Xu Jiayu claims a silver medal in the men's 100m backstroke final in 52.31 seconds. The 21-year-old swimmer broke the national record of 52.34 seconds and is the first Chinese Olympian in history to medal in this category (SINA.COM) 

Fu Yuanhui shows off her bronze medal after competing the women's 100m backstroke final. Fu has become a sensation on Chinese social media after a captivating post-match interview with state broadcaster CCTV. The 20-year-old athlete has been praised for her witty and genuine character and down-to-earth attitude, besides her swimming skills (SINA.COM) 

Sun Yang wins a thrilling 200m freestyle final in one minute 44.65 seconds, 0.55 second ahead of South Africa's Chad le Clos. He wins the silver medal of the men's 400m freestyle swimming final one day earlier (XINHUA) 

Lin Chaopan, You Hao, Liu Yang, Deng Shudi and Zhang Chenglong (left to right) claim bronze in the men's gymnastics team final. The average age of the five-member team is less than 24 (SINA.COM) 

Lin Yue (right) and Chen Aisen secured China's second diving gold medal by winning the men's synchronized 10m platform. Lin, 25, and Chen, 21, posted an overall score of 496.98 points, to finish ahead of U.S. pair David Boudia/Steele Johnson (457.11) and Great Britain's Thomas Daley/Daniel Goodfellow (444.45). It was Lin's second Olympic gold medal in the event after his victory at the Beijing 2008 Games alongside Huo Liang (XINHUA)