OLYMPICS LONDON 2012 LIVE: Games day five in pictures
By Sportsbeat staff, London 2012
After ending their second day sitting in silver position, Great Britain's equestrian team are hoping to cement their place on the podium in the final session.
And can Team GB snatch another surprise medal in the gymnastics as Beth Tweddle leads the women's squad out in the team final - can they do it?
Caitlin McClatchey and Hannah Miley will compete in finals in the pool looking to add to Rebecca Adlington's bronze.
While Ellen Gandy and Gemma Lowe start in the morning’s heats of the 200m butterfly and Michael Jamieson and Andrew Willis race in the heats of the 200m breaststroke.

BEATEN BY BEST: Laura Robson was sent crashing out of the women's singles after losing to former world No.1 Sharapova

TITLE DEFENCE: Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson in strong shape to defend star class gold

CONTROVERSIAL: Brazil football fan holds Union Flag while proudly wearing Christ of Redeemer

SISTER SISTER: Venus and Serena Williams face Germany's Angelique Kerber and Sabine Lisicki in tennis doubles

PROUD: Caitlin McClatchey finishes seventh in the 200m freestyle final while USA's Allison Schmidt wins in new Olympic record time

STRUGGLING: Paul Goodison suffers injury woes as world champion Slingsby hunts title

SO CLOSE: Team GB improve in narrow loss to Brazil in basketball's Group B

DOUBLE START: Women's hockey team close in on qualifcation after beating South Korea

RAUCOUS CROWD: Great Britain shows their passion for home teams as the medal tally stands at three

STUMBLE AND FALL: Great Britain's Jennifer Pinches falls off the beam as the Team GB women's gymnast team try to emulate the men and win a medal

KNOCKED OUT: Susan Egelstaff loses to Japan's Sayaka Sato but remains upbeat with making it to home Olympics

JUST THE ONE: Equestrian team grab silver in team event but fall short in individuals

VIP: The Duchess of Cornwall and Princess Anne make sure they are in their correct seats at the Equestrian

EASY WIN: Andy Murray cruises past Finland's Jarkko Niemenen in straight sets at Wimbledon

OUT: World number one and Beijing silver medallist David Florence fails to make the final of the canoe slalom

JOB WELL DONE: Sam Townsend and Bill Lucas continue Team GB's rowers excellent form with progression to the double sculls final

JA: Germany's Peter Joppich shows his delight after defeating Team GB's James Davis in fencing. Davis' team-mate Richard Kruse also lost

SILVER: Great Britain's Tina Cook, Mary King and Zara Phillips will be cheered on by a vocal home crowd in the individual equestrian event

ROYAL SUCCESS: Prince William, Kate Middleton and Peter Phillips look on as fellow royal Zara Phillips helps secure silver for Team GB's eventers

RELAY GOOD: Great Britain are into the men's 4x200m freestyle final after qualifying in fifth place

PENALTY: Zara Phillips horse High Kingdom hits fence two but Team GB are still in medal contention

FANTASTIC: Team USA fans going that extra mile in support of their country

KISS CAM: Alan Campbell is into the semi-finals of the single sculls after a convincing display at Eton Dorney

DEJECTED: Great Britain's Husayn Rosowsky reflects on his fencing first round exit at the hands of Mohamed Sumand of Tunisia

FINAL BOUND: Team GB row their way into the final of the women's eight

CLEAR: Team GB's William Fox-Pitt on Lionheart jump to a clear round in the eventing

ALL SMILES: Team GB's Andrew Willis and defending 200m breastroke champion Kosuke Kitajima are both happy to make the final

DEFEAT: Team GB's Euan Barton looks dejected after losing to Canada's Antoine Valois-Cortier in the 81kg judo

THANKS: Gareth Evans applauds the Great Britain fans after his Welsh record setting performance in the 69kg weightlifting

RECORD BREAKER: Michael Jamieson looks surprised as he sets a new British record in the 200m breaststroke to make the final

SPLASHING SUCCESS: Jemma Lowe qualifies for the women's 200m buterfly semi-finals

DISAPPOINTMENT: Ellen Gandy fails to make the semi-finals of the 200m butterfly for Team GB

DISQUALIFIED: Great Britain's Gemma Howell is disqualified from her judo match for an illegal leg wrap on French world champion Gevrise Emane

SHARP SHOOTER: Naomi Folkard beats Russia's Kristina Timofeeva in the archery at Lords

STRONG POSITION: Zara Phillips and co sit in silver position before starting their final day
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