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The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), [C] officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Portuguese: Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August 2016 to 21 August 2016. Approximately 11,000 athletes from 206 nations [ 1 ] participated in 306 events in 42 Olympic sport disciplines.
This change was implemented upon the request of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee (COJOP Rio 2016) and the Olympic Broadcasting Services to be supported by the International Olympic Committee, ensuring that at least one final was broadcast live for each of the world's 24 time zones. [2] [3] In the tables below, M stands for morning and A for ...
This year at the 2016 Rio Olympics,we witnessed a first that was very special: The United States brought the most female athletes to the Games in Olympic history -- 292 to be exact.
This is a chronological summary of the medal events of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.With 306 sets of medals, the games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009.
Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held in three categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining. All gymnastics events were staged at the Arena Olímpica do Rio from 6 to 21 August 2016.
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games begin on Aug. 5, marking the first time a South American country has ever hosted the event. Opening and closing ceremonies will take place in Rio's Maracanã Stadium ...