Olympic 2016 Medal Count: Final Updates on Medal Standings for Each Nation

After 16 days in Rio de Janeiro, the 2016 Olympics come to an end Sunday. Eight sports are left to crown medal winners, and the last day will determine the three nations with the most total medals.Men's basketball, the men's marathon and rhythmic gymnastics are among the marquee events taking place.Before Rio closes out a memorable two weeks of Olympic action, here are the updated medal standings and results from each event as they go final.Medal CountMen's MarathonAfter sitting with the lead group most of the way, Kenya'sEliud Kipchoge pulled away from the field in the closing stages of the men's marathon to take home his third career Olympic medal and first gold.Kipchoge previously won silver in 2004 and bronze in 2008 in the 5,000-meter race. BBC Sport captured the image of the 31-year-old as he prepared to cross the finish line knowing he was going to win gold:Kipchoge's victory also gave Kenya its first Olympic men's marathon gold sinceSamuel Wanjiru in 2008 and just its second since 2000.Ethiopia'sFeyisa Lilesa took the silver, finishing more than one minute behindKipchoge. He missed out on making the Olympic team in 2012, so this is nice redemption for the 26-year-old.Galen Rupp of the United States earned the bronze; it's the first medal for the country in the men's marathon sinceMebrahtom Keflezighiwon silver in 2004.In true American fashion, Rupp drew a parallel between his path to running marathons and Happy Gilmore's path to golfing.I was watching Happy Gilmore the other day, Rupp told NBCs Lewis Johnson, via Yahoo Sports' Kevin Kaduk. He fights being a golfer for a while, saying hes a hockey player. I fought being a marathoner and wanted to run on the track, but maybe this is my best event.Athletes always have weird motivations for why they want to do something. IfHappy Gilmorehelped Rupp tap into his inner runner, who can argue with the outcome
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