Ethiopian Tamirat Tola, who won the men's race in a time Olympic record, crossed the finish line before Les Invalides.

His victory marks the beginning of a

bumper day

Eight finals of track and field will be held on Saturday.

Imane Khelif, the first woman from Algeria to win a gold boxing medal in the late hours of Friday night, called the furor on social media over her gender-eligibility "immoral".

Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan, who was also at the center of a gender controversy, will fight later on Saturday.

What you need to Know about the Olympics this Saturday

ETHIOPIA'S TOLA BREAKS OLYMPIC MARATHON RECORD

Tamirat Tola

Ethiopians won their first gold medal of the Games by winning the men's Marathon in a time that is an Olympic record.

Benson Kipruto of Kenya won the race ahead of Bashir Abdi of Belgium.

KHELIF TRIUMPHS

Imane Khelif

In front of a packed audience, she won the gold medal in her welterweight fight by a unanimous decision.

adoring Algerian fans

Roland Garros is a world-class tennis tournament.

Khelif has been the focus of attention at the Paris Games, amid a dispute over gender eligibility that has dominated headlines.

BREAK OUT STARS

After a women's event that was dominated by headlines on Friday, B-Boys are now battling to win the first men's gold medal in breaking.

Ami Yuasa, a Japanese fighter, won a fight

Dominika Banevic of Lithuania will win the title.

But, Afghan B Girl

Maniza Talash

A member of the refugee Olympic Team, wore a cape that read "Free Afghan Women" during her routine.

A lecturer at an Australian university

Rachael G Gunn

Her floor-flailing moves in her show went viral.

U.S. U.S.

The United States

The team won the Olympic 4x100 metre relay for women, their 12th gold medal. Britain's final baton exchange was a disaster.

The American

The team failed to deliver a handover correctly, which led to a disqualification for Canada and the loss of a gold medal.

Kenyans also competed in the race.

Beatrice Chebet

She won the 10,000 metre gold medal at the Olympic Games to add to her title of 5,000 metres.

Nafissatou Thami, a Belgian

She won her third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the heptathlon.

SPAIN RUINS FRANCE'S PARTY FOR SOCCER

Spain won the gold medal

In the Olympic men's soccer tournament, substitute Sergio Camello scored two goals in extra time for a dramatic win of 5-3 over France.

This was Spain's first Olympic soccer men's title since 1992.

(source: Reuters)