US Apologises for Swimmers 'Unacceptable Behaviour'

The United States Olympic Committee has apologised for what it called the unacceptable behaviour of four US swimmers who falsely said they had been robbed at gunpoint in Rio.

Police questioned three of the gold medal winners and say "they were not victims of the crimes they claimed".

Two of the four - Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger - were allowed to fly out of Rio on Thursday evening.

Usain Bolt Wins 200m Gold, His Eighth Olympic Gold

Usain Bolt won the men's 200m to claim his second Rio 2016 gold, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented 'treble treble'.

The Jamaican ran 19.78 seconds to come home ahead of Canada's Andre de Grasse and France's Christophe Lemaitre.

Britain's Adam Gemili clocked the same time as Lemaitre, but was denied his first Olympic medal in a photo finish.

Russia Cries Foul, Rest Of World Welcomes IAAF’s Ban

Russia claimed the IAAF’s decision to continue its ban of Russian athletics on Friday was unfair and threatened legal action, while the rest of the world welcomed the move and urged the IOC not to go against it.

“We are extremely disappointed by the IAAF’s decision, creating the unprecedented situation of a whole nation’s track and field athletes being banned from the Olympics,” said the Russian ministry of sport.