Well, the first week of the Olympics are over and just like every Games before it, drama, joy and controversy filled every single day. From Michael Phelps’ amazing achievement to the disqualification of 8 female badminton players, click on the links below for the headlines of the Games of the 30th Olympiad.
- Michael Phelps becomes the most-decorated Olympian ever.
- 8 female badminton players from 3 countries disqualified
- Double-amputee, Oscar Pistorius competes against able-bodied athletes in Mens 400m Semi-Finals
- 15-year old US swimmer, Katie Ledecky is second-youngest US Olympian ever to win gold.
- Women’s boxing makes Olympic debut
- Wojdan Shahrkhani became the first Saudi Arabian woman to compete at the Olympic Games
- US gymnast, Gabby Douglas became the first African-American woman to win the Individual All-Around gold.
- Team Great Britain wins 6 gold medals in one day
- Afghan woman, Tahmina Kohistani, defies tradition to compete at the Games
- The Spirit of the Olympics thrives in Nigerian rower, Djibo Issaka
Michael Phelps now has 21 Olympic medals to his name
Photo source: Dial Global Sports
Oscar Pistorius blasts out of the starting blocks
Photo source: USA Today
Katie Ledecky with her first ever medal at her first ever international meet
Photo source: Washington Post
Saudi Arabian female athlete, Wojdan Shahrkhani, competes in judo
Photo source: Daily Mail
Gabby Douglas poses on the podium after winning the Individual All-Around Final
Photo source: Just Jared
Afghanistan's Tahmina Kohistani competes in the women's 100m heats
Photo source: La Gazetta Dello Sport
Djibo Issaka is all smiles as he completes his row at Eton Dorney
Photo source: Huffington Post UK
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