Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on Thursday said he deserves to be among sport's all-time greats after romping to a third straight Olympic 200m gold.
While the people who run track and field are dreading the day Usain Bolt leaves their stage, Canadian Andre de Grasse must be licking his lips at the prospect, having emerged as the man most likely to fill the void.
Fifteen-year-old schoolgirl Ren Qian followed in the footsteps of Chinese diving great Fu Mingxia when she became the youngest medalist of the Rio Games with her 10m platform gold on Thursday.
Thursday was a historic day in the taekwondo competition as Ahmad Abughaush won Jordan's first ever Games medal and Kimia Alizadeh claimed a first women's medal for Iran.
Marathoner endured refugee camps, fled forced servitude in order to realize his Olympic dream
"He was supposed to slow down. I said: 'What are you doing, it's a semifinal?'"
Athletes not averse to showing affection on world's biggest stage
Table tennis brain trust already plotting how to maintain nation's superiority at Tokyo Games
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