Brazil won the men's beach volleyball preliminary against Canada 2-0. Pictured is Samuel Schachter of Canada. Photo by Xinhua-BelTA.
Belarus lost to France 72-73 in Group A second round game. Pictured is Lindsay Harding. Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Anna van der Breggen of Netherlands claimed women's cycling road race title. Yelena Omelyusik of Belarus finished 13th. Pictured is Anna van der Breggen. Photo by Xinhua-BelTA.
Pictured are Vladimir Samsonov and Kristian Karlsson. Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
The U.S. team of Michael Phelps, Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held and Nathan Adrian claimed the men's 4x100 freestyle in 3:09.92. Pictured is Michael Phelps. Photo by Xinhua-BelTA.
Yana Yegoryan and Sofia Velikaya (both Russia) met in the Olympic women's sabre individual final, with Yana Yegoryan claiming victory at 15-14. Bronze went to Ukraine's Olga Kharlan who defeated France's Manon Brunet 15-10. Pictured is Olga Kharlan and Manon Brunet. Photo by Xinhua-BelTA.
Belarus' Maria Mamoshuk won the women's -63kg wrestling silver. Pictured is Japan's Risako Kawai. Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
China's Shi Zhiyong won the men's -69kg weightlifting gold. Pictured is Shi Zhiyong. Photo by Xinhua-BelTA.
World number one Serena Williams of the United States lost to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the round of last 16. Pictured is Serena Williams. Photo by Xinhua-BelTA.
Belarus women's basketball team lost 71-74 to Turkey.
Pictured is LaToya Sanders. Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Kristin Armstrong of the United States won women's road cycling time trial. Belarus' Yelena Omelyusik clocked 46:05.73 to place 11th. Her average speed was 38.659kmh.
Pictured is Yelena Omelyusik.
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Darya Pochobut of Belarus finished 6th in the Olympic women's -69kg weightlifting competition.
Xiang Yanmei secured gold for China. Zhazira Zhapparkul won silver for Kazakhstan and Egypt's Sarah Ahmed took bronze. Pictured is Leydi Solis Arboleda of Colombia. Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Belarus' Vladimir Samsonov lost the bronze-medal game to Jun Mizutani from Japan 1-4. Pictured is Vladimir Samsonov.
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Tatyana Petrenya finished fifth in trampoline in Rio. One of the current season leaders made several mistakes and missed the podium.
In the photo: Tatyana Petrenya. Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Vladislav Goncharov won the second Olympic medal for Team Belarus. He was victorious in trampoline.
Pictured is Vladislav Goncharov.
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Belarusian weightlifter Vadim Streltsov picked up the silver medal in -94kg.
In the photo: Vadim Streltsov. Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
In the photo: Olympics bronze medalist in -94kg Aurimas Didzbalis from Lithuania.
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Belarusian Javid Gamzatov is the Olympic bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. In the bronze-medal bout in -85kg the 26-year-old Belarusian wrestler defeated Bulgarian Nikolai Bayrakov.
In the photo: Javid Gamzatov (in black) and Nikolai Bayrakov (in red).
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
In the photo: the gold-medal bout between Davit Chakvetadze (Russia) and Zhan Belenyuk (Ukraine).
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
In the photo: Olympic champion Davit Chakvetadze (Russia). Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Brazilian national football team reached the final of the Olympic tournament in Rio. On 17 August the hosts routed Honduras in the semi-final 6:0. Pictured is Neymar (Brazil). Photo by Xinhua.
Belarusian Alina Talay failed to qualify to the 100m hurdles at the Olympic Games in Brazil.
In the semifinal the Belarusian erred on one of the barriers and clocked 13.66 seconds finishing 8th.
Pictured: Alina Talay in the semifinal. Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
The USA's Bartoletta won gold in women's long jump (7m 17cm). Silver went to Brittney Reese (7m 15 cm) Serbian Ivana Spanovic was third with 7m 08cm.
Pictured is Brittney Reese of the USA.
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
In the photo: Serbian Ivana Spanovic. Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
In the photo: Russia's Darya Klishina. Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Belarusian Maria Mamoshuk won the silver medal in women's freestyle 63kg wrestling.
Photo: Maria Mamoshuk and Japanese Risako Kawai. Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Belarusian Vasilisa Marzaliuk lost the bronze-medal bout to Zhang Fengliu in the women's freestyle 75kg wrestling.
Pictured: Vasilisa Marzaliuk vs Zhang Fengliu. Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
On 20 August Brazil beat Germany on penalties in men's football final 5-4.
Photo: Luan (Brazil). Photo by Xinhua -BelTA.
Germany women's national football team won Olympic gold for the first time in history beating Sweden 2-1 in the final at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
In the photo: during the final match.
Photo by Xinhua-BelTA.
Pictured are the German football layers.
Photo by Xinhua-BelTA.
Belarus' Ivan Tikhon claimed silver in the Olympic men's hammer throwing competition in Rio with an impressive 77.79 throw. His result was surpassed by Tajikistan's Dilshod Nazarov who won gold with his 78.68m throw. Bronze went to Poland's Wojciech Nowicki (77.73m).
In the photo: Ivan Tikhon.
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Pictured is Rio Olympic champion, Russian individual rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun.
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Belarus' rhythmic gymnastics squad of Anna Dudenkova, Valeria Pishchelina, Arina Tsitsilina, Maria Kadobina and Maria Kotyak finished fifth in team all-around in Rio.
In the photo: the Belarusian rhythmic gymnastics team.
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
France beat Belarus 73-72 in Group A preliminary second round.
Pictured is Tatyana Troina of Belarus.
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Belarusian tennis duo of Max Mirnyi and Alexander Bury lost to Austria's Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya in the 1/16 finals of men's doubles.
In the photo: Max Mirnyi.
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Maria Mamoshuk of Belarus claimed the Olympic freestyle -63kg wrestling silver.
In the photo: Maria Mamoshuk during her final bout against Japan's Risako Kawai.
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
France beat Belarus 73-72 in Group A preliminary second round.
Pictured is Anastasia Veremeyenko of Belarus.
Photo by Andrei Pokumeiko, BelTA.
Russia captured team synchronized swimming gold for fifth straight Olympics. China placed second followed by Japan.
In the photo: the Chinese synchronized swimmers.
Photo by Xinhua-BelTA.
Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera of Colombia won weightlifting gold in men's 62kg with an overall score of 318 kilos. Indonesia's Eko Yuli Irawan claimed silver, while Farkhad Kharki of Kazakhstan won bronze.
In the photo: Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera.
Photo by Xinhua-BelTA.
Two Kenyan runners made the Olympic steeplechase podium. Conseslus Kipruto ran an Olympic record of 8:03.28 to win gold in the men's 3000m steeplechase. Silver went to USA's Evan Jager, with defending champion Ezekiel Kemboi taking the bronze.
In the photo: Conseslus Kipruto (right) and Ezekiel Kemboi.
Photo by Xinhua-BelTA.
