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Sporting success UK style: Immigration, investment and astonishing individuals like Mo Farah
Team GB's sporting success is due to years of investment and the dedication of athletes.
Rio 2016: The best and worst pundits, presenters and broadcasters of the Olympic Games
IBTimes UK awards medals for the finest coverage and identifies those who polluted the airwaves.
US swimmer Ryan Lochte admits he 'over exaggerated' Rio 2016 gun point robbery claim
Lochte had claimed he and his teammates were mugged by criminals posing as police in Rio.
Rio 2016 day 15: Mo Farah completes double double on record-breaking day for Team GB
Team GB have surpassed their medal count from London 2012.
Bianca Walkden wins taekwondo bronze in +67kg category at Rio Games
The Brit defeated Morocco's Wiam Dislam 7-1.
Great Britain's Mo Farah completes historic double double at Rio Olympics
The Brit mirrored his success at London 2012.
South Africa's Caster Semenya wins gold in new personal best time at Rio 2016
The 25-year-old runner won in a time of 1:55.28 seconds.
Great Britain's Tom Daley fails to qualify for Olympic diving final at Rio 2016
Daley finished with a score of 403.25.
Team GB's Nicola Adams retains Olympic boxing title by defeating Sarah Ourahmoune
Adams won by a unanimous judges' decision.
Great Britain's Liam Heath wins gold in men's kayak single 200m at Rio 2016
Heath, 32, picks up his second medal, and Team GB's 25th gold medal, of the summer.
Disgraced US swimmer Ryan Lochte could be suspended by US Olympic Committee
The swimmer has reportedly avoided a lifetime ban after falsely claiming he was mugged.
Who is Kasi Bennett, the secret girlfriend of Olympic champion Usain Bolt?
Bolt's girlfriend supported him throughout his record-making stint at Rio 2016.
Brazil vs Germany, Rio 2016 Olympics final: How to watch live on TV, mobile and online in the UK and abroad
Brazil face Germany in the Men's football final clash on Saturday.
PV Sindhu at Rio Olympics 2016: Top five career moments of India's silver medallist
PV Sindhu won the silver medal in the women's singles badminton event at Rio 2016 Olympics.
Lee Chong Wei vs Chen Long, Rio 2016 Olympics: How to watch live on TV and online
Lee Chong Wei is playing in his third consecutive Olympic badminton final, but is yet to win gold.
Olympic love or oversharing: Why do people propose in public?
Five proposals at the Olympic Games have sparked debate over the phenomenon of the public proposal.
Rio 2016 day 14: Usain Bolt claims ninth gold as Team GB enjoy more medal success
Bolt ends Olympic career with relay gold.
Honduras vs Nigeria, Rio 2016 Olympics: How to watch live on TV, mobile and online
Nigeria and Honduras are playing a bronze medal match for the first time in the Olympics.
Lin Dan vs Viktor Axelsen, Rio 2016 Olympics: How to watch live on TV and online
Lin Dan and Viktor Axelsen will battle for the bronze medal in Rio.
Sprint legend Usain Bolt ends Olympic career with a ninth gold medal
The Jamaican ran the anchor leg in the 4x100m relay.
Team GB's Lutalo Muhammad suffers heartbreaking defeat in men's -80kg taekwondo final
The 25-year-old led his Ivorian opponent with one second on the clock.
Team GB's 4x400m relay team disqualified in controversial circumstances in Rio
Martyn Rooney was judged to have committed an infringement.
Great Britain's Tom Daley tops standings in 10m platform preliminaries
The Brit scored a personal best of 571.85.
Germany defeat Sweden to win the women's Olympic football title at Rio Games
Dzsenifer Marozsan starred for the gold medal-winning Germans.
Maddie Hinch inspires Team GB's women's hockey team to gold at Rio 2016
The keeper was Britain's hero on the night.
Ryan Lochte's lawyer maintains US Olympic swimmer was robbed at gunpoint, despite apology
The IOC is looking to set up a disciplinary commission into whether the US swimmers should be punished.
Great Britain boxer Joe Joyce books place in men's super-heavyweight final at Rio 2016
The London-born fighter came from behind to defeat Kazakhstan's Ivan Dychko.
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games facing major budget cuts
IPC president Sir Philip Craven says crisis is the worst in its 56-year history.
Rio 2016: US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte apologises for 'armed robbery' scandal
Gold medallist had told reporters he and teammates had been robbed by men posing as police officers.
Rio 2016: The key events taking place on the final Olympics weekend
The Games of the 31st Olympiad comes to a close with some of sport's biggest names taking centre stage.