Rio’s Olympics 1 year later: The good, the bad and the ugly
RIO DE JANEIRO — Neymar kissed the ball, delivered a gold medal and then wept with other Brazilians.
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“It’s the only medal that really mattered,” Salvador Gaeta said recently while cycling in the deserted Olympic Park. “Every Brazilian will remember it.”
Other memories have faded at home since the Olympics opened a year ago. A few expectations were met, but many fell short of those promised by IOC President Thomas Bach and organizing committee head Carlos Nuzman.