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Rio Olympics 2016, day 16 highlights: 'Marvellous' Games end in fanfare, US ‘Dream Team’ bags gold

The Rio Olympics ended in a blaze of colour with an exuberant closing ceremony on Sunday as Tokyo took up the baton promising to host the best Games yet in 2020.

Rio Olympics 2016: Badminton world order witnesses change as China bags just two gold medals

Nothing provided greater evidence of a change in the world order in badminton than the results of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Rio Olympics 2016: Proud Brazil breathes sigh of relief as Japan's Shinzo 'Super Mario' Abe takes baton

A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief at having pulled off South America's first Games.

Rio Olympics 2016 schedule, day 16: Yogeshwar Dutt aims for gold; marathon runners in action

Day 16 of the Rio Olympics 2016 will see Indians in action across two events – wrestling and athletics. All eyes will be on Yogeshwar Dutt for a medal.

Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt puts the seal on glittering Olympic career

Usain Bolt put the seal on a glittering Olympic career on Friday with a blistering 4x100m relay victory that clinched sprint's first ever 'triple triple'.

Rio 2016: China blames fierce competition for their worst Olympic performance in 20 years

China blamed fierce competition for their Rio flop and promised to examine their "shortcomings" after slumping to their worst Olympic performance in 20 years.

Rio Olympics 2016: USA women's basketball team rout Spain, win sixth consecutive gold

Rio Olympics 2016: Chen Long trumps Lee Chong Wei to win gold in badminton

China's Chen Long won gold Saturday in men's singles event in badminton, handing Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei his third straight Olympic silver medal and signaling Chen's place as the game's new power.

Rio Olympics 2016 medal tally, day 14: PV Sindhu wins historic silver, takes India to 64th spot

United States continued their domination at the top of medal tally, with 105 medals. Great Britain was second on 60 and China third on 65. India now has two.

Rio Olympics 2016, day 14 highlights: Usain Bolt's 'triple triple', Ryan Lochte's 'apology' and more

Usain Bolt put the seal on a glittering Olympic career Friday with a blistering 4x100m relay victory that clinched sprint's first ever 'triple triple'.