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The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August 2016 to 21 August 2016. Approximately 11,000 athletes from 206 nations [ 1 ] participated in 306 events in 42 Olympic sport disciplines.
The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympics was officially launched on 16 May 2007. [8] The first step for each city was to submit an initial application to the International Olympic Committee by 13 September 2007, confirming their intention to bid.
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
The following is a list of bids for the Summer Olympics. It consists of the year the games were held or scheduled to be held, the date the decision was made, the city and country which issued the bid, the votes at the IOC Session for each voting round, and the ultimate host of the games.
2016 Olympic Bid News. Rio 2016; Madrid 2016; Tokyo 2016; Chicago 2016; Historical Bid Results; Winter Bids. 2026 Olympic Bid News; Future Winter Bids; ... GAMES: BID CITY (Winner in BOLD) 1896 Summer: Athens, Greece: 1900 Summer: Paris, France: 1904 Summer: St. Louis, USA Chicago, USA (originally selected but later switched)
3 paź 2009 · A gathering at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro after the city won the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Lalo de Almeida for The New York Times. By Juliet Macur. Oct. 2, 2009.
6 dni temu · Simone Biles Simone Biles performing on the balance beam during the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. Phelps was not the only American swimmer to dominate the Rio pool. Katie Ledecky won four gold medals (the 200-, 400-, and 800-meter freestyle and the 4 × 200-meter relay) and one silver (4 ×100-meter freestyle relay).
