Post by SurferGirl on Jul 30, 2016 11:54:39 GMT -8
Overview
As many as 10,500 athletes from 207 countries around the world are expected to gather to compete in the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5-21 (some events begin on August 3). The event, more commonly referred to as the 2016 Summer Olympics, will kick off with the Opening Ceremonies on August 5 at Maracana Stadium. Twenty-eight sports will be featured, including traditional fan favorites such as gymnastics, basketball, and track and field.
Rio was awarded the Games on October 2, 2009 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The South American city beat out Madrid Spain in the final round of the bidding results. Tokyo, Japan and Chicago, Illinois, United States were the other two of the four finalists.
In the United States, events will be televised on the NBC family of networks. They Include NBC, NBC Sports Network, USA, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, Golf Channel, Telemundo (in Spanish) and NBC Universo (in Spanish). Events also may be streamed via the NBC mobile app.
In Australia, events will be televised on the Seven Network, which includes Channel 7 (main channel), 7TWO and 7Mate.
Rio is the first South American city to host an Olympics and the third city in the Southern Hemisphere to host the games.
The motto of the games is "A New World."
Schedule of Events
August 3
Gymnastics
Soccer
August 4
Gymnastics
Soccer
August 5
Opening Ceremonies
Archery
August 6
Archery*
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe/Kayak
Cycling*
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing*
Field Hockey
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo*
Rowing
Rugby
Shooting*
Soccer
Swimming*
Table Tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting*
August 7
Archery*
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe/Kayak
Cycling*
Diving*
Equestrian
Fencing*
Field Hockey
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo*
Rowing
Rugby
Shooting*
Soccer
Swimming*
Table Tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Weightlifting*
August 8
Archery
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe/Kayak
Diving*
Equestrian
Fencing*
Field Hockey
Gymnastics*
Handball
Judo*
Rowing
Rugby*
Sailing
Shooting*
Swimming*
Table Tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting*
August 9
Archery
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe/Kayak*
Diving*
Equestrian*
Fencing*
Field Hockey
Gymnastics*
Handball
Judo*
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing
Shooting*
Soccer
Swimming*
Table Tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting*
August 10
Archery
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe/Kayak*
Cycling*
Diving*
Equestrian
Fencing*
Field Hockey
Gymnastics*
Handball
Judo*
Rowing*
Rugby
Sailing
Shooting*
Soccer
Swimming*
Table Tennis*
Tennis
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting*
August 11
Archery*
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe/Kayak*
Cycling*
Equestrian
Fencing*
Field Hockey
Golf
Gymnastics*
Handball
Judo*
Rowing*
Rugby*
Sailing
Shooting*
Swimming*
Table Tennis*
Tennis
Volleyball
Water Polo
August 12
Archery*
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Cycling*
Diving
Equestrian*
Fencing*
Field Hockey
Golf
Handball
Judo*
Rowing*
Sailing
Shooting*
Soccer
Swimming*
Table Tennis
Tennis*
Track and Field*
Trampoline*
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting*
August 13
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Cycling*
Diving
Fencing*
Field Hockey
Golf
Handball
Rowing*
Sailing
Shooting*
Soccer
Swimming*
Table Tennis
Tennis*
Track and Field*
Trampoline*
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting*
August 14
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing*
Cycling*
Diving*
Equestrian
Fencing*
Field Hockey
Golf*
Gymnastics*
Handball
Sailing*
Shooting*
Synchronized Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis*
Track and Field*
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting*
Wrestling*
August 15
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing*
Canoe/Kayak
Cycling*
Diving
Equestrian*
Field Hockey
Gymnastics*
Handball
Sailing*
Swimming*
Synchronized Swimming
Table Tennis
Track and Field*
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting*
Wrestling*
August 16
Badminton
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing*
Canoe/Kayak*
Cycling*
Diving*
Equestrian
Field Hockey
Gymnastics*
Handball
Sailing*
Soccer
Swimming*
Synchronized Swimming*
Table Tennis*
Track and Field(
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting*
Wrestling*
August 17
Badminton*
Basketball
Beach Volleyball*
Boxing*
Canoe/Kayak
Cycling
Diving
Equestrian*
Field Hockey
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Sailing*
Soccer
Table Tennis*
Tae Kwon Do*
Track and Field*
Volleyball
Water polo
Wrestling*
August 18
Badminton*
Basketball
Beach Volleyball*
Boxing*
Canoe/Kayak*
Cycling*
Diving*
Field Hockey*
Golf
Handball
Modern Pentathlon
Sailing*
Synchronized Swimming
Tae Kwon Do*
Track and Field*
Triathlon*
Volleyball
Water Polo
Wrestling*
August 19
Badminton*
Basketball
Boxing*
Canoe/Kayak
Cycling*
Diving
Equestrian*
Field Hockey*
Golf
Handball
Modern Pentathlon*
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Sailing
Soccer*
Synchronized Swimming*
Tae Kwon Do*
Track and Field*
Volleyball
Water Polo*
Wrestling*
August 20
Badminton*
Basketball*
Boxing*
Canoe/Kayak*
Cycling*
Diving*
Golf*
Handball*
Modern Pentathlon*
Rhythmic Gymnastics*
Soccer*
Tae Kwon Do*
Track and Field*
Tiathlon*
Volleyball*
Water Polo*
Wrestling*
August 21
Basketball*
Boxing*
Cycling*
Handball*
Rhythmic Gymnastics*
Track and Field*
Volleyball*
Wrestling*
Closing Ceremonies
* There are several sports which have multiple categories. Medal awards in each sport and category are denoted with an asterisk for each day medals will be awarded in that sport/event.
Countries participating
Afghanistan · 3 athletes
Albania · 6 athletes
Algeria · 64 athletes
American Samoa · 4 athletes
Andorra · 5 athletes
Angola · 26 athletes
Antigua & Barbuda · 9 athletes
Argentina · 215 athletes
Armenia · 32 athletes
Aruba · 7 athletes
Australia · 419 athletes
Austria · 66 athletes
Azerbaijan · 55 athletes
Bahamas · 32 athletes
Bahrain · 35 athletes
Bangladesh · 7 athletes
Barbados · 11 athletes
Belarus · 120 athletes
Belgium · 106 athletes
Belize · 3 athletes
Benin · 6 athletes
Bermuda · 7 athletes
Bhutan · 2 athletes
Bolivia · 12 athletes
Bosnia & Herzegovina · 10 athletes
Botswana · 10 athletes
Brazil · 467 athletes
British Virgin Islands · 4 athletes
Brunei · 3 athletes
Bulgaria · 51 athletes
Burkina Faso · 5 athletes
Burundi · 9 athletes
Cambodia · 6 athletes
Cameroon · 23 athletes
Canada · 309 athletes
Cape Verde · 5 athletes
Cayman Islands · 4 athletes
Central African Republic · 6 athletes
Chad · 2 athletes
Chile · 41 athletes
China · 400 athletes
Chinese Taipei · 59 athletes
Colombia · 147 athletes
Comoros · 4 athletes
Congo · 11 athletes
Cook Islands · 9 athletes
Costa Rica · 10 athletes
Côte d'Ivoire · 12 athletes
Croatia · 88 athletes
Cuba · 115 athletes
Cyprus · 15 athletes
Czech Republic · 101 athletes
Denmark · 124 athletes
Djibouti · 7 athletes
Dominica · 2 athletes
Dominican Republic · 27 athletes
DR Congo · 4 athletes
Ecuador · 37 athletes
Egypt · 118 athletes
El Salvador · 8 athletes
Equatorial Guinea · 2 athletes
Eritrea · 12 athletes
Estonia · 42 athletes
Ethiopia · 38 athletes
Fiji · 51 athletes
Finland · 55 athletes
France · 396 athletes
FYR Macedonia · 6 athletes
Gabon · 6 athletes
Gambia · 4 athletes
Georgia · 40 athletes
Germany · 421 athletes
Ghana · 14 athletes
Great Britain · 366 athletes
Greece · 94 athletes
Grenada · 6 athletes
Guam · 5 athletes
Guatemala · 21 athletes
Guinea · 5 athletes
Guinea-Bissau · 5 athletes
Guyana · 6 athletes
Haiti · 10 athletes
Honduras · 27 athletes
Hong Kong, China · 38 athletes
Hungary · 156 athletes
Iceland · 8 athletes
Independent Olympic Athletes · 9 athletes
India · 120 athletes
Indonesia · 28 athletes
Iran · 62 athletes
Iraq · 22 athletes
Ireland · 77 athletes
Israel · 48 athletes
Italy · 303 athletes
Jamaica · 59 athletes
Japan · 338 athletes
Jordan · 8 athletes
Kazakhstan · 105 athletes
Kenya · 80 athletes
Kiribati · 3 athletes
Kosovo · 8 athletes
Kyrgyzstan · 18 athletes
Laos · 6 athletes
Latvia · 31 athletes
Lebanon · 8 athletes
Lesotho · 8 athletes
Liberia · 2 athletes
Libya · 7 athletes
Liechtenstein · 3 athletes
Lithuania · 66 athletes
Luxembourg · 10 athletes
Madagascar · 6 athletes
Malawi · 5 athletes
Malaysia · 32 athletes
Maldives · 4 athletes
Mali · 6 athletes
Malta · 7 athletes
Marshall Islands · 5 athletes
Mauritania · 2 athletes
Mauritius · 12 athletes
Mexico · 126 athletes
Micronesia · 5 athletes
Moldova · 22 athletes
Monaco · 3 athletes
Mongolia · 43 athletes
Montenegro · 35 athletes
Morocco · 49 athletes
Mozambique · 6 athletes
Myanmar · 7 athletes
Namibia · 10 athletes
Nauru · 2 athletes
Nepal · 7 athletes
Netherlands · 239 athletes
New Zealand · 199 athletes
Nicaragua · 5 athletes
Niger · 5 athletes
Nigeria · 75 athletes
North Korea · 31 athletes
Norway · 59 athletes
Oman · 4 athletes
Pakistan · 7 athletes
Palau · 5 athletes
Palestine · 6 athletes
Panama · 10 athletes
Papua New Guinea · 8 athletes
Paraguay · 11 athletes
Peru · 29 athletes
Philippines · 14 athletes
Poland · 243 athletes
Portugal · 93 athletes
Puerto Rico · 42 athletes
Qatar · 37 athletes
Refugee Olympic Athletes · 10 athletes
Romania · 98 athletes
Russia · 275 athletes
Rwanda · 8 athletes
Saint Kitts & Nevis · 7 athletes
Saint Lucia · 5 athletes
Samoa · 8 athletes
San Marino · 5 athletes
Sao Tome & Principe · 3 athletes
Saudi Arabia · 9 athletes
Senegal · 21 athletes
Serbia · 104 athletes
Seychelles · 10 athletes
Sierra Leone · 4 athletes
Singapore · 25 athletes
Slovakia · 49 athletes
Slovenia · 62 athletes
Solomon Islands · 3 athletes
Somalia · 2 athletes
South Africa · 136 athletes
South Korea · 205 athletes
South Sudan · 3 athletes
Spain · 303 athletes
Sri Lanka · 9 athletes
St Vincent & the Grenadines · 4 athletes
Sudan · 6 athletes
Suriname · 5 athletes
Swaziland · 2 athletes
Sweden · 154 athletes
Switzerland · 100 athletes
Syria · 7 athletes
Tajikistan · 7 athletes
Tanzania · 7 athletes
Thailand · 53 athletes
Timor-Leste · 3 athletes
Togo · 5 athletes
Tonga · 7 athletes
Trinidad & Tobago · 32 athletes
Tunisia · 60 athletes
Turkey · 102 athletes
Turkmenistan · 8 athletes
Tuvalu · 1 athlete
Uganda · 21 athletes
Ukraine · 199 athletes
United Arab Emirates · 12 athletes
United States · 550 athletes
Uruguay · 17 athletes
US Virgin Islands · 7 athletes
Uzbekistan · 69 athletes
Vanuatu · 4 athletes
Venezuela · 86 athletes
Vietnam · 23 athletes
Yemen · 4 athletes
Zambia · 7 athletes
Zimbabwe · 31 athletes
About Rio
Located in Southeast Brazil, Rio de Janeiro is the second-most populous municipality in the country with 6,453,682 people as of 2014. It was founded in 1565 by the Portuguese. In 1763, it had become the capital of the State of Brazil, which was a state of the Portuguese Empire. Rio was the capital of a republican Brazil until 1960 when it the capital was transferred to Brasilia.
Rio is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere. It's known for Carnival and several beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. The most iconic landmark is a huge statue of Christ the Redeemer which sits atop Corcovado Mountain. The statue is 124-feet tall, including a 26-foot pedestal. It's arms span 92-feet wide.
Marcana Stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies will take place, is one of the world's largest soccer stadiums in the world. It holds a capacity of 78,138. The official language of Rio and Brazil is Portuguese.
- JBH
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