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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.
Aug 5, 2016 · Find the timetable, results and summaries of the athletics events at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Browse by date, event, round and sex to see the details of each competition.
Aug 5, 2016 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
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History was made in 2016 when Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hosted the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, marking the first time that a South American country welcomed the world to an Olympic Games. Rio 2016 Team Canada Roster It was also just the third time that the Games were held in the southern hemisphere, following Melbourne 1956 and Sydney 2000. The Games ...
List of Rio 2016 venues There was a mix of existing, new, permanent and temporary venuesfor Rio 2016, divided into four distinct zones: Barra, Copacabana, Maracanã and Deodoro.
Rio earned the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games on October 2, 2009, beating Madrid by a vote of 66-32. The city proved itself capable of hosting a multi-sport Games thanks to the 2007 Pan American and Parapan American Games. In 2014 cities all around Brazil, including Rio, hosted the FIFA World Cup, which the country previously played host to i...
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Rio 2016: Games of the XXXI Olympiad. Broadcast television coverage of the Rio 2016: Summer Olympics Games of the XXXI Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 05 August 2016 through 21 August 2016.
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Jun 20, 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.
Aug 22, 2016 · The Olympic Games Rio 2016 delivered many remarkable and inspiring athletic achievements that were witnessed and shared by a vast global audience through record-breaking media coverage and unprecedented levels of digital engagement.
