When Michael Phelps led the USA team out into the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony at the Maracana, he was already the most decorated Olympian of all time. As he showed over the next two weeks, he was in no mood to rest on his laurels.

The riders of France, Great Britain and Germany took centre stage in the Rio 2016 equestrian events. Topping the bill, German dressage legend Isabell Werth won the ninth and tenth medals of her Olympic career to became the Games’ most decorated rider of all time.

Figuring large among the six Greco-Roman wrestling gold medallists at Rio 2016 were Cuba’s Mijain Lopez, who won his third straight -120kg title, Russia’s Roman Vlasov, who topped the podium for the second Games in a row, and Davor Stefanek, Serbia’s first Olympic wrestling champion.

President Bach joined members of the Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) today at the United Nations in Geneva. Sitting alongside Tegla Loroupe, the three-time Olympian and Chef de Mission of the ROT from Kenya, and 800m runner Rose Lokonyen, he participated in a meeting that took place during the UN Human Rights Council.

France’s Denis Gargaud-Chanut, Great Britain’s Joseph Clarke, Spain’s Maialen Chourraut and Slovakian cousins Ladislav and Peter Skantar topped the four podiums in the Rio 2016 canoe slalom events, held at the Deodoro Whitewater Arena.

Korean pop stars, opera singers and Olympians joined celebrations marking the 500-day countdown to the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 with festive events in Seoul and in the host region of Gangwon Province.

At just 146cm tall, US gymnast Simone Biles turned out to be one of the biggest stars of Rio 2016. Appearing at her first Olympic Games, the teenager finished with four out of the five gold medals in her sights, and dazzled audiences with her sublime skills.

The women’s boxing competition at Rio 2016 served up an exhilarating array of action across three weight categories. Great Britain’s Nicola Adams and Claressa Shields of the USA retained the flyweight and middleweight titles they won in London in 2012, while France’s Estelle Mossely gave her country a maiden boxing gold in the lightweight category.