What went down on day nine in Rio

STAR OF THE DAY: Usain Bolt. OK, he's not Australian, but on a day when no Australian could be called a star, the greatest athlete on the planet winning his third successive 100m gold medal is everyone's star.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It's going to be a stretch." Australian chef de mission Kitty Chiller on the prospects of the team achieving her aim of a top five finish on the medals table.

TALKING POINT: With no medals on day eight, Australia has slumped to ninth on the medals table with only six gold and a week to go. The predictions of a vast improvement on London don't look like coming off.

WHAT'S UP NEXT: Flagbearer Anna Meares could be making her last Olympic appearance in the second round of the women's sprint at the velodrome. Tom Burton sails for gold in the Laser class.