In Pictures: Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympics

After an exhilarating weekend in Rio where Singapore's Joseph Schooling beat USA's Michael Phelps and broke the Olympic record, Jamaica's Usain Bolt continued the heat by becoming the champion in the men's 100m for the third year running. Here's a look at the best moments from Day 9:

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Aug 15, 2016, 12:34 PM

Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacting after winning the Rio 2016 Olympic Games athletics men's 100m final at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug 14. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates with fans after winning the Men's 100m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

Australia's Joel Baden competes in the men's high jump qualifying round during the athletics event on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

Bronze medallist Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce fixes her hair on the podium for the women's 100m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

Poland's Sofia Ennaoui falls after competing in the women's 1500m semi-final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

Meng Suping of China competing in the women's weightlifting final on Aug 14. PHOTO: REUTERS

Simone Biles of USA in the women's vault final of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Artistic Gymnastics events on Aug 14. PHOTO: EPA

Gong Jinjie of China competing in the women's sprint qualifying round on Aug 14. PHOTO: REUTERS

Tania Cagnotto of Italy competing in the women's 3m springboard final on Aug 14. PHOTO: REUTERS

Yan Yee Ng of Malaysia competing in the women's 3m springboard final on Aug 14. PHOTO: REUTERS

Andy Murray celebrates after winning his match against Juan Martin Del Potro on Aug 14. PHOTO: REUTERS

Chinese diver He Zi (right) getting a marriage proposal from compatriot Ki Qin after winning the silver medal in the women's 3m springboard final of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Diving events on Aug 14. PHOTO: EPA

Cuba's Ismael Borrero Molina (red) wrestles with China's Wang Lumin in their men's 59kg greco-roman quarter-final match on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

China's Ma Long eyes the ball as he serves to Britain's Liam Pitchford during the men's team quarter-final table tennis match at the Riocentro venue on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

Sweden's centre back Isabelle Gullden (right) vies with France's pivot Beatrice Edwige during the women's preliminaries Group B handball match Sweden vs France v Brazil on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon returns to Hong Kong's Yip Pui Yin during their women's singles qualifying badminton match at the Riocentro stadium on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

France's duet Laura Auge and Margaux Chretien compete in the duets free routine preliminaries during the synchronised swimming event at the Maria Lenk Aquatics on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

Brazil's Arthur Mariano (right) and compatriot Diego Hypolito celebrate after the men's floor event final of the artistic gymnastics events at the Olympic Arena on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

Britain's Max Whitlock competes in the men's pommel horse event final of the artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Arena on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

Lauren van Risen of Netherlands (left) rides on the barrier wall with Virginie Cueff of France after evading a crash during heat two of the first round of the women's keirin race on Aug 14. PHOTO: EPA

Jemima Jelagat Sumgong of Kenya celebrates after winning the women's marathon race of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Athletics, Track and Field events on Aug 14. PHOTO: EPA

Larissa of Brazil is embraced by her nephew Enzo Buaruqe, nine, after defeating Switzerland on Aug 14. PHOTO: REUTERS

Saeid Mourad Abdvali of Iran takes a selfie with supporters as he celebrates winning the bronze medal. PHOTO: REUTERS

Britain's Mark Cavendish (centre) and Denmark's Lasse Norman Hansen (second from the right) compete in the men's omnium scratch race track cycling event on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

Gold medalist Roman Vlasov of Russia kisses his medal during the awards ceremony for the men's Greco-Roman 75kg match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Wrestling events on Aug 14. PHOTO: EPA

Geza Imre (left) of Hungary in action against Anatolii Herey (right) of Ukraine during the men's epee team bronze medal match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Fencing events on Aug 14. PHOTO: EPA

Netherlands' Dorian Van Rijsselberghe celebrates after winning the RS:X Men sailing final race on Guanabara Bay during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

Brazil's Eduardo Menezes on Quintol hits an obstacle during the equestrian show jumping first qualifier event of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

France's team celebrating after winning the men’s team epee gold medal bout between Italy and France at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

USA's Sarah Elizabeth Robles competes in the women's weightlifting +75kg event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug 14. PHOTO: AFP

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