Six craziest Olympics stories
AMERICAN climber Sam Watson set a world record in the Olympic men's speed event this morning - but was unable to win gold.
"He just decided he was going to do it. No human being had done it — ever. And he just decided he was going to do it. A race between Kelly Piper and Zhou Yafei was affected when one of the pressure pads - which stop the timer - stopped working.More medals to be won in the velodrome with Emma Finucane eyeing gold in the women’s keirin while Ethan Hayter goes in the men’s omnium .
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