Nicola Adams and Liam Heath won gold for Britain on the penultimate day of the Rio Olympics, as Tom Daley made a shock exit in the 10m platform diving.
Adams became the first British boxer to retain an Olympic title since 1924 by winning her flyweight final, while Heath won the kayak single 200m sprint.
Triathlete Vicky Holland claimed bronze as GB moved to 63 medals, two behind the record set at London 2012.
Mo Farah can increase the total when he goes in the 5,000m final at 01:30 BST.
Farah has already retained his Olympic 10,000m title, and is favourite to win again over the shorter distance as he bids to repeat the double he achieved at London 2012.
British pair Bianca Walkden and Mahama Cho each go for bronze later on Saturday when they contest their respective taekwondo repechage fights.
Boxer Joe Joyce, meanwhile, is certain of either a silver or gold in his super-heavyweight final on Sunday.
Remaining GB medal contenders
Bianca Walkden - taekwondo Ongoing - into +67kg repechage
Mahama Cho - taekwondo Ongoing - into +80kg repechage
Mo Farah - 5,000m Approx 01:30 BST on Sunday
GB women - 4x400m relay Approx 02:00 BST on Sunday
Joe Joyce - boxing (assured of silver) Approx 19:30 BST Sunday, 21 August
Day 15: All the action as it happens
Day-by-day guide: What to look out for
GB poised to beat China in medal standings
Medal table
Position Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 US 40 36 35 111
2 Great Britain 26 22 15 63
3 China 24 18 26 68
Latest full table
GB will almost certainly beat China to claim second place in the final medal table, behind USA, thanks to their return of at least 26 gold medals.
"It's been outstanding," said UK Sport chief executive Liz Nicholl.
"We knew we have potentially 79 medal shots and our target was at least 48 - a best ever 'away' Games - but really we were aiming for 66, one more than London.
"It shows that the system is working here in the UK, and yet those of us involved know that there's a huge amount more that can be improved, more potential to come, so as we look ahead to Tokyo, it's looking really exciting."
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