The good, the bad and the ugly of Rio

Here are some off-the-field highs and lows worth remembering from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games:

Ryan Lochte

The US swimmer and three of his team-mates, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen, found themselves in hot water after the gold medal winner claimed they had been robbed at gunpoint during a night out in the Brazilian capital. But Brazilian police rejected his account and Team USA and Lochte later apologised.

Green pool

Divers would have been forgiven for looking a little hesitant as they stood at the top of the 10m platform – not as a result of vertigo but because the pool had turned a murky shade of green during the competition. Baffled officials struggled to explain the cause at first, but eventually revealed a contractor had filled the pool with hydrogen peroxide, allowing algae to form.

Ticketing investigation

The head of the Olympic Committee of Ireland stepped aside from his role after being arrested as part of an investigation into the alleged illegal sale of tickets for the Rio games. Patrick Hickey, 71, who has denied wrongdoing, was detained at a hotel in the Barra da Tijuca area of the city before being formally accused under Brazilian law of ticket touting, running a cartel and illicit marketing . Another three Irish officials have had their passports, phones and laptops seized by the investigating authorities

Empty seats

Pre-Games suggestions that many Brazilians were lukewarm, if not hostile, to the Olympics appeared to be proved correct when many of the early events took place in front of less-than-packed venues. Organisers said long queues at airport-style security gates had prevented many spectators getting into the venues but these had eased as the Games went on.

Marriage proposals

Love was clearly in the air as the Rio Olympics saw several public marriage proposals. Britain’s dressage star Charlotte Dujardin’s fiance Dean Golding wore a sign on his T-shirt which read “Can we get married now?” as she won gold, and British race walker Tom Bosworth proposed to boyfriend Harry Dineley on Copacabana beach. And China’s He Zi said yes to her boyfriend and fellow diver Qin Kai after winning silver in the women’s 3m springboard.