Samir Ait Said of France broken his leg in the gymnastics
The agony and ectasy of the Olympics
WINNING Olympic gold is what they have worked hard on or four years; for some athletes it ends in joy, for others ultimate agony.
Coke Image of the day. Michael Phelps of the USA wins the Men's 200m Butterfly Final, his 20th Olympic Gold medal, on Day 4 of the swimming at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture. Phil Hillyard
Said was stretchered out to massive applause
USA’s Caeleb Dressel cries while standing with his gold medal on the podium
Russia’s Angelina Melnikova cries as she leaves the arena after competing in the artistic gymnastics
GAME OVER: Sonny Bill Williams was injured in NZ’s opening match against Japan and his campaign is over.
Colombia’s Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera cries on the podium after he won the Men’s 62kg weightlifting
Melissa Hoskins, of the Australian women’s track cycling team, is tended to after crashing during a training session
Germany’s Andreas Toba cries during the qualifying for the men’s Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena
Dutch Cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten Hurt in horrifying crash during the women’s road race. Source: YouTube
Juan Martin del Potro and Novak Djokovic both shed tears in their opening round match which the Argentine won
Melissa Hoskins was left in agony after crashing out at the velodrom
Spain’s Miguel Duran Navia cries after thinking he was disqualified for a false start but was later allowed back into the race
Netherlands’ Maret Balkestein-Grothues (C) is carried off of the court injured during the women’s qualifying volleyball match between the USA and the Netherlands
Bak Ji-yun of South Korea cries after her loss to Alice Schlesinger of Great Britain during the women’s 63 kg judo
Germany’s Andreas Toba, who got injured during the qualification round, walk in with the help of crutches during the artistic gymnastics
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, of France, winces in pain as a trainer attends to his injured right foot during a match against Gilles Muller
Marta Baeza Centurion of Brazil goes down injured during competition against Bogna Jozwiak of Poland
Croatia’s shooting guard Bojan Bogdanovic falls after being injured during a Men’s round Group B basketball match between Croatia and Spain
Egypt’s Ahmed El Kotb reacts in pain after injuring himself during the men’s qualifying volleyball match between Poland and Egypt
Dustin Brown of Germany receives treatment after injuring his ankle before retiring from the match during his match against Thomaz Bellucci
Colombia’s Catalina Elena Escobar Gomez is injured during qualifying for the women’s Artistic Gymnastics at
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