Olympics — Closing ceremony Monday, August 22, 2016 Rio de Janeiro bids farewell to 2016 GamesGold medal winner judoka Paula Pareto bears the Argentine flag during the parade at the closing ceremony. But two late gold medals for the host country in its two favourite sports — men’s soccer and volleyball — helped smooth some of the rough edges around the Games for Brazilians. The first Refugee team in Olympic history, one of the biggest crowd-pleasers of the Games, marched in behind the Olympic flag, carried by a Congolese judoka and Rio resident. Paula Pareto, winner of the Olympic gold in judo in the under-48kg category, was the Argentine flag bearer. And US gymnast Simone Biles, the US flag bearer in the closing ceremony, kicked off her Olympic run by tying the record of four gold medals in a single Games.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 22, 2016 02:48 UTC