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Four more Olympic champions and a second world record; the numbers that mattered on day three of athletics action at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

A massive 43 men started the high jump qualifying competition with ambitions of either clearing the automatic qualifying height of 2.31m to make Tuesday night's final, or being among the top 12.

Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova says she fears for her life after the account containing details of her location was hacked.

• Final throw sets GB record of 74.54m and puts 25-year-old on podium• Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk takes gold and extends her world mark Sophie Hitchon was looking for people to celebrate with after she took bronze and...

Bahrain's Ruth Jebet wins the women's Olympic 3,000m steeplechase gold with the second quickest performance in history.

Following his moment of crowning glory in the Rio Olympics 100m final, the Jamaican sprinter is now out on his own Usain Bolt produced a moment of human ultimacy in Rio on Sunday night, pulling himself up to his full thr...

Yemane Haileselassie of Eritrea competes in round one of the men's 3,000m steeplechase on day 10 of the Olympic Games

Kenya's power trio of Ezekiel Kemboi, Brimin Kipruto, and Conseslus Kipruto advanced to the final of the men's 3000m steeplechase from the three qualifying heats.

Five men, led by defending champion Christian Taylor at 17.24m, advanced automatically to the men's triple jump final from this morning's qualifying rounds. The next-best seven jumpers were also advanced to make a field ...

Bahrain's Ruth Jebet won the women's Olympic 3,000m steeplechase gold with the second-quickest performance in history.

Jodie Williams qualifies as a fastest loser in her women's 200m heat, joining Great Britain team-mate Dina Asher-Smith in the semi-finals.

Ruth Jebet of Bahrain gave the women's 3000m steeplechase world record a scare, coming within a second, running 8:59.75 for gold.

Jamaica's Annsert Whyte led the qualifiers with an impressive 48.37 heat win on a hot and sunny morning in Rio, with the temperatures in the mid-20s,but the big story was the elimination of Kenya's 2015 world champion Ni...

Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk added more than a metre to her own world record* when she threw 82.29m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Monday (15).

Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown, who won 200m gold at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, is out of the 2016 Games after finishing third in her heat.

Two-time Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown was the major casualty of the first-round heats as the Jamaican's bid for a third title was to end abruptly.

Organisers of the IAAF Diamond League final in Zurich on 1 September were quick to sign up Wayde van Niekerk in the wake of his world record 400m run* at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday.

The only Russian due to compete in the athletics at Rio 2016 is cleared to take part after appealing against a ban.

It doesn't matter what the Jamaican does - even posting his slowest time in an Olympic final - his captive audience will always love him Bolt surges past Justin Gatlin to win historic Olympic 100m gold in Rio Did you eve...

The fourth day of athletics at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games contains five gold medal events. Here's what to look out for across two sessions of action in the Olympic Stadium.

From Usain Bolt's gold to the men's omnium, women's marathon and Andy Murray's victory - here are the best images from day nine of the Olympics

Jamaican gold medal winner condemns congested Rio 2016 race roster Bolt admits he was 'shocked' to hear crowd booing rival Justin Gatlin Usain Bolt has criticised Rio 2016 organisers after winning his third consecutive O...