Bolt and Phelps cement their Golden Legacies

The Rio 2016 Olympics will be remembered for many things - Katie Ledecky's dominating performance in the 800-metre freestyle, Simone Biles's flawless gymnastic routines, Abbey D'Agostino's and Nikki Hamblin's sportsmanship during the 5000-metre qualifying run, the list goes on.

However, the moments that will be forever etched on everyone's minds will be the events that featured two of the world's greatest athletes - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and American swimmer Michael Phelps - who both declared their retirement following the Rio Games.

Before coming to Rio de Janeiro, the 31-year-old Bolt promised the world that history would be made at his final Olympic Games. He did not disappoint! While the 'world's fastest man' did not break his previous records, Bolt did complete the 100-metre and 200-metre sprints in an impressive 9.81s and 19.78s respectively, earning his third consecutive gold medals in both events.

Of course, no Olympics would be complete without Phelps breaking a record or two.

At the Rio Games, the decorated athlete became the first person to win the fourth consecutive Olympic gold in the 200-metre individual medley. He is now also the second-oldest swimmer to win gold in an individual race.

While some of the records may be broken over time, Phelps's overall haul of 28 medals, 23 of which are gold, will be hard to surpass. Prior to Phelps, the largest number of medals won by an Olympic athlete was 9!

As of now, both Bolt and Phelps are adamant about not returning to the Games.

However, fans are hoping that the world's 'fastest man' and 'most decorated athlete' will change their minds and showcase their prowess one more time at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (source: Kiwi News)

Meet the world's cutest sheep

The Valais blacknose sheep has been labelled the cutest sheep in the world. They have been bred in Switzerland for the past 300 years, but most farmers were not aware of the breed until recently. The Valais blacknose is one of the world's rarest breeds of sheep.

Due to the sheep's distinctive look, there has been a rise in its popularity, and there are now about 400 sheep in the UK. Jamie Wood, from Northumberland, has about 60 blacknoses on his farm.

He said "No-one outside of Switzerland knew these sheep even existed until two years ago because they spend the winter months inside and the summer living above glaciers in the Swiss mountains." "A picture of one was put on Facebook which was shared millions of times, I saw it and thought what on earth is that? I just had to get one." (source: Kiwi News)

Director General, UNESCO tours Sigiriya

The Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, who was in Sri Lanka on a five day official visit on the invitation of President Maithripala Sirisena and Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam visited Sigiriya recently.

This is the first official tour of a UNESCO Director General to Sri Lanka. The Director General of the Central Cultural Fund, Prof Prashantha Gunawardana received the team including Irina Bokova and Minister Akila Viraj at the entrance to the Sigiriya Museum. Irina Bokova viewed the Sigiriya garden, the lion's paw, mirror wall, Sigiri frescoes and the museum.

She had a friendly chat with the schoolchildren who had visited Sigiriya, and explained to them about the opportunities available for them to take part in UNESCO programs. Addressing the gathering at the premises of the Sigiriya museum, Bokova said, she was amazed at the splendour of the past of this country.