"I went down and I was like, 'What's happening, why am I on the ground?' Then suddenly this hand on my shoulder, like 'Get up, get up, we have to finish this'. That girl is the Olympic spirit right there."

- New Zealand runner Nikki Hamblin on her fall in the women's 5,000m heats, and the help she received from American rival Abbey D'Agostino

"I have some feng shui so I changed my name because this one is better for me. I changed it from 'Wei' to 'V'. It stands for 'victory' and is easier to remember, so it's better for me."

- Malaysian badminton player Goh Shem on his change of middle name

"Obviously I'd love her to bits even if she was rubbish, but she's not."

- Track cyclist Jason Kenny, a triple gold medallist, on fiancee Laura Trott who won two golds in Rio