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The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ended on Sunday with the United States leading all participating countries with 121 total medals, edging second place Great Britain’s 67 (27 gold medals) and China, coming in third with 70 medals (26 gold medals).
This year’s games hosted 11,303 athletes representing 207 countries, hoping to snag a gold in over 300 events. The United States sent 554 athletes, the most of any participating country.