By Mohamed Solyman

Cairo – Mubasher: With the sunset of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, great economic powers succeeded in extending their dominance over the throne of the Olympic Games.

The Rio Games, which marked the first Olympics in South America, saw more than 10.900 athletes from 206 nations during 5-21 August.

Team USA accomplished the feat as topping the medal chart for the seventh time with 121 medals, including 46 gold ones, 37 silvers and 38 bronzes.

In second place, Great Britain came after reaping 67 medals, of which 27 are gold.  

The economic beast China finished third with 70 medals, of which 26 are gold.

Fourth, the Russian bear was placed with 56 medals (19 golds).  

According to data by the International Monetary Fund, the first sixth countries topped the chart are of the largest and most developed countries all over the world: USA, UK, China, Russia, Germany, and Japan.

The gross domestic product of the first five countries amounts to $19 trillion, $12 trillion, $4.3 trillion, $3.5 trillion, and $3 trillion, respectively. 

Translated by Ahmed Elsayed Ali