2016 Summer Olympics

Also known as Rio de Janeiro 2016, Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Rio 2016, The Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Rio Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympic Games, 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games

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The 2016 Summer Olympics were the 31st modern Olympic Games, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This international sporting event brought together athletes from around the world to compete in various sports and represent their countries on a global stage.

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

11,238 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.