Olympic Medals 2016: Tracking Monday Winners, Results and Final Tally

Sharon van Rouwendaal picked up the first Olympic gold of the day on Monday, racing to glory in the women’s 10-kilometre open water event. 

In choppy waters off the Copacabana beach, the Dutchwoman made her way to the front of the pack and built a sizable margin. After one hour, 56 minutes and 32.1 seconds of battling, she finished ahead of Italy's Rachele Bruni in silver and Brazil's Poliana Okimoto in bronze.

Medals will be dished out throughout a variety of different events on Day 10, including finals in gymnastics, athletics and cycling.

Here’s a look at how the day’s first medals were won, the live medals table and what’s to come on what should be another brilliant day of sport.

Van Rouwendaal Races to Memorable Win

Here is a look at the top three from the women's 10-kilometre open water swim:

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) 1:56:32.1	Rachele Bruni (ITA) 1:56:49.5	Poliana Okimoto (BRA) 1:56:51.4

While the sun was out in Rio on Monday, the waters off the Copacabana beach were far from calm, as the 26 competitors got the race underway. Seen courtesy of the Guardian's Robert Kitson, this was a race with a spectacular backdrop:

After the frenetic start, the event settled down into a pattern and the medal contenders slowly started to turn the screw.

It wasn't until late in the race that we saw the first real break from the leader, though. Swimming back towards the shore with the waves in their favour, Van Rouwendaal injected some pace into the race and she quickly built up a buffer to the rest of the field.

Open water swimmer Paul Newsome was impressed with the manner in which the Dutch swimmer was able to pull away:

That surge was enough for Van Rouwendaal to take gold, but there was drama in the battle for silver and bronze. Aurelie Muller, who touched in second place, initially was disqualified after a tussle with Bruni as they raced towards the finish.

Monday Preview

Simon Biles has the chance to win her fourth gold medal of a remarkable Olympics on Monday, as she competes in the final of the women’s beam.

The pint-sized gymnast has captured the attention of the world with her stunning performances, already winning gold in the team all-around, individual all-around and vault events. She’s the big favourite to add to that haul in the beam, with the floor routine to come later in the week.

Per the USA Gymnastics Twitter feed, it seems as though everyone's enjoyed watching the 19-year-old in Rio:

Other highlights on Monday will come at the Olympic Stadium in the men’s 800-metre final and the women’s 400-metre final.

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In the former, David Rudisha is the man to watch. Not only is the Kenyan the world-record holder, the big favourite and the defending champion, he’s one of the most elegant runners at the Games. Should he continue his solid form in this one, there’s nobody in the field who will contend.

The same could be said for Allyson Felix in the 400-metre final. This clip from Bleacher Report recently summed up what’s at stake for the 30-year-old:

The American will be disappointed to not defend her Olympic crown in the 200-metre distance, although she’s been a picture of focus and determination at the Games so far. A time of 49.67 seconds in the semi-final having eased over the line was impressive indeed from Felix.