Where are the 2016 Summer Olympics held?

Where are the 2016 Summer Olympics held?

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.

Which countries were banned from the 2016 Summer Olympics?

The 2016 Summer Olympics were the first games in which Kosovo and South Sudan were eligible to participate. Bulgarian and Russian weightlifters were banned from Rio Olympics for numerous anti-doping violations.

How many venues were used in the 2016 Rio Olympics?

Venues and infrastructure. Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Events took place at eighteen existing venues, nine new venues constructed specifically for the Games, and seven temporary venues. Each event was held in one of four geographically segregated Olympic clusters: Barra, Copacabana, Deodoro, and Maracanã.

Where was the Olympic flame lit for the 2016 Olympics?

Volunteers working at the Olympic Stadium during the games. The Olympic flame was lit at the temple of Hera in Olympia on 21 April 2016, the traditional start of the Greek phase of the torch relay. On 27 April the flame was handed over to the Brazilian organisers at a ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.

What happened to Izzat Artykov at the 2016 Olympics?

On 18 August 2016, Kyrgyz weightlifter Izzat Artykov was stripped of his bronze medal in the men’s 69 kg event after testing positive for strychnine. Luis Javier Mosquera of Colombia, who had been the fourth-place finisher before Artykov’s disqualification, was moved into third place.

How many Americans have qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in BMX?

U.S. riders have received three men’s and two women’s quota spots for BMX at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Two cyclists have qualified by finishing in the top three at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships.