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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 5: IOC Illustration of the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

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