An American record effort from Michelle Carter with her last throw tipped the women’s shot put final on its head here tonight and denied New Zealand's Valerie Adams a third consecutive Olympic victory.
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David Owen: Rio 2016 - a cautionary tale of toilet paper and unrealistic ambitions
Memo to the International Olympic Committee (IOC): if the sewers in a city are so fragile that you are frequently asked not to put toilet paper down the toilet, said city is probably not quite ready to host an Olympic Games.
Nadal becomes second man to win Olympic gold medals in singles and doubles after victory with Lopez at Rio 2016
Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez triumphed in the men’s doubles final after winning a thrilling final against Romania’s Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro tonight.
Coates admits Rio 2016 "most difficult" Games but IOC insist they will be a "really good thing for Olympic Movement"
International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials insist they have "absolutely no regrets" about awarding the Games to Rio de Janeiro despite the organisation's vice-president John Coates admitting they are the "most difficult...we have ever encountered".
Usain Bolt story is only one of many fascinating narratives for Rio 2016 athletics
Will the Rio 2016 athletics programme, which gets underway tomorrow, become part of the Usain Bolt Narrative in the way that Beijing and London have already been?
Ayana opens Rio 2016 athletics programme with world record in women’s 10,000m
Almaz Ayana provided the opening session of the Rio 2016 athletics programme here with a historic flourish as she took more than 14 seconds off the world 10,000 metres record which has stood, apparently invulnerable, since 1993, claiming the first track and field gold of the Olympics in a time of 29min 17.45sec.