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The opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on the evening of Friday 5 August 2016 in the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, starting at 20:00 BRT (23:00 UTC). [1]
The Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics was an unsuccessful bid, first recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on September 14, 2007. [ 2] The IOC shortlisted four of the seven applicant cities— Madrid, Spain; Tokyo, Japan; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Chicago, United States; over Baku, Azerbaijan; Doha ...
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016 ), [ C] 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 ...
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CPB. ROOC. v. t. e. The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the "Games of the XXXI Olympiad", was an international multi-sport event held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016. [n 1] [ 1] Events took place at eighteen existing venues (eight of which required some redevelopment), nine new venues constructed for the ...
The closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 21 August 2016 from 20:00 to 22:50 BRT at the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1]As per traditional Olympic protocol, the ceremony featured cultural presentations from both the current (Brazil) and following (Japan) host countries, as well as closing remarks by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach ...
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games begin on Aug. 5, marking the first time a South American country has ever hosted the event. ... Opening and closing ceremonies will take place in Rio's Maracanã Stadium ...
Doha submitted its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics [ 85] after its hosting of the 2006 Asian Games, spending US$2.8 billion on infrastructure and venues. [ 86] The Doha 2016 bid won much regional support, for example from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) president [ 87] and the Gulf Cooperation Council.