Host country Brazil won their first gold of the Olympic Games Rio 2016 while Shohei Ono restored the pride of judo’s birth country by winning Japan’s first gold since Beijing 2008.

The IOC President’s visit to Tokyo continued on Tuesday with a tour of the Olympic Village and the Olympic Stadium, in the company of Olympians from Japan and other countries around the world.

Relive day three of the Olympic Games in Rio, Monday 8 August, on olympic.org. This was marked by the Australian women’s rugby sevens team victory in the final against New Zealand, for the sport’s triumphal return to the Games after a 92-year absence. Kohei Uchimura and Japan dominated the men’s all-around team gymnastics competition. There were further exploits in the swimming events, and Carioca judoka Rafaela Silva delighted the whole of Brazil.

Serving up historic firsts for Kosovo and the Czech Republic, an emotional win for Brazil, Japan’s return to the limelight and a second gold for a French legend, the Rio 2016 judo competition had it all.

Shohei Ono of Japan (blue) competes against Lasha Shavdatuashvili of Georgia in the Men's -73 kg Judo quarterfinal on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.