Olympic Games

August 5 – August 21, 2016

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Rio 2016 Games will provide the best possible environment for peak performances. Athletes will enjoy world-class facilities, including a superb village, all located in one of the world’s most beautiful cities, in a compact layout for maximum convenience.

The competition venues will be clustered in four zones – Barra, Copacabana, Deodoro and Maracanã – and connected by a high-performance transport ring. Nearly half of the athletes will be able to reach their venues in less than 10 minutes, and almost 75 per cent will do so in less than 25 minutes. Of the 34 competition venues, of which 18 are already operational, eight will undergo some permanent works, seven will be totally temporary and nine are being constructed as permanent legacy venues.

The Rio Games will also celebrate and showcase sport, thanks to the city’s stunning setting and a desire to lift event presentation to new heights. At the same time, Rio 2016 will be an opportunity to deliver the broader aspirations for the long-term future of the city, region and country – an opportunity to hasten the transformation of Rio de Janeiro into an even greater global city.

Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.

The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practiced without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.

Summer Sports:

Archery

Athletics

Badminton

Basketball

Beach Volleyball

Boxing

Canoe Slalom

Canoe Sprint

Cycling BMX

Cycling Mountain Bike

Cycling Road

Cycling Track

Diving

Equestrian/Dressage

Equestrian/Eventing

Equestrian/Jumping

Fencing

Football

Golf

Gymnastics Artistic

Gymnastics Rhythmic

Handball

Hockey

Judo

Modern Pentathlon

Rowing

Rugby

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Synchronized Swimming

Table Tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Trampoline

Triathlon

Volleyball

Water Polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling Freestyle

Wrestling Greco-Roman

From: olympic.org