So went the medal race at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where the Americans — with women leading the way — dominated both the gold and overall totals. The U.S. finished with 46 gold medals, and 121 medals overall — its 51-total-medal margin over second-place China is the largest in a non-boycotted Olympics in nearly a century. Canada reaches its goalWith 22 medals and a top-10 finish, Canada surpassed its goals in Rio and won its most medals at a Summer Games since 1996. Neymar's game-winning penalty kick decided a shootout and clinched the men's soccer gold medal for Brazil, a host that wasn't a factor in the medal standings but got the gold that it probably wanted most. And 10 teams — including the independent team — won their first golds, including Monica Puig in women's tennis for Puerto Rico.

Source: CBC News August 21, 2016 21:22 UTC