(Dom Phillips/The Washington Post)RIO DE JANEIRO — For some of the fans sporting national colors, emblems and mascots in Rio this week, supporting their country at the Olympics is a matter of patriotic pride. (Dom Phillips/The Washington Post)Like Desthale, Vivianne Robinson, 58, from Los Angeles, is an Olympic veteran. (Dom Phillips/The Washington Post)Parisian brothers Theo Berriat, 22, and Hugo Berriat, 24, traveling with parents and a third brother said they enjoyed the contagious enthusiasm of home-team fans. (Dom Phillips/The Washington Post)Even prouder than Brazilians are Canadians, who wear flags, hats and T-shirts emblazoned with the name of the their country. (Dom Phillips/The Washington Post)Boniface Kambikambi, 53, head of mission for the Zambian delegation, blazed his country’s colors on his hat, T-shirt and bag.

Source: Washington Post August 13, 2016 21:06 UTC