Pictures of The Day : Top 5 Rio Pictures And The Story Behind Them

By Sona Kadam on August 13, 2016 at 6:20 PM

Rio is just going on the highest level, every day a history in being made and just these moments are special for the athletes but also for the world as they are witnessing some of the epic moments of the sporting world. so here are the 5 pictures from day 6 and the story behind them

#Kariman Abuljadayel’s Run For Respect

This picture need no introduction and for sure this will be in history books for years. Karim Abuljadayel becomes the only Saudi woman to compete in the 100m and that too in full body kit and hijab. Abuljadayel, completed the race in 14.61 seconds, lagging far behind the current world record of 10.49 seconds set by American Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. She came seventh in her preliminary heat, meaning she was eliminated from the games, but her participation earned widespread praise on social media. Abuljadayel, 22, follows in the footsteps of Sarah Attar, the first female track athlete to compete for Saudi Arabia in the Olympics in 2012, and the first to compete in a hijab.

#Bradley Wiggins And His Tongue

Sir Bradley Wiggins became Britain’s most decorated Olympian as he led Team GB to the men’s team pursuit gold. The hero cyclist led Britain to a dramatic victory over Australia and took home his eighth Olympic medal. But what made sir Bradley stick his tongue out. Actually during the presentation ceremony and at the time of national anthem Bradley with full intention of laughter took his tongue out and this bust his team mates into laughter. Emotional, exasperated but overjoyed, Wiggins thanked his teammates before telling MailOnline that he was retiring from competitive cycling.

#Michael Phelps’ Three Finger Sign

Michael Phelps’ last individual event wasn’t a golden one but a bronze medal, and at least this shows that he is a human after all. Joseph Schooling, a 21-year-old from Singapore, took home the gold with a record time of 50.39 seconds. But what he is trying to say with this sign. Actually Phelps touched the wall at the same moment as South Africa’s Chad le Clos and Hungary’s Laszlo Cseh, all three recording a time of 51.14 seconds that means there was a tie of three for the last spot. ‘It is a wild way to end my individual career. It is just wild,’ Phelps said after the race. I was like ‘Three? Three of us tied for third?’ Schooling first met Phelps at a training camp in Singapore in 2008, the same year Phelps would compete in Beijing, seems like we got new fish in the town.

#Bryony Page’s Tearful Performance

Those tears are saying a full story. Bryony Page won silver in the trampolining event at the Rio Olympics and what surprised her the most was the comeback she did. Bryony missed the last London Olympic due to an injury . Page broke down in tears when she realised she was guaranteed a medal, with two athletes left to jump. And one more memorable moment was when she couldn’t even see where to go to collect her medal.

#Milko Olavi Tokola’s Overjoyed Performance

Milko Olavi Tokola, of Finland was so overjoyed at his performance in the men’s 175kg weightlifting competition he ended up collapsing to the ground and falling off stage. After lifting 175 Kg. perfectly and easily the weightlifter did not even walk properly and ended up collapsing to the ground. He was helped by his coaches and team to stand on his feets. Doctors say the strongman likely ended up fainting because of the tremendous exertion he had placed on his body to lift the huge weights.