Rio Olympics, Day 10
On the 10th day of the Olympics, a runner won gold by diving across the finish line, fans booed the judges' decision in favor of a Russian boxer, and a weightlifter known as "the Pride of Uzbekistan" brought home his country's first Olympic medal in the sport. Here are some of the highlights from August 15.
1
Evgeny Tishchenko of Russia (left) and Vassiliy Levit of Kazakhstan box in the men's heavyweight final. The judges awarded Tishchenko the gold in a unanimous decision that was met with booing from the crowd.
2
Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas dives over the finish line to win the gold in the women's 400-meter. The dive was a legal move that gave the runner an advantage of a fraction of a second.
3
Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands competes in the women's balance beam final.
4
Ruslan Nurudinov, known as the "Pride of Uzbekistan," won gold in the men's 105-kilogram division, delivering his country its first-ever Olympic medal in weightlifting.
5
Heavy rain delayed the track and field program into the evening.
6
Sabah Shariati of Azerbaijan (left) celebrates after defeating Eduard Popp of Germany for the bronze medal in men's 130-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling.
7
Nikolay Bayryakov of Bulgaria and Javid Hamzatov of Belarus compete in the Greco-Roman wrestling final, 85-kilogram division.
8
Rachele Bruni of Italy swims to a silver medal in the women's 10-kilometer marathon. Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands won gold.
9
Sam Kendricks of the United States competes in the men's pole vault final, in which he took bronze.
10
Edina Gangl of Hungary gestures after stopping a shot on goal during the women's water polo quarterfinal.
11
Boats return to port as strong winds forced the cancellation of a race in the men's 470 class.
12
Anastasia Belyakova of Russia fights Mikaela Mayer of the United States in the women's 60-kilogram boxing quarterfinals.
13
Athletes compete in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase event.
14
Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland on her way to winning the gold medal and setting a new world record in women's hammer throw