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Puerto Rico's Jasmine Camacho-Quinn fails to qualify for the Olympic 100m hurdles final, crashing in to two hurdles during her semi-final.

Eleven years ago, the world was at her feet. As a recently crowned world long jump champion in Helsinki, it seemed that Olympic success was inevitable. But the path has been much rockier for US athlete Tianna Bartoletta ...

• Gold medallist Alistair 'pretty confident we would get first and second'• 'You've got to appreciate special athletes,' Jonny says of elder brother Alistair and Jonny Brownlee spoke of their "very special" day after...

• British women second fastest in qualifying behind Jamaica• 'We're in contention for a medal definitely,' says Richard Kilty Spectators who turned up for the morning session at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday were t...

Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva is elected to the IOC's athlete's commission - despite being banned from Rio 2016.

• Near-miss as Irishman runs personal best but falls just short of a bronze• Fourth is the worst place as you are so close, Barr says There was no shame in defeat for Thomas Barr, the Irishman who finished a gallant ...

Allyson Felix was jostled by Brazilian athlete during changeover US would replace China in final - Chinese have lodged protest The US team that will get a second chance to enter the 4x100m final late Thursday will have t...

Spain's Pau Tonnesen flops during the pole vault in the decathlon, failing to make it over the bar and narrowly avoiding serious injury.

Defending Olympic champions USA drop their baton in controversial style in the heats of the 4x100m women's relay in Rio, but will get a second chance to qualify.

Great Britain's women finish second in their 4x100m heat at the Rio Olympics and qualify for the final behind Jamaica.

Six men went past the automatic qualifying distance of 20.65m but pride of place went to the 2016 US champion, and former world youth champion, Ryan Crouser who launched his implement out a massive 21.59m with his very f...

Ireland's Thomas Barr narrowly misses out on a 400m hurdles medal at the Olympics, finishing just 0.05 seconds behind third-placed Yasmani Copello of Turkey.

Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee retains his Olympic triathlon title in Rio, as his younger brother Jonny Brownlee takes the silver. Having been among the leaders throughout the swimming and the cycling, the two brother...

Great Britain's men scrape into the 4x100m relay final at the Rio Olympics, qualifying as one of the fastest losers.

The USA drop the baton but win an appeal and get a second chance to qualify for the women's Olympic 4x100m relay final.

After many people have thought was a modest and uninspiring season of 400m hurdling at an elite level, suddenly the event burst to life in Rio and a thrilling final saw four men go under 48 seconds for the first time in ...

A 45.49m throw from Ashton Eaton - his best in a championships decathlon since 2011 - put the defending champion back on course for a 9000-point score in the decathlon.

Great Britain's Morgan Lake reaches the final of the women's high jump after equalling her personal best of 1.94m.

Kerron Clement of the United States finally becomes an Olympic 400m hurdles champion by taking gold in Rio.

Perhaps learning a lesson after the US women had a disaster in their 4x100m heat a little earlier, the US men played it safe and passed the baton solidly to win in 37.65, the fastest time of the year and despite fielding...

Less than 12 hours since contesting their last event of day one, the decathletes - some, understandably, looking a bit lethargic - were back on track for the 110m hurdles to kick off day two.

Do you know when these historic sporting triumphs took place? • Olympics quiz: medals and medallists Men's long jump: 8.95m 1988 1991 1996 2003 Women's 100m: 10.49sec 1979 1988 1992 2012 Men's 400m: 43.03sec 1996 1999 ...