In Pictures: Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympics

A new day brings more action at the 2016 Rio Olympics with USA's Michael Phelps taking his gold medal tally up to a whopping 21 and USA leading the overall rankings with China following closely behind.

Updated

Published

Aug 10, 2016, 10:28 AM

Michael Phelps of USA greets his mother Debbie, fiance Nicole Johnson and their son Boomer after he won the gold medal for men's 200m butterfly on August 9. PHOTO: REUTERS

Hungary's Katinka Hosszu gestures the number three after winning the women's 200m indiividual medley final of the 2016 Rio Olympics on August 9. PHOTO: REUTERS

Shi Zhiyong of China competes during the men's weightlifting final at the Rio Olympics on August 9. PHOTO: REUTERS

Lithuania's power forward Paulius Jankunas (left) and Nigeria's power forward Alade Aminu (centre) go for a rebound during a Men's round Group B basketball match between Lithuania and Nigeria at the Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro on August 9 during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. PHOTO: AFP

USA's Charles Albert Shone Conwell (right) fights India's Krishan Vikas during the Men's Middle (75kg) match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro on August 9, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Ali Ali Ismail of Egypt and Fredrik Petersen of Sweden in action during the men's preliminary handball at the 2016 Rio Olympics. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pedro Ibarra (left) of Argentina in action against Akashdeep Singh of India during the Men's Field Hockey preliminary round match between Argentina and India of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 9. PHOTO: EPA

A young Brazilian fan holding the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games mascot Tom cheers his team during the men's preliminaries Group A handball match Brazil vs Slovenia for the Rio 2016 Olympics Games at the Future Arena in Rio on August 9. PHOTO: AFP

A closeup of Poland's Monika Brzostek's tattoo, which is Latin for "Sieze the Day", as she and teammate Kinga Kolosinska play Russia's Evgenia Ukolova and Ekaterina Birlova during their Rio 2016 Olympic Games women's Beach Volleyball match on August 9. PHOTO: EPA

Singapore's Feng Tian Wei reacts between points against Japan's Ai Fukuhara in their women's singles quarter-final table tennis match at the Riocentro venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 9. PHOTO: AFP

Gauthier Grumier (right) of France in action against Benjamin Steffen (left) of Switzerland during the men's Epee individual bronze medal bout of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Fencing events on August 9. PHOTO: EPA

Simone Biles of USA (centre) celebrates with team mates following her floor routine during the women's team final on August 9. PHOTO: REUTERS

Malaysia's duo Jun Hoong Cheong and Pandelela Rinong Pamg compete in the women's synchronised 10m platform final during the diving event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 9. PHOTO: AFP

Serena Williams of USA reacts during her match against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine on August 9. PHOTO: REUTERS

A fan cheers on the France team at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium during the Rio 2016 Olympics. PHOTO: REUTERS

Argentina team fans cheer in the stands during the men's preliminary group B basketball game between Nigeria and Argentina of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on August 7. PHOTO: EPA

Angelique Kerber of Germany poses for selfies with fans after winning her match against Eugenie Bouchard of Canada during the 2016 Rio Olympics. PHOTO: REUTERS

British fans pose with their national flags at the equestrian venue during the 2016 Rio Olympics. PHOTO: REUTERS

Fans cheer during the women's rugby preliminary at the 2016 Rio Olympics. PHOTO: REUTERS

A fan poses for a photo during women’s singles 1st round match between Venus Williams of the USA and Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Tennis events on August 6. PHOTO: EPA

A Brazil fan shows her support at the women's rugby match during the 2016 Rio Olympics. PHOTO: REUTERS

Polish fans cheer before the men's preliminary handball match at the 2016 Rio Olympics. PHOTO: REUTERS

A German fan waits for the women's 25m Pistol qualification of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Shooting events at the Olympic Shooting Centre on August 9. PHOTO: EPA

Minister for Social and Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin and swimmer Joseph Schooling leading Team Singapore in wishing Singapore a happy 51st birthday during a recording at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug 5, 2016. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.