The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The host city of the Games will be Rio de Janeiro as announced at the 121st IOC Session (which is also the 13th Olympic Congress) held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, 2009. They are scheduled to be held from August 5 to 21, 2016.
The 2016 Summer Paralympics will be held in the same city and organized by the same committee, and are scheduled to be held from September 7 to 18. The Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be the first edition held in South America, the second in Latin America (after Mexico City), the third edition held in the southern hemisphere (the first of which outside of Australia), and the first Games in a lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country.
This should be hot! Rio de Janeiro beat out Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo to host the 31st Olympiad. With a rich tradition of sports like football (soccer) and pageantry (Carnivale'), Rio has a chance to... more
This should be hot! Rio de Janeiro beat out Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo to host the 31st Olympiad. With a rich tradition of sports like football (soccer) and pageantry (Carnivale'), Rio has a chance to be a very special Olympic event. Can you imagine the opening ceremonies?!
This is the first games in South America. It will also introduce seven man rugby and reintroduce golf (not played since 1904) to the games.
I am thinking about 2016 Summer OlympicsThis should be hot! Rio de Janeiro beat out Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo to host the 31st Olympiad. With a rich tradition of sports like football (soccer) and... more
I am thinking about 2016 Summer OlympicsThis should be hot! Rio de Janeiro beat out Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo to host the 31st Olympiad. With a rich tradition of sports like football (soccer) and pageantry (Carnivale'), Rio has a chance to be a very special Olympic event. Can you imagine the opening ceremonies?!
This is the first games in South America. It will also introduce seven man rugby and reintroduce golf (not played since 1904) to the games.
This should be hot! Rio de Janeiro beat out Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo to host the 31st Olympiad. With a rich tradition of sports like football (soccer) and pageantry (Carnivale'), Rio has a chance... more
This should be hot! Rio de Janeiro beat out Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo to host the 31st Olympiad. With a rich tradition of sports like football (soccer) and pageantry (Carnivale'), Rio has a chance to be a very special Olympic event. Can you imagine the opening ceremonies?!
This is the first games in South America. It will also introduce seven man rugby and reintroduce golf (not played since 1904) to the games.