International Boxing Association (AIBA) executive director Karim Bouzidi has been reassigned to a "new role" within the organisation following the decision taken yesterday to drop an unspecified number of boxing judges from officiating at Rio 2016 after the huge criticism of decisions made in recent days.

Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze won the women’s 49erFX medal race by just two seconds from New Zealand’s Alex Maloney and Molly Meech as Rio 2016 hosts Brazil claimed their fourth Olympic gold of the Games on the final day of sailing action on Guanabara Bay.

The World Boxing Council (WBC) has ordered Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin to fight Haitian-Canadian Bermane Stiverne for an interim title after deciding not to ban him for testing positive for meldonium.

Russian shot put thrower Aleksei Lesnykh has been suspended for four years after failing a drugs test at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai earlier this year, it has been announced.

Cuba’s Mijaín López Núñez won his third Olympic wrestling gold medal after beating reigning world champion Riza Kayaalp in the men’s 130 kilograms Greco-Roman final at Carioca Arena 2 in Rio de Janeiro.

World Bowls has submitted its recognition request file to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sports department. 

Roman Vlasov got Russia off to a good start in wrestling at Rio 2016 after claiming a gold medal for a second successive Olympics by winning the men’s 75 kilograms Greco-Roman event at Carioca Arena 2 in Rio de Janeiro.

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.

Hasanboy Dusmatov became Uzbekistan’s second Olympic boxing champion of all time after winning the men's light flyweight gold medal match at the Riocentro - Pavilion 6 venue in Rio de Janeiro.

Monica Puig became the first athlete from Puerto Rico to win an Olympic Games gold medal after beating world number two Angelique Kerber of Germany in the women’s singles tennis final at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro.

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has extended its long-running partnership with Adidas for the next eight years, which will extend the collaboration to more than 50 years.

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has played host to a Rio 2016 reception as people from around the Olympic Movement, including Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) secretary general Gunilla Lindberg, attended Qatar House.

Sohrab Moradi made it two Olympic weightlifting gold medals in as many days for Iran after winning the men’s 94 kilograms title at the Riocentro - Pavilion 2 venue in Rio de Janeiro.

Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami broke the clean and jerk world record to win the men's 85 kilograms Olympic title and clinch his country's first medal of these Games at the Riocentro - Pavilion 2 venue in Rio de Janeiro.