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18 AugustThere was no shortage of significant milestones across Rio on day 13, as a string of athletes rewrote the record books.Among them was JordanÕs Ahmad Abughaush, who helped provide plenty of thrills and spills on his way to a surprise gold in the menÕs -68kg taekwondo event, securing his countryÕs first-ever Olympic medal and prompting a phone call from JordanÕs Prince Feisal al Hussein. ÒHe told me that the people of Jordan are very happy and crying tears of joy for me,ÕÕ said Abughaush. The taekwondo competitions also produced an historic moment for Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin, whose bronze in the womenÕs -57kg event was the first Olympic medal ever won by a woman from Iran.In the Olympic Stadium, Usain Bolt stormed to a third successive gold in the 200m, while Brazilian duo Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt ensured a night of rain-soaked celebrations on Copacabana Beach as they beat ItalyÕs Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai in the final of the menÕs beach volleyball.AboveJamaicaÕs Usain Bolt bursts out of the blocks in the menÕs 200m finalDAY13RIO 201640 OLYMPIC REVIEW