2016 Summer Olympics
Games of the XXXI Olympiad, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Summary
2016 Summer Olympics is a Summer Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 13,018 Wikipedia views per month (summer olympic games edition category, ranking #17 of 35).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Brazil[3]
- Instance of: international sporting event[4]
- Home venue: Maracanã Stadium[5]
- Follows: 2012 Summer Olympics[6]
- Followed by: 2020 Summer Olympics[7]
- Location: Rio de Janeiro[8]
- Commons category: 2016 Summer Olympics[9]
- Edition number: 31[10]
- Has part(s): archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics[11], athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics[12], badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics[13], gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics[14], water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics[15], diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics[16], triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics[17], table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics[18], cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics[19], sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics[20], synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics[21], football at the 2016 Summer Olympics[22], golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics[23], basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics[24]
- Officially opened by: Michel Temer[25]
- Oath made by: Robert Scheidt[26]
- Torch lit by: Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima[27]
- Start time: August 5, 2016[28]
- End time: August 21, 2016[29]
- Point in time: 2016[30]
- Sport: Olympic sport[31]
- Participant: Afghanistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics[32], Albania at the 2016 Summer Olympics[33], Algeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics[34], American Samoa at the 2016 Summer Olympics[35], Andorra at the 2016 Summer Olympics[36], Angola at the 2016 Summer Olympics[37], Antigua and Barbuda at the 2016 Summer Olympics[38], Argentina at the 2016 Summer Olympics[39], Armenia at the 2016 Summer Olympics[40], Aruba at the 2016 Summer Olympics[41], Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics[42], Austria at the 2016 Summer Olympics[43], Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics[44], Bahamas at the 2016 Summer Olympics[45]
Why It Matters
2016 Summer Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]