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Highlights: Day eight at the Rio Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Latest news from the eighth day of competition at the Rio Olympics on Saturday (times GMT):

1712 USAIN BOLT SHARES HIS THOUGHTS ON HIS 100M HEAT VICTORY

"It wasn't the best start. I felt kind of slow. I'm not used to running this early at any championship," the 100m defending champion said.

"Hopefully tomorrow I'll come out and I'll feel much better, much smoother."

1500 TISHCHENKO THROUGH TO HEAVYWEIGHT FINALS

Russian boxer Evgeny Tishchenko is through to the men's Olympic heavyweight boxing final after defeating Uzbek rival Rustam Tulaganov in a unanimous decision.