Rio 2016
Olympics: Everything you need to know
26 April 2016, Olympics
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.
1. When are the 2016 Olympics?
Friday 5 August - Saturday 21 August.
2. Where are they being held?
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
3. When is the opening ceremony?
Friday 5 August at the Maracana Stadium.
Rio is four hours behind the UK, so the ceremony start time for UK viewers will
be 00:00 BST (20:00 local time).
4. Why was Brazil chosen?
Rio won the final round of voting (held
in October 2009) by 66 votes against the 32 votes given to Madrid, the other
finalist, after Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated in the first two rounds.
The deciding factors included South
America never having hosted an Olympics, and the regeneration the Games would
bring to Rio, Brazil and South America.
5. How many countries will compete?
206
6. Which sports will be in the 2016
Olympics?
42 sports will be contested - swimming,
judo, volleyball and modern pentathlon are just some of the sports involved.
7. Could Russia be banned from taking
part?
Russia's athletics federation was suspended
by the IAAF (athletics' world governing body) in November last year after
being accused of "state-sponsored" doping.
As a result, all Russian track and field
athletes intending to compete in Rio will undergo a minimum of three
independent anti-doping controls.
A decision will be made at the IAAF
council meeting on 17 June as to whether Russia can send a team to the
Olympic Games.
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WHO- Olympics
WHEN- 26 April 2016
WHAT- Everything you need to know about
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