More than 11,000 athletes and 200 nations have been united by the Olympic spirit at Rio 2016 but inevitably there are winners and losers. -- with a record 28 Olympic medals. Five nations so far have been celebrating their first Olympic gold medals in Rio. Monica Puig did it for Puerto Rico, topping off a solid year on the tennis tour with a first Olympic gold in Rio. With four days to go, Australia had collected seven golds and lies ninth in the medals table with a total of 24 pieces of silverware.
Source: CNN August 18, 2016 13:18 UTC