The parents of controversial US sprinter Justin Gatlin have rushed to his defense as the weight of being public enemy number one in

World indoor shot put champion Tom Walsh is through to the Olympic final and he'll have New Zealand teammate Jacko Gill alongside him.

It took almost three hours and a general anaesthetic to get javelin thrower's shoulder back in her socket after her Olympic Games blow out.

The South African athlete once forced to undergo gender testing is being guarded round the clock ahead of her bid to win Olympic gold

They were strangers at the starting line, but less than 20 minutes later, they found themselves eternally linked - by circumstance and benevolence.

Darya Klishina says she is so stressed by the past week of her life that she can't even talk about it.

WATCH: New Zealand distance runner Nikki Hamblin's show of sportsmanship at the Olympics overnight was of no surprise to those who know her.

Britain's fantastic performance at Rio continued today as Sophie Hitchon became the first British woman to win an Olympic medal in the hammer throw.

In the moments before the start of the 1,500 metres at the Rio Olympics Kiwi middle distance runner Nick Willis will call upon his

Eliza McCartney is through to the final of the pole vault, Nick Willis makes the semi-final of the 1500m and Nikki Hamblin added to

Critics of South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya claim she has an unfair advantage.

Problematic poles haven't stopped Eliza McCartney from soaring into the pole vault final at the Rio Olympics. The 19-year-old

Nick Willis has stormed home over the final 50 metres of his heat in the 1500m to automatically qualify for the event's semifinal.

WATCH: Runner Nikki Hamblin makes headlines around the world after showing true Olympic spirit in helping a fellow competitor after they both fell in the 5000m.

Thiago Braz Da Silva sent Brazil into delirious celebrations after his miracle performance that will live forever in history.

The Olympics brings the world's sportswriters together in the one place every four years. People who've been around a bit; people

BRAZIL Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Track and Field, Olympic Stadium - 12/20 August 2016 12 August: The Team Val Adams

It is the hottest sport at the Rio Olympics and its athletes added a touch of glamour to the first two days of competition. As well

Zane Robertson ran one of the races of his life in coming in 12th in the Rio Olympics 10,000m in 27:33.67 to carve eight seconds off

Star US decathlete Ashton Eaton has been labelled a traitor for supporting his wife.

Zane Robertson has broken Dick Quax's 39-year-old national 10,000m record to finish 12th at the Rio Olympics behind Britain's Mo Farah.

Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson has stunned her competition in the final of the womens' 100 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Olympic gold medallist Michelle Carter is a clean athlete, says Valerie Adams.

The most stressful moment of Usain Bolt's career didn't come on the track, but in a Jamaican hospital ward after a crash that could have taken his life.

The only member of Russia's athletics team permitted to compete at the Olympics in the wake of the country's doping ban has been suspended.

German discus thrower Christoph Harting followed in his older brother's footsteps by winning gold in Rio. But he was hardly celebrating afterwards.

Ethiopian runner Etenesh Diro - one of the favourites in the women's 3000m steeplechase - was sitting comfortably in first place about

Justin Gatlin hit back at US swimmer Lilly King after breezing through his opening 100m heat to remain on an Olympic collision course

Adams came agonisingly close yesterday to becoming the first New Zealander to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the shot put final.

Valerie Adams may have missed out on an historic third straight Olympic gold medal - but she's still a Kiwi champ.