Due to political unrest, Fehaid Al-Deehani of Kuwait participated in the Summer Olympic Games of 2016 as an Independent Olympic Athlete. Little did he know that he would be the first IOA to win the gold at the Olympic Games and the first to win medal since the 1992 Barcelona Games.
Due to political unrest, Fehaid Al-Deehani of Kuwait participated in the Summer Olympic Games of 2016 as an Independent Olympic Athlete. Little did he know that he would be the first IOA to win the gold at the Olympic Games and the first to win a medal since the 1992 Barcelona Games.
That was not all, Day 5 saw Kohei Uchimura win the men's all-round gymnastics title for the second straight Olympic Games, the first time anyone has done that since 1972.
There were several other ups and downs. Take a look at the top 10 moments from the 5th day of the Olympic Games.
1. Kristin Armstrong (United States)
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Gold medalist Kristin Armstrong of the United States shows her medal to her son Lucas William Savola after the medal ceremony for the Cycling Road Women's Individual Time Trial on Day 5. (Photo courtesy - Getty Images)
2. Kohei Uchimura (Japan)
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Kohei Uchimura of Japan competes on the horizontal bar during the Men's Individual All-Around final of artistic gymnastics. He successfully defended his gold medal in Rio, winning in two successive Games - the first time anyone has done that since 1972. (Photo courtesy - Getty Images)
3. Nijat Rahimov (Kazakhstan)
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Nijat Rahimov of Kazakhstan celebrates winning the gold medal. Nihat Rahimov made the bold move of adding 12 kgs on his second attempt at clean and jerk, breaking the world record and making his way to the gold. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
4. Manoj Kumar (India)
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Manoj Kumar celebrates winning against Lithuania's Evaldas Petrauskas during the Men's Light Welter (64kg) match in boxing. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
5. Jitu Rai (India)
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Jitu Rai during the Men's 50m Pistol qualifying round on Wednesday. Jitu Rai's exit has ended India's hope for Olympic gold in shooting. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
6. India vs Australia
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The Indian women's hockey team was beaten by the Australian team, 1-6. The loss might affect chances of the Indian team's qualification to the quarter finals. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
7. Deepika Kumari (India)
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Deepika Kumari and Bombayla Devi were on target as both won two games in a day to advance in the women's individual recurve event. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
8. Avtar Singh (White gi) (India)
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Avtar Singh lost to Popole Misenga of the Refugee Olympic Team in judo's 90 Kg Elimination Round of 32. The judoka from Punjab, lost by a single point at the Carioca Arena 2, following the end of five minutes of regular time. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
9. Fehaid Al-Deehani (Independent athlete)
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Fehaid Al-Deehani, competing for the Independent Olympic Athletes, won gold at the double trap shooting event, becoming the first ever Independent athletes to take home a gold medal. The win was also the first medal for the Independent team since the 1992 Barcelona Games, and their first gold medal ever. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
