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2016 Olympics in Rio
CellarDweller:
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, and commonly known as Rio 2016, is a major international multi-sport event in the tradition of the Olympic Games due to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Record numbers of countries are participating in a record number of sports. More than 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), including first time entrants Kosovo and South Sudan, are scheduled to take part. 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 at 33 venues in the host city and at 5 venues in the cities of São Paulo (Brazil's largest city), Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Brasília (Brazil's capital), and Manaus.
(Sports)
ARCHERY, ATHLETICS, BADMINTON, BASKETBALL, BEACH VOLLEYBALL, BOXING, CANOE SLALOM, CANOE SPRINT, CYCLING BMX, CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE, CYCLING ROAD, CYCLING TRACK, DIVING, EQUESTRIAN/DRESSAGE, EQUESTRIAN/EVENTING, EQUESTRIAN/JUMPING, FENCING, FOOTBALL, GOLF, GYMNASTICS ARTISTIC, GYMNASTICS RHYTHMIC, HANDBALL, HOCKEY, JUDO, MODERN PENTATHLON, ROWING, RUGBY, SAILING, SHOOTING, SWIMMING, SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING, TABLE TENNIS, TAEKWONDO, TENNIS, TRAMPOLINE, TRIATHLON, VOLLEYBALL, WATER POLO, WEIGHTLIFTING, WRESTLING FREESTYLE, WRESTLING GRECO-ROMAN
CellarDweller:
Link to schedule of events
https://www.rio2016.com/en/schedule-and-results
Jeff Wrangler:
I wish I'd known when some of the trials for the U.S. teams were being broadcast.
Men's diving, for instance. :o Thud! ;D
Or men's gymnastics. :o Double Thud! :laugh:
southendmd:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on June 25, 2016, 07:37:02 pm ---I wish I'd known when some of the trials for the U.S. teams were being broadcast.
Men's diving, for instance. :o Thud! ;D
Or men's gymnastics. :o Double Thud! :laugh:
--- End quote ---
Nothing else matters. Duh.
CellarDweller:
lmao! Typical
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