RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There have been boos and scandals for Russia in Rio, but also medals — a lot of them.
A country which arrived under a cloud with a depleted team leaves with 19 gold medals and fourth place in the medal table, leaving fans at home wondering what Russia could have achieved at full strength.
While it wouldn't have been easy to win the eight extra gold medals needed to overhaul China for third place, there are plenty of events where Russians could have made their mark if they hadn't been excluded over allegations of state-sponsored doping.