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Best of Rio 2016 Summer Olympics: Week 2 (77 images)

We're in the home stretch, just three days away from closing out the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The story of the second week has been Usain Bolt, whose superhuman speed has carried him aloft to yet more gold medals!



Elaine Thompson of Jamaica celebrates after winning gold in the Women's 100m final at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 13, 2016. Thompson won with a time of 10.71 seconds. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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American Kendrick James Farris is successful in his first lift at 160-kg Snatch during the Weightlifting Group B 94-kg class competition at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 13, 2016. Farris failed in his next two lifts at 160-kg. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI
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Xie Zhenye of China (L) beats out Nickel Ashmeade (R) of Jamaica and Abdullah Abkar Mohammed of Sudia Arabia in their 100m round 1 heat at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 13, 2016. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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Racers compete in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase qualifying round at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 13, 2016. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
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