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The final action on the main arena of Brazil was accompanied by a downpour, which slightly spoiled the mood of the participants in the "parade of heroes", spectators in the stands and the organizers of the ceremony. Although those who leave Rio in good mood, with a sense of accomplishment and with a medal won, such a trifle as rain hardly spoiled the impression of the first Olympic Games in South America.

medal standings

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Few doubted that the US team would win the team event. In 1992, during the Games in Barcelona, ​​the Americans took second place, losing to the unified CIS team. Since then, they have consistently been among the leaders of the team standings. The only "misfire" happened in Beijing in 2008, where they lost the lead to the Chinese.

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The British, who at the Games in Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996) did not even get into the top ten, and closed it in Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004), became the second.

Until the penultimate day of the competition, Russia fought desperately with Germany for fourth place and eventually managed to get ahead of the competition, having won two gold more. Freestyle wrestler Soslan Ramonov brought the final medal of the highest dignity to the Russian national team.

The Georgian team at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro won seven medals and total won awards repeated the result of the London Games. However, it surpassed them in terms of quality. Four years ago, Georgians only once rose to the highest step of the podium. This time the Georgian anthem was played twice in Rio de Janeiro.

Georgian medalists of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games

Lasha Talakhadze (weightlifting, +105 kg)

Vladimir Khinchegashvili (freestyle wrestling, -57 kg)

Varlam Liparteliani (judo, -90 kg)

Lasha Shavdatuashvili (judo, -73 kg)

Irakli Turmanidze (weightlifting, +105 kg)

Shmagi Bolkvadze (Greco-Roman wrestling, -66 kg)

Geno Petriashvili (freestyle wrestling, -125 kg)

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It is impossible not to note the amazing progress of the Azerbaijani Olympians, who won 18 medals (1-7-10) at the Games in Brazil. They exceeded the London figure by eight awards.

Heroes of the Olympics...

Swimmer Michael Phelps, who, for a moment, is already 31 years old, again "came, saw, conquered." At the Rio Games, the American won five gold medals and became a 23 (!) times Olympic Champion. It is difficult to even imagine that someone will even be able to approach such indicators in the near future.

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Michael Phelps (USA), winner gold medal in the men's 200m individual medley at the awards ceremony of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games.

American Kathy Ledecky (swimming) and Simone Biles ( gymnastics) were slightly behind Phelps, winning four gold each.

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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt again won three gold medals: 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 relay, becoming a nine-time Olympic Champion. At the last three Olympics, Bolt has consistently won in these disciplines.

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Usain Bolt (Jamaica) after finishing the 200 m final during the men's track and field event at the XXXI Summer Olympics.

...and "heroes of the Olympics"

Athletes of the US women's team in the semifinals of the 4x100 meters relay dropped the baton and could not qualify for the decisive race. The Americans filed an appeal, stating that Brazilian athletes prevented them. The appeal was granted. Team USA was allowed to run the semi-finals in splendid isolation. During the second run, they showed the time better than that of their rivals from China, and the latter were "asked" from the final. The appeal of the Asian athletes was not satisfied, and the Americans became Olympic Champions.

Georgian Heroes of Rio

If we do not take into account the Georgian athletes who won medals at the Rio Games, then there are other heroes in Georgia who won the hearts of fans not only in their homeland, but also in the world.

Canoeist Zaza Nadiradze was extremely happy when he was able to qualify for the Olympics. More could not even be dreamed of. But Nadiradze successfully performed in the qualification and advanced to the semi-finals of the single canoe competition at a distance of 200 meters. In the semi-finals, he finished first, leaving behind the current Olympic Champion Ukrainian Yuri Cheban and four-time World and European champion Valentin Demyanenko. But in the final, nervousness and lack of experience in participating in competitions of this rank affected. As a result, Nadiradze took fifth place, but won the hearts of thousands of fans.

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Seoul Olympic Champion (1988) in sport pistol shooting Nino Salukvadze came to Rio for her eighth Games in her career. A unique achievement among women in this sport. Salukvadze was able to reach the final of the competition, but in the end she was left without a medal. After the completion of the performances, she said that she would most likely be preparing for the Tokyo Olympics - the ninth in a row.

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David Kharazishvili became the first marathon runner in the history of Georgia to win a license for the Olympic Games. The Georgian athlete had a good start, but on the 25th kilometer he felt a sharp pain in his side. For almost two kilometers, he did not run, but simply walked and even thought of withdrawing from the race. However, he found the courage and crossed the finish line. In the end, he took 72nd place, but was in the first half of the finishers and left behind 93 athletes.

40 Georgian athletes went to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which is a record figure. For the first time in the history of independent Georgia, the country was represented in such sports as: women's weightlifting (Anastasia Gottfried), women's judo (Esther Stam), shot put for men (Benik Abrahamyan), high jump for women (Valentina Lyashenko).

Green water Rio

The water in the pool of the water sports center in Rio de Janeiro, where the diving competition was supposed to take place, suddenly turned green, which baffled even the technical staff. Later it turned out that this was due to 160 liters of hydrogen peroxide accidentally poured into the pool. The substance neutralized chlorine, which contributed to the growth of " organic compounds", including, possibly, seaweed. Despite the fact that the water did not pose a threat to the health of the athletes, it still had to be replaced.

Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) will be held in 2016 and will be held from 5 to 21 August. This Olympics is notable in that it will be the first Olympic Games to be hosted by South America. And now, among the unconquered continents, not counting Antarctica, only Africa remains, which has never hosted this large-scale event.

How did Rio become the capital?

Eight cities initially competed for the 2016 Olympics, but four finalists were selected for the final vote: Madrid (Spain), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Tokyo (Japan) and Chicago (USA). 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. And only in the first round there was a tense struggle among the candidate cities, in which Madrid won with a small margin from the rest. The second and third rounds were held with a clear advantage of the Brazilian Rio de Janeiro, which was declared the capital of the XXXI Olympic Games.

Jacques Rogge announces Rio de Janeiro as the host of the 2016 Olympic Games.

Note that this was not the first attempt by Rio to host the Olympics. Rio de Janeiro applied to host the 1936, 1940, 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics, but was never even included in the final vote.

Conditions

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 Moscow and Rio de Janeiro is 6 hours. The climate is hot and humid, a bit like.

Competition program

At the same session of the IOC, when Rio became the capital of the Games, it was decided to include in the program of the Olympic Games rugby sevens and golf, which are not new to the Games, but their absence has been measured for many decades. Golf returned to the program after 112 years, and rugby after 92 years. Thus, this did not greatly change the competitive program of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro compared to previous summer ones.

Talismans

The mascots of the Games are two animals representing the flora and fauna of Brazil. One talisman is yellow in color and symbolizes the brightest and most common representatives of the animal world of Brazil - a monkey and a parrot. The second beast has become a collective image of the Brazilian flora; in its features one can recognize both elements of wood and elements of a flower.

Presentation of the mascots of the 2016 Olympics

Olympic venues

The organizers divided the competition venues into four zones: Barra, Deodoro, Maracana, Copacabana.

Barra

The busiest in terms of competition will be Barra, where many competitions are planned, also in Barra there will be an Olympic village, Olympic Park, the Main Press Center, and a Television Center.

Sports facilities in Barra:

• – Water Sports Center (swimming and synchronized swimming);
• – Maria Lenk swimming pool (water polo and diving);
• – Olympic Arena (sports and rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining);
• – Velodrome;
• – Olympic Tennis Center;
• – Riocenter (boxing, weightlifting, table tennis, badminton);
• – Olympic halls 1-4 (basketball, judo, taekwondo, wrestling, handball);
• - Golf center.

Deodoro

Deodoro, a former military base, will host competitions in equestrianism, modern pentathlon, fencing, rowing slalom, cycling (mountain bike and BMX) and shooting.

Maracana

The Maracana competition area is so named because its central facility will be the Maracanã stadium, one of the most famous football stadiums in the world. It will host opening and closing ceremonies, as well as football competitions. In addition to Rio de Janeiro, other Brazilian cities - Brasilia, Salvador, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte - will host football competitions. Other facilities in Maracanã will include the Maracanazinho Arena (volleyball) and the João Havelange Stadium (athletics).

Maracanã Stadium - arena for football matches, opening and closing ceremonies.

Copacabana

In the Copacabana zone, mainly competitions related to water will be held, because Copacabana is a sea beach, one of the most famous in the world:

• – Sailing;
• – Swimming in open water;
• – Triathlon;
• - Rowing sports.
• – Walking and marathon;
• – Cycling (highway);

For journalists, mini-Olympic villages will be built in the areas of Barra, Maracana and Deodoro.

The Games of the XXXI Olympiad are eagerly awaited by both participants and organizers of this large-scale event. In 2016 honor to hold Summer Olympics 2016 fell to Brazil, namely the sunny Rio de Janeiro.

For the first time since the existence of the Olympic Games, the action will take place in South America.

The dates of the Brazilian Olympics 2016 are also known - the games will be held from 5 to 21 August.

Other contenders for the 2016 Summer Games venue

The process of choosing the venue for the most anticipated sporting event of 2016 was quite laborious. Applications began to arrive as early as May 16, 2007, and already on September 13 of the same year, the submission of applications was completed.

Such a long period of time between the choice of a venue for the Olympic Games and the Games themselves is associated with a great responsibility that is imposed on the winning city, significant financial costs for preparing the city to meet both the participants and the huge number of fans who flock from different parts of the world. to witness the most amazing sporting event of the summer with your own eyes.

The candidates for the venue were:

• Doha (Qatar)
• Baku, Azerbaijan)
• Madrid, Spain)
• Tokyo, Japan)
• Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
• Prague, Czech Republic)
• Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
• Chicago (USA)

Since Russia won the right to host the Winter Olympics, the country removed St. Petersburg from the so-called race for the right to host the Summer Olympics.

How was the venue chosen?

The organizers of the Olympics had to go through a difficult path before finally deciding in which city the games would be held. As early as June 4, 2008, four options were chosen by voting. I was lucky to be among the favorites of Tokyo, Madrid, Chicago and Rio de Janeiro.

1. Madrid - 28,
2. Rio de Janeiro - 26,
3. Tokyo - 22,
4. Chicago - 18.

Second round surprised by some change in the overall picture:

1. Rio de Janeiro - 46,
2. Madrid - 29,
3. Tokyo - 20,
4. Chicago was far behind and dropped out of the race.

In the third round, on October 2, 2009, according to the voting results, the laurel crown of the winner went to Rio de Janeiro with a crushing sum of votes of 66 points. Madrid got only 32 votes.

Brazil has been moving towards this triumph for a long time, because Rio de Janeiro has already applied for the Olympic Games 4 times - in 1936, in 1940, in 2004 and in 2012. Rio has never even been among the finalists in the final vote.

The 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are in jeopardy

The International Olympic Committee is seriously concerned about the delays in the preparation of Olympic facilities in Rio de Janeiro. Transfer options being considered summer games to another country. According to unconfirmed reports, one of the two alleged "reserve" cities - London or Moscow - could have taken the right to host the Summer Olympics.

Both cities have already had a successful experience of hosting the Olympic Games, but Londoners have this experience quite fresh. On the other hand, there is no shooting range in Moscow and it is more difficult with equestrian and sailing facilities.

As a result of repeated checks and inspections, the IOC vice-president called the Brazilian preparation for the Olympics the worst in his memory. Despite everything, during the process of consultations regarding the transfer of the 2016 Olympic Games to another country, the international community unequivocally expressed its protest against the transfer of the Olympics. Already in May 2014, the IOC issued a final verdict - Rio de Janeiro remains the venue for the Summer Olympic Games.

Olympic venues

Several heavenly corners of the exotic city of Brazil were chosen to host a grandiose sporting event.

Maracana

Maracana is considered the main object of the Olympic Games. It is in Maracana that the solemn processes of the opening and closing of the Olympics will be held, as well as football matches. In addition, the Joao Havelange facility was built specifically for the Olympic Games in the Maracana region, designed for athletics competitions. Nearby is the Maracanazinho sports complex, where volleyball competitions will be held.

Barra

Barra will host most of the sports competitions. The Olympic Arena will host competitions in sports and rhythmic gymnastics. Water polo and diving competitions are planned in the Maria Lenk Water Park. A separate zone - Riocenter - is allocated for competitions in various types martial arts, basketball matches will also be held there. Among other things, there is a Velodrome and Tennis Center in Barra.

Copacabana

On one of the most famous and beautiful beaches - Copacabana - competitions will be held in such water sports sports:

• swimming;
• rowing;
• sailing;
• triathlon.

Deodoro

IN heavenly place Deodoro planned to host such sports, How:

• mountain bike;
• rowing slalom;
• pentathlon;
• shooting;
• equestrian competitions;
• fencing.

Especially for the press, Olympic villages were built in the area of ​​​​Maracanã, Deodoro and Barra.

Logo and symbols of the 2016 Olympics

Logo Summer Olympics is a fusion of sea, sun and mountains, made in the form of dancing men. The logo is made in the national color scheme Brazil - green, blue and yellow. The choice of the logo was by no means simple; about 150 different options were put forward for the judging decision.

Symbols The 2016 Olympic Games are shown in the form of collective images of representatives of the flora and fauna of Brazil: a yellow cheerful animal that looks like a cat and a large graceful plant that looks like an exotic flower or tree.

According to tradition, the names for the mascots of the Olympics were chosen by the Brazilians themselves by voting on the Internet. So, the representative of the Brazilian fauna was named Vinicius, and the character representing the flora of Brazil became known as Tom.

Description of the flash game

Olympic Games 2016 in Rio

Rio Olympics 2016

We all love to watch the Olympic Games and worry about our team. But in the online game "Olympic Games 2016 in Rio" you will not just be an observer, but a participant in this wonderful competition. This is a sports arcade game, which is presented in high-quality graphics and with simple mechanics. It is perfect for both adults and children. You have several different types sports games, here are just a few of them: archery, diving, fencing, rowing, javelin throwing and much more.

Choose that kind sports game that interests you and get started. Under your control is a male or female character, which you can change the external data and pick up a tracksuit. Also, each of the athletes has their own attributes or tools necessary for the competition. For example, a swimmer has comfortable goggles, a javelin thrower has a new javelin and all in a similar spirit. You can purchase these attributes with points that you earn if you complete the level perfectly. Depending on which sport you have selected in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games game, there will be different way management.