NBC Summer Olympics (2016)

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The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, and commonly known as Rio 2016, is an upcoming major international multi-sport event in the tradition of the Olympic Games due to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.

A record number 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, are scheduled to 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, Brasília (Brazil's capital), and Manaus.

These will be the first Summer Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Thomas Bach. The host city of Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st IOC Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. Rio will become the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics. These will be the first games to be held in a Portuguese-speaking country, the first to be held entirely during the host country's winter season (the 2000 games began on 15 September – five days before the Southern Hemisphere's spring equinox), the first since 1968 to be held in Latin America, and the first since 2000 (and third overall) to be held in the Southern Hemisphere.<

The lead-up to these games have been marked by controversies—including the corruption and instability of the country's federal government, as well as prominent health and safety concerns surrounding the Zika virus and significant pollution in the Guanabara Bay, as well as a doping scandal involving Russia which has affected the participation of its athletes in these Games.

[edit] Bidding process

Main article: Bids for the 2016 Summer Olympics

121st Session International Olympic Committee October 2, 2009, in Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
City	NOC	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	26	46	66
Madrid	Spain	28	29	32
Tokyo	Japan	22	20	—
Chicago	United States	18	—	—

[edit] Development and preparation

[edit] Venues and infrastructure

Main article: Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics

[edit] Olympic park

[edit] Football

[edit] Urban renovation

[edit] Technology

The Rio Olympic Games will have brand-new robotic technology created by Mark Roberts Motion Control to broaden the reach of photographers at multiple venues

[edit] Financing

[edit] Phase I – Applicant City

[edit] Phase II – Candidate City

Public revenues

Private revenues

[edit] Investment

[edit] Torch relay

[edit] Ticketing

[edit] The Games

[edit] Opening ceremony

Main article: |2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations

The opening ceremony will take place in the Maracanã Stadium on 5 August 2016.

[edit] Sports

[edit] New sports

[edit] Participating National Olympic Committees

[edit] Refugee athletes

[edit] Independent Athletes

[edit] Calendar

Template:2016 Summer Olympics calendar

[edit] Logo

[edit] Official mascot

Main article: Vinicius and Tom

[edit] Event times

[edit] Closing ceremony

Main article: 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

The closing ceremony will also take place at the Maracanã Stadium on 21 August 2016.

[edit] Concerns and controversies

Main article: Concerns and controversies at the 2016 Summer Olympics

[edit] Zika virus

See also: List of athletes not attending Rio Olympics due to Zika virus concerns

[edit] Pollution

[edit] Political issues

[edit] Russian doping scandal and participation restrictions

[edit] Broadcasting

Main article: List of 2016 Summer Olympics broadcasters

[edit] References

[edit] External links