Live updates: Day one from Beijing

Chen Xiexia grabbed China's first gold of the Olympics in the women's 48kg weightlifting. Photo / Getty Images

20:28: Well thanks for tuning in to today's live updates from the Olympics. We'll be doing it again from 2pm tomorrow so please join us then. A couple of late results to hand. In rowing the NZ women's pair of Juliette Haigh and Nicola Coles have finished second in their heat. And in the men's cycling road race Julian Dean was struggling in 57th place after 197 of 243km. Goodnight everyone, see you tomorrow.

19:31: And Mahe Drysdale has washed away concerns of fatigue after the opening ceremony with a convincing win in his single sculls heat. He's through to the quarter finals. Great result. The women's pair are next away at around 7.50pm.

19:29: Finn class sailor Dan Slater has finished 18th in his opening race at the Olympic regatta in Qingdao. Medal favourite Ben Ainslie finished 10th.

18:30: A quick check of the road race placings makes no mention of Julian Dean or the other Kiwis in the top 25 after 102 of 243.5km. Hmm.

18:23: GREAT NEWS!!!!!!! An excellent start to our rowing campaign! Kiwi single sculls Emma Twigg has won her heat and is straight through to the quarter finals - so well done Emma, awesome stuff.

18:20: We have an update on the progress of Kiwi shooter Graeme Ede. Not so good, he's 32nd after three qualifying rounds of the men's trap in Beijing. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist managed 20 out of a possible 25 in his third round to drop to 32nd, after sitting 24th after two rounds.

18:01: Mahe Drysdale and his rowing compadres are preparing for their heats. Their are seven Kiwi rowing crews in action tonight, including Rob Waddell in the men's pair and the Ever-Swindells.

17:55: Julian Dean and the New Zealand road cycling team are struggling in sweltering conditions, four minutes off the lead early into their 243km race. Many of the competitors raced in the Tour de France. Dean had problems with his breathing in training, conditions are no easier today. He is currently in the main peloton.

17:14: The Tall Ferns have made a winning start to their Olympic campaign, downing Mali 76-72. The scores were tied at 71-71 late but NZ hung on to make the ideal start. So well done to them.

Elsewhere the 'peaceful' Tibet protests have started. AP is reporting five activists breached heavy security in Tiananmen Square and draped themselves in Tibetan flags. It's not clear what happened to them after that. But the protests are underway on day one!

16:11: Good news for the host nation, they've broken their duck. Chen Xiexia has won gold in the women's 48kg weightlifting.