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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
Interior view of the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, the temporary...
- 2016 Summer Olympics Medal Table
e. The following medal table is a list of National Olympic...
- Equestrian
The 2016 event was marked by returning champions in the...
- 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.
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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 ...
- Olympic Games
- XXXI / 2016
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ( Venues )
- 5 August
The 1952 Summer Olympics was the last of the two consecutive Olympics to be held in Northern Europe, following the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. They were also the Olympic Games at which the most world records were broken until they were surpassed by the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. [2]
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad was a major international sport and cultural event from 5 August 2016, to 21 August. The host city was Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956.
