Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia broke the 10,000m world record on the opening day of athletics action ©Getty Images

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Rowing finals were able to take place today as the weather improved ©Getty Images
Rowing finals were able to take place today as the weather improved ©Getty Images
Sir Bradley Wiggins celebrates a fifth Olympic cycling gold medal ©Getty Images
Sir Bradley Wiggins celebrates a fifth Olympic cycling gold medal ©Getty Images
Germany took the gold medal in team dressage ©Getty Images
Germany took the gold medal in team dressage ©Getty Images
Britain paced their effort perfectly to beat Australia in the team pursuit final ©Getty Images
Britain paced their effort perfectly to beat Australia in the team pursuit final ©Getty Images
French judoka Teddy Riner continued his dominant streak in the over 100kg divison ©Getty Images
French judoka Teddy Riner continued his dominant streak in the over 100kg divison ©Getty Images


French judo fans show their support for Teddy Riner ©Getty Images
French judo fans show their support for Teddy Riner ©Getty Images


Russia celebrate team foil fencing gold ©Getty Images
Russia celebrate team foil fencing gold ©Getty Images
Katie Ledecky smashed the world record en route to a dominant 800m freestyle victory ©Getty Images
Katie Ledecky smashed the world record en route to a dominant 800m freestyle victory ©Getty Images
Joseph Schooling tops a lopsided podium in the 100m butterfly ©Getty Images
Joseph Schooling tops a lopsided podium in the 100m butterfly ©Getty Images