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The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, and commonly known as Rio 2016, are a major international multi-sport event that will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016. Record numbers of countries and sets of medals are awaiting in the games. More than 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), including from Kosovo and South Sudan for the first time, will take part in this sporting event. With 306 sets of medals, the games will feature 28 Olympic sports — including rugby sevens and golf, which were added by the International Olympic Committee in 2009. These sporting events will take place on 33 venues in the host city and additionally on 5 venues in the cities of São Paulo (Brazil's largest city), Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Brasília (Brazil's capital), and Manaus.
The host city of Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st IOC Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. The other finalists were Madrid, Spain; Chicago, United States; and Tokyo, Japan. Rio will become the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics, the second city in Latin America to host the event after Mexico City in 1968, and the first since 2000 in the Southern Hemisphere. This will be the third time the Summer Olympics are held in a developing country, after the 1968 Games in Mexico and the 1988 Games in South Korea.
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad (French: Jeux olympiques d'été), first held in 1896, are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that started in 1904. The Winter Olympic Games were also created due to the success of the Summer Olympics.
The Olympics have increased from a 42-event competition with fewer than 250 male competitors from 14 nations to a 300-event sporting celebration with over 10,000 competitors from 205 nations. Organizers for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing expected approximately 10,500 competitors to take part in the 302 events on the program for the games.
Eighteen countries have hosted the Summer Olympics, with Great Britain 2012 being the most recent. The United States has hosted four Summer Olympics (1904, 1932, 1984, and 1996), more than any other nation, and Great Britain has hosted three Summer Olympics (1908, 1948, and 2012), all in London. Three cities have hosted two Summer Olympics: Los Angeles (1932 and 1984), Paris (1900 and 1924), and Athens (1896 and 2004).
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American competition swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 22 medals in three Olympiads. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (18, double the second highest record holders), Olympic gold medals in individual events (11), and Olympic medals in individual events for a male (13). In winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps took the record away from fellow swimmer Mark Spitz (7) for the most first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games. Five of those victories were in individual events, tying the single Games record. In the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four golds and two silver medals, making him the most successful athlete of the Games for the third Olympics in a row.
Phelps is the long course world recordholder in the 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter individual medley as well as the former long course world recordholder in the 200-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley. He has won a total of 77 medals in major international long-course competition, totalling 61 gold, 13 silver, and 3 bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific Championships. Phelps's international titles and record-breaking performances have earned him the World Swimmer of the Year Award seven times and American Swimmer of the Year Award nine times as well as the FINA Swimmer of the Year Award in 2012. His unprecedented Olympic success in 2008 earned Phelps Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award.
Simone competed in the Women's individual all round at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Her final score was 62.198. No copy right intended!!
The 2016 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and as Rio 2016, is a major international multi-sport event due to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The host city of the Games will be Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, announced at the 121st IOC Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, 2009. The games will open on the 5th of August and the closing ceremony will be on the 21st of August. There will be 35 competition venues mainly in Barra da Tijuca, but also in three other zones: Copacabana, Deodoro, and Maracanã. It will be the first time a South American and Lusophone city will host the event. The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games was officially launched on May 16, 200...
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I'm back! I compiled the 10 biggest fails so far of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. From Michael Phelps breaking his swimming cap, to Samir Ait Said breaking his leg in gymnastics. Enjoy in 4K! This video respects fair use principles as every event provides context, background information and is properly researched in order to teach and inform viewers on unique Olympic performances. Here's all the fails in text form: 10) Kei Nishikori, a Japanese tennis player, drops his racket. 9) Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten crashes on the road. 8) French fencer Enzo LeFort's phone drops out of his pocket. 7) Serbian rowers Milos Vasic and Nenad Benik fall in the water. 6) Spainish swimmer Miguel Duran Navia has a false start. 5) Michael Phelps tears cap seconds before swimming in relay 4) Brit...
rio olympics 2016 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016),[a] officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and commonly known as Rio 2016, is a major international multi-sport event being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August to 21 August 2016.More than 11,000 athletes from 206 countries, including first time entrants Kosovo and South Sudan, are taking part.[1][2] With 306 sets of medals, the games features 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added by the International Olympic Committee in 2009. These sporting events are taking place at 33 venues in the host city, and at five in São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Brasília and Manaus.These are the first Summer Olympic Games under the IOC pre...
As the second week of the 2016 Summer Olympics begins, fans are buzzing over Usain Bolt's latest gold medal and Wayde van Niekerk eclipsing Michael Johnson's 1999 record in the 400m race. TheStreet's Scott Gamm speaks with Matt Slater, chief sports reporter at The Press Association, who has been covering the games from Rio de Janeiro. Team USA scored 26 gold medals so far, more than any other country. Subscribe to TheStreetTV on YouTube: http://t.st/TheStreetTV For more content from TheStreet visit: http://thestreet.com Check out all our videos: http://youtube.com/user/TheStreetTV Follow TheStreet on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thestreet Like TheStreet on Facebook: http://facebook.com/TheStreet Follow TheStreet on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/theStreet Follow TheStreet on Goog...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Michael Phelps is golden again. The most-decorated Olympian of all time added to his record medal haul with yet another gold on Sunday as the U.S. pulled away to win the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. It’s Phelps’ 19th gold medal and 23rd overall. Swimming the second leg, Phelps teamed with Caeleb Dressel, Anthony Ervin and anchor Nathan Adrian to land the gold medal with a time of 3:09:92. The Americans were widely considered underdogs to Australia but ended up leading nearly the entire race and closed strong on the strength of Adrian. France outpaced Australia as well to win silver with a time of 3:10:53. The Aussies rounded out the top three at 3:11:37.
The second event of the 2016 Olympics is here and it's the men's football this time. A straight knockout competition with 32 teams means that one mistake can cost everything. Can Anthony take Finland to the glory or will it be the year of the lesser spotted Stephen with the Danes from Denmark?
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Relive the magical moment that the U.S. women's volleyball team qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Team USA: http://www.TeamUSA.org/ Subscribe to Team USA: http://YouTube.com/TeamUSA Follow Team USA: https://Twitter.com/TeamUSA Like Team USA: http://Facebook.com/TeamUSA Add us to your circle on Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/+TeamUSA Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, the United States Olympic Committee serves as both the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States. As such, the USOC is responsible for the training, entering and funding of U.S. teams for the Olympic, Paralympic, Youth Olympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games, while serving as a steward of the Olympic Movement throughout the country. Fo...
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Sequence of events: 1. Countdown ---- 2:45 An ancient Chinese sundial emits a time flame and lights up 2,008 Fou drums. The countdown begins... (Fou (缶) is an ancient Chinese ceremonial percussion instrument derived from the wine container made of clay or bronze. Its origin dates back to 4,000 years ago.) 2. Welcome Ceremony ----- 7:32 The 2,008 percussionists rhythmically beat the fou and chant with their arms outstretched: “Friends have come from afar, how happy we are!” This famous saying comes from The Analects of Confucius written 2,500 years ago. 3. Footprints of History ----- 11:11 A trail of 29 fireworks, in the shape of footprints, are let off marching along the Beijing's ancient city axis into the Bird’s Nest, each represents one of the 29 Olympiads. 4. Dream Rings ------...
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