1. Fantastic Farah
He got knocked down, but he got up again to win 10,000m gold, after successfully defending his Olympic title Mo Farah still had to face a press room grilling, though.
2. Gold standard
Michael Phelps’ hero, Michael Jordan, is synonymous with No23. Guess how many golds Phelps has after his latest and last Olympic win?
3. Triumphant Thompson
She may have failed to make her high school athletics team, but Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson has got one thing – a 100m gold medal.
4. Puig success
Puerto Rico had never won a gold medal in any sport before, let alone tennis. But they didn’t have Mónica Puig before.
Find out how she beat Angelique Kerber
5. Belgian bliss
Jessica Ennis-Hill led the heptathlon going into day two, but Nafissatou Thiam consigned the 2012 champion to a silver medal.
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