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.
Events took place at eighteen existing venues (eight of which required some redevelopment), nine new venues constructed for the Summer Games, and seven temporary venues which were removed following the conclusion of the games. Each event was held in one of four geographically segregated Olympic clusters: Barra, Copacabana, Deodoro, Engenho de Dentro and Maracanã. The same was done for the 2007 Pan American Games. Several of the venues are located at the Barra Cluster Olympic Park. The largest venue at the games in terms of seating capacity is the Estádio do Maracanã, officially known as Jornalista Mário Filho Stadium, which can hold 74,738 spectators and served as the official Olympic Stadium, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies as well as football finals. In addition, five venues outside Rio de Janeiro hosted football events, in the cities of Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Manaus, Salvador and São Paulo.
For the first time since the 1900 Summer Olympics, the opening and closing Ceremonies for the Summer Olympics weren't held in the same place as the athletics events, and for the first time since the 1988 Summer Olympics, all gymnastics events took place in the same venue.
Venues +LegendAExisting (no permanent work required)BExisting (permanent work required)CAdditional temporary (Games dependent)DNew permanent
New competition venues Venue Sports Capacity Carioca Arena 1 D Basketball 16,000 Carioca Arena 2 Judo and Wrestling 10,000 Carioca Arena 3 Fencing and Taekwondo Olympic Aquatics Stadium Swimming, Synchronized swimming (play-offs) and Waterpolo (play-offs) 15,000 Olympic BMX Centre Cycling (BMX) 6,000 Olympic Golf Course Golf 20,000 Olympic Hockey Centre Field hockey 15,000 (10,000 court 1, 5,000 court 2) Olympic Tennis Centre (Main Court) Tennis 19,750 Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium Canoe/Kayak (slalom) 8,000 Rio Olympic Velodrome Cycling (track) 5,000 Youth Arena (Deodoro) Basketball (women's preliminary round), Modern pentathlon (fencing) 5,000 Existing competition venues Venue Sports Capacity Deodoro Aquatics Centre A Modern pentathlon (swimming) 2000 Maracanã Stadium A Ceremonies and Football (semifinal 2, finals) 74,738 Olympic Stadium (Engenhão) B Football (8 x group), Athletics (track and field) 60,000 Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon B Rowing, Canoe/Kayak (sprint) 14,000 Maracanãzinho Arena A Volleyball 12,000 Maria Lenk Aquatics Center B Diving, Synchronized swimming (group matches), Waterpolo (group matches) 6,500 Marina da Glória B Sailing 10,000 Olympic Equestrian Center B Equestrian 14,000 Olympic Shooting Center B Shooting N/A Rio Olympic Arena (HSBC Arena) A Gymnastics 12,000 Riocentro – Pavilion 6 A Boxing 9,000 Riocentro – Pavilion 3 A Table tennis 7,000 Riocentro – Pavilion 4 A Badminton 6,500 Sambódromo B Archery, Athletics (marathon) 36,000 Temporary competition venues Venue Sports Capacity Olympic Aquatics Stadium C Swimming, Synchronized swimming (play-offs) and Waterpolo (play-offs) 15,000 Copacabana Stadium Beach volleyball 12,000 Deodoro Stadium Modern pentathlon (riding, combined running and shooting), Rugby 15,000 Fort Copacabana Marathon swimming, Cycling (road races), Triathlon 5,000 Future Arena Handball 12,000 Mountain Bike Centre Cycling (mountain biking) 5,000 Pontal Athletics (racewalking), Cycling (time trials) 5,000 Riocentro – Pavilion 2 Weightlifting 6,500 Competition venues outside Rio de Janeiro Venue Sports Location Capacity Mané Garrincha National Stadium A Football (8 x group, quarterfinals) Brasília, Distrito Federal 69,394 Mineirão Football (6 x group, quarterfinals, W semifinal, M 3rd place) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 58,170 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Football (8 x group, quarterfinals) Salvador, Bahia 51,700 Arena Corinthians Football (6 x group, quarterfinals, M semifinal, W 3rd place) São Paulo, São Paulo 48,234 Arena da Amazônia Football (6 x group) Manaus, Amazonas 40,549
Notes 1. Although the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics occurred on 5 August, football matches began on 3 August.
References
External links
Olympic Games - Facilities - Barra Region (brasil2016.gov.br) Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics on Google Maps Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Venues on Touchify