Athletes have been let down by the IOC, writes John McHenry.

Day Seven of the Olympic Games produced even more history from an Irish point of view, with the medals table reached finally at the end of the opening week.

Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana obliterated the 23-year-old 10,000 metres world record to claim the first athletics gold of the Rio Olympics.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Robert Heffernan finished a fighting fifth in the men’s 50km race walk in 3:44:17 in a brave bid to defend his world title at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, while Ireland’s men’s 4x400m relay team set a national record.