US closes in on China in gold medal count

There were two more gold medals for China on Saturday, as the world champion pair of Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya claimed the women's canoe double 500m gold before Cao Yuan and Yang Jian made a 1-2 Chinese finish in the men's 10m platform event.

Xu and Sun, who set Olympic best time on Friday, refreshed their own mark in one minute and 55.495 seconds for their maiden Olympic title. It's also China's first Olympic medal in women's canoe sprint.