After the curtain have come down here are some of the stunning moments from the Rio Olympics that made everyone stand and cheer.
There was plenty of other Track & Field action that demanded our attention and we've given them their due. So scroll down to view some of the best images that went into making this World Championships a memorable one...
Renowned wax museum Madame Tussauds on Wednesday unveiled India captain Virat Kohli's statue at Lord's Cricket Ground in London to mark the launch of the ICC World Cup.
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India's most successful One-Day International captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has beaten football superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to secure ninth place in the list of the world's 'most marketable athletes', compiled by the London School of Marketing.
The 21-year-old stuttered on the penultimate barrier but surged down the home stretch to power across the line and beat her previous record of 51.90 set at the U.S. trials in June.
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In her opening remarks, while chairing the meeting of the Congress Working Committee, Gandhi also accused the Centre of giving preferential treatment to some states while maintaining "thundering silence" on requests of states ruled by the Congress and opposition parties.
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Noah Lyles always wanted to be the next great sprinter after Usain Bolt retired and the 20-year-old American took a big step toward that goal with the year's fastest 100 metres at the US Championships in Iowa on Friday.
The government is worried about the pullout of star players from the Commonwealth Games but the Organising Committee (OC) says one or two withdrawals would not make any difference.
Tyson Gay sent a message to missing rivals Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell with victory in the 100 metres at the London Diamond League meeting on Friday in a world leading time of 9.78 seconds.
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Former world record holder Asafa Powell clocked the fastest time of the year when winning the 100 metres in 9.83 seconds at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting on Thursday.
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya could trade her running shoes for soccer boots as early as next year after the 28-year-old signed for South African women's club JVW FC.
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'We were not prepared for this at all.'
'I did get a ticket, but getting nominated isn't enough.' 'The people in Habibpur, my own party workers, are my opponents.' 'Is it possible to win?'
Rafa Nadal says his mental stability has returned after a topsy-turvy year for the former world number one.
Who knows what would have happened if the dice of fate had not gone Viv's way during the Delhi Test?
Images of athletes taking part in sports outside their specialisation.
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World 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin said on Tuesday he is "shocked and surprised" at doping allegations made against his coach Dennis Mitchell, like Gatlin a convicted doper, but added that he sacked him as soon as he heard about the issue.
It won't be wise old Modi versus an immature Pappu any longer. It will be Modi versus a whole collection of experienced Opposition leaders, predicts Vir Sanghvi.
China picked up a first gold medal at their home world athletics championships when Liu Hong led Lu Xiuzhi across the line after the duo blew away the field in the women's 20 kilometre walk on Friday.
If Usain Bolt plans to break his 100 metres world record at this weekend's world championships, he is going to have company, confident American rival Tyson Gay said in Berlin on Thursday. Pronouncing himself fit despite a nagging groin injury, the American said Sunday's 100 metres final may just prove who is the greatest sprinter of all-time.
Andreas Thorkildsen successfully defended the Olympic gold in Beijing and joined an elite list of four javelin throwers in the Games' history who have won their event at two consecutive Olympics. But Thorkildsen now wants to emulate Zelezny, who won three consecutive gold medals -- in Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000). He believes he can compete in another three Olympics if he stays fit.
Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce powered her way to 100 metres gold on Sunday to become the first person to win four gold medals over the distance at the athletics world championships.
Tyson Gay ran a world leading 9.77 seconds to win the 100 metres at Rome's Golden Gala on Friday and show Olympic champion Usain Bolt that he will not surrender his world sprint titles without a fight next month. The American had to be in good form to see off Bolt's Jamaican compatriot and former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell, who ran 9.88 despite saying beforehand was not fully fit after suffering an ankle injury over two months ago.
The IOC said it had not detected any significant abuse of clenbuterol after finding "very low levels" of the banned substance during re-testing of samples from the Beijing Olympics.
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Mexican Sergio Perez was waiting for the go-ahead to race in Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix after ending quarantine for COVID-19 on Thursday.
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A 29-year-old British man, who had his head ripped from his spine in an horrific car crash, has miraculously survived after a rare operation done by an Indian-origin doctor.
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British Sports business magazine SportsPro has named Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli as the six most marketable athlete of this year ahead of the likes of sprint king Usain Bolt and football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
He asked the people to shun the argument that they 'want to enjoy before the third wave of coronavirus' and stressed that there should be no compromise in following COVID-19 protocols.
Against the backdrop of the Lok Sabha results, a much larger scale of desertion was anticipated from the TMC. 'It seems, people don't believe that the ship is sinking.'
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