1. When New Zealand and US runners helped each other finish their race after tripping
New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin and USA's Abbey D'Agostino won several hearts for their sportsmanship after they collided and fell in the 5000m heat, but helped each other finish the race.
The runners will now reportedly be honoured with the Pierre de Coubertin award for sportsmanship, handed out only 17 times so far in Olympic history.
2. When gymnast Lee Eun-Ju of South Korea took a selfie with Hong Un Jong of North Korea
Gymnasts Lee Eun-ju of South Korea and Hong Un-jong of North Korea take a friendly selfie together
3. When the world met 400 Metres Olympic gold medalist Wayde Van Niekerk's 74-year-old coach
After South Africa's Wayde Van Niekerk's record-breaking 400m win, news quickly spread that the 24-year-old sprinter was actually trained by Anna Botha, a 74-year-old great grandmother
4. Egypt play Germany in beach volleyball, a picture goes viral
The inclusiveness of the Olympic spirit was perhaps best exemplified by a photo of a women's beach volleyball match, played in very differing costumes - it showed Egypt's Doaa Elghobashy in a hijab and burkini playing against Germany's Kira Walkenhorst, dressed in a bikini.
5. Olympic proposals that won hearts
Diver He Zi of China not only won a silver at the Rio Olympics, she also went home with an engagement ring when her boyfriend and fellow diver Qin Kai proposed to her.
The diver had just stepped off the medal podium when Qin went down on his knee and offered He a ring
Another proposal to have made headlines was when Brazilian Olympics volunteer Marjorie Enya proposed to her girlfriend Isadora Cerullo, a member of Brazil's rugby team, on the field
6. When a Kuwaiti shooter became the first independent athlete to win an Olympic gold
Kuwait's Fehaid al-Deehani won a gold in the men's double trap after competing as an independent athlete. He was forced to compete as a neutral since Kuwait has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee due to government interference in the sport,
7. When French race walker pooped himself mid-race but still carried on
8. When the water at the Olympics diving pool suddenly turned green
9. When a Mexican swim team performed to Akshay Kumar's Aila Re song
10. When Japan's PM Shinzo Abe dressed as Super Mario at the closing ceremony
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