Rio Olympics, Day 5
Weightlifter Nijat Rahimov and swimmer Dmitry Balandin both won gold for Kazakhstan. Here are some of the highlights from Day 5 of the Rio Games.
![Nijat Rahimov (L) of Kazakhstan celebrates with a member of the coaching staff after setting a new world record and winning the gold medal in the men's weightlifting 77-kilogram category.](https://gdb.rferl.org/e26cb50c-6737-4563-965a-d1befc137222_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nijat Rahimov (L) of Kazakhstan celebrates with a member of the coaching staff after setting a new world record and winning the gold medal in the men's weightlifting 77-kilogram category.
![U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley semifinal.](https://gdb.rferl.org/3eda3ffb-dac9-48a1-ba78-673788792c16_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley semifinal.
![Dmitry Balandin (L) wins gold for Kazakhstan in the 200-meter breaststroke, edging out the United States’ Josh Prenot for the victory. Russia’s Anton Chupkov (R) took the bronze.](https://gdb.rferl.org/66615b18-6ea9-4a54-b22b-57a19a42c0d7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Dmitry Balandin (L) wins gold for Kazakhstan in the 200-meter breaststroke, edging out the United States’ Josh Prenot for the victory. Russia’s Anton Chupkov (R) took the bronze.
![Jerry Tuwai of Fiji (front) fights for the ball with Akira Ioane of New Zealand during a men's rugby sevens quarterfinal match. Top-ranked Fiji defeated New Zealand 12 to 7.](https://gdb.rferl.org/0465761a-f61b-460a-877d-fff75796cfea_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jerry Tuwai of Fiji (front) fights for the ball with Akira Ioane of New Zealand during a men's rugby sevens quarterfinal match. Top-ranked Fiji defeated New Zealand 12 to 7.
![Rhys Grant of Australia carries his boat from the water after the rowing competition was suspended due to bad weather conditions.](https://gdb.rferl.org/4e7217c5-e360-46a4-bb38-5595fed6abbe_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rhys Grant of Australia carries his boat from the water after the rowing competition was suspended due to bad weather conditions.
![U.S. cyclist Kristin Armstrong falls after finishing the women's individual time trial event.](https://gdb.rferl.org/0868466f-bd53-4e8e-8cd5-6de06269f891_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. cyclist Kristin Armstrong falls after finishing the women's individual time trial event.
![Varlan Liparteliani of Georgia (in blue) and Mashu Baker of Japan clash in the men's 90-kilogram final in judo. Baker, whose father is American, won the gold medal.](https://gdb.rferl.org/d46b91da-2070-4086-bfc2-33c8f40575c1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Varlan Liparteliani of Georgia (in blue) and Mashu Baker of Japan clash in the men's 90-kilogram final in judo. Baker, whose father is American, won the gold medal.
![Irina Zaryazhko of Russia in action during a women's volleyball preliminary round match between Russia and Cameroon.](https://gdb.rferl.org/93f2493a-6c8a-4fb2-a0fd-fc9c80d31fa5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Irina Zaryazhko of Russia in action during a women's volleyball preliminary round match between Russia and Cameroon.
![Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic of Croatia take the lead on their way to winning their first heat in the men's two-person dinghy competition. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/bc6a921d-6e19-401d-bbed-c69aa1fc0943_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic of Croatia take the lead on their way to winning their first heat in the men's two-person dinghy competition.
![Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine competes on the parallel bars in the men's individual all-around gymnastics final. Japan's Kohei Uchimura won gold. Verniaiev won silver.](https://gdb.rferl.org/932b3196-0acf-47fb-86d0-b2ee8123ef36_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine competes on the parallel bars in the men's individual all-around gymnastics final. Japan's Kohei Uchimura won gold. Verniaiev won silver.
![Ning Ding of China (L) on her way to beating Xiaoxia Xi, also of China, in their women's singles gold medal match.](https://gdb.rferl.org/b688b676-30c0-4e2d-bccd-2276ac71b546_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ning Ding of China (L) on her way to beating Xiaoxia Xi, also of China, in their women's singles gold medal match.
![Joseph Clarke of Great Britain wins gold in the men's K1 kayak event.](https://gdb.rferl.org/72311d0a-033d-49d1-9b95-deb32b2216f3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Joseph Clarke of Great Britain wins gold in the men's K1 kayak event.
![Inna Deriglazova of Russia in action, as she beats Elisa di Francisca of Italy in the women's foil individual gold medal bout. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/e7dd0813-f12f-4db2-874c-1580fb7b8fd5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Inna Deriglazova of Russia in action, as she beats Elisa di Francisca of Italy in the women's foil individual gold medal bout.
![Mireia Belmonte Garcia of Spain (in the foreground) on her way to winning the women's 200-meter butterfly gold medal.](https://gdb.rferl.org/5f012e4c-2511-46ff-bebe-be6f349fac94_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mireia Belmonte Garcia of Spain (in the foreground) on her way to winning the women's 200-meter butterfly gold medal.
![Staff walk outside the center court stadium during a rain delay in the tennis competition.](https://gdb.rferl.org/dda474e3-0aa9-48f7-91ec-c575d563f793_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Staff walk outside the center court stadium during a rain delay in the tennis competition.