Milestones from the Rio Olympics

Milestones of the day from the Rio Olympics for Sunday, August 21.

CONTINUED - The US men's basketball team dynasty, winning its third straight gold medal by routing Serbia 96-66 in the Olympic final.

DENIED - Australian men's basketball team a historic Olympic medal, after losing to Spain 89-88 in the bronze medal match.

DISAPPOINTED - After coming to Rio hoping for 16 gold medals and a return to the top five on the medal table, Australia ended with eight gold and many regrettable results.

DISROBED - Furious Mongolian officials in protest after their wrestler Mandakhnaran Ganzorig was judged the loser of a bronze medal contest with Ikhtiyor Navruzov of Uzbekistan.

ELECTED - Russia's double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva as a member of the International Olympic Committee despite being banned from Rio along with more than 100 of her track and field compatriots.

SEIZED - Passports, computers, mobile phones and tickets from three Olympic Council of Ireland members by Brazilian police as part of an investigation into a scheme to resell Games tickets at inflated prices.

DISQUALIFIED - Mongolian weightlifter Chagnaadorj Usukhbayar from the Rio Olympics on the last day of the Games for doping.

TEASED - The world after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared at the closing ceremony dressed as Super Mario, in a preview for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.