Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games

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Frank Molinaro of the U.S. in a red singlet wrestles Frank Chamizo Marquez of Italy in a blue singlet during the Men's Freestyle 65kg Bronze match at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Usain Bolt in yellow, crosses the finish line ahead of Justin Gatlin in blue, winning the men's 100-meter final at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Katie Ledecky swims freestyle in a lane of a blue pool, wearing goggles and a swim cap, with red lane dividers at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Simone Manuel of the USA smiles and hugs Penny Oleksiak of Canada in the pool as they celebrate after the women's 100m freestyle final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Simone Biles performs a mid-air flip above the balance beam during the women's gymnastics team final at the 2016 Rio Olympics, with a crowd in the background.

Daniele Garozzo of Italy celebrates with arms raised after winning gold in men's foil fencing at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Meng Suping lifts a barbell overhead during the women's 75kg weightlifting event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, wearing a red uniform with "China" in yellow.

The most-decorated American gymnast

Simone Biles of the United States performs a split leap on the balance beam during women's team all-around gymnastics at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, with a crowd in the background.

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Frank Molinaro of the U.S. in a red singlet wrestles Frank Chamizo Marquez of Italy in a blue singlet during the Men's Freestyle 65kg Bronze match at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Freestyle wrestling

Frank Molinaro (in red) of the United States and Frank Chamizo Marquez of Italy competing...

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Usain Bolt in yellow, crosses the finish line ahead of Justin Gatlin in blue, winning the men's 100-meter final at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Usain Bolt in 2016

Usain Bolt of Jamaica winning the men's 100-meter sprint final ahead of Justin Gatlin...

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Katie Ledecky swims freestyle in a lane of a blue pool, wearing goggles and a swim cap, with red lane dividers at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Katie Ledecky competing at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games

American swimmer Katie Ledecky competing in the 800-meter freestyle at the Rio de...

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Simone Manuel of the USA smiles and hugs Penny Oleksiak of Canada in the pool as they celebrate after the women's 100m freestyle final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Simone Manuel

American Simone Manuel (right) celebrating with Penny Oleksiak of Canada after the...

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Simone Biles performs a mid-air flip above the balance beam during the women's gymnastics team final at the 2016 Rio Olympics, with a crowd in the background.

Simone Biles

American gymnast Simone Biles performing on the balance beam during the Rio de Janeiro...

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Daniele Garozzo of Italy celebrates with arms raised after winning gold in men's foil fencing at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Daniele Garozzo

Italy's Daniele Garozzo celebrating his gold medal in the men's individual foil fencing...

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Meng Suping lifts a barbell overhead during the women's 75kg weightlifting event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, wearing a red uniform with "China" in yellow.

Meng Suping

Gold medal winner Meng Suping of China competing in the women's 75-kg weightlifting...

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Nathan Adrian

Nathan Adrian

Nathan Adrian holding the four medals he won (two gold and two bronze) at the 2016...

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The most-decorated American gymnast

The most-decorated American gymnast

Simone Biles of the United States after winning a gold medal in the vault at the...

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Simone Biles of the United States performs a split leap on the balance beam during women's team all-around gymnastics at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, with a crowd in the background.

Simone Biles

American gymnast Simone Biles competing on the balance beam in the women's team event...

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Lisa Carrington

Lisa Carrington

New Zealand Olympian Lisa Carrington with the gold medal she won in the kayak single...

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Ashton Eaton of the United States, wearing a blue uniform, leaps over a hurdle during the men's decathlon 110m hurdles at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Ashton Eaton

American Olympian Ashton Eaton competing in the decathlon at the 2016 Games in Rio...

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Allyson Felix smiles and raises the relay baton as she crosses the finish line to win gold in the women's 4x400-meter relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Allyson Felix

American sprinter Allyson Felix celebrating after the U.S. team won the 4 × 400-meter...

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Gymnast Laurie Hernandez of the United States smiles and holds up her silver medal on the podium at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, wearing a Team USA jacket.

Laurie Hernandez

Laurie Hernandez holding her silver medal in the balance beam at the 2016 Olympic...

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Anna Meares at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games

Anna Meares at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games

Australian cyclist Anna Meares waving to fans after competing in the women's team...

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Anna Meares at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games

Anna Meares at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games

Australian cyclist Anna Meares holding her bronze medal for the women's keirin at...

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Badminton competition at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games

Badminton competition at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games

Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia (in blue) competing against Chen Long of China during the...

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The Brazil Olympic Team, dressed in green, blue, and yellow, enters Maracana Stadium waving the Brazilian flag during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Opening ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games

Brazil's Olympic team entering Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony of the...

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Krisztian Pars of Hungary, wearing green athletic gear, swings the hammer during the Men's Hammer Throw Final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in a brightly lit stadium.

Hammer throw

Krisztian Pars of Hungary competing in the hammer throw at the Rio de Janeiro 2016...

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