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The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), 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.
- Cycling
The cycling competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio...
- Gymnastics
Qualification was based on the results of the 2015 World...
- Badminton
Riocentro Pavilion 4 was the venue of badminton competition....
- Swimming
The men's and women's 10 km races at the 2016 Summer...
- 2016 Summer Olympics Medal Table
Athletes from 87 nations earned medals at the 2016 Summer...
- Equestrian
The equestrian events at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de...
- Field Hockey
Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro...
- Bids for The 2016 Summer Olympics
Seven cities submitted bids for 2016 Summer Olympics and...
- Archery
Competition format. A total of 128 athletes compete across...
- Cycling
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.
May 8, 2024 · Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Rio de Janeiro that took place August 5–21, 2016. The Rio Games were the 28th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The event marked the first time that either the Summer or the Winter Olympics were held in South America.
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The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which they boycotted .
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
Overview. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro at the 2009 IOC Session in København, Denmark. At the time, it seemed an inspired choice, as Brazil was in the midst of an economic boom, and it was considered one of the rising BRIC (Brazil-Russia-India-China) economies, and the selection of Rio ...
