America's Ginny Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio Olympic Games with a surprise victory in the women's 10m air rifle.
The 19-year-old secured her first major international victory, scoring 208.0 to leave China's 2006 world champion Du Li with silver.
China's defending champion Yi Siling could only finish with bronze.
2. Men's 10m air pistol - Hoang Xuan Vinh (Vietnam)
Vietnam have their first ever gold medal at an Olympics as Hoang Xuan Vinh wins the men's 10m air pistol.
3. Men's Road Race - Greg van Avermaet (Belgium)
Great Britain missed out on a medal in the men's road race at Rio 2016 as Belgium's Greg van Avermaet won Olympic gold in a thrilling finish.
British hopes were ended when Geraint Thomas crashed on the final descent, after Chris Froome and Adam Yates failed to stay with the leaders.
Denmark's Jakob Fuglsang took silver and Poland's Rafal Majka bronze.
Froome goes for gold again in Wednesday's time trial, hoping to better his bronze at London 2012.
4. Men's team archery final - South Korea
South Korea only miss the 10 with three of their arrows to beat United States 6-0!
Phenomenal arrows. Phil Taylor would be pleased with that shooting.
5. Judo women's -48kg - Paula Pareto - Argentina
Argentina win their first medal on rival turf. Or, more accurately, on rival indoor mat.
But any Brazil-Argentina rivalry is put to one side as reigning world champion Paula Pareto also claims the Olympic title.
Pareto beats Korea's Bokyeong Jeong with a waza-ari, then laps up the acclaim of a celebrating Carioca Arena.
6. Fencing Women's Épée Individual - Emese Szasz - Hungary
It's a third gold medal for Hungary in the women's epee in the last six Olympics!
Emese Szasz beats Rossella Fiamingo of Italy 15-13.
7. Judo men's -60kg - Beslan Mudranov Russia
Russia's Beslan Mudranov cracks a cheeky grin. Reigning world champion Yeldos Smetov grimaces as he lies on his back, staring at the roof and probably seeing stars.
Nothing can separate these two after five minutes - and that means it is golden score.
Mudranov needs just 44 seconds to produce a moment of brilliance. An opportunist leg sweep takes down Smetov and clinches gold for the Russians.
8. Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Kosuke Hagino - Japan
It is gold for Japan as Kosuke Hagino holds on to pip Chase Kalisz of America, Daiya Seto in third and Max Litchfield of GB a brilliant fourth.
9. Men's 400m Freestyle Final - Mack Horton - Australia
James Guy tied up to finish sixth in the end. Gutsy, gutsy swim.
10. Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Katinka Hosszu - Hungary
Massive! Four mins 26.36, a world record by more than two seconds for Katinka Hosszu!
11. Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final - Australia
12. Weighlifting Women's 48kg Group A - Sopita Tanasan - Thailand
After a mammoth final of over two hours and multiple lifts, 21-year-old Sopita Tanasan takes gold with a combined lift of 200kg.
Gold for Thailand!
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