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          Athletics

          The latest updates from track and field events, covering world championships, Olympic stars and rising talents

          Usain Bolt of Jamaica poses with his gold medal on the podium on Friday. Yoan Valat / EPA / August 19, 2016

          Farewell Usain Bolt, the fastest human who will ever live: Best of Olympics Day 14

          SportAugust 20, 2016
          Usain Bolt from Jamaica celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday. (AP)

          Usain Bolt storms to 200m gold, Ryan Lochte saga overshadows games: Rio 2016 Day 13 round-up

          SportAugust 19, 2016
          Usain Bolt successfully defended his 200m Olympic title but fell short of his attempt to break his won world record. Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images

          Usain Bolt a 4x100m gold away from ‘being in that bracket among Pele and Muhammad Ali’

          SportAugust 19, 2016
          Rio 2016: Usain Bolt golden again in men’s 200m, and the best photos from Olympics Day 13
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          Rio 2016: Usain Bolt golden again in men’s 200m, and the best photos from Olympics Day 13

          SportAugust 19, 2016
          Elaine Thompson, right, beats Dafne Schippers, left, in the 200m final at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Yoan Valat / EPA / August 17, 2016

          Elaine Thompson completes best sprint showing since Flo-Jo: Olympics round-up

          SportAugust 18, 2016
          Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson celebrates after winning the women’s 200m final at the 2016 Rio Olympics on Wednesday. (AFP)

          Elaine Thompson evokes the best of Flo-Jo: Best of Olympics Day 12

          SportAugust 18, 2016
          Hurdles, heats, handball and heartbreak: Olympics Day 11 in pictures
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          Hurdles, heats, handball and heartbreak: Olympics Day 11 in pictures

          SportAugust 17, 2016
          From left, United States' Aly Raisman, silver for floor, and compatriot Simone Biles stand for their national anthem during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday. (AP)

          Simon Biles exits gracefully, Usain Bolt keeps on trucking, and a marriage proposal: Olympics Day 11 highlights

          SportAugust 17, 2016
          5 things to watch at Rio 2016: Arsenal, Chelsea foes clash on Olympics Day 12
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          5 things to watch at Rio 2016: Arsenal, Chelsea foes clash on Olympics Day 12

          SportAugust 17, 2016
          France's Renaud Lavillenie. Lee Jin-man / AP Photo / August 15, 2016

          Rio finally gets a good taste of villainy: Best of Olympics Day 10

          SportAugust 16, 2016
          Rio 2016: Five to watch Day 11 – Triple jump, Usain Bolt and women’s football
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          Rio 2016: Five to watch Day 11 – Triple jump, Usain Bolt and women’s football

          SportAugust 16, 2016
          Shaunae Miller’s dive, synchronised swimming and more: Best of Rio Olympics Day 10 in pictures
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          Shaunae Miller’s dive, synchronised swimming and more: Best of Rio Olympics Day 10 in pictures

          SportAugust 16, 2016
          Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the men's 100m final at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images / August 14, 2016

          Usain Bolt: ‘I told you guys I was going to do it’

          SportAugust 15, 2016
          RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 14: Usain Bolt (L) of Jamaica celebrates as he wins the Mens 100m final ahead of (L-R) Jimmy Vicaut of France and Justin Gatlin of the United States on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

          Will Usain Bolt complete the ‘triple-triple’? – poll

          SportAugust 15, 2016
          Rio 2016: Five to watch Day 10 – Renaud Lavillenie goes for pole vault glory, handball heats up
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          Rio 2016: Five to watch Day 10 – Renaud Lavillenie goes for pole vault glory, handball heats up

          SportAugust 15, 2016
          Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa wins the men's 400m final at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images / August 14, 2016

          Wayde van Niekerk’s ‘massacre’; Britain’s golden day: Olympics roundup

          SportAugust 15, 2016
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