Rio in pictures - Day 2
The winners will always have medals to remind them of their glory. But the strange, emotional and otherwise noteworthy moments at the Olympics are often just as memorable. Here is a selection from the second day in Rio.
Struggling with gravity
Not only sheer power, but also a clean technique is required in weightlifting. Chi-Chung Tan of Taiwan lacked both in his effort during the men’s 56 kilograms - the lightest weight category - as the barbell proved to be the winner.
Acrobatic goal
The Croatians were once Olympic handball champions, but against world championship runners-up Qatar they opened their campaign in Rio with a defeat. Despite an acrobatic goal from Ivan Cupic, the southern Slavs went down to a 30-23 defeat.
Exotics favorites
After a 92 year break, rugby is again an Olympic sport. Fiji men are among the favorites for a medal, but for the women it’s not as easy. Despite the determination of Lavenia Tinai, the islanders lost to Great Britain in the quarterfinals.
Historic defeat
American sisters Serena (above, left) and Venus Williams were knocked out of the women's doubles tennis tournament in the first round by the Czech duo of Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova. The Williams had previously had a perfect record of 15 victories in the doubles at the Olympics, having won the gold medal at Sydney in 2000, Beijing in 2008 and London four years ago.
Contact sport
Handball is not a sport for the faint hearted. If he was in any doubt about this, Sweden's Jim Gottfridsson found this out the hard way against Germany's Patrick Wienceck (above, left) and Hendrik Pekeler. The Scandinavians gave it their all, but the Germans came out on top with a 32-29 victory.
Joyful roar in the Aquatics Stadium
Japan's Kosuke Hagino won the first gold in Rio's Olympic pool. The 21-year-old Hagino was victorious in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:06.95 - after which he let out a mighty roar of joy.
Down to defeat
Japan's Masashi Ebinuma made short work of Wander Mateo of the Dominican Republic in the judo event up to 66 kilograms. The Dominican quickly found himself on the mat and wound up finishing in seventh place. Ebinuma went on to win bronze.
Floating like a butterfly
Swedens Sarah Sjostrom displayed perfect technique in the 100-meter butterfly. The Scandinavian advanced to the final with an Olympic record before breaking the world record as she won gold.
Out of pocket
The smartphone is now an integral part of many athletes' lives, but you'd think they could leave them in the dressing room at the Olympics. French fencer Enzo Lefort (left) had his mobile phone fall out of his pocket during his battle against Germany's Peter Joppich. After he lost his phone, Lefort seemed to lose his concentration as well going down to a 15-13 defeat.