Rio 2016 Summer Olympics Discussion Thread
 

The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), 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.

A record number 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.

Going to have a low budget opening ceremony and will be vision of what they hope Brazil will be like in the future.

Fernando Meirelles said in September 2015 that the ceremony will be a vision of the country "and what I hope it will become". Meirelles said he will try to steer away from cliches, but not all of them. The carnival will definitely be in the show.

Doesn't seem like it's only a few months away

Well,8

I don't use sport but I love the Olympics

2012 seems like a few months ago though

yeah, it only feels like 2 years ago. The 2014 Winter olympics feels longer ago than London :laugh:

really unfair how Asia get's given 3 olympics in a row, I guess they can afford it though.

2018: PyeongChang
2020: Tokyo
2022: Beijing

London 2012 will not be beaten

Perched for the opening ceremony

I hope work are lenient with my hours so I get to watch loads :clap1:

When does it start?

August I think not sure about the dates though, Looking forward to it though

It starts on the 5th August :)

Can't wait :amazed: I can't believe London was 4 years ago already though

Less than 3 weeks to go

Very excited, especially to get into the minor, underrated sports like handball and water polo again

It will all be on in the evening times most likely

Yeah it's a 12pm start and a 4am finish each day isn't it?

I might try and book the 2nd week off next week, but I'm only in two days at work this week so hopefully that's how it's going to be for the next few. I'm so sad :joker:

Athletics discussion will go here:

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru...d.php?t=269775

This is the only thing that's going to annoy me the middle of the night starts esp when swimming and athletics are on. Saying that I can watch the highlights at night
Jack I also get intrested in sports I don't know about when the Olympics are on.

Nooo does that mean the Swimming is at 1am or something stupid

Yeah the finals for Athletics are overnight as well </3

I can't believe this is in like 3 weeks :joker:

Perched for all sports but especially athletics and gymnastics (I went to gymnastics in London 2012 :love:)

Also ready for Serena and Venus to snatch medals in the tennis tournament
https://uploadir.com/u/1umgym4m