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Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil starts on August 5 and will last until August 21, 2016.

The opening and closing ceremonies will take place at the Maracanã Stadium and during the games, around 16,000 athletes will compete in 306 sets of medals in 42 sports.

More than 1.6 million foreign tourists visit Rio de Janeiro every year. This is the most visited city in Brazil, because in 2015 alone, about a million tourists came to Rio for the carnival.

Here are some interesting facts about the 2016 Olympics that you wanted to know.

Summer Olympic Games 2016

1. For the first time in history, the Olympic Games will be held in South America.. Rio de Janeiro was voted in 2009, leaving cities like Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo behind.

2. The Olympic torch relay began on April 21 in the home of the Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece, passing through Brazil in a little more than 90 days, and completing its journey in Rio de Janeiro on August 5.

3. The opening and closing ceremony will be held on the Maracanã stadium, which holds the record for the largest number of football fans attending.

Although it currently holds about 78,000 people, it has been able to muster 173,000 fans during the 1950 FIFA World Cup final. It also hosted the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

4. Expected around 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will take part in the Olympics, playing 306 sets of awards.

5. Competitions will be held in four different zones: on Copacabana beach- where will the beach volleyball competitions take place, in Barra da Tijuca Where is the Olympic Park located? Deodoro- where will the water sports competitions take place, Olympic Centerbmx and centers for equestrian sports, as well as in Maracana where there are two large stadiums.

Sports in the 2016 Olympics

6. Golf will return to the Olympics after 112 years. The International Olympic Committee decided to reintroduce the sport, which was last competed in 1900 and 1904.

7. For the first time, Olympians born in 2000 will participate in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

According to the rules, athletes born before January 1, 2003 can take part in competitions, but in some sports other age restrictions apply. The youngest participants will most likely compete in sports such as gymnastics and diving.

8. A team of athletes who were forced to leave their country will take part in the competition. The IOC stated that about 5-10 private refugee team will compete under the Olympic flag.

9. Vinicius is the mascot for the 2016 Olympics.- a yellow-blue character representing the animal world of Brazil.

It looks like a cat or a monkey that can fly and stretch its limbs and body.

It was named after the Brazilian musician Vinicius de Moraes, who became one of the authors of the famous bossa nova composition "The Girl from Ipanema". Organizers hope the mascot will help them raise 1 billion reais ($398 million) from merchandise sales.

10. Total submitted to the Olympic Games 7.5 million tickets, ranging from $40 for some swimming events to nearly $3,000 for the top seats at the opening ceremony.

The most popular competitions are football, basketball, volleyball and handball.

11. The organizers are planning cook about 60,000 meals a day to feed athletes. Traditional Brazilian dishes will be offered, such as rice, black beans and grilled meat, tapioca, cheese rolls and acai berries.

Participants of the 2016 Olympic Games

12. The 2016 Olympics are expected to participation of 70,000 volunteers mainly from Brazil, USA, UK, Russia and China.

13. For the Olympics involved about 85,000 soldiers and police is the largest security force formed for an event in Brazilian history and is twice the size of the security forces present at the London 2012 Olympics.

14. The Organizing Committee provided Rio de Janeiro taxi drivers with the opportunity to enroll in free online English courses.

15. The motto of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was "Viva sua paixão", which translates as "Live your passion."

Next year it is planned to hold a large-scale event, participation in which is considered elite, not to mention the victory. We are talking about the Games (popularly called the Summer Olympics 2016). The most anticipated event of the summer of 2016 will take place from 5 to 16 August. There is already official information about where they will be held. The city in sunny Brazil - was chosen as the venue. It should be noted that this is the first precedent in the history of the Olympics, when it will be held in South America. At the very least, this fact makes the Summer Games a unique event.

More than enough time was allotted for the submission of applications for participation. This complex and extremely time-consuming process began back in 2007 (namely, May 16) and ended in September of the same year. Why so long ago, you ask? The answer is simple: the organization of the Olympic Games is a very responsible task that requires significant financial outlays. Several large cities popular among tourists submitted their applications for hosting the Olympics. Namely, Baku (Azerbaijan), Spanish Madrid, the city of gangsters - Chicago (USA), Doha (Qatar), Tokyo (Japan), ancient Prague (Czech Republic), the Brazilian city - Rio de Janeiro, as well as St. Petersburg. But since the Russian Federation was elected as the host of the Winter Games, its application was automatically withdrawn.

Venue selection

Before finally deciding in which city the event will be held, I had to go through almost all the circles of hell in reality. It all started on June 4, 2008, when four favorites were determined. The lucky ones were Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Chicago and Madrid. The final vote for the venue of the 2016 Olympiad was taken in Denmark (Copenhagen) on October 2, 2009.

The voting process was held according to all the rules of this important procedure, namely through three rounds. In the first round, the results were distributed as follows: Rio de Janeiro received 26 goals, Madrid - 28, Tokyo - 22, Chicago - 18. In the second round, the picture changed somewhat. Rio de Janeiro won the first place with 46 votes, leaving behind Madrid and Tokyo. Chicago received no support. In the final round, second place went to Madrid, and the winner's palm branch went to Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilians were extremely happy, as they were going to this for a long time. After all, Rio de Janeiro sent an application to host the games four times (in 1936, 1940, 2004 and 2012). But he was never among the finalists who participated in the decisive vote.

It was not without difficulties. The Rio Olympics are in jeopardy. In the winter of 2014, the IOC expressed serious concern that the construction of the venues where the Summer Olympics would be held was not invested in the set schedule. And there was a significant threat that they would not be put into operation on time. Therefore, already in May, the IOC began to hold consultations on the transfer of the Olympics to another place. 3 options were considered: London, Glasgow and, oddly enough, Moscow. A little later, it was decided that the final verdict would be made after the end of the world football championship. Taking into account the fact that the world community was against the postponement of the Olympics, the IOC confirmed the information that Rio de Janeiro will be the venue for the next Olympic Games.

Objects of the 2016 Olympics

6 heavenly corners of the city of exotic Brazil were chosen for the Games. The main object is Maracana. Why main? Yes, because it is here that the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as football matches, will be held. The Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium was built specifically for the Games. Competitions in gymnastics, trampolining and basketball matches will be held at the Rio Olympic Arena. Volleyball competitions will be held in a paradise - on the beach of Copacabana and Maracanazinho. Archery competitions will be held at the Sambadrome.

A lot of attention has traditionally been paid to the logo of the 2016 Olympics. It shows the confluence of mountains, sun and sea in the form of a graceful winding line and dancing men. The color scheme was chosen based on the national colors of Brazil: the symbol is made in blue, yellow and green colors. It should be noted that the choice was not easy. Approximately 150 possible options were presented to the attention of the judges.

Talismans for good luck

Also, special attention was focused on the mascots of the Olympics. Traditionally, the names for them were chosen by local residents who expressed their will by voting on the Internet. As a result, the talismans received their own names Vinicius and Tom. They got their names in honor of famous Brazilian musicians. The talismans have the appearance of representatives of the flora and fauna of Brazil (details have not yet been disclosed). It is only known that the image of the Brazilian fauna is represented by a joyful yellow beast, somewhat similar to a cat, and the flora is a large plant with yellow and green leaves on its head. The plans include the idea that these mascots will become the heroes of a television show.

financial question

Also, not so long ago, the approximate cost of the Summer Games 2016 was made public. The total budget was $17 billion. And this is taking into account the fact that half of the objects still need approval. That is, the number will increase significantly. Only 11 billion was spent on infrastructure improvements. According to competent individuals, the cost of games has increased due to inflation. It is worth noting that 60% of the costs were borne by Brazil, and the rest - by private business.

The Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) will be held in 2016 and will be held from 5 to 21 August. This Olympics is notable in that it will be the first Olympic Games to be hosted by South America. And now, among the unconquered continents, not counting Antarctica, only Africa remains, which has never hosted this large-scale event.

How did Rio become the capital?

Eight cities initially competed for the 2016 Olympics, but four finalists were selected for the final vote: Madrid (Spain), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Tokyo (Japan) and Chicago (USA). The choice of the capital took place in Copenhagen (Denmark) at the 121st session of the IOC on October 2, 2009.

Voting took place in the maximum number of rounds - three. And only in the first round there was a tense struggle among the candidate cities, in which Madrid won with a small margin from the rest. The second and third rounds were held with a clear advantage of the Brazilian Rio de Janeiro, which was declared the capital of the XXXI Olympic Games.

Jacques Rogge announces Rio de Janeiro as the host of the 2016 Olympic Games.

Note that this was not the first attempt by Rio to host the Olympics. Rio de Janeiro applied to host the 1936, 1940, 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics, but was never even included in the final vote.

Terms

The competition will take place during the calendar winter in South America. The temperature during this period ranges from +18 to +25 °C. The time difference between Moscow and Rio de Janeiro is 6 hours. The climate is hot and humid, a bit like.

Competition program

At the same session of the IOC, when Rio became the capital of the Games, it was decided to include in the program of the Olympic Games rugby sevens and golf, which are not new to the Games, but their absence has been measured for many decades. Golf returned to the program after 112 years, and rugby after 92 years. Thus, this did not greatly change the competitive program of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro compared to previous summer ones.

Talismans

Presentation of the mascots of the 2016 Olympics

Olympic venues

The organizers divided the competition venues into four zones: Barra, Deodoro, Maracana, Copacabana.

Barra

The busiest in terms of competition will be Barra, where many competitions are planned, also in Barra there will be an Olympic village, Olympic Park, the Main Press Center, and a Television Center.

Sports facilities in Barra:

• – Water Sports Center (swimming and synchronized swimming);
• – Maria Lenk swimming pool (water polo and diving);
• – Olympic Arena (sports and rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining);
• – Velodrome;
• – Olympic Tennis Center;
• – Riocenter (boxing, weightlifting, table tennis, badminton);
• – Olympic halls 1-4 (basketball, judo, taekwondo, wrestling, handball);
• - Golf center.

Deodoro

Deodoro, a former military base, will host competitions in equestrianism, modern pentathlon, fencing, rowing slalom, cycling (mountain bike and BMX) and shooting.

Maracana

The Maracana competition area is so named because its central facility will be the Maracanã stadium, one of the most famous football stadiums in the world. It will host opening and closing ceremonies, as well as football competitions. In addition to Rio de Janeiro, other Brazilian cities - Brasilia, Salvador, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte - will host football competitions. Other facilities in Maracanã will include the Maracanazinho Arena (volleyball) and the João Havelange Stadium (athletics).

Maracanã Stadium - arena for football matches, opening and closing ceremonies.

Copacabana

In the Copacabana zone, mainly competitions related to water will be held, because Copacabana is a sea beach, one of the most famous in the world:

• – Sailing;
• – Swimming in open water;
• – Triathlon;
• - Rowing sports.
• – Walking and marathon;
• – Cycling (highway);

For journalists, mini-Olympic villages will be built in the areas of Barra, Maracana and Deodoro.

Where will the 2016 Olympic Games be held? The next Summer Olympic Games 2016 will be held for the first time in their history in South America. This sports championship of the planet will be held in Brazil from 5 to 21 August.

Hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics

An application for the right to host this most prestigious sporting event was filed back in 2007. The following countries took part in the competition: Azerbaijan, USA, Spain, Japan, Qatar, Czech Republic and Brazil. Based on the results of the competition, four applicant cities were selected: Madrid, Tokyo, Chicago and Rio de Janeiro. In 2009, the International Olympic Committee held several tours of these cities and made the final decision on where these sports competitions would be held. The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will be the winning city and host of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Before that, Brazil made several attempts and submitted an application to the International Olympic Committee, but never made it to the final. According to preliminary data, more than 12 thousand athletes from 205 countries of the world will participate in the games. 306 sets of awards will be drawn. At the moment, the budget for the Olympics is $2.95 billion, and this does not take into account the costs that the government has allocated for the development of infrastructure in the places where the competitions will be held. Such a huge amount was the result of accounting for rising inflation, the use of the most advanced technologies and changes in some programs.

It should be noted that the program of the 2016 Olympics itself has not undergone significant changes, this is when compared with the previous Games held in 2012 in London, the capital of Great Britain. It was slightly supplemented with some provisions. For example, some sports have been added: golf, beach soccer, a simplified version of rugby and street basketball. The ongoing 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be the first environmentally friendly sporting event in history.

Especially for the Olympics, the RAFAA company from Switzerland built a huge waterfall that runs on solar panels and accumulates solar energy throughout the day. According to the developers, the capacity of this unique structure will be enough to fully provide electricity to the Olympic village and the entire city. The city authorities presented an improved transportation system Bus Rapid Transit. This vehicle will deliver people to various Olympic venues, moving along lanes specially allocated for it and linking the city districts with each other.

Olympic venues

The organizers of the games have allocated several areas for competitions, which are discussed below.

Barra

Most of the Olympics will be held in Barra. Several sports facilities were built in this place. Water polo and diving competitions will take place in the Maria Lenk Water Park. Rhythmic and artistic gymnastics competitions will be held at the Olympic Arena. The Riocenter will host boxing and weightlifting competitions. Basketball and martial arts competitions will be held in the Olympic halls. In addition, there is a Velodrome and a Tennis Center in Barra.

Deodoro

The following sports competitions will be held in this zone:

• mountain bike;
• Rowing slalom;
• Pentathlon;
• Shooting;
• Equestrian competitions;
• Fencing.

Maracana

This grandiose sports facility is one of the most popular football stadiums in the world. This stadium will host the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics, as well as the football championship, in which not only Rio de Janeiro, but also other Brazilian cities will participate. It is worth noting that in this zone there is the Joao Havelange facility, where athletics competitions will be held, as well as the Maracanazinho sports complex, where volleyball competitions will be held. Small Olympic villages have been built for media representatives at the competition venues.

Copacabana

Copacabana is considered one of the famous and picturesque beaches in the world. In this place, the organizers of the games plan to hold competitions in the following sports:

• Swimming;
• Sailing;
• Rowing;
• Triathlon.

Mascots and symbols of the 2016 Olympics

We found out that the 2016 Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro, and now let's talk about what the mascot will be. The 2016 Olympic Games will be held under the auspices of talismans that symbolize the Brazilian flora and fauna: a cat-like yellow animal and a blue-green plant, in which you can see the outlines of an exotic flower and tree. According to the results of the Internet voting, the mascots were named Vinicius and Tom, in honor of the famous Brazilian musicians.

During the development of the visual image of the Olympics, the designers pursued the goal of creating a feeling of a festive and at the same time solemn atmosphere for the guests of Rio de Janeiro. Here you can see the main values ​​and attributes of the city, as well as some of the elements that emphasize its passion and volatility.

In addition, the developed image reflects the places of Brazilian cities, which will host football matches of the Football Championship: Brasilia, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte. This Olympic image can be seen on tickets, posters, on sports facilities where sports competitions will be held. Medals for rewarding athletes will be made from precious metals obtained from the processing of electrical appliances. It is planned to produce about 5,000 medals for awarding, as well as about 75,000 commemorative medals and badges.

How much will the tickets cost

Many sports fans are wondering what the cost of tickets for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be? The organizers of this event released the following information: the cheapest ticket will cost 14 euros, and the most expensive - 420 euros. It is well known that the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games are considered the most spectacular, memorable and grandiose events. In order to get to these events, you will need to pay about 1,000 euros. Tickets can be purchased from the beginning of 2016 on the official website of the organizers of the games.

Volunteering

The organizers of the 2016 Olympics plan to attract about 60,000 volunteers to participate in all events. Application deadline was until the end of 2015. Anyone over the age of 18 could offer their services, regardless of their gender and nationality. Selected candidates are given special online trainings, during which they are introduced to the features of the upcoming work, as well as to the places where the Games will be held. During the Olympics, all volunteers will be provided with appropriate equipment and food. True, they will need to get to Rio de Janeiro at their own expense. At the end of the Olympic Games, all volunteers will receive exclusive gifts and special certificates.

Ready for the Olympics

Finally, we found out where the 2016 Olympics will be held. But the following should be noted: the International Olympic Committee is of the opinion that Brazil is not quite ready to host the Olympics. This is due to the fact that the organizers do not have enough finances and therefore they do not invest in the deadlines allotted for preparation. IOC officials say funding for all preparations is being delayed. Many sports facilities have not yet been completed, and Rio de Janeiro still lacks the necessary infrastructure and there is a shortage of hotel rooms.

It is also worth noting this fact: Guonabara Bay is heavily polluted and the authorities are now working on cleaning it up, because it is here that sailing, kayaking and canoeing competitions will be held. The organizers assure that by the beginning of the Olympics, all pollution will be eliminated. Information has appeared in the media that the organizers may change the venue for the 2016 Summer Olympics. According to some reports, the International Olympic Committee asked the UK authorities about the possibility of holding the Olympics in London for the second time in a row.

To which the British authorities agreed and assured that London was quite ready to host the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Although there are no official statements about this. Now representatives of the International Olympic Committee are taking a number of decisions to stabilize the situation. They offered the Brazilian authorities their assistance in the implementation of certain activities, as well as their readiness to constantly monitor the preparations for the Games so that they take place at the highest level. According to the situation that has developed at the end of 2015, they do not intend to transfer the Olympic Games to another country, and they will take place, as planned, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.

The Summer Olympics will be held in Brazil in Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August.
Live broadcasts will most likely not be very convenient for us to watch. Time zones will have their effect.
Surely the Olympics will amaze with a riot of colors. Carnival specialists will not miss the opportunity to demonstrate their skills.

Olympic venues 2016.

Maracana

The opening ceremony will take place here.
Football, athletics and volleyball competitions are also planned here and in the surrounding area.

Barra

Barra will host calisthenics, wrestling, basketball, tennis, cycling, golf, water polo and diving.

Copacabana

Copacabana will host swimming, rowing, sailing and triathlon competitions.

Deodoro

In Deodoro, it is planned to hold such sports events as: mountain biking; rowing slalom; pentathlon; shooting; equestrian competitions; fencing.

Talisman 2016

The talismans were characters of yellow-orange and blue-green colors.
Yellow looks like some kind of cat-like animal, and blue looks like a fruit or a bright sea anemone.
The animal-like talisman was named Vinicius, and the plant-like talisman was named Tom.

Olympics logo.

The logo is three dancing (by itself) little men green, yellow and blue. They combined the brightness of the hostess of the Olympiad - the sun, rough vegetation and the blue ocean.

Medals.

Medals for the 2016 Olympics will be made from old electrical appliances
The choice of raw materials is dictated by the desire to demonstrate the concern of the organizers of the Games for the environment.
The Brazilian Mint will produce 4,924 award and 75,000 commemorative medals for the Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

Ticket prices.

The cheapest ticket will cost sports fans 14 euros.
The organizers have not yet provided for discounts for preferential groups of citizens.
One of the most expensive pleasures will be going to the finals of the 100 meters. The ticket will cost 420 euros - these are the best places. In London, the cost of similar tickets was over 900 euros.
The best seats at the opening ceremony cost 1600 euros, in England, for such a pleasure, one had to part with the amount of 2530 euros.
The ticket price for the closing ceremony of Rio 2016 is about 1050 euros, for the tennis finals - 245 euros.