USA Today · Aug 22, 2016
The Latest: Pele not at closing ceremony but tweets support
(Photo: The Associated Press)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
10 p.m.
While athletes from around the world packed the Rio Games closing ceremony, one of the biggest stars was absent — Brazil soccer great Pele.
Instead, the three-time football World Cup champion went to Twitter to celebrate Brazil's first gold medal in his sport.
During Sunday night's ceremony at Maracana Stadium, Pele tweeted: "I waited for my whole life to see Brazil win gold at football and now my dream came true."