There were many questions headed into Rio, but after 16 days of competition, we learned the answers to some of the bigger ones. U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps came into these Games looking to cement his legacy as the greatest Olympian of all time. Not satisfied with back-to-back, Bolt came to Rio wanting to become the only man to ever do it three times. A thrilling gold medal final between Brazil and Germany went to a shootout — with Neymar scoring the winner for the home team, setting off a chorus of celebrations. If there was a dark cloud on the Rio Games, it has to be the continuing Russian doping scandal, which reared its ugly head after the questionable decision to reinstate dozens of Russian athletes who had been banned from the Games for doping violations.

Source: CBC News August 21, 2016 12:00 UTC