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Olympic Moments: Britain's Mo Farah Wins 5000m Gold Medal and More

Britain's Mo Farah wins gold in the men's 5000m, Italy's poolside antics and more from the 15th day of the Rio Games.

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Uganda's Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei, Britain's Mohammed Farah, and USA's Paul Chelimo compete in the men's 5000m final.

—FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Taekwondo - Men's +80kg Quarterfinals

Rafael Alba Castillo of Cuba delivers a high kick during a men's taekwondo +80kg quarterfinal against Dmitriy Shokin of Uzbekistan on Aug. 20 at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

—ISSEI KATO / Reuters
Image: Handball - Women's Gold Medal Game France v Russia

Daria Dmitrieva of Russia shoots past France's players during the women's handball gold medal game.

Russia won 22-19.

—ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / Reuters
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Gwen Jorgensen of the U.S. wins the women's triathlon. She finished 38th in London in 2012 after her bike suffered a flat tire but avenged that with a 48-second victory Saturday.

—Gregory Bull / AP
Image: Athletics - Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final

LaShawn Merritt crosses the finish line in first place to secure the gold medal for the U.S. men's 4x400m team.

—DAVID GRAY / Reuters
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Competitors run to the water for the start of the women's triathlon.

—Felipe Dana / AP
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Matthew Centrowitz  crosses the finish line and makes history ahead of Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria and Nicholas Willis of New Zealand in the men's 1500m final.

—Shaun Botterill / Getty Images
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Mohamed Farah celebrates after winning gold in the men's 5000m final.

—Ian Walton / Getty Images
Image: Athletics - Women's High Jump Final

Chaunte Lowe competes in the women's high jump final.

—DOMINIC EBENBICHLER / Reuters
Image: Volleyball - Women's Bronze Medal Match Netherlands v USA

U.S. women's volleyball players celebrate a bronze medal win over the Netherlands.

—YVES HERMAN / Reuters
Image: Olympic Games 2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics

Team Israel performs during the group all-around qualification for rhythmic gymnastics.

—TATYANA ZENKOVICH / EPA
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Members of Italy's team throw their coach Alessandro Campagna into the pool as they celebrate their bronze medal victory over Montenegro.

—Sergei Grits / AP
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Netherlands' Yvette Broch scores a goal past the Norwegian defence during the women's bronze medal handball match between Norway and Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

—Ben Curtis / AP
Image: Basketball - Women's Gold Medal Game USA v Spain

Seimone Augustus of the U.S. shoots during the gold medal match against Spain. The U.S. team won its sixth straight Olympic gold medal.
—SHANNON STAPLETON / Reuters
Image: Badminton - Men's Singles Gold Medal Match

Chen Long of China is held up by a coach after winning his gold medal badminton match against Chong Wei Lee of Malaysia.

 

—MARCELO DEL POZO / Reuters
Image: Brazil v Germany - Final: Men's Football - Olympics: Day 15

Neymar of Brazil surrounded by team mates as he celebrates after scoring the winning penalty during the men's football final against Germany.

 

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