"Rio 2016" redirects here. For the 2016 Paralympic Games, see 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Games of the XXXI Olympiad
A green, gold and blue coloured design, featuring three people joining hands in a circular formation, sits above the words "Rio 2016", written in a stylistic font. The Olympic rings are placed underneath.
Host city Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Motto A new world
(Portuguese: Um mundo novo)
Nations participating 206
Athletes participating 11,000+
Events 306 in 28 sports
Opening ceremony 5 August
Closing ceremony 21 August
Officially opened by Acting President Michel Temer
Athlete's Oath Robert Scheidt
Judge's Oath Martinho Nobre
Olympic Torch Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima
Stadium Maracanã Stadium
Olympic rings
Part of a series on
2016 Summer Olympics[show]
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016),[a] 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 as governed by the International Olympic Committee, being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Opening rounds in certain events began on 3 August 2016—two days before the opening ceremony, and the Games is formally running from 5 August to 21 August 2016.
More than 11,000 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), including first time entrants Kosovo and South Sudan, are taking part.[1][2] With 306 sets of medals, the games features 28 Olympic sports—including rugby sevens and golf, which were added by the International Olympic Committee in 2009. These sporting events is taking place at 33 venues in the host city and at five venues in the cities of São Paulo (Brazil's largest city), Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Brasília (Brazil's capital), and Manaus.
These are the first Summer Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Thomas Bach.[1] The host city of Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st IOC Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. Rio became the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics. These are 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.[3]
The lead-up to these Games have been marked by controversies—including the instability of the country's federal government, 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.
STUNNING AND SUSTAINABLE WORK OF ART
Crowning the Rio 2016 Olympic cauldron is a kinetic sculpture by US artist Anthony Howe.
The dynamic and sustainable work of art represents the sun and moves with the power of wind. The artist's vision is that these two renewable energy sources should be more widely exploited.
“Our cauldron is a hybrid that moves itself through the wind and reflects fire," said one of the three directors, Andrucha Waddington. "The flame uses a small amount of gas, is small in size, and has this great sculpture by Anthony Howe. It’s greatness lies in its wind-power motion.”
23:49
HERE COMES THE FLAME!
Tennis legend Gustavo Kuerten - affectionately known as 'Guga' in Brazil - enters the Maracana with the Olympic torch, before passing it to ex-basketball player Hortencia, who passes it on to former marathon runner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima... WHO LIGHTS THE OLYMPIC CAULDRON!!!
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!
Games of the XXXI Olympiad
A green, gold and blue coloured design, featuring three people joining hands in a circular formation, sits above the words "Rio 2016", written in a stylistic font. The Olympic rings are placed underneath.
Host city Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Motto A new world
(Portuguese: Um mundo novo)
Nations participating 206
Athletes participating 11,000+
Events 306 in 28 sports
Opening ceremony 5 August
Closing ceremony 21 August
Officially opened by Acting President Michel Temer
Athlete's Oath Robert Scheidt
Judge's Oath Martinho Nobre
Olympic Torch Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima
Stadium Maracanã Stadium
Olympic rings
Part of a series on
2016 Summer Olympics[show]
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016),[a] 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 as governed by the International Olympic Committee, being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Opening rounds in certain events began on 3 August 2016—two days before the opening ceremony, and the Games is formally running from 5 August to 21 August 2016.
More than 11,000 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), including first time entrants Kosovo and South Sudan, are taking part.[1][2] With 306 sets of medals, the games features 28 Olympic sports—including rugby sevens and golf, which were added by the International Olympic Committee in 2009. These sporting events is taking place at 33 venues in the host city and at five venues in the cities of São Paulo (Brazil's largest city), Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Brasília (Brazil's capital), and Manaus.
These are the first Summer Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Thomas Bach.[1] The host city of Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st IOC Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. Rio became the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics. These are 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.[3]
The lead-up to these Games have been marked by controversies—including the instability of the country's federal government, 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.
STUNNING AND SUSTAINABLE WORK OF ART
Crowning the Rio 2016 Olympic cauldron is a kinetic sculpture by US artist Anthony Howe.
The dynamic and sustainable work of art represents the sun and moves with the power of wind. The artist's vision is that these two renewable energy sources should be more widely exploited.
“Our cauldron is a hybrid that moves itself through the wind and reflects fire," said one of the three directors, Andrucha Waddington. "The flame uses a small amount of gas, is small in size, and has this great sculpture by Anthony Howe. It’s greatness lies in its wind-power motion.”
23:49
HERE COMES THE FLAME!
Tennis legend Gustavo Kuerten - affectionately known as 'Guga' in Brazil - enters the Maracana with the Olympic torch, before passing it to ex-basketball player Hortencia, who passes it on to former marathon runner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima... WHO LIGHTS THE OLYMPIC CAULDRON!!!
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!
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