RIO OLYMPICS 2016 EVENT SCHEDULE VENUE SPORTS
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos OlÃmpicos de Verão de 2016),officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, and commonly known as Rio 2016, is a major international multi-sport event in the tradition of the Olympic Games due to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016. Record numbers of countries are participating in a record number of sports. More than 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), including first time entrants Kosovo and South Sudan, will take part.With 306 sets of medals, the games will feature 28 Olympic sports — including rugby sevens and golf, which were added by the International Olympic Committee in 2009. These sporting events will take place at 33 venues in the host city and at 5 venues in the cities of São Paulo (Brazil's largest city), Belo Horizonte, Salvador, BrasÃlia (Brazil's capital), and Manaus.
The Games
Opening ceremony
2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony and 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations
The opening ceremony will take place in the Maracanã Stadium on 5 August 2016.
Sports
The 2016 Summer Olympic program features 28 sports and a total of 41 disciplines and 306 events.
- 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)
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