Meng Suping claimed China’s fifth weightlifting gold medal of these Olympic Games after winning the women’s over 75 kilograms category at the Riocentro - Pavilion 2 venue in Rio de Janeiro.

Meng’s victory gives China its fourth gold medal in this event after wins for Ding Meiyuan at Sydney

2000, Tang Gonghong at Athens 2004 and Zhou Lulu at London 2012.China has won four gold medals in just

Charline Picon of France got her hands on what had been an elusive Olympic gold medal as she came through a gripping final day to win the women's RS:X title on Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro today.

solid performances to ensure she topped the podium at the Olympics for the first time.Chen Peina of China

Lithuania has climbed to the top of the International Blind Sport Association (IBSA) Goalball men’s world ranking list for only the second time since the ranking system began.

their highest ever position of eighth.The top ten teams in the men’s category are Lithuania, Iran, China

teams remain relatively the same except for a few positional changes.The top ten women’s teams are China

United States brought the curtain down on Rio 2016 swimming competition here tonight with two emphatic medley relay victories.

stages.He finished in 14:34.57, more than three-and-a-half seconds outside the mark set by Sun Yang of China

Uladzislau Hancharou became the first non-Chinese gymnast to win a men’s Olympic or world trampoline title for nine-years after an excellent routine today in the Rio Olympic Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

 It was the first time China have not been top of a men's trampoline world or Olympic podium for

Italy's Gabriele Rossetti secured the men's skeet gold medal after opponent Marcus Svensson of Sweden missed the last of his 16 targets as Kuwait's Abdullah Al-Rashidi became only the fourth competitor representing the Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) to win a medal at the Games today.

with Frenchman Jean Quiquampoix, who amassed a score of 30, having to settle for silver.Lie Yuehong of China

Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi has become the first athlete to fail an in-competition drugs test at the Olympic Games after testing positive following a fourth place finish in the women's 100 metres butterfly final.

- who served a three month doping ban in 2014 - as a "win for the good guys".This prompted fury in China

China’s Ma Long became only the fifth man to complete a career table tennis grand slam of Olympic, world and World Cup titles with an imperious display against his fellow countryman Zhang Jike, the defending champion.

exerted increasing dominance, taking the next three 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 to earn a 4-0 win which ensured China

Simone Manuel and Penny Oleksiak tied for gold in the women's 100 metres freestyle on another enthralling night of swimming action also topped by a 22nd Olympic gold medal for the irrepressible Michael Phelps.

butterfly.He touched the wall in 1:54.66 as Japan's Kosuke Hagino rose to second, in 1:56.61, and Wang Shun of China

 Shi Jinglin of China was third in 2:22.28. 

Romania won their first medal of Rio 2016 after beating defending Olympic champions China in the women

team comprised of Ana Maria Popescu, Simona Pop, Simona Gherman and substitute Loredana Dinu, while China

Romania proved too strong for the defending Olympic champions China ©Getty ImagesVictory for Romania

American judoka Kayla Harrison confirmed her retirement after successfully defending her women’s under 78 kilograms Olympic title by overcoming France’s Audrey Tcheumeo in the gold medal match at Carioca Arena 2 in Rio de Janeiro. 

.The women's over 78kg features Olympic champion Idalys Ortiz of Cuba and world champion Yu Song of China

Will the Rio 2016 athletics programme, which gets underway tomorrow, become part of the Usain Bolt Narrative in the way that Beijing and London have already been?

The Jamaican is looking to achieve the same result in his favourite event at Rio ©Getty ImagesIn China

Olympics at Seoul in 1988 there has been only one country providing the individual gold medallist, namely China

Gold number eight was always going to arrive for China – as was a record sixth one-two for that nation

Teenager Kyle Chalmers sensationally claimed Australia's first 100 metres freestyle Olympic title for nearly half-a-century tonight as his room-mate - and pre-race favourite -  Cameron McEvoy finished seventh. 

, was favourite following the elimination of the man who beat him in Kazan last year, Ning Zetao of China

China’s weightlifters – winner of five Olympic gold medals overall at London 2012 - won both today’s finals to bring their total of golds to three so far at Rio 2016.

two world records set.Her tearful fellow countryman Shi Zhiyong then made it four successive wins for China