Tracking Rio

On Record  

• Adam Peaty broke own record for gold in 100m breaststroke gold
• Sarah Sjostrom smashed own record to win 100m butterfly gold 
• Katinka Hosszu clinched 400m medley gold in record time
• Katie Ledecky destroyed her own record to win 800m freestyle 
• Long Qingquan lifted 170kg to win gold in 56kg category

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A few firsts

• America’s Virginia Thrasher 
• won first gold of the Rio Olympics 
• Judoka Rafaela Silva won first gold for the host country 
• Fiji secured the first gold medal the small island nation has ever taken home when they beat Great Britain in rugby sevens
• Monica Puig beat Angelique Kerber of Germany in women’s singles tennis to win first Olympics gold for Puerto Rico 
• Ruth Jebet won Bahrain's first-ever Olympic gold with victory in the 3,000m steeplechase

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Usain Bolt 

Jamaica's speedster Usain Bolt retained his coveted title of “the fastest man on the planet” by winning the 100m final. He is the first athlete to win three gold medals in the event. In his final appearance in the Olympics, he sprinted to glory in 9.81 seconds.

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Michael Phelps

Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian ever, picked five gold and a silver at Rio, his fifth and final Games. He now has an imposing 28 medals, a feat that is unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon.

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A STAR IS BORN

Katie Ledecky 

Living up to her reputation, the 19-year-old American swimmer lit up the pool at Rio. She is the first Olympian since Debbie Meyer in 1968 to win the 200m, 400m and 800m free titles in one Games.

Wayde van Niekerk

South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk ran the fastest single lap in history to win the 400m gold in 43.03 seconds and break Michael Johnson's 17-year-old world record on Sunday. The 24-year-old world champion got off to a flier to better American Johnson's 1999 mark of 43.18 seconds. 

Almaz Ayana

The Ethiopian smashed a 23-year-old world record to win the greatest-ever women’s 10,000m. Ayana clocked 29 minutes 17.45 seconds, an incredible 14 seconds inside the 29:31.78 set by China's Wang Junxia in 1993. No woman had gone under 30 minutes in the last seven years, but the first four all did in this race, and the first 13 finishers ran the best time of their lives, including several national records.

Simone Biles

The petite American gymnast stamped her class and authority at the Rio Games. She became only the fifth woman to win four gold at the same Olympics, joining Hungarian Agnes Keleti (1956), Soviet Larissa Latynina (1956), Czech Vera Caslavska (1968) and Romanian Ecaterina Szabo (1984).

David Rudisha

David Rudisha sealed a historic 800m double when he sprinted away with a gold medal. The Kenyan is the first man since New Zealand's Peter Snell in 1964 to win the event at consecutive Olympics.

Mo Farah 

Britain's Mo Farah successfully defended his 10,000m title at the Rio Games. Farah is the first Briton to claim three gold medals in athletics at the Olympic Games.

Kohei Uchimura

Six-time all-around world champion Kohei Uchimura won his second consecutive Olympic gold in gymnastics at Rio. The 27-year-old Japanese became the first gymnast since compatriot Sawao Kato in 1972 to win all around Olympic golds.

Anita Wlodarczyk 

Poland’s thrower underlined her dominance in the women's hammer by throwing a world record 82.29m to win the gold by an incredible 554cm. The only woman to have thrown the hammer further than 80m.

Bradley Wiggins

Bradley Wiggins fired British track cycling team to pursue gold in a final battle with Australia, etching his name in the record books as the most-decorated British Olympian of all times. He now has five golds, one silver and two bronze.

Katinka Hosszu 

Hungary’s ‘Iron Lady’ Katinka Hosszú was simply sensational. She picked up three gold and one silver at Rio. She is a world record holder in 100m and 200m individual medley.

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CONTROVERSIES

No hand shake 

Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby was sent home from Rio after refusing to shake the hand of Israeli Or Sasson following the end of their bout. El Shehaby, who was sent home by his own team, lost the fight on Friday and was reprimanded by the IOC for his actions. The athlete said he did not want to shake hands with an Israeli, nor was he obliged to do so under judo rules, but the IOC said his behaviour went against the rules and spirit of the Olympic Games and the rules of fair play.

Doping accusations 

Doping controversies have plagued this year’s swimming competitions after Australian Mack Horton called his rival and fellow Olympic swimming gold medallist Sun Yang a “drug cheat”, and US gold medallist Lily King criticised Russia's twice-banned swimmer Yulia Efimova. Sun was revealed two years ago to have secretly served a three-month suspension for using a banned stimulant. Efimova was only allowed to compete at the Games after winning an appeal against a ban for a previous doping offence.

Not ready for a ride  

The Lebanese Olympic team refused to ride on a bus with Israeli athletes travelling to the Games’ opening ceremony in Rio. The Lebanese team were allegedly on a bus waiting to set off for the Maracana Stadium on Friday evening, when the Israeli team arrived and also attempted to board the vehicle but the Lebanese squad didn’t allow them to board.

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LOVE GAMES

Chinese diver pops the question 

China's He Zi received the shock of her life when teammate and boyfriend Qin Kai rushed up with a diamond ring during the medal ceremony of the women’s 3m springboard event, marking the second marriage proposal of the Olympics. Qin, who won a bronze medal in his own synchronised diving event last week, climbed up to the stage after He received her silver medal, getting down on one knee while holding a red box with the ring and a glass-encased rose.  "I didn't know he would propose today and I didn't expect myself to marry myself out so early," said He, who tearfully accepted the proposal with a big hug. 

Brazil woman rugby player says yes to girlfriend

Brazilian women's rugby player Isadora Cerullo melted hearts when she accepted a marriage proposal from her girlfriend at the medals ceremony for the first Olympic rugby sevens competition on Monday. Television cameras and photographers captured the moment that Marjorie Enya, a manager at the Deodoro stadium in Rio where the competition was played, took the microphone to pop the question to her girlfriend of two years on the pitch. A tearful Cerullo accepted and, with no ring, 28-year-old Enya tied a ribbon to her finger. “As soon as I knew she was in the squad, I thought I have to make this special,” Enya told BBC Sport shortly afterwards. “I know rugby people are amazing and they would embrace it.”

Britain’s speed walker Bosworth proposes partner 

Team GB athlete Tom Bosworth has become the latest Olympian to get engaged at the Rio games. The speed walker and three-time British record holder, who finished sixth in the men’s 20km walk, proposed to his partner Harry Dineley on Copacabana beach. The 26-year-old shared a picture of him popping the question on social media on Tuesday alongside the caption: “He said YES!!!”. His fiancé later shared a photo of the ring, adding: “Ok then.”

— Inputs from Subhash Rajta