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Twenty-seven world records and ninety-one Olympic records were set during the 2016 Summer Olympics. The records were set in archery, athletics, canoeing, cycling track, modern pentathlon, rowing, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting.
Aug 5, 2016 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
Athletes from 87 nations earned medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, breaking the record of most nations winning a medal at a single edition of the Olympics. However, following reallocation due to doping sanctions, an 87th country was later awarded a medal at the 2008 Olympics , tying the record.
Official medal table of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio. Find an alphabetical list of medals and celebrate the achievements of 2016's finest athletes.
4 days ago · Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Rio de Janeiro that took place August 5–21, 2016. The Rio Games were the 28th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The event marked the first time that either the Summer or the Winter Olympics were held in South America.
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.
Michael Phelps returned for his fifth Olympics and moved his medal total in swimming to 23 golds and 28 medals in all. Usain Bolt completed his third consecutive Olympics dominating the sprints
Aug 11, 2016 · Here is a breakdown of all the medals awarded and the athletes who have competed at each Olympics, starting with the 1896 Games in Athens. The schedule for the Games in Rio de Janeiro and all the...
Aug 22, 2016 · 27 new world records were set in Rio within the seven Olympic sports that recognise them - archery, athletics, modern pentathlon, track cycling, shooting, swimming and weightlifting.
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 participated in 306 events in 42 Olympic sport disciplines.
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad 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 on 3 August.
Get the full coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Watch videos, read stories, and access results and athlete records.
Apr 26, 2016 · As the 2016 Olympic Games edge closer, BBC Sport takes a look at everything you need to know ahead of the world's biggest sporting event this summer. When are the 2016 Olympics?
Watch video footage of medal-winning performances from Rio 2016. See the world's greatest athletes make Olympic history.
Olympics 2024: Tom Daley bullish on Team GB medal chances Team GB diving stalwart Tom Daley has insisted that it is possible to beat China's star-studded diving unit at Paris 2024 despite widely...
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad was a major international sport and cultural event from 5 August 2016, to 21 August. The host city was Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games was also held in the same city and organized by the same organizing committee.
Usain Bolt successfully completed a triple gold medal quest for the third straight time in the Summer Games, and the United States women’s water polo team repeated as Olympic champions. Credit ...
Jul 27, 2016 · Here are answers, plus more facts and figures to kick off the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When do the Olympics start? How many countries participate?
This is a chronological summary of the medal events of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With 306 sets of medals, the games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009.
Get 2016 Rio Olympics Medal table, results by Country, ranked by the number of gold, Silver, Bronze medals won by their athletes during 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
Aug 5, 2016 · Rio de Janiero, Brazil plays host to the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first South American city to do so. Here are the numbers behind the 31st installment of the quadrennial games.
The first Games ever to be held in South America featured 306 sets of medals and more than 11000 athletes from 205 countries.
5 days ago · The Summer Olympics were first held in their modern form in Athens in 1896 after being revived from the Ancient Greek ... The “Lochtegate” False Robbery Claims // 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de ...
3 days ago · By Victor Deng. Jul 24, 2024. COMMENT. Via Nike. Nike is once again going all out on the sneaker releases ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris. Fresh off dropping the 13-shoe "Blueprint ...
Re-live medal-winning moments and celebrate the world's finest athletes in their quest for gold at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio.
2 days ago · At the 2016 Rio Games, she became the youngest U.S. player to ever score in the Olympics, doing so at the age of 18. 329 medal events. 32 sports. Endless drama.
Athletes representing Asian nations have dominated the podium at the Games, accounting for 106 of the 121 badminton medals in Olympic history. At Paris 2024, 172 athletes will compete in the badminton competition. The events of men’s and women's singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and mixed doubles will be contested across 10 days of ...
