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  2. 6 days ago · 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.

  3. 5 days ago · The 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were the first Summer Olympics to be held in South America and the first that was held completely during the local "winter" season.

  4. Jun 25, 2024 · August 5, 2016 - August 21, 2016 - For 1,000 years from 776BC to 395AD, citizens from around the Greek Empire flocked to Olympia every four years to take part in Games honouring the god Zeus. While the ultimate prize was the olive wreath of victory, the Olympic values – noble competition and the effort to combine body, will and mind in a ...

  5. Jun 28, 2024 · 2020. 2024. Medalists. Judo was first included in the Summer Olympic Games at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan. [1] After not being included in 1968, [2] judo has been an Olympic sport in each Olympiad since then. Only male judoka participated until the 1988 Summer Olympics, when women's judo was organized as a demonstration sport.

  6. 6 days ago · The men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held in Rio de Janeiro and five other cities in Brazil from 4 to 20 August 2016. It was the 26th edition of the men's Olympic football tournament.

  7. 15 hours ago · Germany coach speaks to FIFA about his Olympic medal ambitions, Rio 2016 memories and the rapid progress of women's football. Germany Women coach Horst Hrubesch speaks to FIFA ahead of Paris 2024 ...

  8. 6 hours ago · Rio Games bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik underscores how winning an Olympic medal can transform the life of an athlete and impact broader society. Speaking at an event in Mumbai, organized by JSW Sports, Sakshi Malik shared her journey of becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to clinch an Olympic medal at the 2016 Rio Games.

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