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World and Olympic records set at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Twenty-seven world records and ninety-one Olympic records were set during the 2016 Summer Olympics. The records were set in archery, athletics, canoeing, cycling track, modern pentathlon, rowing, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting.
Aug 5, 2016 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
Jun 30, 2024 · Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Rio de Janeiro that took place August 5–21, 2016. The Rio Games were the 28th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The event marked the first time that either the Summer or the Winter Olympics were held in South America.
Aug 21, 2016 · Rio 2016 | Olympic Games. 5 to 21 August 2016 | Brazil. Overview. Replays. News. The first Games ever to be held in South America featured 306 sets of medals and more than 11000 athletes from 205 countries. In association with. International Olympic Committee.
Apr 26, 2016 · As the countdown continues to the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil, BBC Sport looks at everything you need to know about the world's biggest sporting event.
Aug 22, 2016 · 27 new world records were set in Rio within the seven Olympic sports that recognise them - archery, athletics, modern pentathlon, track cycling, shooting, swimming and weightlifting.
The Olympic Games Exceeded Low Expectations. Rio deserved a more balanced, less hysterical prologue, just as it deserves a more balanced, less triumphal epilogue. By Christopher Clarey. Chang W...
Get the full coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Watch videos, read stories, and access results and athlete records.
Brazil was the host nation of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all editions in the modern era from 1920 onwards, except the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
