Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk smashes her own world record on her way to victory in the women's hammer throw at Rio Olympics 2016.

Everything stood still. Even the lottery draw in Jamaica was delayed, but Usain Bolt hit the jackpot last night, continuing his dominance in the sprints.

Jeff Henderson of the United States wins gold in the men's long jump on Saturday, leaping 8.38 metres to snatch the title in the last round.

In London I spent the final night of racing watching Michael Phelps swim his "last race". Today, I did the exact same in Rio. What an honour.

Nineteen-year-old American swimmer Katie Ledecky turns her last race at the Rio Olympics into a pool party by winning the 800m freestyle.

Arsenal's Serge Gnabry becomes the Olympics' top scorer as Germany end Portugal's hopes of adding gold to a glorious 2016 with a 4-0 win.

The battle to be crowned world's fastest man takes centre stage at the Rio Olympics on Sunday with Usain Bolt facing another showdown with Justin Gatlin where the image of athletics will be on the line.

With crimson lipstick, eye-liner, mascara and a beaming smile, Michelle Carter wins a stunning Olympic shot put gold to sprinkle a little glitz on an event often cruelly ridiculed for the shape of its women athletes.

In just one performance, Singapore's Joseph Schooling beats swimming great Michael Phelps, takes home his city state's first Olympic gold medal and becomes an instant millionaire.

US sensation Simone Biles adds the Olympic women's all-around to her team title for a second gymnastics gold title in Rio on Thursday.

Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana smashes one of the longest-held records in athletics to win the 10,000m race.

Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi fails a doping test at the Rio Olympics, the official Xinhua news agency reports.

South Korean gymnast Lee Eun-Ju, who found herself in the international spotlight after taking a selfie with a North Korean

Tamas Kenderski is a very good swimmer. He just won a bronze medal the other day in the 200m butterfly, behind only

I'm not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps, I'm the first Simone Biles.

Chinese Olympic women's swimmer Chen Xinyi tests positive for a banned substance at the Rio Olympics.

Michael Phelps of the United States wins the Olympic 200 metres individual medley to capture the 22nd gold medal of his career and becomes the first swimmer to win the same event at four consecutive Games.

Australia's really young gun Kyle Chalmers wins the Olympic 100m freestyle gold in Rio to end his country's 48-year drought in swimming's prestige event.

Australia's new teenage swimming sensation Kyle Chalmers wins the blue riband Olympic 100m freestyle gold, as golf heads for a controversial return to the Games after 112 years.

Beefy Kazakh swimmer Dmitriy Balandin put the former Soviet state on the Olympic map by winning his country's first gold medal in the sport.