Adilson da Silva of Brazil hit the first Olympic golf shot since 1904 with the opening tee shot. Michael Phelps and Simone Biles powered their way to more gold medals with rousing routs at the Rio Games on Thursday. Manuel became the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming. Marcus Fraser of Australia had the first that mattered the most on the Olympic Golf Course the first—round lead. Phelps claimed his 26th medal at Olympics while Biles soared to women's all-round gymnastic title.

Source: The Hindu August 12, 2016 03:56 UTC