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2016 Summer Olympics: Instagram’s Week 1 Recap

 If you’ve missed out on any first-week Summer Olympics action, let Instagram's infographic recap the be your guide to getting up to speed.  

With the first week of the 2016 Summer Olympics in the books, the United States is leading the medal count with 38 (16 of those are gold!), followed by China (31) and Japan (22). But let’s take a look at the real metric of winning: how countries and athletes are doing on social media.

This morning, Instagram released a cool infographic breaking down the top sports, athletes, and — of course — emojis trending on the photo app.

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​With 10 more days of Olympics action still on the calendar — swimming is wrapping up, track and field events start today, and basketball is still rolling along — there’s plenty that could change in the world of trending topics. But if you’ve missed out on any first-week competition, let this infographic be your guide to getting up to speed.

Image: Instagram