The Games of the XXIX Olympiad are in the books. The USA came in and snatched up medals left and right and won the overall medal count, though China did end up with quite a few more golds. We got to see Aquaman win 8 gold medals and The Flash redefine sprinting with his 2 golds. In an important moment for queer athletes worldwide, we got to see an out gay man walk away with Gold in 10m platform diving. But there were a couple of stories that you may not have seen that are equally compelling and show why they do this little world party every 4 years: