Liam Heath secured Great Britain's 49th medal of the Tokyo Games with a gutsy display in the men's kayak single 200m on Thursday, as Galal Yafai produced a thrilling win in the boxing ring to reach the Olympic flyweight gold-medal match.
The pair served up the eye-catching moments for Team GB on day 13 of the Games, where Dina Asher-Smith also made a return to the track as Britain's 4x100m relay team secured a place in the final.
The relay story was not so positive for the US men's 4x100m team, who were deemed an "embarrassment" by American sprint legend Carl Lewis after being eliminated in their heat.
Elsewhere, 18-year-old Keegan Palmer put on a gripping display to win park skateboarding gold for Australia, who now sit fourth in the medal table, with the Russian Olympic Committee in fifth and Great Britain nudged down to sixth.
Great Britain will look to improve their medal tally when Holly Bradshaw competes in the women's pole vault from 11:20 BST.
An outside medal chance disappeared when Andrew Pozzi placed seventh in the men's 110m hurdles final, clocking 13.3 seconds as Jamaica's Hansle Parchment took gold in 13.04.
Heath recovers for bronze
Kayaker Heath - the Olympic champion in 2016 - initially looked like he may also come up short after a poor start to his final, only to find a surge that earned him a nail-biting photo finish for the bronze medal.
"I was maybe a bit hesitant off the start and didn't reach my potential in terms of peak speed," said Heath, who clocked 35.20 seconds behind Hungarian winner Sandor Totka on 35.03.
"I am still happy with the performance."
On winning another medal, he said: "It is hard to put into words. It is what you work towards to be at your best for these events."
Heath, who has previously said retirement after the Games was likely, added: "It has been a roller coaster, over such a long period of time in the extended Olympic cycle. So many highs and lows, so many tests and lessons. I am feeling really good, to be honest."
From factory to fighting for gold
Yafai also found himself lost for words after progressing to the Olympic final, where he will walk away with at least a silver medal.
The Birmingham fighter started at pace against Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov, scoring a standing count in round one before the contest developed into a thrilling back-and-forth bout.
Yafai hugged a visibly distraught Bibossinov as his narrowest of victories was read. He will now face Carlo Paalam of the Philippines in Saturday's 52kg flyweight final.
Yafai, 28, is a former car factory worker, and said: "I was doing the rubbish, picking up boxes, delivering parts. Just a skivvy job really. But now I'm on the verge of becoming Olympic champion.
"I can't believe it. It's ridiculous, it's a dream. It's the Olympic gold isn't it, man? Olympic gold is crazy. Just imagine being the Olympic champion."
More to follow.
