The BBC has been blasted by angry viewers for tweeting spoilers of British Olympians winning their first medals after not showing their events lives.
Olympics fans were left furious after the broadcaster tweeted Chelsie Giles had won a bronze medal in judo before their delayed coverage had finished on BBC One.
Similarly, the semi-final win that guaranteed Bradly Sinden a silver medal in Taekwondo on Sunday was delayed for BBC One viewers by 15 minutes.
The BBC had again tweeted the result before their television coverage had ended.
Britons were left frustrated by the spoilers, with one saying they didn t need to bother watching to the end .
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However, against Uzbekistan teenager Ulugbek Rashitov he came up against a cagey rival and twice found himself seven points down, only to seize back marginal control.
With just eight seconds remaining he was leading by two but eight seconds in taekwondo is an age – just ask Sinden’s teammate Lutalo Muhammad, who looked like he’d banked gold five years ago only to lose on the buzzer. Clock-watching in this game can be lethal.
“The feeling right now is just disappointment, it was my gold medal to give away and it’s a hard one to take,” said Sinden.
“It’s gutting and hard when you get silver, when you win gold or bronze you get to celebrate that moment.