Mo Farah became the first man in 40 years to hold two Olympic long distance titles, Neymar led the Brazilian team to football glory, while the female Russian shot putter was added to the list of athletes to be blacklisted and stripped off title for doping.
Mo Farah became the first man in 40 years to hold two Olympic long distance titles, Neymar led the Brazilian team to football glory, while a female Russian shot putter was added to the list of athletes to be blacklisted and stripped off the title for doping.
Other attractions for the day included Margarita Mamun for rhythmic gymnastics, Aditi Ashok for golf besides others in athletics, wrestling and basketball.
Take a look at how each of them did on day 15, as the Olympic Games draw to a close.
1. Margarita Mamun (Russia)
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Margarita Mamun competes in the individual all-around final event of the rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympic Arena. Russia's Margarita Mamun scored 76.483 to win the gold and maintain Russia's dominance for the fifth successive Olympics. (Photo courtesy - AFP)
2. Aditi Ashok (India)
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Aditi Ashok of India, hits to the green on the second hole during the third round of the women's golf event.
Aditi maintained her position for the first two days, with her cards of 68-68 keeping her in the top-eight of the field. Her achievements, although not sufficient for a medal, was a big progress for India in golf. The 18-year-old, who turned professional only six months ago, finished the week at seven-over 291.
(Photo courtesy - PTI)
3. Mo Farah (Great Britain)
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Gold winner Mohamed Farah of Britain celebrates after the 5000m win. In the final straight Mo Farah picked up his pace to become the first man in 40 years to retain two Olympic distance titles. The 33-year-old, who fought back from a stumble to claim the 10000m last week, said his victory in the 5000m on Saturday night had been the most satisfying of the four golds. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
4. Team USA
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Team of United States pose with medals. United States (US) women’s basketball team completed another impeccable journey through the Olympics on Saturday, winning its sixth straight gold medal. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
5. Matthew Centrowitz (United States / centre)
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Silver medalist Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria, gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz of United States (US) and bronze medalist Nicholas Willis of New Zealand pose with their medals.
Matthew Centrowitz stunned everyone with his performance on 1500m run on Saturday to claim the United States' first gold in the event since 1908. Centrowitz, fourth in the London Games four years ago and twice a world championship medallist, timed 3min 50.00sec.
(Photo courtesy - Reuters)
6. Neymar (C)
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Brazil's players including Neymar (C) celebrate on the podium during the medal presentation following the Rio 2016 Olympic Games mens football gold medal match between Brazil and Germany at the Maracana stadium.
Neymar struck the winning penalty as Brazil claimed a first ever Olympic football gold medal with a victory over Germany on penalties at Maracana Stadium. The Olympic gold was the only major title to have escaped five-time world champions Brazil in their history. But Barcelona star Neymar brought the gold to Brazil as he shot the winning penalty before breaking down in tears.
(Photo courtesy - AFP)
7. Abdulrashid Sadulaev (Russia / right)
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Abdulrashid Sadulaev of Russia and Selim Yasar of Turkey compete.
Nicknamed "Russian Tank" Abdulrashid Sadulaev said on Saturday that he defied his own family to become an Olympic champion after defeating Turkey's Selim Yasar in the men's 86kg freestyle wrestling at Rio.
(Photo courtesy - AFP)
8. Caster Semenya (South Africa / centre)
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Silver winner Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi, gold winner Caster Semenya of South Africa and bronze winner Margaret Nyairera Wambui of Kenya pose with their medals. Caster Semenya made the fastest 800m from a woman in the world at the Games. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
9. Yevgeniya Kolodko (Russia)
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International Olympic Committee on Saturday stripped Russia's Yevgeniya Kolodko of her London 2012 Games shot put silver medal — the second medallist from the contest to be disqualified for doping.
The IOC said a new test on Kolodko's sample had found two banned substances -- the turinabol and the growth hormone ipamorelin.
(Photo courtesy - Twitter)
