AS IT HAPPENED: Day 9 Olympics action

US swimmer Ryan Lochte and three teammates were robbed by armed men posing as police in Rio, with the gold-medallist revealing a gun was held to his head.

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6:30am: No uniforms and no beach - After the recent robberies involving athletes, Australian team members have been banned from stepping on Copacabana and Ipanema beaches after dark.

6:15am: Diving - Maddison Keeney finishes fifth & Esther Qin sixth in women's 3m springboard final.

6:00am: Cycling - Anna Meares safely through the qualifying round of the women's sprint, while Glen O'Shea finishes fourth in the men's omnium scratch race.

5:45am: Tennis - Japan's Kei Nishikori wins the bronze medal after beating Spain's Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-7, 6-3.

5:30am: Lochte speaks after robbery ordeal- "And then the guy pulled out his gun, he cocked it, put it to my forehead and he said, 'Get down' and I put my hands up, I was like 'whatever'.

4:55am: Basketball - Klay Thompson finally finds his shooting touch in Rio, exploding for 30 points as Team USA's men edge France 100-97.

4:50am: Golf - Justin Rose shoots a final round 67 to claim Olympic gold for Great Britain.

4:30am: Shooting - Australia's last two competitors bow out of competition with Dane Sampson finishing 20th in the men's 50m rifle 3 position ahead of countryman Will Godward in 39th.

4:15am: Water Polo - Huge result for the Aussies as they defeat Greece 12-7.. Australia now need Brazil to beat Hungary in order to progress.

4:00am: Triplets make history - Estonia's Leila, Liina and Lily Luik made Olympic history when they became the first triplets to compete in the marathon.

Seeing triple! Source: Getty

3:30am: CONFIRMED - US Olympic gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte was robbed in a taxi after leaving a party in Rio de Janeiro.

2:50am: Tennis - Gold for Russia in women's doubles as Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina beat Swiss pair Martina Hingis and Timea Bacsinszky 6-4, 6-4. FULL STORY.

2:20am: Basketball - Team USA continue their impressive form in the Group stage, crushing China 105-62.

1:30am: UPDATE - IOC spokesman Mark Adams says Ryan Lochte has told US team officials reports of the incident are not true. MORE.

1:00am: Athletics - Kenya's Jemima Sumgong wins the women's marathon. Aussies Milly Clark finished 18th, Jess Trengove 22nd and Lisa Weightman in 31st. FULL STORY.

12:55am: Athletics - A protester nearly interrupted the finish of the women's marathon after storming across the track.

12:30am: Spectator goes rogue
A spectator thought she was getting a free souvenir as she picked up a golf ball in play, belonging to Justin Rose. She was quickly reprimanded by officials!

12:00am: Lochte held up at gunpoint
Reports emerge from Brazil that USA gold medal winning swimmer Ryan Lochte has been held up at gunpoint at a Brazilian party.

Source: Getty

TABLE TENNIS: Australia’s table tennis campaign is done and dusted, with the men’s team of Chris Yan, Heming Hu and David Powell losing 3-0 to sixth-seeded Hong Kong.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Possibly the greatest choke in Olympic history. I nearly needed someone to come and give me the Heimlich manoeuvre:" Cate Campbell tells the Seven Network what she thinks of her 100m freestyle flop earlier in the week.

TENNIS: Puerto Rico’s first Olympic gold medal was won by unseeded Monica Puig, who knocked off Angelique Kerber of Germany in the women’s singles tennis final.

Action from the women's 49er FX class in Rio, Picture: Clive Mason/Getty Images