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The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada), and commonly known as Rio 2016, was 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. Rio was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009.

More than 11,000 athletes from 207 nations took part in the 2016 Games, including first-time entrants Kosovo, South Sudan, and the Refugee Olympic Team. With 306 sets of medals, the games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009. These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Brasília, and Manaus.

These were the first Olympic Games to be held in South America, as well as the first to be held in a Portuguese-speaking country, the first summer edition to be held entirely in the host country's winter season, the first since 1968 to be held in Latin America, and the first since 2000 to be held in the Southern Hemisphere. These were the first Summer Olympics to take place under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency of Thomas Bach.

The United States topped the medal table, winning the most gold medals (46) and the highest number of medals overall (121); the US team also won its 1,000th Summer Olympic gold medal overall. Great Britain finished second and became only the second country in modern Olympic history to increase its tally of medals in the Olympiad immediately after being host nation. China finished third in the medal table. Host nation Brazil won seven gold medals, its largest tally at any single Summer Olympics, finishing in thirteenth place. Bahrain, Fiji, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kosovo, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Tajikistan, and Vietnam each won their first gold medals, as did the group of Independent Olympic Athletes (from Kuwait).

Venues[]

Venue Location Sporting Events
New competition venues
Carioca Arena 1 Rio de Janeiro Basketball
Carioca Arena 2 Judo, wrestling
Carioca Arena 3 Fencing, taekwondo
Olympic Aquatics Stadium Swimming, waterpolo (play-offs)
Olympic BMX Centre Cycling (BMX)
Olympic Golf Course Golf
Olympic Hockey Centre Field hockey
Olympic Tennis Centre (Main Court) Tennis
Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium Canoe/Kayak (slalom)
Rio Olympic Velodrome Cycling (track)
Youth Arena (Deodoro) Basketball (women's preliminary round), Modern pentathlon (fencing)
Existing competition venues
Deodoro Aquatics Centre Rio de Janeiro Modern pentathlon (swimming)
Maracanã Stadium Ceremonies, football (semi-final 2 and finals)
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
(Olympic Stadium (Engenhão))
Football (8 x group), Athletics (track and field)
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon Rowing, Canoe/Kayak (sprint)
Maracanãzinho Arena Volleyball
Maria Lenk Aquatics Center Diving, synchronized swimming, waterpolo (group matches)
Marina da Glória Sailing
Olympic Equestrian Center Equestrian
Olympic Shooting Center Shooting
HSBC Arena
(Rio Olympic Arena)
Gymnastics
Riocentro - Pavilion 6 Boxing
Riocentro - Pavilion 3 Table Tennis
Riocentro - Pavilion 4 Badminton
Sambódromo Archery, athletics (marathon)
Temporary competition venues
Copacabana Stadium Rio de Janeiro Beach volleyball
Deodoro Stadium Modern pentathlon (riding, combined running and shooting), rugby
Fort Copacabana Marathon swimming, cycling (road races), triathlon
Future Arena Handball
Mountain Bike Centre Cycling (mountain bike)
Pontal Athletics (racewalking), cycling (time trials)
Riocentro - Pavilion 2 Weightlifting
Competition venues outside Rio de Janeiro
Mané Garrincha National Stadium Brasília, Distrito Federal Football (8 x group, quarterfinals)
Mineirão Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Football (6 x group, quarterfinals, W semifinal, M 3rd place)
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Salvador, Bahia Football (8 x group, quarterfinals)
Arena Corinthians São Paulo, São Paulo Football (6 x group, quarterfinals, M semifinal, W 3rd place)
Arena de Amazônia Manaus, Amazonas Football (6 x group)

Broadcasting[]

Country Channel
Afghanistan RTA TV
Albania RTSH, SuperSport
Algeria EPTV
Andorra RTVE, France Télévisions
Angola TPA
Antigua and Barbuda ABS
Argentina TV Pública, TyC Sports
Asia Dentsu
Austria ORF
Azerbaijan İTV
Bahamas ZNS
Barbados CBC
Belarus Belteleradio
Belgium VRT, RTBF
Belize Channel 5, Channel 7
Benin ORTB
Bermuda BBC
Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT, RTRS, FTV
Botswana BTV
Brazil Rede Globo, Rede Bandeirantes, Rede Record, ESPN, Fox Sports, SporTV
Brunei Astro
Bulgaria BNT, TV+
Burundi RTNB
Cambodia TVK, Hang Meas HDTV
Canada CBC/Radio-Canada, TSN, Sportsnet, RDS
Cape Verde RTC
Caribbean CANOC Broadcasting Inc., CBU, CWC, ESPN
Cayman Islands Hurley's TV Ltd
Central African Republic TéléCentrafrique
Central Asia Dentsu
Chad Télé Tchad
Chile TVN
China CCTV, Tencent, Ali Sports
Chinese Taipei ELTA TV, Chunghwa Telecom, Formosa Television, PTS
Colombia Caracol Televisión, Canal RCN
Comoros ORTV
Congo TELE Congo
Costa Rica Repretel
Croatia HRT
Cuba ICRT
Cyprus CyBC
Czech Republic ČT, TV Nova, Český Rozhlas
Democratic Republic of the Congo RTNC
Denmark DR, TV 2
Dominican Republic CDN
Ecuador Teleamazonas
El Salvador TCS
Eritrea Eri-TV
Estonia ER, MTG
Europe Sportfive
Fiji FBC, Fiji Television
Finland Yle
France France Télévisions, Canal+
Gabon RTG
Gambia Groupe Excaf Telecom
Georgia GPB
Germany ARD, ZDF
Ghana GBC
Greece ERT, OTE
Grenada GBN
Guatemala Radio y Televisión de Guatemala
Guinea RTG
Guinea Bissau Guine Bissau Televisao, RTGB
Guyana NCN
Haiti Canal+
Honduras VTV
Hong Kong TVB
Hungary MTVA
Iceland RÚV, 365
India Doordarshan
Indonesia Emtek
Iran IRIB
Ireland RTÉ
Israel Sport 5
Italy RAI
Ivory Coast RTI
Jamaica Television Jamaica, CVM
Japan Japan Consortium
Kazakhstan Khabar TV, KazTRK
Kenya KBC
Kosovo RTK, SuperSport
Kuwait KTV
Kyrgyzstan KTRK
Laos LNTV
Latin America América Móvil, DirecTV, ESPN, Fox Sports
Latvia LTV, MTG
Lesotho Lesotho TV
Liberia LBS
Lithuania LNK, Lietuvos rytas TV, MTG
Luxembourg RTL
Macau TDM, CCTV
Macedonia MRT
Madagascar ORTM
Malawi MBC
Malaysia Astro, HyppTV, RTM
Marshall Islands MBC
Mauritius MBC
Mexico Canal 22, Canal Once
Middle East and North Africa ASBU, beIN Sports, Abu Dhabi Sports
Moldova TRM
Mongolia MNB, MNC
Montenegro RTCG
Morocco SNRT
Mozambique TVM
Myanmar MRTV, Sky Net, Channel 9
Namibia NBC
Nauru Nauru Media Bureau
Netherlands NOS
New Zealand Prime, Sky Television
Nigeria DAAR Communications Plc, Hip TV, NTA, Silverbird Communications
Niue BCN
North Korea SBS
Norway TV 2
Pacific Islands Sky Television
Pakistan PTV
Palau PNCC
Papua New Guinea EM TV
Paraguay Paraguay TV
Peru Latina Television
Philippines TV5
Poland TVP
Portugal RTP, Sport TV
Puerto Rico NBCUniversal
Qatar QGBTC
Romania TVR
Russia Channel One, VGTRK, NTV Plus
Rwanda RTV
Saint Kitts and Nevis ZIZ
Saint Lucia HTS
Samoa SBC
San Marino RAI
Senegal Groupe Excaf Telecom
Serbia RTS
Seychelles SBC
Sierra Leone SLBC
Singapore Mediacorp
Slovakia RTVS, TV Nova
Slovenia RTV Slovenija
Solomon Islands Solomon Telekom
South Africa SABC, SuperSport
South Asia Star India
South Korea SBS, MBC, KBS
Spain RTVE
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Sub-Saharan Africa SuperSport, Infront Sports and Media, TV5Monde, Canal+
Suriname STVS, ABC
Swaziland Swazi TV
Sweden MTG
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
SRG SSR
Tajikistan Television Varzish
Tanzania Azam Media
Thailand TV Pool
Tonga TBC
Trinidad and Tobago CNMG, CCN TV6
Tunisia ERTT
Turkey TRT
Uganda UBC
Ukraine NTKU
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Media
United Kingdom BBC
United States NBCUniversal
Uruguay TNU
Uzbekistan MTRK
Vanuatu VBTC
Venezuela TVes
Vietnam VTV, Yan TV
Zimbabwe ZBC
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