Pareto wins Argentina's first ever judo gold as home hope Menezes bows out
Russia's Beslan Mudranov also wins gold in men's -60kg as Rio 2016 Olympic Games judo competition gets under way
#Rio2016 explodes on social media during Olympic Games opening ceremony
Spectacular curtain raiser at the Maracanã got Facebook and Instagram buzzing, with 160 million total interactions
The 41st place finish that felt like gold for refugee swimmer Yusra Mardini
Syrian, who is part of the unprecedented refugee team at Rio 2016, is again moved by the warm reception from Brazilians
Rio 2016 gymnastics: uneven start for Japan as they bid to return to top at Olympic Games
World champions looked off-colour in men's preliminaries at the Rio Olympic Arena
Home crowd show their colours on Copacabana beach, cheer Brazil on to victory
The host nation’s quest for glory began with victory on the field of play amid noisy support inside and outside the arena
Rio 2016 basketball: Australia shock favoured France in opening game of competition
French team replete with NBA experience no match for the Boomers as Andrew Bogut runs riot
How the rules of basketball differ from the NBA at the Olympic Games
NBA stars will have to adjust their games to international rules used at Rio 2016
Burning bright: cauldron the focal point of Olympic Boulevard
The Rio 2016 cauldron burns with a small flame, symbolising the call for lower emissions in favour of our environment
Great Britain's Adam Peaty breaks world record in 100m breaststroke at Rio 2016
Peaty finished his heat on Saturday with a time of 57.55 seconds, improving on his own record
Greg Van Avermaet wins road race as last man standing on tough Rio 2016 Olympic course
Favourites Geraint Thomas, Vincenzo Nibali, Sergio Henao, Richie Porte all crash on treacherous downhill section of challenging course
