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Australia’s 23-year-old sprinter Rohan Browning has qualified for the semi-finals of the 100m sprint, winning his heat with a personal best time of 10.01.

Stunning run from Browning, particularly given he drew lane one and was up against dual gold medal winner Yohan Blake of Jamaica.

No Australian has made the men’s 100m final since Hec Hogan won bronze in Melbourne 1956.

A late gold medal result on Saturday night:

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Here’s some of the best Australian action for Sunday (all times EST):

GOLF

Men’s Individual - Final Round - Marc Leishman, Cameron Smith (8.30am)

SWIMMING

Finals (11.30am - 1.40pm)

Women’s 50m Freestyle Final - Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell

Women’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final - Australia

Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final - Australia

ATHLETICS

Men’s High Jump Final - Brandon Starc

Men’s 100m Semifinals - Rohan Browning

CYCLING BMX FREESTYLE FINALS

Women’s - Natalya Diehm (11.10am)

Men’s - Logan Martin (12.20pm)

HOCKEY

Men’s Quarter finals - Australia v Netherlands (1.00pm)

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Women’s Round of 16: Mariafe Artacho de Solar and Taliqua Clancy (Australia) v Xue Chen and Wang Xinxin (10pm)

From earlier this evening, Ash Barty and John Peers spoke after winning bronze in the mixed doubles.

They won because Novak Djokovic forced Serbia into a forfeit, he picked up a shoulder injury in his singles bronze medal match loss to Pablo Carreno Busta.

Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty.Credit:The Age

This was Australia’s first Olympic tennis medal since Alicia Molik won bronze in the singles at Athens in 2004, and Barty and Peers were understandably delighted to win the medal.

“Obviously it is incredibly tough for team Serbia … for John and I it is a dream come true,” Barty said.

“To add to the Australian tally is incredible.

“We have absolutely made the most of it, we have enjoyed every minute. You see the raw emotion out of all the athletes … this is the pinnacle of sport for a lot of things.”

Peers said: “It was one of our goals to walkaway with a medal for Australia … it is something amazing.

“The Olympics is so special for all of us here. ”

Djokovic said he had to leave everything out on the court in the singles.

“It’s part of the DNA as professional athletes. It’s a given that you must always give your very last source of energy that you have left,” he said.

“I’ve done that, the result wasn’t great, but I’m at least pleased with the effort I’ve given on the court.

“I know I have not played well today, or yesterday in the second and third set.”

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Australia’s Rohan Browning has spoken again to the press in Tokyo. He qualified for the semi-finals of the 100m sprint, winning his heat in a personal best time. Our man Michael Gleeson was there to hear what he said:

“If I can take one thing away from it, Australia don’t go out and anti-vax protest. Stay at home and get around the under-dogs at the Olympics,” Browning said.

“It is nice to point [how] people [are] wrong.

Rohan Browning wins his heat. Credit:Getty Images

“It feels good to take a few big scalps early on. I still won that race so there is more to pull out of myself. I can definitely be pushed a bit more, it is the one thing I have been lacking on the Australian circuit (being pushed by competition). And it is the thing a lot of people pointed to when they say I was not capable of making a final or doing well at this Olympics.”

Winning the race and beating a runner as credentialed as Blake was more satisfying than the fast time he ran.

“I have wanted to get him for a long time, all the world’s best guys are on my hit list,” Browning said.

“I knew you would have to front up to everybody at some point. You look at the start list and I thought, ‘jeez I have got one of the tougher heats but you would rather do it the hard way because it is so much more satisfying’.”

Click here to read the full story on Browning’s run. 

Elaine Thomspon Herah of Jamaica has won her second straight 100m Olympic gold medal, breaking Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record with a time of 10.61.

Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrates her gold.Credit:Getty

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (10.74) took silver while Shericka Jackson (10.76), also from Jamaica, was third.

Marie-Josee Ta Lou of Ivory Coast was fourth, as she was in Rio.

Fraser-Pryce now has four medals in this event, but she looks dejected.

Almost ready to jump. And there is a light show, despite having no fans in the house!

Elaine Thompson Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the Jamaican pair who between them have claimed the last three Olympic titles in this event, are the favourites.

Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast is also a contender.

This “live” coverage of the discus event is not quite that.

It finished some time ago, as detailed in earlier blog posts.

Seven are offering all sports live on their Seven Plus app but the main channel has been a touch misleading at times during these Games.

The first time there’s been a mixed 4x400m relay (two men and two women) at the Olympics and Poland have taken gold.

The Dominican Republic look to have claimed silver, while the United States were third.

There had been a bit of tumble during one of the baton changes involving the Nethlerlands and Jamaica.

Matthew Denny has produced the biggest throw of his life in his final attempt in the men’s discuss but it isn’t enough to clinch a final. Denny’s final throw of 67.02m beats the personal best he set in qualifying and competes a cracking night for the 25-year-old from the Queensland town of Allora. The gold medal was only ever going to be won by Daniel Stahl, who produced a winning throw of 68.80m but Denny has delivered on the biggest stage, with every throw of his sixth attempts exceeding 65m.

Matthew Denny.Credit:Getty

The big boys are getting serious now in the discus final. Sweden’s Simon Petersson and Austria’s Lukas Weisshaidinger (easy if you say it fast) have produced throws in excess of 67m, putting themselves in the silver and bronze medal positions respectively. Australia’s Matthew Denny is in fifth with one throw to go. Sweden’s Daniel Stahl still leading.

Daniel Stahl.Credit:Getty

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