Volleyball at the Summer Olympics tiebreaker in the quarterfinals. China went on to win the title, their third in Olympic history, by beating Serbia in four sets in the gold medal match. In the process, Lang Ping became the first person to win a gold medal as a player in Los Angeles 1984 and repeat the feat now as a coach in Rio de Janeiro. China also became the first team to win the Olympics after losing three matches in the preliminary round. The United States defeated Netherlands 3–1 to capture the bronze medal. The fourteen editions of the women's tournament were won by only
Cricket at the Summer Olympics and did not attract first-class status. England won the match by 158 runs to win the gold medal. If the French had held out for five more minutes the game would have declared a draw. Knowledge of the game would have been lost but for the forethought of John Symes, a member of the victorious team, who kept a scorecard in his own writing. A cricket tournament was scheduled for 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis but was eventually cancelled. Cricket's governing bodies have for much of their recent history been unwilling to return to the Olympics. In particular,