OB-TZ355_0801kr_G_20120801090654Day 5 in Rio saw even more action that blew the audience away. Check out the top highlights below and relive the incredible moments that you missed.

Katie Ledecky crushed her anchor leg in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay. This left her with her fourth medal of the Games.  Australia held the lead until Ledecky hit the water, leaving them with the silver and Canada with the bronze.

Kohei Uchimura claimed his eighth straight Olympics or World Championships gymnastics all-around title. Uchimura won historic back-to back golds for the all-around yesterday by only .099 points.

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte battled in the semifinals of the 200-meter X with Phelps beating out Lochte for the top time. The two finished 1-2 overall and will compete again today in the final competition against each other in the Olympics. The rivalry has been something the world has watched for years, but now the duo remains friendly. The 200-meter individual medley in Rio will be aired around 10 p.m.

Cyclist Kristin Armstrong won her third consecutive gold a day before her 43rd birthday. She has become the only cyclist – male or female – to win three consecutive golds in the same disciplines. She called the victory in Rio “the most gratifying” of her three individual championships. Armsrong urged other female athletes not to let negative ideas seep into their mind and go for what they are capable of. “We’ve been told we should be finished at a certain age, but there are a lot of athletes out there who are showing that’s not true,” said Armstrong,

Diana Taurasi broke the U.S. Olympic record for most three-pointers in a game, while Carmelo Anthony passed LeBron James as USA’s all-time leading scorer. Both basketball teams are continuing to rock the Olympics.

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