Highlight from Olympic 2016

T GOLD 100M CHRIS FROOME GISELE BUNDCHEN ADAM PEATY Rio 2016: highlights of day one By Telegraph Video , AND AGENCY, VIDEO SOURCE BBC 7 AUGUST 2016 • 11:52AM he Olympics began in full with the first gold medal going to an American teenager by the fearsome name of Thrasher. Virginia Thrasher, a 19-year-old who once had her heart set on figure skating, captured the 10-metre air rifle Saturday. Thrasher topped her spectacular spring where she won three NCAA titles and a spot on the US Olympic team by upsetting China's Li Du, a two-time gold medalist - winning gold by just one point. Meanwhile, Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium won the gruelling road race that left cyclists with a myriad of injuries. There was plenty of rough riding on a punishing cycling course which saw Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas miss their podium places. Riders rolled off to the sound of crashing waves on Copacabana Beach on a steamy morning hours after Brazil's high-energy opening ceremony featuring thumping funk, sultry samba and supermodel Gisele Bundchen sauntering to the tune of "The Girl from Ipanema." The brutality of the course became evident over the cobblestone sectors that rattled one cyclist off his bike, cost another his chain and forced Tour de France champion Chris Froome to replace his broken bike. Van Avermaet out-sprinted Jakob Fuglsang and Rafal Majka on the long run to the finish at sun-splashed Copacabana Beach after Italy's Vincenzo Nibali and Colombia's Sergio Henao crashed while trying to navigate a corner on the final harrowing descent of the 6-hour race. In the swimming pool, Britain's Adam Peaty was the early star. He set an eye- popping new world record of 57.55sec in the men's 100m breaststroke heats – his first ever Olympic swim. Meanwhile, fellow teammate Max Litchfield secured fourth place in the men's Olympic 400 metres individual medley. Yusra Mardini, the Syrian refugee who was swimming for her life to a Greek island less than a year ago, won her 100m butterfly heat but failed to reach the semi-finals. "Everything was amazing. It was the only thing I ever wanted was to compete in the Olympics," said the 18- year-old, who is representing the Games' first ever refugee team. As day one came to a close, it was Australia who topped the medals table with two golds and one bronze.