Weekend in pictures: Awesome Olympics opener, Peaty grabs Gold, Man Utd Community Shield success

Holly Thackeray | August 8, 2016

Weekend in pictures

It’s been a weekend to remember for sports fans, as the past few days have seen thrilling boxing bouts, cracking Curragh contests and the annual Community Shield played out to a packed Wembley Stadium.

Oh, and there was also a rather spectacular event in South America dominating the headlines, as the Olympics got underway in Rio with a bang, seeing records broken and Team GB bag a first Gold medal.

Relive the weekends most memorable moments in pictures below…

Olympics

The 2016 Summer Olympics began in spectacular style, providing spectators with an awe-inspiring opening ceremony before a weekend of superb sporting feats, with Team GB tasting success thanks to Adam Peaty…

Rio welcomes the world with carnival atmosphere

A first for Kosovo as Kelmendi triumphs

Record-breaker Peaty strikes Gold

Carlin swoops for Silver

Historic Phelps fires USA to Gold

Boxing

Ward sets up Kovalev clash

Horse racing

Caravaggio cut for Guineas glory after Phoenix Stakes romp

The Aidan O’Brien trained colt is set to be seen next in the Prix Morny at Deauville on August 21st after cementing his position at the top of the juvenile tree with a four length success over stablemate Courage Under Fire.

Rest Of The World team triumph in thrilling Shergar Cup

Heading into the final race of the day, the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint, the Rest of the World team were leading on 63 points, 13 ahead of their nearest rivals Great Britain and Ireland. Europe were languishing on 40 points at the foot of the table but a one-two in the last, courtesy of the Thierry Jarnet-ridden Kadrizzi and Flying Pursuit, the mount of Pierre-Charles Boudot, saw them end the day on 65 points.

However, a fourth placed finish by Kenichi Ikezoe on Suqoor earned the Rest of the World team a valuable five points, which was enough to secure victory.

Football

Mourinho guides Man Utd to Community Shield success

FA Cup goal hero Jesse Lingard picked up where he left off with a superb solo goal to put the Red Devils ahead, before Jamie Vardy drew the Foxes level after the break. It took a moment of magic from superstar summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic to split the two Premier League teams, with the Swede’s headed goal handing Man Utd the first silverware of the season.

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