2016 Summer Olympics

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. The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games was also held in the same city and organized by the same organizing committee.

Games of the XXXI Olympiad

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Host city	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Motto	A new world (Portuguese: [Um mundo novo] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help))
Nations	207
Athletes	11,238
Events	306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
Opening	5 August
Closing	21 August
Opened by	Acting President Michel Temer
Cauldron	Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima
Stadium	Maracanã Estádio Olímpico
Summer
← London 2012 Tokyo 2020 →
Winter
← Sochi 2014 PyeongChang 2018 →

Possible host cities

Map showing location of cities bidding for the Games (click on the map to see more detail)

The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games began on May 16, 2007. Each city had to submit an initial application to the IOC before September 13, 2007, saying they plan to make a bid. Completed official bids were submitted by each applicant city by January 14, 2008. The final candidate cities were shortlisted in June 2008, and the final selection was made by the full IOC membership, on October 2, 2009, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Americas

• Chicago, United States (Eliminated in the first round)
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Chosen)

Asia

• Tokyo, Japan (Eliminated in the second round)

Europe

• Madrid, Spain

Applicant cities

In June 2008, these cities were not chosen to continue:

Asia

• Baku, Azerbaijan
• Doha, Qatar

Europe

• Prague, Czech Republic

Sports

• Aquatics
  • Diving (8)
  • Swimming (34)
  • Synchronized swimming (2)
  • Water polo (2)
• Archery (4)
• Athletics (47)
• Badminton (5)
• Basketball (2)
• Boxing (13)
• Canoeing
  • Slalom (4)
  • Sprint (12)
• Cycling
  • BMX (2)
  • Mountain biking (2)
  • Road (4)
  • Track (10)
• Equestrian
  • Dressage (2)
  • Eventing (2)
  • Jumping (2)
• Fencing (10)
• Field hockey (2)
• Football (2)
• Golf (2)
• Gymnastics
  • Artistic (14)
  • Rhythmic (2)
  • Trampoline (2)
• Handball (2)
• Judo (14)
• Modern pentathlon (2)
• Rowing (14)
• Rugby sevens (2)
• Sailing (10)
• Shooting (15)
• Table tennis (4)
• Taekwondo (8)
• Tennis (5)
• Triathlon (2)
• Volleyball
  • Volleyball (2)
  • Beach volleyball (2)
• Weightlifting (15)
• Wrestling
  • Freestyle (12)
  • Greco-Roman (6)

2016 Summer Olympics Media

• Cidade Candidata (Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games).JPG

  A young girl adding her signature in support of Rio de Janeiro's candidacy.

• Rio de Janeiro 2016 press conference.jpg

  The bid committee, led by Carlos Arthur Nuzman, giving a press conference.

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  Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics

• Parque Olímpico Rio 2016 (2).jpg

  Parque Olímpico dos Jogos Olímpicos de 2016

• VLT Rio 09 2016 3355.jpg

  Mauá Square, with the Museum of Tomorrow, designed by Santiago Calatrava, and the light rail.

• Medalhas Rio 2016 (2).jpg

  Medals of the 2016 Summer Olympics

• Passagem da Tocha Olímpica em SP (28605511640).jpg

  Basketball player Anderson Varejão carrying the torch in São Paulo

• Rio 2016 - Voluntários organizando barreiras (29066118645).jpg

  Volunteers working at the Olympic Stadium during the Games

• Arena do Futuro Rio 2016.jpg

  Future Arena, a temporary venue designed for future reconstruction into school buildings

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  A scene from the opening ceremony

References

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Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028
Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games