Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti was embraced by his grandmother Neide Thomazzo when he returned to Brazil on Aug. 9 after becoming the country’s first gymnast to earn a gold medal when he claimed the top spot in the rings competition at the London Games. (Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica is elated after winning the silver medal in the 200-meter dash on Aug. 8. American Allyson Felix won the gold 21.88 seconds, followed by Fraser-Pryce in 22.09 and American Carmelita Jeter in 22.14. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)

Cuba’s Robeisy Ramírez Carrazana gets his hand raised in victory after defeating Great Britain’s Andrew Selby in the quarterfinals of the 52-kilogram (114-pound) boxing competition on Aug. 7. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti became the first Brazilian gymnast to earn a gold medal when he claimed the top spot in the rings competition. He scored a 15.9 on his routine, just ahead of China’s Chen Yibing (15.8) and Italy’s Matteo Morandi (15.733). (Mike Blake/Reuters)

Erick Barrondo earned Guatemala’s first-ever Olympic medal by placing second in the 20-kilometer (12.4-mile) race walk at the London Games. China’s Chen Ding, 19, set a new Olympic record with a time of 1:18:46, finishing 11 seconds ahead of Barrondo. China’s Wang Zhen took bronze. (Paul Hackett/Reuters)

Mexico won its first gold medal in men’s s soccer with a 2-1 win over Brazil at Wembley Stadium on Aug. 11. (Paul Hanna/Reuters)