Middle distance runner Femke Bol, who announced last year she was switching from the 400 metres to the 800 event, has won her first formal race over that distance, setting a new Dutch record in the process.

Every iteration of the Olympic Games provides myriad moments that inspire, delight, or simply drop jaws that eventually form the type of awed grin we're in no hurry to replace. If you find that corny, go head and click away. But do so knowing you're ...