OLYMPIC LEGEND CARL LEWIS AT COPACABANA BEACH
Former 100m world record holder Carl Lewis just took part in a speed-walking race at Copacabana Beach. He was up against US televison host Billy Bush and unconfirmed reports are saying he lost. The picture evidence doesn't look good.
BEACH, SUN AND...OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL?
Two Polish sunbathers chose this spot on Copacabana Beach so they could be close to the Beach Volleyball Arena.
"You can hear the cheers from here. The Brazilians are hyper people, just like the Polish," said Anna Leja, left.
BRAZILIAN JOY ON THE BEACH
Local beach volleyball favourites Agatha and Barbara are looking in ominous form on Copacabana beach, supported by a raucous crowd. They dispatched their Argentine opponents 2-0 in just 40 minutes.
BRITISH RIDER WANTS TO COMPLETE COMEBACK
William Fox-Pitt and his team are in action again today as the the British ride hopes to achieve gold just 10 months after being put in a coma.
After his opening day on Saturday, he said: "In November (2015) I thought Rio is still months away but then I suddenly realised that Rio is just around the corner. I had lots of help with my rehabilitation and I saw more experts than I ever wanted to see. For my it was perfect timing and I am just lucky to be here."
BOXING: GALAL YAFAI 'GUTTED' AFTER SECOND ROUND ELIMINATION
The team GB boxer was defeated on points by the young world champion Joahnys Argilago.
He told the Guardian: “I thought I won, thought it was close." He added, “Don’t know what everyone else thinks but I’m not going to shout ‘I got robbed’. It was a close fight. That’s boxing.
“I wouldn’t say I was over the moon with my performance, but I thought I did enough, probably good enough to get a win. Others might think differently. I’m in there with a world champion at the Olympic Games, so I can take some positives from that, but I’m still gutted, still gutted.”
IBTIHAJ MUHAMMAD BECOMES FIRST USA ATHLETE TO COMPETE IN A HIJAB
The fencer from New Jersey is about to go up against Ukranian Olena Kravatska in the individual sabre at the Carioca Arena 3.
IN CASE YOU MISSED MAJLINDA KELMENDI'S HISTORIC GOLD MEDAL LAST NIGHT
Judo's 52kg world no.1 won her country's first ever gold medal after defeating Italy's Odette Giuffrida. She won bronze representing Albania four years ago, however, at Rio 2016 she went two better when competing Kosovo, which proclaimed independence from Serbia in 2008.
Kosovo became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) two years ago.
After her historic win, she thanked IOC president Thomas Bach: "A year ago he came to Kosovo and he said, 'I am here to support you'. Today he said, 'remember, we made a deal and now you realised it'. These words made me cry. I would like to thank him so much in the name of our federation and my country."
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