Rio de Janeiro, Aug 22 (IANS): After the curtain fell on the first edition of the Olympics in South America, here’s a look back at some of the best moments of the Games, according to its official website.
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The first promo for Tokyo 2020 was shown at the Rio closing ceremony last night and it’s terrific.
After a long journey of the athletes who fight for their country’s pride and glory, the Olympics has ended giving them life lessons, precious memories, and the colorful and memorable closing ceremony that made everyone amazed.
After 21 days of competing, the United States of America topped the medal list with 121 medals: 46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze, followed by Great Britain with 67 medals: 27 gold, 23 silver and 17 bronze and then China with 70 medals: 26 gold, 18 silver and 26 bronze.
In her first Olympic appearance at the Rio Games, Biles won gold medals in team, all-around, vault and floor exercise.
Bach focused only on the positive side of Rio 2016 tonight as he praised an Olympics which may not have been the greatest ever, but were described as “marvelous”.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of relief.
Brazil added a final flourish as they beat Italy 3-0 to win the men’s title in volleyball, one of the country’s most popular sports. Sunday’s closing ceremony put a nice bow on their 2016 summer games.
“It’s also a games in the middle of reality, not organized in a bubble”, IOC President Thomas Bach said Saturday. The Olympic flame was extinguished and ends it with confetti and fireworks show.
This historic city was where new sporting heroes for India, PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar made stunning Olympic debuts. There was a tribute to cave paintings of some of the first inhabitants of the Americas, in Serra da Capivara, in Northeastern Brazil, today one of the nation’s poorest regions.
The US topped the medal charts with 121, with China (70) and Great Britain (67) completing the top three.
Fiji Times editor Elenoa Baselaia told CNN: “Rugby is like a religion in Fiji, and we’re already a very religious country”.
Neymar also set a new record for fastest goal scored at the Olympics, when he scored after just 14 seconds in the semi-final game against Honduras.
For Olympic historian David Wallechinsky, attending his 17th games, the shortage of volunteers, lack of Olympic signage and other logistical glitches have outweighed the well-run competitions and welcoming Brazilian people.
Brazil, the five time World Football Champion, claimed their first ever Olympic Gold in their history.
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But the build-up to the Games was dominated by a Russian doping scandal, fears over the Zika virus and issues with the city’s security, infrastructure and venues. But the games also were marred by the bad behavior ” and concocted stories ” of Ryan Lochte and his USA swimming teammates.
