2016 Rio Olympics
Fireworks explode near the conclusion of the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday, Aug, 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
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Photos from the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, dressed as Super Mario, holds a red ball during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday, Aug, 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(LUIS ACOSTA / AFP/Getty Images)People wave flags from Brazil, the United States, and Colombia during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday, Aug, 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(Jae C. Hong / AP)Athletes parade during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday, Aug, 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(LUIS ACOSTA / AFP/Getty Images)An overview during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday, Aug, 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(ANTONIN THUILLIER / AFP/Getty Images)Kevin Durant celebrates with USA’s flag after defeating Serbia to win the men’s basketball gold medal Sunday, Aug, 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP/Getty Images)Kyle Frederick Snyder celebrates after winning gold over Khetag Goziumov of Azerbaijan in the men’s freestyle 97kg wrestling event on Sunday, Aug, 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(Laurence Griffiths / AFP/Getty Images)USA’s Kyle Frederick Snyder (red) wrestles with Cuba’s Javier Cortina Lacerra in their men’s 97kg freestyle round of 16 match Sunday, Aug, 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(JACK GUEZ / AFP/Getty Images)Denmark’s centre back Mads Mensah Larsen vies with France’s pivot Ludovic Fabregas and right wing Luc Abalo during the men’s gold medal handball match Sunday, Aug, 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP/Getty Images)Brazil celebrates its gold medal in men’s volleyball Sunday, Aug, 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP/Getty Images)Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line to win the men’s marathon Sunday, Aug, 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP/Getty Images)Athletes run during the men’s marathon on Sunday, Aug, 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(PEDRO UGARTE / AFP/Getty Images)Spain players celebrate their bronze medal after defeating Australia at Carioca Arena 1 on Aug. 21, 2016.
(SAM MOOY / EPA)Switzerland’s Nino Schurter competes in the cycling mountain bike men’s cross-country race on Aug. 21, 2016.
(PASCAL GUYOT / AFP/Getty Images)Mohammadjafar Moradi of Iran is assisted by fellow competitors during the men’s marathon on Aug. 21, 2016.
(Buda Mendes / Getty Images)Team Italy performs during the group all-around final at the rhythmic gymnastics event on Aug. 21, 2016.
(HOW HWEE YOUNG / EPA)Mongolia’s Mandakhnaran Ganzorig, left, wrestles with Canada’s Haislan Antonio Veranes Garcia in their men’s 65kg freestyle repechage match on Aug. 21, 2016.
(TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP/Getty Images)Ricky Rubio, left, of Spain and Pau Gasol celebrate after defeating Australia for the men’s basketball bronze medal on Aug. 21, 2016.
(Christian Petersen / Getty Images)Reneta Kamberova, Lyubomira Kazanova, Mihaela Maevska, Tsvetelina Naydenova and Hristiana Todorova of Bulgaria compete during the group all-around final on Aug. 21, 2016.
(Clive Brunskill / Getty Images)Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after winning the men’s marathon on Aug. 21, 2016.
(Petr David Josek / AP)Spain’s Pau Gasol, left, embraces Australia’s Patty Mills after Spain defeated Australia during the men’s bronze medal basketball game on Aug. 21, 2016.
(EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP/Getty Images)Members of the United States team celebrate after defeating Russia in the men’s bronze medal volleyball match on Aug. 21, 2016.
(Jeff Roberson / AP)Britain’s Mo Farah wins the gold medal in the men’s 5,000-meter final Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(David J. Phillip / AP)Athletes race in the men’s 5,000-meter final Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(Jae C. Hong / AP)Marco Aurelio Fontana of Italy, front, leads the start of the men’s cross-country cycling mountain bike race on Aug. 20, 2016.
(Patrick Semansky / AP)Brazil forward Neymar celebrates scoring the gold medal-winning goal in the penalty shootout against Germany on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(ODD ANDERSEN / AFP/Getty Images)The gold medal-winning U.S. women’s basketball team celebrates Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP/Getty Images)Samba dancers wait to perform ahead of the track and field competitions at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(Jae C. Hong / AP)China’s Aisen Chen competes in the men’s 10-meter platform dive finals Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(MARTIN BUREAU / AFP/Getty Images)Gwen Jorgensen reacts as she crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the women’s triathlon at Fort Copacabana on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images)USA’s Diana Taurasi, left, and Tina Charles celebrate a point during the gold medal game against Spain at the Carioca Arena 1 ion Aug. 20, 2016.
(MARK RALSTON / AFP/Getty Images)Hungary’s Istvan Vereb (red) wrestles with Venezuela’s Pedro Francisco Ceballos Fuentes in their men’s 86kg freestyle repechage match on Aug. 20, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 2.
(TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP/Getty Images)A general view of the running stage during the women’s triathlon at Fort Copacabana on Aug. 20, 2016.
(Adam Pretty / Getty Images)Inbee Park of South Korea reacts after sinking her final putt on the 18th hole to win gold during the final round of the women’s golf tournament at the Olympic Golf Course in Barra da Tijuca.
(ERIK S. LESSER / EPA)Katsiaryna Halkina of Belarus competes during the women’s individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics final on Aug. 20, 2016.
(Mark Kolbe / Getty Images)Competitors return to Copacabana beach after completing the swimming leg of the women’s triathlon on Aug. 20, 2016.
(DEAN LEWINS / EPA)USA’s Lindsay Whalen goes to the basket during the women’s gold medal game against Spain at the Carioca Arena 1 on Aug. 20, 2016.
(ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP/Getty Images)Belarus’ Melitina Staniouta performs during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final on Aug. 20, 2016.
(Rebecca Blackwell / AP)Czech Republic’s Jan Kuf falls from his horse in the show jumping portion of the men’s modern pentathlon event at the Deodoro Stadium on Aug. 20, 2016.
(MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP/Getty Images)English Gardner, Tori Bowie, Tianna Bartoletta and Allyson Felix, from left, celebrate winning the gold medal in the women’s 400-meter relay Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(Jae C. Hong / AP)Usain Bolt holds up three fingers for his third gold medal after Team Jamaica won the men’s 400-meter relay Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(FRANCK FIFE / AFP/Getty Images)Tyson Gay reacts after Team USA was disqualified in the men’s 400-meter relay after initially winning the bronze medal Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(PEDRO UGARTE / AFP/Getty Images)Riders compete in the men’s BMX final Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(CARL DE SOUZA / AFP/Getty Images)Germany striker Dzsenifer Marozsan celebrates her team’s gold medal in soccer over Sweden on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(ODD ANDERSEN / AFP/Getty Images)Britain’s Lily Owsley, right, falls over Netherlands’ Caia van Maasakker during the women’s gold medal hockey match Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP/Getty Images)Iran’s Hassan Sabzali Rahimi (blue) wrestles with Cuba’s Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez in their men’s 57kg freestyle bronze medal match Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP/Getty Images)Turkey’s Nur Tatar celebrates after winning her taekwondo bronze medal bout in the 67kg category Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(ED JONES / AFP/Getty Images)Brazil’s Natalia Azevedo Gaudio competes in the individual all-around qualifying event of the Rhythmic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena on August 19, 2016.
(BEN STANSALL / AFP/Getty Images)DeMarcus Cousins defends against Spain’s Pau Gasol during a semifinal match at the Carioca Arena 1 on August 19, 2016.
(EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP/Getty Images)USA’s Taylor Sander spikes the ball during the semifinal match against Italy Maracanazinho Stadium on August 19, 2016.
(JUAN MABROMATA / AFP/Getty Images)New Zealand’s Kelsey Smith kneels on the pitch at the end of the bronze medal field hockey matach against Germany at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Rio de Janeiro on August 19, 2016.
(PASCAL GUYOT / AFP/Getty Images)A picture taken with an underwater camera shows Team Japan competing in the Teams Free Routine final during the synchronised swimming event at the Maria Lenk Aquatics on August 19, 2016.
(FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT / AFP/Getty Images)South Korea’s Son Yeon Jae competes in the individual all-around qualifying event of the rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympic Arena on August 19, 2016. /
(BEN STANSALL / AFP/Getty Images)Team China competes in the Teams Free Routine final during the synchronised swimming event at the Maria Lenk Aquatics on August 19, 2016.
(CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP/Getty Images)Canada’s Christine Sinclair the ball to score against Brazil during the bronze medal match on Aug. 19, 2016.
(NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP/Getty Images)Australia’s Jacob Clear and Jordan Wood compete in the Men’s Kayak Four (K4) 1000m semifinal at the Lagoa Stadium on August 19, 2016.
(JEFF PACHOUD / AFP/Getty Images)Greece’s Varvara Filiou competes in the individual all-around qualifying event of the Rhythmic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena on August 19, 2016.
(BEN STANSALL / AFP/Getty Images)Brazil’s Marta reacts during the bronze medal soccer match against Canada at the Arena Corinthians Stadium on August 19, 2016.
(MIGUEL SCHINCARIOL / AFP/Getty Images)Russia’s Anastasiia Baryshnikova competes with Germany’s Rabia Guelec during their taekwondo qualifying bout in the -67kg category on August 19, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3.
(KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP/Getty Images)Germany’s players celebrate after winning the bronze medal in field hockey on August 19, 2016.
(MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP/Getty Images)Fans of Brazil cheer their team during the women’s bronze medal soccer match against Canada at the Arena Corinthians Stadium on August 19, 2016.
(MIGUEL SCHINCARIOL / AFP/Getty Images)Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts after winning the men’s 200-meter final Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(YOAN VALAT / EPA)Riders compete in the BMX cycling men’s quarterfinals Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(CARL DE SOUZA / AFP/Getty Images)Athletes run up on the beach, seen through the Olympic rings, following the swimming portion of the men’s triathlon Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images)United States’ Helen Maroulis celebrates after beating Japan’s Saori Yoshida for the gold during the women’s wrestling freestyle 53-kg competition Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(Ryan Remiorz / AP)Team Egypt performs in thesynchronised swimming technical routine final Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(PATRICK B. KRAEMER / EPA)Anastasija Grigorjeva of Latvia (blue) competes against Risako Kawai of Japan during the women’s freestyle 63-kg quarterfinals Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(Julian Finney / AFP/Getty Images)Gnonsiane Niombla of France, center, in action against Michelle Goos,left, and Nycke Groot of Netherlands during the women’s handball semifinal Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(MARIJAN MURAT / EPA)Misael Uziel Rodriguez of Mexico (red) and Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan (blue) in action during the men’s middle 75-kg semifinal Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(VALDRIN XHEMAJ / EPA)Jorrit Croon of the Netherlands celebrates after scoring the first goal during the men’s bronze medal match against Germany on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(David Rogers / AFP/Getty Images)A look at the women’s 49er FX class medal race at the Marina da Gloria on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.
(Matthias Hangst / AFP/Getty Images)U.S. runner Allyson Felix hands the baton to English Gardner in the women’s 4-by-100 relay round one on Aug. 18, 2016.
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Greece water polo players talk in the pool during a match with Spain on Aug. 18, 2016.
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France’s Laurisa Landre scores a goal past Netherlands’ Lois Abbingh, left, and Kelly Dulfer, right, during a women’s semifinal handball match on Aug. 18, 2016.
(Ben Curtis / AP)Germany’s Erik Heil, right, and Thomas Ploessel celebrate their bronze medal at the end of the 49er Men race on Aug. 18, 2016.
(Gregorio Borgia / AP)Adilbek Niyazymbetov of Kazakhstan, left, and Cuba’s Julio Cesar La Cruz compete in the men’s light heavyweight gold medal round on Aug. 18, 2016. Cesar La Cruz won the fight.
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Canada’s Damian Warner competes in men’s decathlon pole vault during the athletics competitions on Aug. 18, 2016.
(Matt Dunham / AP)Serbia and Spain basketball players compete in a semifinal game on Aug. 18, 2016.
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Britain’s Tiffany Porter (center) competes in the 100m Hurdles Semifinal at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016.
(FRANCK FIFE / AFP/Getty Images)France’s Penelope Leprevost on Flora de Mariposa competes in the Equestrian’s Show Jumping 2nd Qualifying round event at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 16, 2016.
(JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP/Getty Images)Athletes train before the BMX cycling seeding phase runs at the X-Park BMX venue in Deodoro on August 17, 2016.
(CARL DE SOUZA / AFP/Getty Images)Netherlands’ Ellen Hoog celebrates her goal during the penalty shootout at the end of the the semifinal match against Germany at the Olympic Hockey Centre on August 17, 2016.
(PASCAL GUYOT / AFP/Getty Images)Brazil’s Talita Rocha reacts during the bronze medal match against the United States on August 17, 2016.
(YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP/Getty Images)USA’s Brianna Rollins competes in the 100m Hurdles Final at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016.
(FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP/Getty Images)Germany’s beach volleyball gold medallists, Laura Ludwig (L) and Kira Walkenhorst, celebrate on the podium on August 17, 2016.
(LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images)USA’s Ashton Eaton competes in the Decathlon Long Jump at the Olympic Stadium on August 17, 2016.
(ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP/Getty Images)Silver medallist Nia Ali, gold medallist Brianna Rollins and bronze medallist Kristi Castlin celebrate after the women’s 100m Hurdles at the Olympic Stadium on August 17, 2016.
(ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP/Getty Images)Jamaica’s Usain Bolt jokes with Canada’s Andre De Grasse after they crossed the finish line in the 200m Semifinal at the Olympic Stadium on August 17, 2016.
(OLIVIER MORIN / AFP/Getty Images)Athletes compete in the 5,000-meter at the Olympic Stadium on August 17, 2016.
(FRANCK FIFE / AFP/Getty Images)India’s Sakshi Malik celebrates after winning against Kirghyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova in their women’s 58kg freestyle bronze medal match on August 17, 2016.
(JACK GUEZ / AFP/Getty Images)USA’s Jennifer Simpson (bronze medal) poses during the podium ceremony for the women’s 1,500-meter race at the Olympic Stadium on August 17, 2016.
(FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP/Getty Images)Brazil’s Agatha Bednarczuk enters the pitch prior to the beach volleyball final against Germany on August 17, 2016.
(LEON NEAL / AFP/Getty Images)Silhouette of a diver on Aug. 17, 2016.
(Martin Bureau / Getty-AFP)Venezuela’s Yoel Segundo Finol, right, fights Algeria’s Mohamed Flissi during a men’s flyweight 52-kg quarterfinals boxing match on Aug. 17, 2016.
(Frank Franklin II / AP)Thailand’s Panipak Wongpattanakit, left, and South Korea’s Kim Sohui compete in the women’s taekwondo quarterfinals on Aug. 17, 2016.
(Kirill Kudryavtsev / Getty-AFP)Empty seats inside the Olympic stadium during the athletics competitions at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 12, 2016.
(Gregory Bull / AP)France’s Allison Pineau shoots past Spain’s Macarena Aguilar Diaz during the women’s quarterfinal handball match at the Future Arena in Rio on August 16, 2016.
(JAVIER SORIANO / AFP/Getty Images)Azerbaijan’s Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo is cooled off during a break from fighting Cuba’s Yasnier Toledo during a Light Welter (64kg) quarterfinal match at the Riocentro - Pavilion 6 on August 16, 2016.
(YURI CORTEZ / AFP/Getty Images)Haiti’s Jeffrey Julmis, Cuba’s Yordan L. O’farril, Spain’s Orlando Ortega, Hungary’s Balzs Baji, USA’s Ronnie Ash and Britain’s Andrew Pozzi compete in the Men’s 110m Hurdles Semifinal on August 16, 2016.
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