The most memorable moments from the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. 

Here, Claressa Maria Shields of the United States celebrates victory over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands in the women’s middle (69-75kg) final bout of the 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 6 on Aug. 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Shields won gold in the same event in 2012 and became the first U.S. boxer, male or female, to win two Olympic golds.

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Rio Olympics closing ceremony

Rio Olympics opening ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s brief but show stopping gig at the Rio Olympics closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo’s plans for the 2020 games. 

Neymar of Brazil celebrates scoring the winning penalty in the penalty shoot out during the men’s football final between Brazil and Germany at the Maracana Stadium on Day 15 of the 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

First placed Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya celebrates with supporters after winning the men’s marathon, Aug. 21, 2016.

U.S. Women’s National Team Director Carol Callan is embraced by Brittney Griner #15 after Team USA wins the women’s gold medal game, beating Spain 101-72, at the 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 1 on Aug. 20, 2016. Utterly dominating, the win made it six straight Olympic golds for the U.S. women. 

Brazil celebrates after winning the men’s gold medal volleyball match between Italy and Brazil on Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracanazinho on Aug. 21, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Ethiopia’s Feyisa Lilesa crosses the finish line for a silver medal with his arms crossed above his head in a gesture of protest during the men’s marathon at the 2016 Olympic Games at the Sambodromo on Aug. 21, 2016. 

Lilesa’s gesture of peaceful resistance protested the Ethiopian government’s deadly crackdown on political demonstrations in Oromia.The runner said afterwards that he feared the repercussions if he returned to Ethiopia. “Oromo is my tribe,” he told the AP. “My relatives are in prison, and if they talk about democratic rights they are killed.”

Courtney Thompson #3, Jordan Larson-Burbach #10, Foluke Akinradewo #16, Rachael Adams #5 of United States celebrate match point during the women’s bronze medal volleyball match between Netherlands and the United States on Day 15 of the 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracanazinho on Aug. 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Mongolia’s Mandakhnaran Ganzorig’s take off their clothes in protest after the judges announced that Uzbekistan’s Ikhtiyor Navruzov won following a video replay in their men’s 65kg freestyle bronze medal wrestling match on Aug. 21, 2016.

Wilhem Belocian (FRA) of France reacts after being disqualified for a false start in the men’s 110 hurdles round 1 on Aug. 15, 2016. 

Gold medalist USA’s guard Kevin Durant is surrounded by photographers and fans after the team’s gold medal victory at the Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 21, 2016 during the 2016 Olympic Games. 

Mohamed Farah of Great Britain leads Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo of the United States in the home stretch of the Men’s 5000 meter on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

After coming in second to Farah, Chelimo was informed that he and two other runners were disqualified - allegedly having stepped out of the lane. Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia, who placed third, was bumped up to silver, and American Bernard Lagat, who came in fourth, was bumped up to bronze.  But the decision to disqualify Chelimo was reversed, and in the end Gebrhiwet wound up with the bronze. 

Hungary’s Zsofia Foldhazi tries to hold onto her horse after crashing into an obstacle in the show jumping portion of the women’s modern pentathlon event at the Deodoro Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug.19, 2016. 

After winning the women’s water polo gold medal match against Italy, members of Team USA celebrate by dunking coach Adam Krikorian, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Aug.19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.   

Fiji players and staff huddle as they win gold after the men’s rugby sevens gold medal final match between Fiji and Great Britain on Day 6 of the 2016 Olympics at Deodoro Stadium on Aug. 11, 2016.

It was the first medal in any Olympic sport for the country and Fifi did it in a first-time Olympic sport. 

USA’s Gwen Jorgensen reacts as she crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the women’s triathlon at Fort Copacabana during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 20, 2016. 

Brittney Griner and head coach Geno Auriemma of the United States celebrate winning the women’s gold medal game against Spain on Day 15 at Carioca Arena 1 on Aug. 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez (in blue) reacts to winning against USA’s Shakur Stevenson during the men’s bantam (56kg) final bout at the 2016 Olympic Games at the Riocentro - Pavilion 6 in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 20, 2016.

Tori Bowie of the United States celebrates her team’s victory at the end of the women’s 4 x 100m relay final at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug.19, 2016.  

Tyson Gay (center), Justin Gatlin (left) and Mike Rodgers of the United States react as they realize their bronze medal-winning run in the men’s 4 x 100m relay final was disqualified, Aug.19, 2016. 

Rodgers and Gatlin were ruled to have passed the baton outside the first passing zone. The bronze was awarded to Canada. “It’s always something weird, stupid, simple, mistakes that always cost us and I don’t understand,” Gay told the Associated Press. “I couldn’t even shed a tear I was so shocked.”

A staff member holds an ice pack on the head of Iran’s Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin during a break as she competes against Sweden’s Nikita Glasnovic during their women’s taekwondo bronze medal bout in the 57kg category on Aug. 18, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro.

Poland’s Pawel Wiesiolek lies on the track exhausted after competing in the men’s decathlon 1500m event at the 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 18, 2016. 

USA’s Ashton Eaton celebrates after winning gold in the men’s decathlon at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 18, 2016. 

Combination photo shows USA’s Allyson Felix failing to hand the baton to English Gardner in the women’s 4 x 100m relay qualifier at the 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 18, 2016. 

Because a Brazilian runner interfered the team was given the chance to rerun the race against the clock and made it to the final. 

Brazil’s Alison Cerutti celebrates after winning the men’s beach volleyball final match between Italy and Brazil at the Beach Volley Arena in Rio de Janeiro late on Aug.18, 2016.

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt (C) jokes with Canada’s Andre De Grasse (L) after they crossed the finish line in the Men’s 200m semifinal at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug.17, 2016.

Medalists jump off the podium after the medals ceremony in the women’s beach volleyball competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. From left are, Brazil’s Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas de Freitas with the silver medal, Germany’s Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst with the gold medal, and United States’ April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings with the bronze medal. 

The U.S. swept the women’s 100m hurdles final with (L-R) bronze medalist Kristi Castlin, gold medalist Brianna Rollins and silver medalist Nia Ali on Day 12 at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Sara Dosho  of Japan celebrates with her coach on her shoulders after winning the gold medal in the women’s wrestling freestyle 69 kg division at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. 

After the two collided in the women’s 5000m in the Rio Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016, American Abbey D’Agostino helped New Zealander Nikki Hamblin telling her to get up and so they could finish.Then when D’Agostino hobbled on an injured ankle Hamblin (L) urged her to continue when she fell again. 

Both women made it across the finish line last and second to last. D’Agostino needed a wheelchair at the end of the race. Following a protest, the two runners, plus a third affected by the collision, advanced to the final. 

Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas throws herself across the finish line in a daring lunge to beat out favorite Allyson Felix of the U.S. for gold in the women’s 400m final at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Aug. 15, 2016.

By diving past the finish line, Miller crossed .07 seconds ahead of Felix. Shericka Jackson of Jamaica took third with a time of 49.85.

Water splashes up as Sam Kendricks of USA lands after a jump in the men’s pole vault final at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Aug. 15, 2016.

Kendricks won a bronze medal. Brazilian Thiago Braz da Silva won gold and Renaud Lavillenie won silver.

(From L) Jhoanis Portilla of Cuba, Orlando Ortega of Spain and Deuce Carter of Jamaica compete in heavy rain in the preliminary - men’s 110m hurdle round 1 competition at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Aug. 15, 2016.

One member of the men’s Australian water polo had a specific message during the quarterfinal of the women’s water polo competition between Australia and Hungary at the Rio Olympics, Aug. 15, 2016.

Twin sisters Lisa and Anna Hahner of Germany hold hands as they cross the finish line of the women’s marathon at the Rio Olympics, Aug. 14, 2015. 

The two runners, who finished 81 and 82nd, faced criticism for seeking publicity and not taking the Olympics seriously with their gesture though the two say it was a spontaneous act. 

Karem Achach and Nuria Diosdado of Mexico compete in the synchronized swimming preliminary duet technical routine at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio Aug. 15, 2016.

(L-R) Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet, Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech, Kenya’s Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi and USA’s Emma Coburn compete in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final at the2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016.

Taking the lead after the 1km mark, Jebet won gold with the second fastest time in history--8:59.75. Jepkemoi won silver and Coburn won bronze, breaking her own U.S. record.

Netherland’s Sharon Van Rouwendaal swims the women’s 10km marathon on her way to gold in the event in Copacabana on Aug. 15, 2016 during the Olympic Games.

Swimmers grab bottles of water as they compete during the women’s 10km marathon at Fort Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 15, 2016.

South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk (L) is overcome emotionally and hugged by second placed Grenada’s Kirani James after winning the men’s 400m final at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 14, 2016.

Van Niekerk broke Michael Johnson’s world record set 17 years ago with a time of 43.03 seconds, setting up the potential for a under 43 second 400m. It was the South African’s first Olympic medal. It was the first a runner won starting in lane eight, the far outside lane.

Grenada’s Bralon Taplin has a conversation with an official while lying on his stomach on the track after competing in the men’s 400m semifinal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 13, 2016.

Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins his signature event in track and field--the men’s 100m final--on Day 9 of the 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 14, 

Bolt won in a runaway and added this line to his already gleaming resume: first person to capture three straight 100-meter titles. He went on to win two more gold meals in Rio. 

(L-R) Brazil’s Arthur Mariano, bronze, Diego Hypolito, silver, and gold medal winner Britain’s Max Whitlock are jubilant after the floor routine during the artistic gymnastics men’s apparatus final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016

Whitlock’s gold medal was the first-ever gymnastics gold for Britain in the men’s floor event.

He Zi of China receives a marriage proposal, which she accepted, from fellow Chinese Olympic diver Qin after the medal ceremony for the women’s 3m springboard in which she awarded a silver medal on Aug. 14, 2016.

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson earned the title “Fastest Woman in the World” by winning the women’s 100m final (10.71 seconds) at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 13, 2016.

Tori Bowie of the United States and fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (who’d won the event in 2008 and 2012) placed second and third, respectively.

Britain’s Greg Rutherford competes in the men’s long jump final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 13, 2016.

Teddy Riner of France celebrates with supporters after winning the gold medal in the men’s 100kg final at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 12, 2016.

Son Heungmin of South Korea reacts after the 2016 Olympic Games quarterfinal men’s football match Republic of Korea vs Honduras at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on Aug. 13, 2016.

USA’s Michael Phelps celebrates after USA won the men’s swimming 4 x 100m medley relay final at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 13, 2016.

Phelps brought down the curtain on his glittering Olympic career when he helped the U.S. win 4x100m medley relay gold on Saturday, taking his personal career tally of gold medals to 23.

China’s He Zi competes in the women’s 3m springboard semifinal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 13, 2016.

Etenesh Diro of Ethiopia competes missing a running shoe in the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 on Day 8 of the 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

With just a couple of laps to go, Diro got into a tangle and her right shoe partially came off. As precious seconds ticked by, she removed her shoe and her sock, continued her run over and through obstacles with one bare foot, overtaking several competitors in the process. She finished seventh, but following team protests, Diro and two other runners were advanced to the final.

China’s Zhong Tianshi has a face painted on her helmet as she waits with other cyclists to compete in the women’s keirin second round track cycling event during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 13, 2016.

Britain’s Mo Farah celebrates after he won the men’s 5000m final in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 20, 2016.

Monica Puig of Puerto Rico reacts after defeating Angelique Kerber of Germany in the women’s singles gold medal match on Day 8 of the 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 13, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Puig defeated Kerber 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, and picked up the first gold medal ever won by Puerto Rico.

Athletes compete in the women’s 3000m steeplechase round 1 at the 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 13, 2016.

An emotional Pernille Blume of Denmark celebrates winning the women’s swimming 50m freestyle final at the 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 13, 2016.

It was the first swimming gold for her country since 1948.

New Zealand’s Olivia Podmore (L) and Spain’s Tania Calvo Barbero fall during the women’s Keirin first round track cycling event at the Velodrome during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio on Aug. 13, 2016.

Iran’s Sohrab Moradi kisses the weights after winning the men’s weightlifting 94kg event in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 13, 2016.

No, she’s not swimming in the wrong direction. Katie Ledecky leads the field in the women’s 800m freestyle Final.

In one of the greatest performances in Olympic history, Ledecky won her fourth gold medal and posted her second world record, shattering her own mark in the 800-meter freestyle. She bested second place finisher Jazz Carlin, of the U.K., by nearly 12 seconds.

The 19-year-old American said, “I just wanted to lay it all out there.”

USA’s Maya Dirado celebrates next to second place Katinka Hosszu of Hungary, after winning the Women’s 200m Backstroke Final during the 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 12, 2016. Dirado topped Hosszu by 0.06 of a second.

Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan gets hit by Daniel Lewis of Australia in the men’s middle (75kg) round of 16 bout 150 at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 12, 2016.

Rosannagh MacLennan of Canada competes during the trampoline gymnastics women’s qualification on Day 7 of the 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on Aug. 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

MacLennan successfully defended her title from the 2012 Olympic games, repeating her gold medal win.

USA’s Michelle Carter, winning the women’s shot put final, during the athletics event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 12, 2016.

Carter is the first-ever female American shot put gold medalist, and the first to take the medal stand since 1960. (Her father, Michael Carter, a former NFL player, won the shot put silver medal at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.)

Russia competes during the ribbon rotation 1 in the group all-round qualification round at the at Rio Olympic Arena on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

American goalie Hope Solo reacts after a penalty kick by Sweden scored, ousting Team USA (the 2015 World Cup champions and 2012 Olympic gold medalists) during the women’s football quarterfinal match, Aug. 12, 2016.

Sweden won 1-1 (4-3 PSO), going on to win a silver medal in the final. 

Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana celebrates winning the women’s 10,000 meters final on Day 7 of the 2016 Rio Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Ayana broke the world record set in 1993 with a time of 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds. Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot, the 2015 world champion, finished more than 15 seconds behind for silver and Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia, the 2008 and 2012 Olympic champion, finished third for a bronze medal.

Egyptian judo fighter Islam El Shehaby (left) was loudly booed as he declined to shake hands with Israel’s Or Sasson - a major breach of judo etiquette - after his first-round loss during the men’s over 100-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016.

A composite image shows Simone Biles of the United States competing on the balance beam during the women’s individual all around final on Day 6 of the 2016 Olympics at Rio Olympic Arena on Aug. 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Biles took home a total of 4 gold medals and one bronze. Biles is only the fourth American gymnast to win five medals in one Olympics. 

Simone Manuel of the United States celebrates after winning gold in the women’s 100m freestyle final on Day 6 of the 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Aug. 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Both Manuel and Canadian Penny Oleksiak came from behind to tie for gold, setting a new Olympic record. Manuel became the first African American woman to earn a medal in an individual event in swimming.

Members of Team Cuba attempt to block a ball spiked by Iran’s H. Milad Ebadipour Ghara during a men’s preliminary volleyball match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 11, 2016.

U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman reacts after competing in the floor event of the women’s individual all-around final of the artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 11, 2016. Raisman won the silver medal.

A general view of the action between Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen of Netherlands and Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt of Brazil during the beach volleyball men’s semifinal on Day 11 of the 2016 Olympic Games at the Beach Volleyball Arena on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Kitione Taliga of Fiji walks with the match ball in his shirt as he celebrates their win in the men’s gold medal match against Great Britain in the Rio Olympics, Aug. 11, 2016.

Americans Katie Ledecky, Maya DiRado, Leah Smith and Allison Schmitt celebrate winning the gold medal in the women’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay final at the Rio Olympics, Aug. 10, 2016.

Czech Republic’s Lukas Krpalek celebrates after winning the gold medal during the men’s 100-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016.

Mireia Belmonte of Spain celebrates after winning the gold medal with Madeline Groves of Australia who won the silver medal in the women’s 200m butterfly final in the Rio Olympics, Aug. 10, 2016.

Olympic refugee team swimmers Yusra Mardini (L) and Rami Anis dry off after training at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games on July 28, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. 

Both swimmers are refugees of war-torn Syria and survived making the dangerous journey from Syria across the Aegean Sea to Greece in boats. The International It was the first time the International Olympic Committee a team made up of stateless refugees compete in an Olympics. 

People watch an elimination round of the men’s individual archery competition at the Sambadrome venue, located in a residential area, at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Spectators below hold Mexico’s national flag.

The hair of Joana Palacios, of Argentina, flips over the barbell as she competes in the women’s 63kg weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016.

Aron Szilagyi of Hungary (right) celebrates victory against Daryl Homer of the United States in the men’s individual sabre gold medal bout on Day 5 of the 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 3 on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Gold medalists (from left) Aly Raisman, Madison Kocian, Laurie Hernandez, Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas of the United States pose for photographs on the podium with their gold medals for the artistic gymnastics women’s team final on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 9, 2016. It was the second consecutive team gold for the United States.

Cyclist Kristin Armstrong receives attention for a nose bleed during the women’s individual time trial on Day 5, Aug. 10 2016. Armstrong, just shy of her 43rd birthday, won her third consecutive gold medal in the women’s individual time trial at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. She finished the 18.5 miles course in 44 minutes 26.42 seconds.

Armstrong is the first person to win the same event three times in a row, and the oldest woman to clinch gold in any Olympic sport.

World No. 1 Serena Williams of the United States in action against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine as she loses to Svitolina in the third round of the Women’s Single’s Tennis competition 6-4, 6-3 at the Rio Olympic Games on Aug. 9, 2016.

Williams and her sister Venus were knocked out of doubles competition on Day 2 of the Olympics.

General view of the diving pool (R) at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre after it turned green at the 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Gold medalists Ryan Held, Michael Phelps and Caeleb Dressell of the United States during the medal ceremony for the final of the men’s 4 x 100m freestyle relay on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

United States’ Lilly King competes in a heat of the women’s 100-meter breaststroke during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.

Rugby player Isadora Cerullo of Brazil kisses Marjorie, a volunteer, after receiving her wedding proposal on the sidelines of the women’s rugby medal ceremony after the women’s rugby gold medal match Australia vs New Zealand.

Mathlynn Sasser of Marshall Islands celebrates in her women’s weightlifting 58kg final, Aug. 8, 2016.

Egypt’s Doaa Elghobashy, center, hits over Italy’s Laura Giombini, left, during a women’s beach volleyball match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016.

Taylor Worth of Australia competes in the men’s individual 1/16 elimination round on Day 4 of the 2016 Olympic Games at the Sambodromo on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA) celebrates winning her match in the women’s team sabre competition, Aug. 08, 2016.

Muhammad made history as the first U.S. Olympic athlete to compete in a hijab.

United States’ Crystal Dunn, top, celebrates scoring her side’s first goal with teammate Christen Press during a group G match of the women’s Olympic soccer tournament between Colombia and United States at the Arena Amazonia stadium in Manaus, Brazil, Aug. 9, 2016. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

Kohei Uchimura of Japan falls as he competes on the horizontal bar in the men’s artistic gymnastics qualification on Aug. 7, 2016.

Team Japan won the all-around team tital and Uchimura went on to win a gold medal the men’s individual all-around final. 

China’s Sun Yang celebrates winning the final of the men’s 200-meter freestyle event during the swimming competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016.

Tom Cusack of Australia tackles Ignacio Martin of Spain om the rugby men’s pool B match at the Rio Olympics, August, 9, 2016.

Ruolin Chen and Huixia Liu of China compete in the women’s diving synchronised 10m platform final on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on August 9, 2016. The pair won gold.

Ding Ning of China competes against Ying Han of Germany during the women’s singles quarterfinal 1 table tennis on Day 4 at the Riocentro Pavilion 3 on Aug. 9, 2016.

The top seed won gold in the final, 4 games to 3, against teammate Li Ziaoxia

In a moment that overcame politics, Lee Eun-Ju, 17, of South Korea (R) asked Hong Un Jong, 27, of North Korea for a selfie during the women’s gymnastics competition at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 4, 2016. 

The two countries have had strained relations, in particular, since North Korea’s missile tests. 

Argentina’s Federico Pizarro tries to score a penalty during the men’s preliminary handball match between Denmark and Argentina at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.

Zahara Nemati of Iran competes in the women’s individual 1/32 elimination round on Day 4 of the 2016 Olympic Games at the Sambodromo on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

The peloton rolls through Grumari during the men’s road race on Day 1 of the 2016 Olympic Games at the Fort Copacabana on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Goalkeeper Rodrigo Faustino #31 of Brazil warms up before the hockey game against Great Britain on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Hockey Centre on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil’s Juan Goncalves Nogueira, left, is comforted by his coach after losing to Russia’s Evgeny Tishchenko in a men’s heavyweight 91-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016.

Maggie Steffens of the United States shoots under pressure from Beatriz Ortiz Munoz and Anna Espar Llaquet of Spain during water polo preliminary round group B match on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on August 9, 2016.

Fireworks explode over Maracana Stadium with the Mangueira favela (community) in the foreground watching during opening ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.