Australia are flying high in the medal table: fourth, just about Definitely Not Russia. What chance more medals today? Well, Kurtis Marschall and Brooke Stratton go for track and field medals, track cycling continues in the velodrome, sailing medals are on offer and the Kookaburras face Germany in a hockey semi-final. For a full rundown, read our handy guide to Aussies on Day 11:

Related: Australia at the Olympics on Tuesday: day 11 schedule of who and when to watch in Tokyo today

The big news of the day (APART FROM THIS) is the return of Simone Biles. I tend to think she thought: “I may as well give it a shot, even if I only come out and all I can do is walk down the beam”. However, my colleague Bryan Graham – who actually knows about gymnastics – thinks the mental block she has experienced won’t be such a problem on the beam as it’s only in twists that she has been losing her bearings in the air. Her dismount from the beam is a a double back dismount. No twists – no twisties.

Here is the excellent Tumaini Carayol on “the twisties” that have been troubling Simone:

Related: Simone Biles’ twisties: mental block which puts gymnasts at serious risk

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