the Pool, when Kyle Chalmers came from nowhere to win gold in the 100m freestyle final.
Check out the highlights:
SPORTMANSHIP: McEvoy's incredible act of sportsmanship
#WRONGKYLE: Scottish Kyle Chalmers receives congratulatory messages
HISTORY: Aussie men in the 100m freestyle final
DREAM: Chalmers' dream to play AFL
Also coming up in Day Six action.
It will end, like most days have this week, with action in the pool as Olympic record holder Cate Campbell goes for gold in the 100m freestyle final. Sister Bronte, who finished fifth fastest in the semis, will also be there.
And Mitch Larkin will be swimming for gold in the 200m backstroke final.