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By the time the Olympic flame had been extinguished, 87 of those NOCs had won medals, with Bahrain, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Vietnam, Tajikistan and Cote d’Ivoire all celebrating their first gold medals, and Fiji, Jordan and Kosovo winning their first Olympic medals of any colour.In his speech at the Closing Ceremony, President Bach hailed the unique legacy from these “marvellous” Games, which will benefit generations to come. “History will talk about a Rio de Janeiro before and a much better Rio de Janeiro after the Olympic Games,” he said.And inspired by new heroes, new passions and the transformational power of sports, it’s clear that Rio 2016 really did create ‘A New World’.“This kind of atmosphere I experience a few times in my life, mostly when I am in my country. This felt like I’m in my country. It felt like I’m Brazilian.” Novak Djokovic, Serbia, tennis“This is a dream and I don’t want to wake up too soon.” Rami Anis, Refugee Olympic Team, swimming36,000Volunteers from 161 countries25,000+Accredited media26 MillionVisits to Olympic.org (More than double compared to London 2012)More than 4 Billion impressions for the IOC’s social media postsA NEW WORLD017