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Swimming great Michael Phelps regained his cherished 200m butterfly Olympic crown, dominating a grudge match with Chad le Clos in which the 2012 champion from South Africa was relegated to fifth place. (AP Photo)
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Boomer
Phelps enthralled the Olympic Aquatics Stadium crowd with a climb into the stands to share his moment of triumph with three-month-old son Boomer, snuggled in the arms of his mother Nicole Johnson. (AFP Photo)
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Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt departed the Games with nine gold medals, level with Carl Lewis and Paavo Nurmi for most among track and field athletes. (Reuters Photo)
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Dance of joy
Bolt danced for joy with his Jamaican relay teammates after anchoring the squad to a 4x100m victory that sealed his Olympic "triple-triple" -- his third straight sweep of the 100m, 200m and 4x100m golds. (AFP Photo)
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Yohann Diniz
World record-holder Yohann Diniz's courageous effort in the 50km race walk ended in an eighth place finish and a stretcher. The Frenchman set a torrid pace in the sultry heat and led by one minute, 40 seconds at the halfway stage. (AP Photo)
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The collapse
Diniz soldiered on through severe intestinal trouble before collapsing at the 38km mark, only to rise and finish the race, five minutes and 45 seconds behind winner Matej Toth of Slovakia. (AFP Photo)
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Opening ceremony
The Rio Olympics threw the economic disparities of Brazil into sharp relief. The August 5 opening ceremony at Maracana was low on technology and high on invention thanks to the economic constraints faced by the recession-hit nation. (AFP Photo)
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Mangueira favela
But the festivities seemed a world away from those watching the fireworks from a terrace in the Mangueira favela, a slum where some of the nation's poorest live less than a kilometer from the iconic stadium. (AFP Photo)
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Islam El Shehaby
Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby was jeered out of the Olympic arena after refusing to shake hands with his Israeli opponent Or Sasson, or make the customary post-bout bow. (AP Photo)
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Misael Rodriguez
Middleweight Misael Rodriguez begged for money on Mexico City's streets and buses to fulfil his dream of reaching the Rio Olympics, saying the trip was "well worth all the pain" despite coming away not with gold but bronze in a divisin won by Cuba's Arlen Lopez. (EPA Photo)
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