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The Olympic Games minute 2016: Usain Bolt's three-peat

Another gold for Usain Bolt.
Another gold for Usain Bolt. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

1. Sprint king

Usain Bolt powered past Justin Gatlin to win the men’s 100m for the third Olympics in a row. Look back at how he did it.

Our interactive replay

On your marks …
On your marks … Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images

2. Sensational Sunday

Britain begin day 10 of the Games second in the medal table, behind only the USA, after winning five golds yesterday.

How it happened

Gold for Andy Murray.
Gold for Andy Murray. Photograph: Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images

3. 'Whoa, whoa, whoa'

The hounding of Gabby Douglas. Les Carpenter on an unworthy end for a great American champion.

Read the full story

Gabby Douglas in action.
Gabby Douglas in action. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

4. A new 400m best

Wayde van Niekerk is the first athlete to have run under 10 seconds for the 100m, 20 seconds for 200m and nearly 43 for 400m.

Ian Prior was there

A WR!
A new WR! Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

5. Taking the plunge

Fresh from winning silver in the 3m springboard, Chinese diver He Zi was proposed to by her boyfriend as she stepped off the podium.

She said yes

Another yes.
Another yes. Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images
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