RIO DE JANEIRO, August 5 - R-Sport, Anatoly Samokhvalov. The opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics will take place at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro with a modern, non-pompous feel.
All the nuances of the event are kept secret until the last moment, so that most of the actions of the program become a surprise for almost 80 thousand viewers and a huge TV audience. The main feature (among those disclosed) is the lack of splendor. Many wonder how the organizers will try to cause the public to shudder, which is traditionally achieved through special effects on the themes of overcoming and triumph of willpower, coupled with the national character.
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Event producer Marco Balic said that the show was organized with due regard for the difficult financial situation in Brazil, and its estimate is almost half the $42 million spent on a similar event in London in 2012.
"There will be no grandiosity of Beijing, huge special effects of Athens and technological innovations of London," Balic surprised, noting that "it will be a simple ceremony," but immediately tried to brighten up the situation: "But very modern."
“Even without special effects, she will talk to people about the future. It will not be a demonstration of how good it is to live in Brazil,” he added, stating the current situation of the Olympics, when athletes and journalists are trying to be vigilant against the backdrop of stories related to revelry domestic banditry.
"It will be a beautiful Brazilian Olympic sports ceremony," Mario Andrada, Director of the Organizing Committee for Communications of the Olympics, briefly but voluminously described the opening. And Abel Gomez, one of Balic's three Brazilian creative specialists, outlined the three components of the mission of the ceremony, reflecting the essence of Brazil - nature, diversity, joy. "This is Brazil's message to the world," said another member of Balic's headquarters, Fernando Meirelles. "If there were grandiose ceremonies in Beijing and London, then ours will be just cool!"
Balic, by the way, organized the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and also acted as an executive and artistic producer of the closing ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi and the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Paralympic Games of the same year.
At the end of the ceremony, the main bowl of the Olympic flame will be lit, and the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, will declare the XXXI Summer Olympic Games open. The offer to act as the last torchbearer was received by the 75-year-old king of football. The legend himself announced that he received such an offer from Bach and the head of the organizing committee of the 2016 Olympics, Carlos Arthur Nuzman. However, Pele may be prevented from lighting the fire by some contractual obligations. Brazilian top model Gisele Bündchen should also play an important role in the opening of the Games.
Kosovo je... no Brasil
The parade of the participants of the Games will be the longest action. This time about 12,000 athletes from a record number of states - 207, including South Sudan and the Republic of Kosovo, unrecognized by Russia, will pass through the stadium. The Russian team, despite the non-admission to the Olympics of a significant part of the national team, will appear as one of the most impressive delegations.
The 2012 Olympic volleyball champion, silver medalist of the 2000 Games in Sydney, two-time bronze medalist (Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008) Sergey Tetyukhin was unanimously elected the standard-bearer of the Russian national team at a meeting of captains. "Tetyukhin is one of the most respected Russian athletes, this is an excellent choice," said Alexander Zhukov, president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).
The refugee team will march under the Olympic flag
The flag of one of the main competitors of the Russians - the US team - will be carried by 18-time Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps, for whom "this time it's about much more than medals." The parade of athletes will also include a refugee team approved by the IOC and consisting of ten athletes. At the ceremony, this team will follow the Olympic flag in front of the team of the host of the Games - Brazil.
"Of course we want to represent our countries, but now we are representing the biggest flag, the flag of all the countries in the world that have refugees. We will represent all the refugees here, and we want to set an example that you need to continue to follow your dream, no matter what barriers," said Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini, who left her native Syria due to the war and moved to Germany.
With the opening of the Olympic Games, increased security measures are also associated. At least that's what the Brazilian authorities say. The Minister of Justice of the country, Alexandre de Moraes, noted that the involvement of the army in the protection of order and the prevention of terrorist attacks will allow the use of the released federal police forces in other important areas.
The ceremony will begin on August 5 at 19:55 local time (August 6 at 01:55 Moscow time) and will last for about three hours. Live
The 2016 Summer Olympics, which take place in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro from August 6 to 21, is not the most convenient sporting event in terms of TV broadcasting in Russia. The fact is that due to the difference in time zones, many decisive events of the 2016 Olympics schedule take place when it is late night Moscow time. We offer you a convenient olympic games 2016 timetable Moscow time. This calendar of the 2016 Olympics will help you not to miss the key starts in Rio de Janeiro.
Full schedule of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro: Moscow time
August 6 (Saturday)- 12 sets of awards are played on this day. The calendar of games includes competitions in shooting from a rifle, pistol, bow, fights between fencers and judoists, as well as a bicycle race.
16.30*. Shooting. Women's championship. Air rifle, 10 m
15.30. Cycling. Men's competition. group race
21.00. Archery. Men's competition. Team competition
21.30. Judo. Men's competition. Up to 60 kilograms. Women's championship. Up to 48 kilograms.
21.30. Shooting. Men's competition. Pneumatic pistol, 10 m
22.00. Fencing. Women's championship. Sword. Individual competition
01.00 (on the night of August 6-7). Weightlifting. Women's championship. Up to 48 kilograms.
04.00. Swimming. Men's competition. 400 m, w/c. 400 m, complex. Women's championship. 400 m, complex. Relay 4x100 m, high school
August 7 (Sunday). 14 sets of medals are played. The calendar also includes shooting, judo, cycling and fencing. In addition, a program of water sports and weightlifting begins.
17.00. Shooting. Women's championship. Pneumatic pistol, 10 m
18.30. Cycling. Women's championship. group race
21.00. Diving. Women's championship. Springboard. 3m Synchronized jumps
21.00. Archery. Women's championship. Team competition
21.00. Shooting. Women's championship. Ladder
21.30. Judo. Men's competition. Up to 66 kilograms. Women's championship. Up to 52 kilograms
21.30. Weightlifting. Women's championship. Up to 53 kilograms
22.00. Fencing. Men's competition. Rapier. Individual competition
01.00. Weightlifting. Men's competition. Up to 56 kilograms
04.00. Swimming. Men's competition. 100 m breaststroke Relay 4x100 m, w/c. Women's championship. 100m butterfly. 400 m, w/c
August 8 (Monday). On Monday, 14 sets of medals will be played. Note that on this day, gymnasts enter the fight.
18.00. Shooting. Men's competition. Air rifle, 10 m
21.00. Diving. Men's competition. Tower. 10m Synchronized jumps
21.00. Shooting. Men's competition. Ladder
21.30. Judo. Men's competition. Up to 73 kilograms. Women's championship. Up to 57 kilograms
21.30. Weightlifting. Women's championship. Up to 58 kilograms
22.00. Gymnastics. Men's competition. Team competition
22.00. Fencing. Women's championship. Saber. Individual competition
01.00. Weightlifting. Men's competition. Up to 62 kilograms
00.30. Rugby 7. Women's championship. Match for 3rd place. The final
04.00. Swimming. Men's competition. 100m backstroke 200 m, w/c. Women's championship. 100 m breaststroke 100 m backstroke
August 9 (Tuesday). On the fourth day of the Olympic program, 15 sets of medals will be played. It should be noted that on Tuesday representatives of equestrian sports come into play.
15.00. Shooting. Women's championship. Pistol, 25 m.
16.00. Horseback Riding. Triathlon. Jumping. Individual and team competition
19.30. Rowing slalom. Men's competition. canoe solo
21.00. Diving. Women's championship. Tower. 10m Synchronized jumps
21.30. Judo. Men's competition. Up to 81 kilograms. Women's championship. Up to 63 kilograms.
21.30. Weightlifting. Women's championship. Up to 63 kilograms.
22.00. Gymnastics. Women's championship. Team competition
22.00. Fencing. Men's competition. Sword. Individual competition
01.00. Weightlifting. Men's competition. Up to 69 kilograms.
04.00. Swimming. Men's competition. 200m butterfly. Relay 4 x200 m, w/c. Women's championship. 200 m, w/c. 200 m, complex
August 10 (Wednesday). A fruitful day in terms of awards - on Wednesday 20 sets of medals will be played at once. We draw your attention to the rowing and table tennis competitions on the calendar.
14.30. Academic rowing. Men's competition. Women's championship. Double fours
15.00. Shooting. Men's competition. Double ladder. Pistol, 50 m.
15.30. Cycling. Men's competition. Women's championship. Individual time trial
19.30. Rowing slalom. Men's competition. Single kayak
21.00. Diving. Men's competition. Springboard. 3m Synchronized jumps
21.30. Judo. Men's competition. Up to 90 kilograms. Women's championship. Up to 70 kilograms.
21.30. Weightlifting. Women's championship. Up to 69 kilograms.
22.00. Gymnastics. Men's competition. Individual all-around
23.30. Fencing. Individual competitions. Men's competition. Saber. Women's championship. Rapier
01.00. Weightlifting. Men's competition. Up to 77 kilograms
02.30. Table tennis. Women's championship. Individual competitions. Match for 3rd place. The final
04.00. Swimming. Men's competition. 100 m, w/c. 200 m breaststroke Women's championship. 200m butterfly. Relay 4x200 m, w/c
August 11 (Thursday). Another big day in Rio 2016 with 19 sets of awards leaving on Thursday. Let's single out the final of the men's rugby-7 tournament.
14.30. Academic rowing. Men's competition. Double pair. Double oar without coxswain. Four oar without coxswain (light weight). Women's championship. Deuce steam room
15.00. Shooting. Women's championship. Rifle with three positions, 50 m
18.30. Rowing slalom. Men's competition. Canoe deuce. Women's championship. Single kayak
21.00. Archery. Women's championship. Individual competition
21.30. Judo. Men's competition. Up to 100 kilograms. Women's championship. Up to 78 kilograms
22.00. Cycle track. Men's competition. Team sprint
22.00. Gymnastics. Women's championship. Individual all-around
23.00. Fencing. Women's championship. Sword. Team competition
00.30. Rugby 7. Men's competition. Match for 3rd place. The final
02.30. Table tennis. Men's competition. Individual competitions. Match for 3rd place. The final
04.00. Swimming. Men's competition. 200m backstroke 200 m, complex. Women's championship. 100 m, w/c. 200 m breaststroke
August 12 (Friday). Friday at the Olympics in Brazil will be really hot. As many as 24 sets of medals will be played before the weekend. Let's single out the finals of men's tennis in doubles, as well as the first sets of awards in athletics and trampolining.
14.30. Academic rowing. Men's competition. Double steam room (light weight). Four pair. Women's championship. Double steam room (light weight). Double oar without coxswain.
15.00. Shooting. Men's competition. Rifle prone, 50 m. Women's championship. Skit
15.30. Athletics. Women's championship. 10000 m
16.00. Horseback Riding. Dressage. Team competition.
18.00. Tennis. Men's competition. Couples. Match for 3rd place
20.00. Trampoline jumping. Women's championship
20.30. Athletics. Men's competition. Walking. 20 km
21.00. Archery. Men's competition. Individual competition
21.30. Judo. Men's competition. Over 100 kilograms. Women's championship. Over 78 kilograms
21.30. Weightlifting. Women's championship. Up to 75 kilograms
22.00. Cycle track. Men's competition. Team Pursuit. Women's championship. Team sprint.
23.00. Fencing. Men's competition. Rapier. Team competition
00.05. Tennis. Men's competition. Couples. The final
01.00. Weightlifting. Men's competition. Up to 85 kilograms
02.20***. Athletics. Women's championship. Core
04.00. Swimming. Men's competition. 50 m, w/c. 100m butterfly. Women's championship. 200m backstroke 800 m, w/c
August 13 (Saturday). Olympians are waiting for a shock subbotnik and 21 sets of medals. We single out, of course, tennis single finals.
14.50. Academic rowing. Men's competition. Women's championship. Single. Eight.
15.00. Shooting. Men's competition. Skit. Rapid pistol, 25 m
15.30. Athletics. Men's competition. Disk
18.00. Tennis. Men's competition. Loners. Match for 3rd place. Women's championship. Loners. Match for 3rd place. The final. Couples. Match for 3rd place. Mixed. Match for 3rd place.
20.00. Trampoline jumping. Men's competition
22.00. Cycle track. Women's championship. Team Pursuit. Keirin
23.00. Fencing. Women's championship. Saber. Team competition
01.00. Weightlifting. Men's competition. Up to 94 kilograms
02.00. Athletics. Men's competition. 10000 m long jump. Women's championship. 100 m Heptathlon.
04.00. Swimming. Men's competition. 1500 m, w/c. Relay 4x100 m, complex. Women's championship. 50 m, w/c. Relay 4x100 m, complex.
August 14 (Sunday). The first of two full weeks of the Olympics will end with the Sunday program, which includes 22 sets of medals. The best - among other species - will be determined by golfers, boxers and yachtsmen.
13.30. Golf. Men's competition. Final round
15.00. Shooting. Men's competition. Rifle from three positions, 50 m.
15.30. Athletics. Women's championship. Marathon
17.00. Boxing. Men's competition. Up to 49 kilograms
18.00. Tennis. Men's competition. Loners. Women's championship. Couples. Mixed. Finals
19.00. Sailing. Men's competition. Women's championship. RS:X
20.00. Gymnastics. Men's competition. Floor exercise. Horse. Women's championship. Vault. Bars.
22.00. Cycle track. Men's competition. Individual sprint
22.00. Diving. Women's championship. Springboard. 3m
22.00. Greco-Roman wrestling. Up to 59 kilograms. Up to 75 kilograms
23.00. Fencing. Men's competition. Sword. Team competition
01.00. Weightlifting. Women's championship. Over 75 kilograms
02.15. Athletics. Men's competition. 100 m. 400 m. Women's championship. Triple jump
Schedule for the final week of the 2016 Olympics: all finals
August 15 (Monday). The final week of the 2016 Games will open on Monday afternoon, according to the schedule of which 17 sets of medals are to be played. Let's note interesting finals in gymnastics and Greco-Roman wrestling.
14.00. Swimming. Open water. Women's championship. 10 km
15.30. Athletics. Women's championship. 300 m s / p. Hammer
16.00. Horseback Riding. Dressage. Individual competition
19.00. Sailing. Men's competition. "Laser". Women's championship. "Laser Radial"
20.00. Gymnastics. Men's competition. Rings. Vault. Women's championship. Log
22.00. Cycle track. Men's competition. Omnium
22.00. Greco-Roman wrestling. Up to 85 kilograms. Up to 130 kilograms
23.00. Boxing. Men's competition. Up to 91 kilograms
01.00. Weightlifting. Men's competition. Up to 105 kilograms
02.15. Athletics. Men's competition. 800 m. Pole vault. Women's championship. 400 m
August 16 (Tuesday). On Tuesday, 25 more sets of medals will find their lucky owners in Rio. It will be a big day for water sports lovers.
14.00. Swimming. Open water. Men's competition. 10 km
15.00. Rowing and canoeing. Men's competition. Single kayak. 1000 m. Single canoe. 1000 m. Women's championship. Single kayak. 200m. Kayak-two. 500 m
15.30. Athletics. Men's competition. Triple jump. Women's championship. Disk
17.00. Table tennis. Women's championship. Team competition. Match for 3rd place
19.00. Sailing. Men's competition. "Finn". Mixed. "Nakra 17"
20.00. Synchronized swimming. Duets
20.00. Gymnastics. Men's competition. Parallel bars. Crossbar. Women's championship. Floor exercise
22.00. Cycle track. Men's competition. Keirin. Women's championship. Individual sprint. Omnium
22.00. Greco-Roman wrestling. Up to 66 kilograms. Up to 98 kilograms
23.00. Boxing. Men's competition. Up to 60 kilograms
23.00. Diving. Men's competition. Springboard. 3m
01.00. Weightlifting. Men's competition. Over 105 kilograms
01.30. Table tennis. Women's championship. Team competition. The final
02.15. Athletics. Men's competition. 110 m/b. High jump. Women's championship. 1500 m
04.00. Badminton. Mixed. Match for 3rd place.
August 17 (Wednesday). At the Games, the calendar of which is nearing the finish line, it will become cooler - 16 sets of awards will be played on Wednesday. Let's note the finals in badminton, taekwondo and, of course, in the women's beach volleyball so beloved in Brazil.
15.30. Athletics. Men's competition. 3000 m s / p.
16.00. Horseback Riding. Jumping. Team competition.
17.00. Table tennis. Men's competition. Team competition. Match for 3rd place
18.30. Badminton. Mixed. The final
19.00. Sailing. Men's competition. Women's championship. "470"
20.00. Boxing. Men's competition. Up to 69 kilograms.
22.00. Freestyle wrestling. Women's championship. Up to 48 kilograms. Up to 58 kilograms. Up to 69 kilograms
23.45. Athletics. Women's championship. 200 m. 100 m/b. long jump
01.30. Table tennis. Men's competition. Team competition. The final
02.00. Taekwondo. Men's competition. Up to 58 kilograms. Women's championship. Up to 49 kilograms
04.00. Beach volleyball. Women's championship. Match for 3rd place. The final
August 18 (Thursday). On this day, another 23 sets of medals will go under the hammer at the 2016 Games in Brazil. Let's single out the triathlon, which is gaining popularity all over the world, as well as the "summer" field hockey.
15.00. Rowing and canoeing. Men's competition. Canoe solo. 200m. Kayak-two. 200 m and 1000 m. Women's championship. Single kayak. 500 m
15.30. Athletics. Men's competition. 400 m/b
16.30. Badminton. Women's championship. Pair category. Match for 3rd place. The final. Men's competition. Pair category. Match for 3rd place.
17.00. Triathlon. Men's competition
18.00. Field hockey. Men's competition. Match for 3rd place
19.00. Sailing. Men's competition. Women's championship. "49th"
20.00. Boxing. Men's competition. Up to 81 kilograms.
22.00. Freestyle wrestling. Women's championship. Up to 53 kilograms. Up to 63 kilograms. Up to 75 kilograms
22.00. Diving. Women's championship. Tower. 10 m
23.00. Field hockey. Men's competition. The final
00.35. Athletics. Men's competition. 200 m. Core. Decathlon. Women's championship. 400 m/b. A spear.
02.00. Taekwondo. Men's competition. Up to 68 kilograms. Women's championship. Up to 57 kilograms
04.00. Beach volleyball. Men's competition. Match for 3rd place. The final
August 19 (Friday). The finish line is near. Before the final weekend on Friday, 22 sets of medals will be played. Let's note the final of the women's football tournament, pentathlon, synchronized swimming and exotic-extreme BMX.
14.00. Athletics. Men's competition. Walking. 50 km
16.00. Horseback Riding. Jumping. Individual competition
16.00. Modern pentathlon. Women's championship
16.30. Badminton. Women's championship. Singles. Match for 3rd place. The final. Men's competition. Pair category. The final
17.20. Water polo. Women's championship. Match for 3rd place
18.00. Synchronized swimming. Groups
18.00. Field hockey. Women's championship. Match for 3rd place
19.00. Football. Women's championship. Match for 3rd place
19.30. bmx. Men's competition. Women's championship. Semi-finals. Finals
20.00. Boxing. Women's championship. Up to 60 kilograms
20.30. Athletics. Women's championship. Walking. 20 km
21.30. Water polo. Women's championship. The final
22.00. Freestyle wrestling. Men's competition. Up to 57 kilograms. Up to 74 kilograms
23.00. Field hockey. Women's championship. The final
23.30. Football. Women's championship. The final
02.00. Taekwondo. Men's competition. Up to 80 kilograms. Women's championship. Up to 67 kilograms
02.10. Athletics. Men's competition. Relay 4x100 m. Hammer. Women's championship. 5000 m relay 4x100 m pole vault
August 20 (Saturday). On Saturday, the day before the finish of the Olympics, the intrigue will reach its climax - 30 sets of medals will be played. Here you have the women's finals in volleyball and basketball, and the men's football finals and much, much more.
13.30. Golf. Women's championship. Final round
14.30. Badminton. Men's competition. Singles. Match for 3rd place. The final.
15.00. Rowing and canoeing. Men's competition. Single kayak. 200 m Kayak-four. 1000 m Canoe-two. 1000 m. Women's championship. Kayak-four. 500 m
16.00. Modern pentathlon. Men's competition
17.00. Triathlon. Women's championship
17.30. Basketball. Women's championship. Match for 3rd place
17.30. Handball. Women's championship. Match for 3rd place
18.30. Mountain bike. Women's championship. cross country
19.00. Volleyball. Women's championship. Match for 3rd place
19.00. Water polo. Men's competition. Match for 3rd place
19.00. Football. Men's competition. Match for 3rd place
20.00. Boxing. Women's championship. Up to 51 kilograms. Men's competition. Up to 56 kilograms. Up to 75 kilograms.
21.20. Gymnastics. Individual all-around. The final
21.30. Basketball. Women's championship. The final
21.30. Handball. Women's championship. The final
22.00. Freestyle wrestling. Men's competition. Up to 86 kilograms. Up to 125 kilograms
22.30. Diving. Men's competition. Tower. 10 m
23.30. Football. Men's competition. The final
00.05. Water polo. Men's competition. The final
02.00. Taekwondo. Men's competition. Over 80 kilograms. Women's championship. Over 67 kilograms
02.10. Athletics. Men's competition. 1500m 5000m 4x400m relay javelin. Women's championship. 800m Relay 4x400m High Jump
04.15. Volleyball. Women's championship. The final
August 21 (Sunday). The last day of the Games - and the last 12 sets of medals. And what! Men's finals of volleyball, basketball and handball tournaments. It is symbolic that the men's marathon race ends the Olympic marathon. We wish you to endure this two-week marathon of almost round-the-clock sports broadcasts!
15.30. Athletics. Men's competition. Marathon
15.30. Volleyball. Men's competition. Match for 3rd place
16.30. Handball. Men's competition. Match for 3rd place.
17.00. Gymnastics. Group all-around. The final
17.30. Basketball. Men's competition. Match for 3rd place
18.30. Mountain bike. Men's competition. cross country
18.45. Freestyle wrestling. Men's competition. Up to 65 kilograms. Up to 97 kilograms
19.15. Volleyball. Men's competition. The final
20.00. Boxing. Women's championship. Up to 75 kilograms. Men's competition. Up to 52 kilograms. Up to 64 kilograms. Over 91 kilograms.
20.00. Handball. Men's competition. The final
21.45. Basketball. Men's competition. The final
Notes
* – schedule according to Moscow time. Moscow time is indicated everywhere.
Note that broadcasts on the night of Moscow time in our schedule refer to the previous day. For example, competitions taking place in Moscow from August 6 to August 7 are indicated on August 6. In addition, the calendar shows the start time of the morning and evening competitive program.
The games will begin in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016. They are accompanied by scandals, incredible incidents and discoveries, Like-A reports. All the fun is here:
1. This is the first Olympic Games in South America.
2. For the first time, athletes from 206 countries will come to Rio to compete for 306 sets of medals in 42 disciplines in just 17 days.
3. The Olympics will be held in four places and only in one city - Rio de Janeiro: Deodoro, Barra, Copacabana and Maracana.
4. A record number of athletes of all time will arrive in Rio. It would take a squadron of 21 Airbuses to move all the nearly 11,000 Olympic participants to Rio at the same time.
5. In addition to Kosovo and South Sudan, recently accepted into the world sports community, a team of European immigrants will certainly take part in Brazil for the first time under the banner of the IOC.
6. The number of medal sets being played will reach 306 for the first time.
7. About 140,000 people are involved in the Games. Of these, 90,000 are paid employees and another 50,000 volunteers.
8. In Rio, hotel room prices have increased by about 3.5 times, now only 14% of official rooms remain available.
9. An unprecedented boom in reactions to the Games in social media is expected.
The London Games in 2012 were the first in the social media era. 10 million tweets alone were posted each day of the Olympics. The IOC expects an estimated 3.6 billion viewers for the Rio Games, of which more than three billion will use second-screen devices while watching the competition - that's the entire population of China, India and the United States combined.
10. Brazilian soccer player Neymar now tops the list of most followed athletes in the Olympics. It is likely that interest in football will dominate in Brazil as well.
Phelps has won 18 gold medals in the last three Olympics, seven more than all Brazilian athletes.
12. 32 tons of dead fish will be removed from the bay, where competitions in some sports will be held.
Water pollution is a major concern ahead of the Games. A team of 60 people clean the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon of dead fish every day.
13. In total, about 7.7 million tickets will be sold in Rio.
An unstable political environment, a crisis in the economy and concerns about the Zika virus contributed to a decrease in ticket sales. But the organizers are optimistic: historically, Brazilians tend to buy tickets at the last minute.
14. For the first time, the Games in Russia will be shown by three TV channels.
The Brazilian Olympics will be broadcast in full by three federal Russian channels - Channel One, Russia 1 and Match TV. According to the established sequence, the opening ceremony will be shown on the second button, and the festive closing - on the "First".
The grand opening of the 2016 Games will take place on August 5, and the forum's closing ceremony will take place on August 21, with both events starting at the same time - at 18.00 Moscow time.
15. For the first time, the Games are complicated by a disease - the Zika virus.
The outbreak of this disease in Brazil in the winter so excited doctors that experts signed a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) asking them to move the Olympics to another place.
The virus is spread by tropical mosquitoes. The bite turns into a mild fever, rash and conjunctivitis. But there are complications. As a result, WHO considered that the situation did not require such drastic measures. Moreover, judging by the reports from Brazil, the peak of the epidemic has been passed.
16. The Sambadrome is the most unusual Olympic arena in history.
Seven hundred meters of the street, turned into a stadium, every year become the center of carnival madness, gathering more than 80 thousand spectators in the stands. During the Olympics, archers will compete here, as well as marathon runners will start and finish.
17. Golf is a new Olympic sport.
The Summer Olympics went 112 years without golf, but it will be in Rio 2016. True, the golfers themselves have a cool attitude towards the tournament in Rio. But for the Russian woman Maria Balikoeva (before marriage - Verchenova), the Olympics is the main goal of the season.
18. A 41-year-old, still Soviet, gymnast will perform in Rio! I'm not kidding.
Oksana Chusovitina won her first Olympic medal in 1992 when she was 16 years old. In Rio, at her seventh Olympics, 41-year-old Chusovitina will represent her native Uzbekistan and become the oldest gymnast in history.
In this sport, 25-year-olds are considered retirees. And Oksana, at 33, won silver at the 2008 Olympics, speaking for Germany, a country that helped her get out of her son with leukemia. In Rio, the athlete plans to take the medal in her crown form - the vault.
19. For the first time, the Russian Olympic team was reduced by almost a third.
Jul 24, 2016 at 1:04 PDT
More than 110 members of the Russian delegation, consisting of 387 athletes, were suspended from participation in the Rio Olympics after the release of a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency WADA.
20. Each participant in the Rio Games will receive 42 condoms - this is a historical record.
CNN reports that never before have so many condoms been ordered for the Olympics.
Well, as a bonus: the Russian flag is depicted on the Olympic uniform of the US team - also a record of its kind.
Another Russian hacking job? Team USA opening-ceremony shirt looks like Russian flag. pic.twitter.com/Gnw1hjBsBP
The Russian team is still admitted to the Olympic Games, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro in August. For three weeks, all sports fans will be chained to TV screens to watch new records and victories. Everything you need to know about the main sporting event of the four years, which will be held in South America for the first time, read in our material.
When will the Olympic Games be held in Brazil?
The XXXI Summer Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro from 5 to 21 August. At the same time, not only Rio will be involved in the Olympics. Thus, the football tournament will be held in four more cities of the country: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Salvador and Sao Paulo. The upcoming Games will be the first in South America and the second in Latin America since the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Now the only region where the Olympic flame has not yet been lit is Africa. It seems to be a matter of time.
How did Rio de Janeiro become the host of the Olympics?
Voting for the capital began in 2007. Eight cities have applied to host the XXXI Summer Olympic Games: Baku (Azerbaijan), Doha (Qatar), Madrid (Spain), Prague (Czech Republic), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Tokyo (Japan), Chicago (USA) and Saint-Petersburg, Russia). But due to the fact that Russia received the right to host the Winter Games in Sochi, the Northern capital of Russia withdrew its application.
Rio, Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago advanced to the final for the final vote. The choice of the capital took place in Copenhagen (Denmark) at the 121st session of the IOC on October 2, 2009. Voting took place in the maximum number of rounds - three. In a bitter struggle, the Brazilian city overtook Madrid by a margin of only a few dozen votes.
Note that Rio de Janeiro applied to host the 1936, 1940, 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics. In early 2014, the International Olympic Committee expressed concern about the delay in the construction of facilities intended for the Games. The possible option of transferring the Olympic Games to London, which already hosted the competition in 2012, was discussed, but it did not come to that.
The competition will take place during the calendar winter in South America. The temperature during this period ranges from +18 to +25 °C. The time difference between Barnaul and Rio de Janeiro is 10 hours. So it will be very difficult to watch, unless, of course, you suffer from insomnia.
Who became the mascot of the Olympic Games?
The mascots of the competition were two animals, representing the flora and fauna of Brazil. Vinicius is represented as a yellow cat-like animal. Tom is a collective image of flora. This is a blue and green plant that has features of both a flower and a tree.
Where will the opening ceremony of the Olympics take place?
The organizers divided the competition venues into four zones: Barra, Deodoro, Maracana, Copacabana. It is at one of the most famous football stadiums in the world that the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as football competitions, will be held.
And two-time world champion in cross country Emily Chebet. Four leaders of the Kenya Athletic Federation were suspended by the IAAF in November 2015 on suspicion of financial and doping fraud. In May 2016, the World Anti-Doping Agency declared the Kenya Anti-Doping Agency "non-compliant". Seven coaches and agents in Kenya have been charged with facilitating the doping of Kenyan athletes. In June, the IOC obligated the international federations of the respective sports to admit Kenyan athletes to the Olympic Games individually, after passing additional anti-doping tests. At the end of July, the head of the Kenyan National Olympic Committee, Kipchoge Keino, announced that Kenyan athletes would pass drug tests "without any problems."
Russia
On July 3, the Russian Olympic Committee and 68 Russian athletes filed a lawsuit with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (CAS). The hearing of the case was scheduled for July 19, the CAS verdict was announced on July 21 - Russian athletes were not allowed to compete at the Olympics.
Russian athletes admitted to the Olympics
The first Russian athlete admitted to the Olympics on an individual basis was the runner Yulia Stepanova. The IAAF message said that the athlete would be able to compete not under the Russian, but under the Olympic flag. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) asked that Yulia Stepanova be admitted to the Olympics, due to the fact that the athlete and her husband Vitaly Stepanov, who left for the United States, are recognized as important informants for the anti-doping agency. However, on July 24, the IOC did not allow Stepanova to the Games, as she had previously been convicted of doping.
The rights to speak at the Games were sought by another 80 Russian athletes. The IAAF rejected all relevant entries for international competition except for one, from long jumper Daria Klishina. She is the only one of the athletes who was able to participate in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro under the Russian flag.
Weightlifters
Azerbaijan
After 7 Azerbaijani weightlifters were disqualified due to positive results in doping tests in different competitions, the Azerbaijani team lost two Olympic licenses, and having dropped to 31st place in the team standings, all licenses in general.
Bulgaria
In March 2015, the entire Bulgarian weightlifting team was disqualified after 11 team members tested positive for doping. In the autumn of the same year, the International Weightlifting Federation did not allow Bulgarian weightlifters to participate in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and in January 2016 the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the IWF's suspension decision and rejected the appeal of the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation.
Russia
The International Weightlifting Federation has disqualified the entire Russian team. Thus, Russian weightlifters are completely excluded from participation in the 2016 Olympics.
The Republic of Kazakhstan
On June 24, 2016, the executive committee and congress of the International Weightlifting Federation deprived Kazakhstan of one male and one female license for the upcoming Olympic Games.
On June 25, 2016, by the decision of the disciplinary commission of the International Weightlifting Federation, Kazakhstani weightlifters were disqualified: Almas Uteshov (with deprivation of medals) and Yermek Omirtai for four years, Zhasulan Kydyrbaev (with deprivation of medals) for eight years. Banned anabolic androgenic steroids were found in the doping samples of these athletes during the World Championships in Houston. The Russian men's team in Belarus was disqualified due to doping
The Belarusian men's rowing and canoeing team has been disqualified for doping violations and will not compete at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. On July 16, a message was received that the executive committee of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) is suspending the Belarusian men's kayaking and canoeing team, including coaches, medical and service personnel, from international competitions for a period of one year. The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (CAS) rejected the claim of the Belarusian national rowing and canoeing team for the disqualification of the team by the International Rowing Federation. The reason was the decision of the International Canoe Federation on the redistribution of Olympic quotas of July 18, 2016.
