In Pictures: Day 16 of the Rio 2016 Olympics

Updated
Aug 22, 2016, 12:15 PM
Published
Aug 22, 2016, 11:00 AM
Neymar of Brazil celebrating with fans in the stands after defeating Germany in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games football men's gold medal match. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Chen Long (centre) of China jumping onto the podium to receive his gold medal after winning the Rio 2016 Olympic Games badminton men's singles final. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Team Russia competes in the free routine final of the synchronised swimming event. PHOTO: REUTERS
Team Japan competes in the free routine final of the synchronised swimming event. PHOTO: REUTERS
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike takes the Olympic flag on stage during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 21. PHOTO: REUTERS
The Olympic flag is carried during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 21. PHOTO: REUTERS
Performers take part in the closing ceremony on August 21. PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony on August 21. PHOTO: REUTERS
(From left) The flags of Brazil, Greece, and Japan fly high during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 21. PHOTO: EPA
Dancers perform during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 21. PHOTO: AFP
Brazilian singer Leandra Lea performs in front of the cauldron bearing the Olympic flame during the closing ceremony on August 21. PHOTO: AFP
France's Nikola Karabatic (left) is blocked by Denmark's Mikkel Hansen during the men's gold medal handball match on August 21. PHOTO: AFP
Officials prepare to raise the German flag during the men's handball victory ceremony. PHOTO: REUTERS
Mongolia's wrestling coach reacts after the judges announced that Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Navruzov won in the men's 65kg freestyle bronze medal match. PHOTO: AFP
Team Russia performs during the group all-around final at the rhythmic gymnastics event on August 21. PHOTO: EPA

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