But the organizing committee said all flags used at the games had received approval from the organizing committees of each respective country. Meanwhile, Chinese officials have complained that the Chinese flags being used in the Olympic venues are defective. As of early Monday, China had scored eight medals at the Rio Olympics, leaving the country in second place behind only the United States, which has 12 so far. But not all the commentary about Rio in China was negative. “With Beijing and London setting a high bar for opening ceremony theatricality, few had anticipated anything this impressive from Rio.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 08, 2016 16:27 UTC