11 highlights of Saturday 13 August at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

By Jonathan Powell 14/08/2016 00H40

Michael Phelps bows out with gold, Mo Farah wins 10,000m after falling over, and Elaine Thompson is the 100m champion. Here are some highlights from day 8!

11 highlights of Saturday 13 August at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games — Michael Phelps finished his Olympic career on 23 gold medals, and 28 in total. (Photo: Getty Images/Adam Pretty)

1000 gold medals, and Phelps' farewell

USA women's 4x 100m medley relay victory was the nation's 1000th ever gold medal in Summer Olympic Games history, and perfectly teed up Michael Phelps` farewell to to Rio 2016. Moments later, the USA men's 4x100m medley team with Phelps on butterfly duties in the third leg won gold, finishing his career in style.

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Call 999

In case you were wondering which gold preceded the 1,000th USA gold medal, it was the one won by Jeff Henderson, who scooped the long jump title with a giant 8.38m leap, just an hour before the women hit the big digits in the pool.

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The 'Mobot' returns in dramatic style

Mo Farah tripped and fell down, then worked his way back to the front, lost the lead again in the last lap, regained it and turning into the finishing stretch, won the 10,000m title for the second Games consecutively. The London 2012 double gold medallist struck his his signature 'Mobot' pose as he crossed the line. Legend.

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Welcome to the Velodrome

Great Britain's track cyclists thrilled at the Olympic Velodrome on Saturday when the women set a world record in the team pursuit, improving the world-best they had set only hours before by two seconds. The quartet of Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker and Joanna Rowsell-Shand rode 4000m at an average speed of 57.5 km/h to win the gold. The USA won silver and Canada took bronze.

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And then there were four...

The men's football tournament semi-finals are now decided. After a shaky start, Brazil are among them, which makes the locals very happy indeed. Or just plain relieved. Brazil beat Colombia 2-0 to earn their place. So on Wednesday at 1pm, the hosts will play surprise package Honduras at the Maracanã. Germany face Nigeria at the Corinthians Arena, Sao Paulo, at 4pm.

Stunning Lagoa inspires British rowers

The Rio 2016 Olympic Games rowing competition came to an end as Great Britain's third gold saw them top the medal table for the sport. Great Britain won gold in the men's eight to follow golds in the men's four and women's pair, and silvers in the women's eight and women's double sculls. British crews have now won the men's four at five consecutive Olympic Games.

British rowers leave Lagoa on a high

Team GB celebrate their win in the men's eight rowing (Photo: Getty Images/Buda Mendes)

Harting keeps it in the family

Discus thrower Christoph Harting of Germany produced a brilliant sixth and final attempt to usurp world champion Piotr Malachowski of Poland, to take the gold at the Olympic Stadium. It means the Olympic title stays in the Harting family, as his brother, defending champion Robert, failed to make the final. Harting threw 68.37m for a personal best, and snatched the title from the grasp of Malachowski, who had been in the lead with 67.55m.

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Argentina breaks Brazil hearts

Argentina showed never-say-die spirit to clinch an intense South American basketball showdown at Carioca Arena 1. The venue at the Olympic Park was jumping for the dramatic encounter, which went to double overtime. 'El Alma eventually won 111-107, and virtually guaranteed their place in men's quarter-finals.

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Del Potro's dream run continues

Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro, ranked 141st in the world, will face world no.2 Andy Murray in Sunday's gold medal match, after he knocked-out the Beijing 2008 Olympic champion Rafa Nadal in a thrilling semi-final upset at the Olympic Tennis Centre. Defending champion Murray easily beat Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-1, 6-4 and looks primed to make history. No tennis player has won two Olympic singles golds, let alone two in a row.

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Puig: a star is born

Monica Puig is the new star of the Olympic Games after beating no.2 seed Angelique Kerber in the final of the women's tennis final at the Olympic Tennis Centre. Puig is ranked 34th and is the first unseeded women's singles gold medalist since tennis returned to the Olympics in 1988. Fellow Puerto Ricans Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez were delighted...

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Floyd steals the show

Despite members of the USA men's basketball team sitting a few rows behind him, retired American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jnr. was besieged by a stream of autograph-seekers and selfie-takers when he showed up to watch the welterweight quarter-finals on Saturday evening. Mayweather, a bronze medalist at the Atlanta 1996 Games, retired last year after a 49-0 career. Team GB's Joshua Buatsi was quick off the mark to get this snap.

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The USA's Michael Phelps brought the curtain down on an incredible career by winning his 28th Olympic medal - this time in the men's 4 x 100m medley relay Photo: (Getty Images/Clive Rose)
Earlier this week, Phelps had to share a rare silver after finishing joint second in the 100m butterfly behind Joseph Schooling of Singapore Photo: (Getty Images/Richard Heathcote)
But Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, has won five gold medals at Rio 2016, this one was for the men's 200m individual medley Photo: (Getty Images/Clive Rose)
Phelps also helped the USA to win the men's 4 x 200m freestyle relay Photo:
He won the men's 200m butterfly at Rio 2016 too Photo:
Phelps, third from the left, and his team also won the men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Photo:
Phelps won six medals at London 2012 - four gold and two silver - here he is with the 4 x 100m medley gold Photo:
He won a gold in the 100m butterfly and is seen here with silver medallist Chad le Clos of South Africa and Russia's bronze medallist Yevgeny Korotyshkin Photo:
And the 200m medley ahead of his fellow countryman, Ryan Lochte (also pictured) Photo:
Phelps and teammates took gold in the 4 x 200m freestyle at London 2012 by beating France and China Photo:
Phelps looked unbeatable but he had to settle for a silver in the 200m butterfly after a shock victory by Chad le Clos Photo:
There was more silver in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay at London 2012 as France took gold Photo:
Phelps achieved an incredible clean sweep of eight golds at Beijing 2008, here he is with 4 x 100m freestyle gold Photo:
He enjoyed taking the gold in 100m butterfly over Milorad Cavic of Serbia and Australia's Andrew Lauterstein Photo:
It was gold again in the 200m medley where fellow American Ryan Lochte (pictured) won the bronze Photo:
One of many world records was broken as Phelps and teammates gained another gold in the 4 x 200m medley Photo:
A 23-year-old Phelps won gold in the 200m butterfly, beating Hungary's Laszlo Cseh (left) and Takeshi Matsuda of Japan (right) Photo:
Phelps' extraordinary dominance continued in the 200m freestyle by beating Park Tae-Hwan of South Korea and the USA's Peter Vanderkaay Photo:
Phelps' teammates were keeping up with his pace as they took gold in the 4 x 100m freestyle Photo:
Silver medallist Laszlo Cseh of Hungary and Ryan Lochte of the USA (bronze) joined Phelps on the podium as he took gold in the 400m medley Photo:
Phelps' first Olympic Games was Athens 2004, he won a gold in the 4 x 100m medley despite not competing in the final Photo:
The 19-year-old burst onto the Olympic scene with an unbelievable six gold medals and two bronze, including a gold in the 100m butterfly Photo:
Phelps set an Olympic record in the 200m medley whilst beating fellow American Ryan Lochte Photo:
Phelps and teammates were top of the podium at Athens 2004 for the 4 x 200m freestyle Photo:
Japan's Takashi Yamamoto (silver) and Stephen Parry of Great Britain (right) couldn't stop Phelps from taking the gold in the 200m butterfly Photo:
A rare bronze was the prize for Phelps in the men's 200m freestyle as another legend of the pool, Australia's Ian Thorpe took gold with Dutchman Pieter van den Hoogenband winning silver Photo:
A bronze in the men's 4 x 100m freestyle relay did not show the dominace that was about to come - the USA have now won the race at three consecutive Olympic Games Photo:
But there was one more gold medal for the teenage Olympic debutant - the men's 400m medley, ahead of the USA's Erik Vendt and Hungary's Laszlo Cseh Photo: