WATCH: Middle East teams came, saw and conquered Rio Olympics
With the 2016 Olympics now at an end, MEE looks at all the best political controversies and sporting highlights
Published date: 22 August 2016 12:38 BST
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Last update: 8 years 2 months ago
Middle East teams made a splash at the Olympics this year, with 663 athletes from 19 different countries all striving to secure a medal.
In the end, Iran and Turkey came out ahead with eight medals each but the two-week games did not go off without incident with Lebanese, Syrian and Saudi delegates all causing a stir by refusing to play or share facilities with the Israeli team.
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