As we all are waiting for the grand event summer Olympics 2016 in rio, let us take a looks the basic details like the sports,venues and countries participating in it.
Rio 2016 Summer Olympics also known as Games of the XXXI Olympiad will begin on 5 August and will end on 21st August.
206 countries with more than 10,500 athletes are participating in this grand event.
The battle for Olympic medals will take place in 32 venues in Rio de Janeiro, plus five football co-host cities: Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Manaus, Salvador and São Paulo.
Rio 2016 Summer Olympics also known as Games of the XXXI Olympiad will begin on 5 August and will end on 21st August.
Rio 2016 Summer Olympics will have 306 sets of medals, with 28 Olympic sport. 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.
Sports in rio 2016 olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympic program has 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)
The battle for Olympic medals will take place in 32 venues in Rio de Janeiro, plus five football co-host cities: Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Manaus, Salvador and São Paulo.
| Ceremony | Maracanã | |
| Archery | Sambódromo | |
| Artistic Gymnastics | Rio Olympic Arena | |
| Athletics | Pontal | |
| Athletics | Olympic Stadium | |
| Athletics | Sambódromo | |
| Badminton | Riocentro - Pavilion 4 | |
| Basketball | Carioca Arena 1 | |
| Basketball | Youth Arena | |
| Beach Volleyball | Beach Volleyball Arena | |
| Boxing | Riocentro - Pavilion 6 | |
| Canoe Slalom | Whitewater Stadium | |
| Canoe Sprint | Lagoa Stadium | |
| Cycling BMX | Olympic BMX Centre | |
| Cycling Mountain Bike | Mountain Bike Centre | |
| Cycling Road | Fort Copacabana | |
| Cycling Road | Pontal | |
| Cycling Track | Rio Olympic Velodrome | |
| Diving | Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre | |
| Equestrian | Olympic Equestrian Centre | |
| Fencing | Carioca Arena 3 | |
| Football | Amazônia Arena | |
| Football | Corinthians Arena | |
| Football | Fonte Nova Arena | |
| Football | Mané Garrincha Stadium | |
| Football | Maracanã | |
| Football | Mineirão | |
| Football | Olympic Stadium | |
| Golf | Olympic Golf Course | |
| Handball | Future Arena | |
| Hockey | Olympic Hockey Centre | |
| Judo | Carioca Arena 2 | |
| Marathon Swimming | Fort Copacabana | |
| Modern Pentathlon | Deodoro Aquatics Centre | |
| Modern Pentathlon | Deodoro Stadium | |
| Modern Pentathlon | Youth Arena | |
| Rhythmic Gymnastics | Rio Olympic Arena | |
| Rowing | Lagoa Stadium | |
| Rugby Sevens | Deodoro Stadium | |
| Sailing | Marina da Glória | |
| Shooting | Olympic Shooting Centre | |
| Swimming | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | |
| Synchronised Swimming | Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre | |
| Table Tennis | Riocentro - Pavilion 3 | |
| Taekwondo | Carioca Arena 3 | |
| Tennis | Olympic Tennis Centre | |
| Trampoline Gymnastics | Rio Olympic Arena | |
| Triathlon | Fort Copacabana | |
| Volleyball | Maracanãzinho | |
| Water Polo | Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre | |
| Water Polo | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | |
| Weightlifting | Riocentro - Pavilion 2 | |
| Wrestling | Carioca Arena 2 |
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