Azerbaijan's Mariya Stadnik wasn't exactly impressed with finishing second in her wrestling gold medal match.

They had their chances but the women's Black Sticks weren't good enough to grab them as they lost their Olympic semifinal 3-0 to Britain

Relive all the action from day 12 of the Rio Olympics, capped when Justin Gatlin failed to reach the 200m final.

Japanese pole vault phenomenon Hiroki Ogita has spoken out to give his side of the viral moment his manhood collided with the pole vault bar.

A miraculous eagle has rescued a nervous Lydia Ko's first round in Rio as women's golf ended a 116-year absence from the Olympic Games.

Despite having officially hung up the goggles for good, Olympic legend Michael Phelps has spent his first day of retirement in the

The partner of NZ Olympic cyclist Linda Villumsen is in the middle of a sibling controversy which has arisen after Britain's extraordinary success on the Rio track.

The South African athlete once forced to undergo gender testing is being guarded round the clock ahead of her bid to win Olympic gold

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have confirmed their gold medal while Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie took out silver in the women's 470 class earlier this morning.

As well as a gold medal, this North Korean athlete has picked up another title in Rio - the saddest medal winner at the Games.

WATCH: Catch up with all the action from the Rio Olympics overnight.

If there's anyone on the planet who would know how to wear a bunch of Olympic medals all at once, it's Michael Phelps.

Andrea Kilday has lost her opening taekwondo contest at the Rio Olympics. Kilday, 34, was beaten by Brazilian fourth seed Iris

She's an Olympic record holder and half of a cycling power couple, but Laura Trott has been forced to slam haters after her NZ based sister's TV interview.

The oiled Tongan flagbearer has bared all about being a professional athlete.

They were strangers at the starting line, but less than 20 minutes later, they found themselves eternally linked - by circumstance and benevolence.

France's Pascal Martinot-Lagarde finished fourth in the final of the 110m hurdles in Rio, and he had something special to thank for

Darya Klishina says she is so stressed by the past week of her life that she can't even talk about it.

No athletes arguably embody Pierre de Coubertin's Olympic motto more fully than those competing in the triple jump.

Watching her granddaughter win a second Olympic gold was enough to bring Doreen Carrington to tears.

For someone who competes week-in week-out as a individual, being part of a bigger team is something special.

Spare us the Olympic spirit nonsense about Nikki Hamblin and the American runner she brought down, writes Chris Rattue.

Australian media have been quick to criticise their own Olympic team, labelling them chokers.

Sam Meech had to survive ruthless tactics from his opponents to cling on to an Olympic Laser bronze medal in Rio.

Never has an Olympic silver medal felt so heavy as that carried by Peter Burling and Blair Tuke for the last four years.

If Beyonce was a single lady, we doubt Kerron Clement would put a ring on it.

Brazilian fans at Rio's Olympic Stadium ignored requests to behave themselves as a French pole vaulter received his medal

German cyclist Kristina Vogel pedalled to a gold medal today - despite losing her bike seat along the way.

WATCH: New Zealand distance runner Nikki Hamblin's show of sportsmanship at the Olympics overnight was of no surprise to those who know her.

Britain's fantastic performance at Rio continued today as Sophie Hitchon became the first British woman to win an Olympic medal in the hammer throw.