Rio's Greatest Moments

Aug 22, 2016, 12:15 PM
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When more than 11,000 athletes from 206 countries around the world come together, great things happen. But even among a sea of personal bests, unbelievable firsts and just plain wow moments, these seven (well, close enough) stood out:

The Home Team

Soccer. Neymar. Goal. Maracana. Gold. Enough said. Really.

But it wasn’t just soccer and the first gold ever in a sport that consumes the country that drove Brazilian fans into a frenzy.