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Rio Olympics 2016
Rio Olympics of 2016 was held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 5th August 2016 and concluded on 22nd August 2016 with the USA topping the medal charts for the fifth time consecutively with 121 medals followed by Britain in the second position and China in the third.

Rio Olympics 2016

At A Glance

  • Edition – 31st.
  • Host – Brazil.
  • Motto – A New World.
  • Theme – World Peace & Environment.
  • Official Name – Games of the XXXI Olympiad.
  • Mascot – Vinicius (after musician Vinicius de Moraes).
  • Opening Ceremony – 5th August 2016 (Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro).
  • Closing Ceremony – 22nd August 2016 (Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro).
  • Total Participated Nations – 207.
  • Events – 306.
  • Sports Categories – 28.
  • Largest Olympic Team – USA (554).
  • Smallest Olympic Team – South Pacific Nation of Tuvalu (1).
  • Most Olympic Medals – USA (121 Medals – 46 Gold; 37 Silver & 38 Bronze).
  • Youngest Athlete of 2016 Rio Olympics – Meet Gaurika Singh (Swimmer, Nepal, 13-Year Old).
  • Oldest Athlete of 2016 Rio Olympics – Julie Brougham (Gymnast, New Zealand, 62-Year Old).
  • Youngest Athlete to win Gold Medal at 2016 Rio Olympics – Ren Qian (Women’s 10m Platform Diving Event, China, 15-Year Old).
  • The Athlete who won Most Olympic Medals – Michael Phelps (6 Medals – 5 Gold; 1 Silver, USA).
  • Second Highest No. of medals – Katie Ledecky (5 Medals – 4 Gold; 1 Silver, USA).
  • No.of Olympics Records Broken – 65.
  • No.of World Records Broken – 19.

Firsts of Rio Olympics 2016

  • First South American City (as well as South American Continent) to host the Summer Olympics – Rio de Janeiro.
  • Sports Events introduced for the First Time – Golf & Rugby Sevens
  • First time participating Nations – Kosovo, South Sudan & the Refugee Olympic Team (under the Olympic flag).
    • Refugee Olympic Team –
      • Created – 2015.
      • Total no.of athletes participated – 10.
      • Flag bearers – Rose Lokonyen (opening) & Popole Misenga (closing).
      • Refugees around the world along with the Kuwaiti athletes (due to the suspension of Kuwait Olympic Committee).
  • First Olympic Gold Medal – Virginia Thrasher (Women's 10m air rifle, USA).
  • The countries who won their first-ever medal at Rio Olympics – 5.
    • Fiji – Men's Rugby Sevens.
    • Kosovo – Majlinda Kelmendi (Women's Judo, 52 kg).
    • Singapore – Joseph Schooling (Swimming, Men's 100m Butterfly).
    • Puerto Rico – Monica Puig (Tennis, Women's Singles).
    • Vietnam – Hoàng Xuân Vinh (Shooting, Men's 10m Air Pistol).
  • First Athlete to win the same track event three times consecutively – Usain Bolt (100m & 200m sprint – 2008, 2012 & 2016, Jamaica).
    • First Athlete to win the 200m sprint three times consecutively at the Olympic Games.
    • Rio Olympics – Men's relay 1x400, 200m, 100m (9.82 seconds).
  • First Iranian woman to win an Olympic Medal – Kimia Alizadeh (Bronze, Taekwondo 57 kg, 18-year old).
  • First Indian Female Gymnast ever to compete and qualify for finals in the Olympics – Dipa Karmakar (4th, Women's Vault Gymnastics).
  • First Indian Female Wrestler to win an Olympic medal – Sakshi Malik (Bronze).
  • First Indian to win the Olympic Order – Narayana Ramachandran (Former Squash).
  • First Female Member of International Olympic Committee from India – Nita Ambani.

India @ Rio Olympics

  • Total No. of Indian Athletes Participated – 117.
  • Total No. of. Medals – 2 (1 Silver, 1 Bronze, 67th position in the Medal Tally).
  • Indian Flag Bearer (Opening Ceremony) – Abhinav Bindra (Shooting).
  • Indian Flag Bearer (Closing Ceremony) – Sakshi Malik.
  • First Indian Medalist – Sakshi Malik (Bronze, 58 Kg Freestyle Wrestling).
  • Second Indian Medalist – P.V. Sindhu (Silver, Women's Badminton Singles).
    • The fifth female athlete from India to a medal in the Olympics.

📝SideNotes:

  • Headquarters of International Olympic Committee (IOC) – Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Current President of International Olympic Committee (IOC) – Thomas Bach.
    • First Summer Olympic Games under the presidency of Thomas Bach.
  • Headquarters of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) – New Delhi.
  • President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) – Narayana Ramachandran.
  • General Secretary of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) – Rajeev Mehta.
  • Overall Olympic medals won by India so far – 28.
  • Olympic Order –
    • Established in May 1975.
    • The highest award for particularly distinguished contributions to the Olympic Movement.
  • Overall Olympic medals won by Usain Bolt so far – 9 Gold Medals.