With the closing ceremony two weekends ago, the first ever Olympic Games held in South America came to an end after a thrilling couple of weeks. This marks the final Olympics for two of the most famous athletes to ever compete in them, Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt.
Amidst various controversies both inside and outside the games, various lessons can be learned from 2016 for future Olympics.
1. Sportsmanship still counts.
Just ask American goalkeeper Hope Solo, who would probably like to forget her performance in this year's Olympics. She called the Swedish team "a bunch of cowards" after losing in a penalty shootout. She has rightfully come under fire for her comments; teammates like Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe have openly disagreed with her while Sweden's coach Pia Sundhage (former coach of the American team) responded that "it's OK to be a coward if you win."
2. Be sure you are actually the victim of a crime before you report it to the police.
After the turnout that has resulted from the incident regarding Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers, Lochte has now been dropped by all of his four sponsors (although, the crime prevention company Robocopp recently endorsed him to promote a new device). He has also been charged by Brazilian police with falsely reporting a crime. And NBC has reported that further consequences will be coming from the American Olympic Comittee to all four swimmers. The bottom line is:
