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In Pictures: Rio Olympics 2016 closing ceremony

In Pictures: Rio Olympics 2016 closing ceremony

By AP/ Reuters

Participants take part in a performance at the closing ceremony at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters

Rio Olympics 2016 ends with a bang and a promise to meet again in Tokyo in 2020. Brazil and the world on Sunday bid farewell to the first Olympic Games in South America, a 16-day spectacle that combined numerous highlight reel moments with ugly and even bizarre episodes that sometimes overshadowed the competitions. READ ALSO: