Olympics: Team GB day nine

Chris Hoy of Great Britain looks on during qualifying for the men's sprint event held at the Laoshan Velodrome Photograph: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty

Track cyclists of Great Britain compete in the men's team pursuit qualifying at the Laoshan Velodrome Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP

Ed Clancy, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas and Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain compete in the men's team pursuit at the track cycling event Photograph: Nick Laham /Getty

Pippa Wilson, Sarah Webb and Sarah Ayton of Great Britain compete on their way to overall victory in the Yngling class event held at the Qingdao Olympic sailing centre Photograph: Paul Gilham /Getty

Great Britain's Yngling crew, from left, Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson, celebrate their gold medal at the Sailing Centre in Qingdao Photograph: David Jones /PA

Gemma Spofforth of Great Britain, left, and Emily Seebohm of Australia, right, compete in the backstroke leg of the women's 4x100m medley relay Photograph: Al Bello/Getty

Bronze medallists Elise Laverick and Anna Bebington of Great Britain compete during the women's double sculls final at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. New Zealand won gold, while Germany took silver and Britain claimed bronze Photograph: Harry How/AFP

Annie Vernon, Debbie Flood, Frances Houghton and Katherine Grainger of Great Britain show their disappointment at taking silver in the women's quadruple sculls Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty

Britain's Acer Nathercott, kneeling in the centre, and teammates Colin Smith, Matt Langridge, Alastair Heathcote, Josh West, Richard Egington, Tom Lucy, Tom Stallard and Alex Partridge pose after capturing the silver medal in the men's eight final, which they considered a disappointment Photograph: Gregory Bull/AP

Great Britain's Zac Purchase, right, and Mark Hunter, left, celebrate their win in the lightweight men's double sculls Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter of Great Britain celebrate their gold medal in the lightweight men's double sculls final Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty

Great Britain's Ben Ainslie celebrates winning a gold medal in the Finn class Photograph: David Jones/PA

Ben Ainslie celebrates his gold medal win in the Finn class Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP

Britain's Rebecca Romero pedals on her way to winning the gold medal of the track cycling women's individual pursuit event Photograph: Ricardo Mazalan /AP

Track cyclist Rebecca Romero of Great Britain celebrates after winning the gold medal in women's individual pursuit final at the Laoshan Velodrome Photograph: Carl De Souza /AFP

Wendy Houvenaghel en route to win the silver medal in women's individual pursuit final, where she finished behind teammate Rebecca Romero/EPA Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA

Louis Smith on his way to a bronze medal during the men's pommel horse individual event, making him Britain's first-ever Olympic gymnastics medallist. Photograph: PA

Paula Radcliffe is comforted by her husband, Gary, after finishing 23rd in the marathon Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian