Photos: 2016 Rio Olympics in Pictures
Fireworks explode as dancers take the stage.
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Simone Biles carries in the U.S. flag during Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Lenine performs a song in tribute to Olympics volunteers as one pokes his head out from behind a large hand.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Carnival dancers circle the field during the closing minutes of the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Volunteers gather for a group selfie as Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony winds down.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Dancers, dressed in costumes inspired by Braziian flora species, dance in formation to emulate a garden designed by artist Roberto Burle Marx.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Team Great Britain wear lighted sneakers at the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Confetti falls from above during the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)USA’s DeAndre Jordan, center, jumps into the arms of teammates after winning the gold medal against Serbia.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Carmelo Anthony takes pictures with the fans after his team won the gold medal.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Kevin Durant, left, and Jimmy Butler celebrate after winning the gold medal.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Team USA steps up to the podium to receive their gold medals.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA basketball players celebrate their gold medal as Spain’s Pau Gasol looks on with his bronze medal.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Team USA celebrates the gold medal after defeating Serbia.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Players from Spain celebrate the bronze medal over Australia.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Kyle Snyder battles Azerbaijan’s Khetag Goziumov in the 97 kg gold medal match.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Kyle Snyder celebrates his gold medal over Azerbaijan’s Khetag Goziumov in the 97 kg match.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Azerbaijan’s Toghrul Asgarov squats in the hallway after losing in the 65 kg gold medal match.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Claressa Shields, right, of the U.S. battles Nouchka Fontijn, of the Netherlands, in the Women’s Middleweight Final.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Claressa Shields celebrates after beating Nouchka Fontijn, of the Netherlands, in the Women’s Middleweight Final.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)A mass of scaffolding supports the seats at Carioca Arena 6, the Rio 2016 Boxing venue.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Inika McPherson can’t clear the bar and finishes 10th in the high jump.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Matthew Centrowitz celebrates while crossing the finish line to win the gold medal in the 1500 meters.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Spain’s Ruth Beitia celebrates her gold medal in the high jump.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Great Britain’s Mohamed Farah falls to the track winning the 5000 meters.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Brazil’s Rafael Alcantara jumps into the ecstatic crowd to celebrate a win over Germany.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Brazilian teammates hug Neymar after he scored the deciding penalty kick goal to beat Germany.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Rodrigo Caio of Brazil heads the ball over Germany’s Lars Bender during second half action in the Men’s Football Gold Medal Match.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)United States’ boxer Shakur Stevenson covers his head in disappointment after losing a split decision to Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba in the Men’s Boxing Bantam Weight Final.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Basketball players from Serbia rush the court after defeating France for the bronze medal.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s basketball player Elena Delle Donne battles for a rebound with Spain’s Laura Gil in the gold medal match.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Seimone Augustus gets a pass off in front of Spain’s Laia Palau in the gold medal match.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s basketball player Elena Delle Donne celebrates the gold medal with teammates as Spain’s Laura Nicholls looks away.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)The USA’s women’s basketball celebrates the gold medal after defeating Spain.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Tianna Bartoletta, English Gardner, Tori Bowie and Allyson Felix celebrate after winning the 400 meter realy at the Rio 2016 Olympics Friday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Usain Bolt kisses the track one last time after winning gold in the 400 meter relay at the Rio 2016 Olympics Friday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Usain Bolt crosses the finish line for the gold as USA’s Trayvon Bromell drops the baton in the 400 meter relay at the Rio 2016 Olympics Friday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Runners in the 5000 meter final catch their breath at the end of the race at the Rio 2016 Olympics Friday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Kenya’s Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot celebrates the gold medal in the 5000 meters at the Rio 2016 Olympics Friday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Almaz Ayana carries the Ethiopian flag after winning bronze in the 5000 meters at the Rio 2016 Olympics Friday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)U.S. coach Adam Krikorian consoles a crying Mellissa Seidemann after winning the gold medal against Italy in water polo at the Rio 2016 Olympics Friday. Krikorian lost his brother during the Olympics.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Rachel Fattal, left, celebrates with Kaleigh Gilchrist after winning the Water Polo gold medal against Italy at the Rio 2016 Olympics Friday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)The U.S. women’s water polo team erupts when scoring a goal against Italy and to win the gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics Friday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Fans cheer the U.S. women’s water polo team before the gold medal match against Italy at the Rio 2016 Olympics Friday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)U.S.A.’s Kami Craig battles Italy’s Federica Radicchi in the gold medal match at the Rio 2016 Olympics Friday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)U.S. guard Kyle Lowry is boxed in by Spain’s Ricky Rubio at a Men’s Basketball Semifinal at Carioca Arena.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Spain coach Sergio Scariolo expresses his frustration with the referees during first half action against the U.S.A. in a Men’s Basketball Semifinal.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)U.S. center DeAndre Jordan cries out in frustration after fumbling the ball out of bounds during second half action against Spain in a Men’s Basketball Semifinal in Rio.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Paige McPhearson, right, battles Azerbaijan’s Farida Azizova in the 67 kg taekwondo comeptition at the Rio 2016 Olympics Friday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Natalia Gaudio of Brazil competes in the Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around qualifier at Rio Olympic Arena.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Jamaica’s Usain Bolt kisses the track after winning the 200-meters dash.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Jamaica’s Usain Bolt easily wins the 200 meters as France’s Christophe Lemaitre picks up the bronze.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Ashton Eaton competes in the pole vault as part of the decathlon.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Ashton Eaton celebrates while clearing the bar in the pole vault competition of the decathlon.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Exhausted decathletes including gold medal winner Ashton Eaton rest following end of decathlon.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Estonia’s Karl Robert Saluri jokingly gives chest compressions to Japan’s Akihiko Nakamura at the end of the decathlon.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Dalilah Muhammed, right, celebrates her gold medal with bronze medalist Ashley Spencer after the 400 meters.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)U.S. wrestler Helen Maroulis begins to celebrate just as she beat Japan’s Saori Yoshida for the gold medal in the Women’s Freestyle 53kg Final in Rio.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)U.S. wrestler Helen Maroulis battles Japan’s Saori Yoshida in the Rio 2016 Women’s Freestyle 53kg final.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)U.S. Wrestler Helen Maroulis continues to celebrate moments after she beat Japan’s Saori Yoshida for the gold medal in the Women’s Freestyle 53kg Final in Rio.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Henna Katarina Johansson of Sweden screams out in desparation as she is pinned by Yekaterina Larionova of Kazakhstan during a Women’s Freestyle 63kg match.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Center Brittney Griner controls the ball against France center Isabelle Yacoubou during first quarter action at the Women’s Basketball semifinal in Rio.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Sue Bird leads the cheers from the bench during the Women’s Basketball semifinal against France.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Kerron Clement defeats Jamaica’s Annsert Whyte to win the 400-meter hurdles.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Allyson Felix, left, and English Gardner talks after dropping the baton during the hand off in round one of the 4 X 100 relay.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s English Gardner decides to finish the race despite dropping the baton with teammate Allyson Felix in round 1 of the 4 X 100 relay.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A sparse crowd watches the pole vault as part of the decathlon competition.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)United States’ (L-R) Brianna Rollins, Kristi Castlin and Nia Ali celebrate after sweeping the 110 hurdles.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)United States’ Nia Ali reacts after winning the silver medals in the Women’s 100 Hurdles event.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)United States’ Brianna Rollins and Nia Ali celebrate after the Amercian swept the medals in the 110 hurdles.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)America’s gold medal winner Brianna Rollins of the U.S. is hugged by silver mdealist Nia Ali after the 110 hurdles race.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Brianna Rollins hugs Kristi Castlin after finishing first and second in the 110 meter hurdles.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Americans (L-R) Kristi Castlin Brianna Rollins, and Nia Ali celebrate after sweeping the 110 Hurdles
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)United States’ Brianna Rollins, center, Kristi Castlin, left, and Nia Ali sweep the 110 hurdles.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Jamaica’s Usain Bolt , right, toys with Canada’s Andre de Grasse in the 200 meter semifinal.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson reacts to her time after winning the gold medal in the 200 meters.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)United States’ Tianna Bartoletta wins the gold medal in the long jump.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Tianna Bartoletta wins the gold in the long jump.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)United States’ Brianna Rollins easily pulls away in a semifinal race in the 110 hurdles.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Bugs filled the air as a competitor in the decathlon prepares to make an attempt in the high jump.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Kerri Walsh Jennings poses for photographers as she greets friends and family in the stands after winning the Women’s Beach Volleyball Bronze Medal Match with her partner April Ross.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross celebrate after scoring a third set point on their way to a win over Brazil in the Women’s Beach Volleyball Bronze Medal Match.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Kerri Walsh Jennings sets the ball at the net as Brazil’s Talita Rocha watches during the third set of the Women’s Beach Volleyball Bronze Medal Match.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Argentina guard Manu Ginobili battles U.S.A’s forward Carmelo Anthony for a loose ball.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Claressa Shields, right, battles Laroslava Lakushina of Russia in a Women’s MIddle Weight Quarterfinal. Shields of the USA, won the match by a unanimous decision and advanced to the semifinals.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Kerri Walsh Jennings, right, and April Ross console each other as Brazil celebrates a 2-0 win over the U.S. in a Women’s Beach Volleyball Semifinal.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)April Ross makes a diving save, but she and Kerri Walsh Jennings lost to the Brazil team of Agatha and Barbara 0-2 in a Women’s Beach Volleyball Semifinal in Rio.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)USA’s Jennifer Simpson can’t hold back her emotions after winning the bronze medal in the 1500 meters at the Rio 2016 Olympics Tuesday
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)United States’ Erik Kynard misses his attempt in the high jump final. Kynard finished sixth.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Jamaica’s Omar McLeod clears the last hurdle to win the gold medal as France’s Dimitri Bascou trails in the 110 meter hurdles.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Jamaica’s Omar McLeod celebrates the gold medal while beating France’s Dimitri Bascou, left, and Pascal Martnot-Lagarde in the 110 meter hurdles.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Kenya’s Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon falls down in celebration after capturing the gold medal in the 1500 meter race. America’s Jennifer Simpson, left, finished third to get the bronze.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Kenya’s Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon celebrates after winning the gold medal in the 1500 meter race.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)United States’ Jennifer Simpson can’t hold back her emotions after winning the bronze medal in the 1500 meter race.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Simone Biles is embraced by Aly Raisman after they placed first and second in the Individual Women’s Floor Exercise Final.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)United States’ Simone Biles waves to friends as she takes the Medals Podium to receive a Gold Medal for the Individual Women’s Floor Exercise.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)United States gymnast Danell Leyva twists into a flip high over the bar as he delivers a silver medal performance in the Individual Men’s Horizontal Bar Final.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands is out cold after missing the bar and falling face first while competing in the Individual Men’s Horizontal Bar Final. Zonderland eventually continued his routine.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Fazliddin Gaibnazarov of Uzbekistan is hit by American boxerGary Russell during the fourth round of a Men’s Light Welterweight Quarterfinal bout.
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