Images from the 2016 Rio Olympics on Sunday, as a pair of Brazilian gymnasts won medals, Andy Murray defeated Juan Martin del Potro for tennis gold and Usain Bolt retained his title as "fastest man alive".
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the men’s 100m final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images -
Gold medal winner Caterine Ibarguen of Colombia competes in the triple jump final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Phil Noble / Reuters -
Great Britain’s Andy Murray reacts during his win in the final against Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in the gold medal match of the men’s singles tennis competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, August 14, 2016. Vadim Ghirda / AP Photo -
Mima Ito of Japan in action during the women’s team semi-final against Petrissa Solja of Germany on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lars Baron / Getty Images -
Competitors run along the road as a Brazilian soldier patrol the course during the women’s marathon race of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Antonio Lacerda / EPA -
Jemima Jelagat Sumgong, of Kenya, celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, August 14, 2016. Felipe Dana / AP Photo -
Gold medal winner Shi Tingmao of China competes in the women’s 3m springboard finalon Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Michael Dalder / Reuters -
Linda Cerruti and Costanza Ferro of Italy compete in the women’s duets synchronised swimming competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Clive Rose / Getty Images -
Annie Haeger of the United States and Briana Provancha of the United States compete in the sailing women’s 470 class on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Marina da Gloria on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Clive Mason / Getty Images -
Montenegro’s goalkeeper Marina Rajcic against Brazil during their Rio 2016 Olympics women’s handball match at the Future Arena in the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Marijan Murat / EPA -
Liang Derek Wong Zi of Singapore in action during his badminton men’s singles match against Chong Wei Lee of Malaysia at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images -
Karim Elzoghby of Egypt riding Amelia competes during the equestrian jumping individual and team qualifier at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Equestrian Centre on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Christian Petersen / Getty Images -
Justin Rose of Great Britain reacts after sinking his final putt to win the gold medal on the eighteenth hole during the final round of the Rio 2016 Olympics men’s golf tournament at the Olympic Golf Course in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Facundo Arrizabalaga / EPA -
Ekaterina Makarova (L) and Elena Vesnina of Russia celebrate after winning women’s doubles gold against Timea Bacsinszky and Martina Hingis of Switzerland of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Tennis events at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Michael Reynolds / EPA -
Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov celebrates winning against Colombia’s Yurberjen Herney Martinez during the boxing men’s light fly (46-49kg) final at the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Yuri Cortez / AFP -
Netherlands’ Dorian Van Rijsselberge celebrates after winning the RS:X men’s sailing final race on Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janerio during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 14, 2016. William West / AFP -
Ismael Borrero Molina of Cuba reacts after defeating Elmurat Tasmuradov of Uzbekiston during the men’s Greco-Roman 59kg semi-final match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Wrestling events at the Carioca Arena 2 in the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Sergei Ilnitsky / EPA -
Simone Biles of USA celebrates winning the women’s vault final competition of the Rio 2016 Olympics artistic gymnastics events at the Rio Olympic Arena in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA -
Usain Bolt of Jamaica holds up his shoes after winning the gold in the men’s 100m final at the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
Brazil gymnasts, Andy Murray and Usain Bolt’s lightning strike – Best of Rio Olympics Day 9 in pictures
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