From May to September 2007, he accepted applications to determine the place where the 2016 Summer Olympics will be held. Baku, Doha, the Spanish, Brazilian, Japanese and Czech capitals, as well as the largest American city of Chicago and our northern capital expressed their desire to host these largest world cities. However, the latter withdrew its application after Russia received the right to host the Winter Games on its territory. In June 2008, four cities out of all applicants reached the final. They were Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Chicago and Madrid.
Summer Olympics 2016: Venue
The final round of voting took place on October 2, 2009 at the 121st session of the IOC in Copenhagen, Denmark. The world learned about the voting results from the message of the president of this organization, whose speech was broadcast live by all the leading TV channels of the planet. As a result of three rounds, the Brazilian Rio de Janeiro was able to beat Madrid. At the same time, Tokyo and Chicago, which also reached the final, were eliminated during the previous two. And if the failure did not come as a surprise, then the largest American city (whose application the US President and his wife came to help), which was considered one of the favorites, lost completely inexplicably.
First time on the South American continent
Prior to that, South America had never hosted these major and prestigious sports competitions, so the Brazilian delegation focused on this. Rio de Janeiro, which will host the 2016 Summer Olympics, presented its application not only on behalf of the city, or even the country, but on behalf of the entire continent. In addition, this year, two years before the start of the main summer sports forum, Brazil will host the World Cup. Interestingly, prior to the IOC voting on where the 2016 Summer Olympics would be held, this was cited as one of the weaknesses in Rio's candidacy.
Environmentally friendly competition
The 2016 Summer Olympics, which will be held in the capital of Brazil, will be the first ever environmentally friendly competition. The Swiss architecture firm RAFAA, which specializes in eco-projects, has created a literally fantastic structure that generates energy from sunlight during the day and from water at night. This building, according to many, will become one of the most beautiful on the planet. This news alone testifies to the scope with which the 2016 Summer Olympics are being prepared.
Sports forum in the homeland of the carnival
Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most interesting cities on the planet, has a lot of experience in hosting very large-scale events. Every year, thousands and thousands of tourists come to the Brazilian capital to celebrate the New Year, or to the traditional carnival. Moreover, major sporting events have already been held in Rio de Janeiro.
It was here that the very popular Pan American Games took place in 2007, which the IOC recognized as the best in their history. The authorities of this magnificent city, in which the 2016 Summer Olympics are expected, are busy not only with the construction of various stadiums and arenas. They actively reduce their crime rate in order to be able to show Rio from the best side. To this end, numerous additional police detachments have already been created today, which have begun patrolling the city's slums and criminal areas. This work has already yielded positive results, significantly reducing the crime rate. By the end of this year, the authorities of Rio de Janeiro plan to reduce this level to almost zero.
Ready state
In the summer of 2012, the Commission of the Olympic Committee came to the city where the next Summer Olympics 2016 will be held, with a check. Then it was noted that the most important infrastructure facilities, such as the press center and the Olympic Park, have not yet been launched in Rio de Janeiro, and the contractors who will have to build the shooting complex have not been identified.
At the same time, the construction of all other Olympic facilities has already begun in the city, the completion and commissioning of which is expected by the end of 2015. These include all major infrastructure buildings and major projects such as metro lines, highways and many others. The authorities of Rio de Janeiro then announced that they had scheduled the construction of the Olympic Park for the second half of 2012, and all sports facilities that would be built in the Deodoro area would be completed in 2013. And today the IOC states that the organizers kept their word: this is evidenced by another check.
The Brazilians promise that the spectacle of the opening of the Olympics, which, like the closing, will be held at the world-famous Maracanã stadium, will be the brightest and simply fantastic. According to them, there has never been such a show in the history of the Olympic Games. Rio will meet guests with his characteristic cordiality, trying to impress them with his sparkling temperament.
It is interesting that the granddaughter of the English Queen Elizabeth II will also fight for a medal at the 2016 Olympic Games. announced her participation in equestrian competitions.
Program
Since the 2016 Olympics are summer, its sports will remain the same as in previous competitions. However, according to the IOC decision, the program will include two new ones, which will be selected from seven applicants. The fact that the list of competitions will increase, it became known back in 2009. Seven sports associations have submitted applications to the International Olympic Committee, but only two will be selected.
Returns to the program were sought by softball and baseball, excluded from it due to the fact that many top athletes did not take part in the competition. In addition, karate, squash and roller sports are among the contenders. The IOC has limited the number of sports in the Brazilian Olympics to twenty-eight.
A special commission that studied the applications of applicants is led by the Italian Franco Carraro. The IOC member had to submit the final program of the Olympics for approval to the executive body. The voting took place in October 2009, and as a result, rugby and golf were included in the program of the summer games, which will be held in the Brazilian capital. A game as popular on the American continent as baseball has not been able to prove that it can ensure that the best players in this sport participate in competitions.
The main obstacle to this was the fact that just during the Games in Rio de Janeiro in the United States, the main American championship will be in full swing.
Main sports venues
Football matches, as well as the opening and closing of the games will be held at the arena of the most famous stadium on the planet - Maracana. It is supposed to be held in the "Aquatic Center".
Competitions in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining and basketball will be held at the Rio Olympic Arena. This multi-profile sports complex is able to accommodate up to eighteen thousand spectators.
Beach volleyball, triathlon and open water swimming will be raffled off. Volleyball games will be hosted by Maracanazinho, an indoor sports arena in the largest area of Rio de Janeiro - Maracana. And archery competitions will be held in the Sambadrome.
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
The mascots of the Games are two animals representing the flora and fauna of Brazil. One talisman is yellow in color and symbolizes the brightest and most common representatives of the animal world of Brazil - a monkey and a parrot. The second beast has become a collective image of the Brazilian flora; in its features one can recognize both elements of wood and elements of a flower.
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 British 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.
In 2016, the next Olympic Summer Games will be held in South America for the first time. The competition will be held in Brazil between August 5 -21.
Hosting the 2016 Olympics
Applications for this large-scale event began to be submitted in 2007. Such countries as the USA, Azerbaijan, Japan, Spain, Qatar, Brazil and the Czech Republic took part in the competition. As a result, four finalist cities were selected: Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo. In 2009, after several rounds, the International Olympic Committee finally decided where the Olympiad would be held and chose the winner - city in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro
Up to this point, the country has applied several times, but never reached the final. According to rough data, more than 12,000 athletes from 205 countries will take part in the games. 306 sets of medals will be played. The event currently has a budget of $2.93 billion, excluding government funding for infrastructure development at the Olympic venue. This amount is associated with rising inflation, the use of the most innovative technologies, as well as changes in the rules in some programs.
It should be noted that the competition program has not undergone any global changes compared to the previous Games, which were held in UK, however, it has been slightly expanded. The following sports have been added to it: beach soccer, golf, street basketball and a simplified version of rugby. The 2016 Rio Olympics will be the world's first environmentally friendly competition.
Especially for this event, the Swiss company RAFAA built a large-scale artificial waterfall, powered by solar panels, and accumulating solar energy throughout the daylight hours. It is assumed that the performance of this unique design will be sufficient to provide electricity not only to the Olympic village, but also to the city itself. What other distinctive features will the Summer Olympiad have in 2016? The city authorities introduced a unique system of movement Bus Rapid Transit. This modern vehicle will deliver people to various sports facilities, moving along specially dedicated lanes that connect the western and northern regions of Rio de Janeiro.
Olympic venues
The organizers of the event have identified several main areas for the competition.
Most of the sports will take place in barre. For these purposes, several Olympic facilities have been built here. In the Maria Lenk Water Park, it is planned to hold competitions in diving, as well as water polo. Competitions in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics will be held at the Olympic Arena. For sports such as boxing and weightlifting, a separate zone will be allocated - the Riocenter. The Olympic halls will host basketball competitions, as well as various types of martial arts. In addition, there is a Tennis Center and Velodorom in Barra.
The following sports competitions are planned to be held in this zone:
- rowing slalom;
- mountain bike;
- shooting;
- pentathlon;
- fencing;
- equestrian competition.
This large-scale object is one of the most popular football stadiums worldwide. It is here that the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held, as well as the football championship, in which not only Rio de Janeiro, but also other Brazilian cities will take part. In addition, the area hosts the João Havelange facility, where athletics competitions will be held, and the Maracanazinho sports complex, designed for volleyball competitions. Especially for members of the press, small Olympic villages will be built in Maracanã, Barra and Deodoro.
Copacabana is one of the most beautiful and famous beaches in the world, where the organizers plan to host the following water competitions:
- sailing;
- swimming;
- triathlon;
- rowing.
Symbols and talismans
The 2016 Olympics will be held under the auspices of the mascots, which are collective images of the Brazilian flora and fauna: a yellow animal resembling a cat in appearance, as well as a blue-green plant, in which features of an exotic tree and flower can be traced. As a result of voting conducted on the Internet, the talismans received names Volume And Vinicius, in honor of famous Brazilian musicians. 
When developing the visual image of the Olympic Games, the main goal of the designers was to create a solemn and festive atmosphere for the guests of Rio de Janeiro. It shows the main attributes and values of the city, as well as elements that emphasize its variability and passion. In addition, the image reflects the places of famous Brazilian cities that will host football competitions in 2016: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia and Sao Paulo. The visual image of the Olympics can be seen on posters, tickets, as well as on all sports facilities where competitions will be held. Medals for athletes will be made from precious metals obtained from the processing of electrical appliances. Brazil plans to release approx. 5000 medals for awarding and 75,000 commemorative medals.
A question of price
Many sports fans are concerned about the question, how much do tickets for the 2016 Olympics, held in Brazil, cost? The organizers of the event provided information that the price of the cheapest ticket will be 14 euros, and the most expensive - 420 euros. As you know, the most grandiose and memorable event is the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. In order to get to it, the guests of the event will have to spend at least 1000 euros. It will be possible to purchase tickets in early 2015 on a specialized website.
Volunteering
The organizers of the 2016 Olympics plan to attract about 60,000 volunteers. The application deadline was until the end of 2014. Anyone over the age of 18 could offer their services, regardless of nationality and gender. Special online trainings will be held with the selected candidates, where they will be introduced to the features of the work performed, as well as the place where sports competitions should be held. During the games, all volunteers will be provided with free meals and appropriate equipment. However, they need to get to Rio at their own expense. After the end of the event, all volunteers will receive certificates and exclusive gifts.
Ready for the Olympics
It is worth noting that at present the International Olympic Committee believes that Brazil is not fully prepared to host this event, as the organizers do not have enough funds for this, as a result of which they do not meet the deadlines. The IOC also notes that the financing of all preparatory work is carried out with great delays. Many sports facilities in the country have not yet been completed, moreover, in Rio de Janeiro, the necessary infrastructure is still lacking and there is a shortage of rooms in hotel complexes. 
In addition, the Gulf of Guanabara, where sports competitions in canoeing and kayaking, as well as in sailing, are to be held, heavily polluted, and the Brazilian authorities are currently cleaning it up. However, the Olympic Committee says that all contamination will be removed by the start of the ceremony. Information has appeared in the press that the venue for the Summer Olympics in 2016 may be changed. According to some reports, IOC representatives have already asked their colleagues from the UK whether it is possible to organize this event in London, to which they received an answer that the city is able to host the Olympic Games for the second time in a row. However, no there have been no official statements about this yet. At present, the International Olympic Committee has taken a number of decisions aimed at stabilizing the situation. Its representatives expressed their readiness to help the Brazilian organizers implement part of the projects, as well as constantly monitor the preparations for the Olympics so that it is held at the highest level.
According to the situation for the fall of 2015, the Olympiad will not be postponed and it will be held in Rio De Janeiro.
Less than a year is left before the opening of the next Summer Olympic Games. The main sports competitions of the four years will start on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro at the Maracana Stadium. For the first time, the Olympics will be held in South America.
Summer Olympic Games-2016were far from the first application for such a competition in Brazil. Previously, Rio de Janeiro claimed to host the Olympics in 1936, 1940, 2004 and 2012. Attempts to host the main Games were successful for Rio only for the fifth time. In addition to Brazil, Madrid (Spain), Tokyo (Japan) and Chicago (USA) also competed for the right to host the XXXI Summer Games. Interestingly, at the first stage, St. Petersburg also fought for the possibility of hosting the Summer Olympic Games. However, in the summer of 2007, after the city of Sochi received the right to host the 2014 Winter Games, the northern capital withdrew from this race.
NUMBERS
The Summer Olympic Games in sunny Brazil will be held from 5 to 21 August. August in this country is considered calendar winter. The air temperature at this time here is from +18 to +25 degrees. In Rio de Janeiro, August is the "coldest" and windiest month of the year, but also one of the sunniest (22 days of clear weather). The opening ceremony of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games will begin on August 5 at 18:00 local time (in the Southern Urals - 2 am). In a tradition that began at the 1996 Games, it will be Friday.
Feature of the upcoming Olympics will be a return to the official program after a long absence of sports such as rugby sevens and golf. The last time rugby was held as part of the Summer Games was 92 years ago, and golf has not been considered an Olympic sport for the past 112 years.
According to the organizers, in the upcoming competitions more than 10 thousand athletes will take part, which will represent 205 countries of the world. Athletes will play 306 sets awards in 42 types. The largest number of medals - 47 sets (23 for women, 24 for men) will go to athletes. Almost 5,000 award and 75,000 commemorative Olympic medals will be produced by the Brazilian Mint.
Over 7.5 million tickets for sports competitions can already be purchased by booking them through the National Olympic Committee. The cheapest seats at the grand opening ceremony will cost viewers $86, while the price of the most expensive reaches up to $2,000. The average ticket price for the competition is $30.
The official cost of preparing for the Olympics in Brazil today is 2.9 billion dollars. The amount differs significantly from the originally announced - 1.8 billion. The organizers attributed the significant increase to inflation, the addition of new species to the program and an unforeseen increase in the cost of equipping the Olympic Village.
SYMBOLS OF RIO 2016
Emblem of the XXXI Olympic Games, according to its creators, symbolizes Rio de Janeiro itself. The symbol of the future Games is based on the three colors of the national flag of Brazil, and the sinuous lines represent the sea, the sun, the mountains and the silhouettes of people dancing together.
- Vinicius and Tom- presented back in November 2014. The names of the patrons of the Games were given in honor of famous Brazilian musicians. The characters are collective images of the richest flora and fauna of a tropical country. The Olympic talisman was depicted in the form of a smiling yellow animal Vinicius, similar to a cat. Tom, resembling a cross between a flower and a tree, is the mascot of the Paralympic Games, the personification of the Brazilian flora.
OLYMPIC FIRE
The traditional lighting of the fire will take place on April 21, 2016 in Greece. The flames will be delivered to the capital of the Games by a special flight by air by April 27, and will start on May 3 olympic torch relay "Rio 2016". It is planned to involve 12 thousand torchbearers in it. The length of the walking route for each of the participants will be about 200 meters. The total length of the route will be 20 and 16 thousand km by land and air, respectively.
The relay will take place almost throughout Brazil, and almost 90% of the country's inhabitants will have the opportunity to see this event. The end of the long journey of the Olympic flame will be the grand opening of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
OLYMPIC VENUES
Sports venues the organizers divided into four zones: Copacabana, Maracana, Deodoro and Barra.
Copacabana as one of the most famous beaches in the world, will be an area predominantly for aquatic species. There will be medals in sailing, open water swimming, triathlon, rowing, as well as cycling (highway), walking and marathon.
Maracana zone named after its central sports facility - the famous football stadium. It is at the Maracana stadium that the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games, as well as football competitions, will be held. Other facilities in this zone include the Maracanizinho volleyball arena and the Joao Havelange stadium, where athletes will perform.
Former military base Deodoro as planned by the organizers for the duration of the Games, it will become a competitive zone where medals in equestrian sports, modern pentathlon, fencing, rowing slalom, cycling (BMX, mountain bike) and shooting will be played.
The largest and most competitive area in Rio will be Barra. It will house: the Olympic Arena (rhythmic and artistic gymnastics, trampolining), the Olympic Tennis Center, the Maria Lenk swimming pool (water polo, diving), a water sports center (swimming, synchronized swimming), Riocenter (boxing , badminton, table tennis, weightlifting), Olympic halls 1-4 (taekwondo, judo, wrestling, basketball, handball), golf center, velodrome.
In addition to sports grounds, Barra is home to the Olympic Park and the Olympic Village, as well as press and television centers.
Before the opening of the Olympic Games, by sports standards, the wait is not so long - less than a year! In some sports, the struggle for tickets to the main starts of the four-year period is already in full swing. It is too early to talk about possible results and make any predictions. However, fans of the Russian team believe that very soon the next Olympic Games will write new Russian names in the history of world sports.
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