Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen cemented a spot for the Netherlands in the men's beach volleyball top eight at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games here Saturday by defeating Ben Saxton and Chaim Schalk of Canada 2-0 (21-12, 21-15).
Neymar da Silva Santos scored his first goal at the Olympics as Brazil beat Colombia 2-0 in the quarterfinals of men's soccer at the Rio Olympics.
Nafissatou Thiam secured Belgium's second gold medal of the Rio Olympics by winning the women's heptathlon on Saturday evening.
Germany ousted former giants Hong Kong 3-1 to reach the women's team semifinals at the Olympic table tennis tournament on Saturday.
Elaine Thompson continued Jamaica's Olympic sprint monopoly by winning gold in the women's 100m at the Rio Games on Saturday.
Ethiopian runner Etenesh Diro ran the last 800 meters of her 3000m steeplechase heat with one shoe on and one shoe off, but she was later given a chance to compete in the final at the Rio Olympics on Saturday.
Michael Phelps secured a gold medal in his final race as an Olympic athlete as the US won the 4x100m medley relay at the Rio Games on Saturday.
World champions Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan were crashed out in Saturday's badminton group match at the Rio Olympic Games, while Brazilian favela boy Ygor Coelho de Oliveira made history at the Olympic stage.
The United States claimed its 23rd swimming gold medal of the Rio Olympics on Saturday, winning the women's 4x100m medley relay final.
Britain's Mo Farah recovered from a mid-race fall to successfully defend his Olympic 10,000m title at the Rio Games on Saturday.
Jeff Henderson of the United States won the long jump gold medal on Saturday, surpassing South Africa's Luvo Manyonga with his final jump.
Gregorio Paltrinieri claimed Italy's first swimming gold medal of the Rio Olympics by coasting to victory in the men's 1,500m freestyle here on Saturday.
Pernille Blume won Denmark's first gold medal of the Rio Olympics by storming to victory in the women's 50m freestyle here on Saturday.
Russia defeated Ukraine in the women's sabre team final 45-30, claiming its fourth fencing gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games here on Saturday.
Monica Puig lifted Puerto Rico's first ever Olympic gold medal on Saturday after she clinched the women's singles title in the Rio Games tennis competition.
Kenyan sprint coach expelled from the Rio Olympic Games has denied he was involved in doping impropriety, denying intentionally impersonating men's 800m athlete, Ferguson Rotich.
Germany's Christoph Harting won the men's discus gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Saturday, clinching victory with a personal best in his final attempt.
Usain Bolt qualified fourth fastest for the men's 100m sprint semifinals in Rio on Saturday as he begun his bid for a third straight Olympic gold medal in the blue riband event.