Thiago Braz da Silva celebrates his magnificent pole vault victory ©Getty Images

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Thiago Braz de Silva broke the Olympic record en route to gold ©Getty Images
Thiago Braz de Silva broke the Olympic record en route to gold ©Getty Images
David Rudisha brilliantly defended his Olympic 800m title ©Getty Images
David Rudisha brilliantly defended his Olympic 800m title ©Getty Images


Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas lay prostrate on the finish line after claiming the 400m title ©Getty Images
Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas lay prostrate on the finish line after claiming the 400m title ©Getty Images


Usain Bolt was awarded the 100m gold medal after his victory yesterday ©Getty Images
Usain Bolt was awarded the 100m gold medal after his victory yesterday ©Getty Images


A fire broke out today amid strong winds on the    mountain biking course at Deodoro ©Getty Images
A fire broke out today amid strong winds on the mountain biking course at Deodoro ©Getty Images


Evgeny Tishchenko was awarded a controversial heavyweight gold medal after appearing to have lost the final round ©Getty Images
Evgeny Tishchenko was awarded a controversial heavyweight gold medal after appearing to have lost the final round ©Getty Images


Ruslan Nurudonov claimed Uzbekistan's first ever Olympic weightlifting medal with under 105kg gold ©Getty Images
Ruslan Nurudonov claimed Uzbekistan's first ever Olympic weightlifting medal with under 105kg gold ©Getty Images


Elia Viviani claimed an eventful omnium gold in cycling ©Getty Images
Elia Viviani claimed an eventful omnium gold in cycling ©Getty Images


Elia Viviani had crashed in the points race en route to omnium gold ©Getty Images
Elia Viviani had crashed in the points race en route to omnium gold ©Getty Images