THE BEST VIEW IS FROM THE BEACH
Canadian short track speed skater Tania Vicent is on Copacabana Beach this morning for the women's 10k open water swim.
"All Canada's swimmers came to honor Stephanie Horner, who is competing today," said the Torino 2006 silver medallist who joined the national team swimmers to watch the race from the sand and enjoy the morning sun. "It's nice to be out of the pool," said Vicent, who also attended rugby sevens matches and equestrian at Rio 2016.
The marathon swimmers are one hour and 16 minutes into their race, just a little past the half-way mark. France's Aurelie Muller holds the lead on a tight field.
DUTCH GOLDEN GIRL DAFNE SCHIPPERS THROUGH
Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers has picked herself up from a disappointing 100m and cruised through her 200m heat this morning. She's well rested, feeling relaxed and looking like a solid medal contender.
CANOE SPRINTING ACTION IN THE LAGOA
The rowers have wrapped up their races in the Lagoa Stadium, so now it's time for the canoe sprinters to take to the waters. Competition began this Monday morning in perfect conditions.
If I had to choose between a 10km swim in the southern Atlantic and a paddle on the lake, I know where I would rather be.
AT THE COPA, COPACABANA
The women are now in the water for one of the toughest events in the Olympic calendar, the 10km aquatic marathon. There's a bit of a swell out there but here's hoping that the beauty of Rio's glorious landscape will lift their spirits.
There are 25 athletes in the Atlantic and they'll stay there for another two hours. The course takes them up and down Copacabana Beach, which is looking particularly beautiful this morning.
Brazil's Poliana Okimoto is one of the gutsy swimmers out there today. Here she is in slightly different mood, posing for Vogue no less.
MARATHON SWIMMING, COPACABANA STYLE
The first medal event is coming up, and what a setting. The women's 10km aquatic marathon will take long-distance swimmers up and down no less than Copacabana beach, in truly glorious morning sunshine here in Rio.
British participant Keri-Anne Payne has prepared a special look for the race. Will she nail it today?
BOM DIA
It's the morning after the night before – and what a night. Usain Bolt defending his 100m title, Andy Murray winning tennis gold in a real thriller, the first golf gold in 112 years going to Justin Rose, plus the little matter of a world record in the men's 400m.
We're off to a gentle start this morning before the pace picks up over the rest of the day: watch out for Simone Biles on the beam going for gold no.4, local hero Arthur Zanetti on the rings, the marathon swimmers off Copacabana beach, and then Allyson Felix and David Rudisha on the track.
IT'S GOODNIGHT FROM US
And it's goodnight from him. Day 9 was the Rio 2016 day we'd been waiting for, and it did not disappoint. Re-live the best moments from the track - and have a look at the Olympic Games magic in store for Monday.
We'll be back then with more Rio-Time Updates. As for Usain, he'll be back soon too.
JAMAICAN PM HAILS 'ONCE IN A CENTURY ATHLETE' BOLT
It's been quite the shindig at Jamaica House in Gavea, Rio, with hundreds of Jamaicans celebrating Usain Bolt's 100m victory - among them the country's prime minster Andrew Holness. He popped in from the Olympic Stadium to sing Bolt's praises as Bob Marley's One Love boomed out in the background.
"I'm proud of Usain Bolt, he's a once in a century kind of athlete, he demonstrates what humankind can do with hard work and commitment," Holness said.
"Usain has has achieved what I consider to be an almost impossible feat. He is our beloved son, and from what I saw in the stadium, the world is proud of him. The stadium was literally willing him to win. It was an electrifying experience, I've never witnessed anything like it before and I don't think I will again."
BRAZIL GUARANTEED BEACH VOLLEYBALL MEDAL
Brazilian pair Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas de Freitas have seen off Russians Ekaterina Birlova and Evgenia Ukolova in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the women's beach volleyball tournament. With Larissa and Talita already into the last four, that means Brazil are certain to win at least one medal on the sand at Rio 2016.
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