The name of the city where the Olympic Games took place. Georgian heroes of Rio

The final action on the main arena of Brazil was accompanied by a downpour, which slightly spoiled the mood of the participants of 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 a medal won, a trifle like rain hardly spoiled the experience of the first Olympic Games in South America.

Medal credit

Sputnik, Maria Tsimintia

Few doubted that the US team would win the team event. In 1992, during the Games in Barcelona, the Americans took the second place, losing to the united CIS team. Since then, they have invariably been among the leaders of the overall team classification. The only "misfire" happened in Beijing in 2008, where they ceded leadership to the Chinese.

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

Until the penultimate day of the competition, Russia waged a desperate struggle with Germany for the fourth line and ultimately managed to outstrip the competitors, winning two more golds. The final medal of the highest dignity was brought to the collection of the Russian national team by the freestyle wrestler Soslan Ramonov.

The Georgian national team at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro won seven medals and, in terms of the total number of awards won, repeated the result of the London Games. However, it surpassed them in a qualitative ratio. 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)

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

Heroes of the Olympics ...

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

Michael Phelps (USA), winner gold medal swimming in the 200 m complex among men, at the award ceremony of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games.

American Katie Ledecky (swimming) and Simone Biles ( gymnastics) fell slightly behind Phelps, winning four golds each.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt again won three gold medals: 100 meters, 200 meters and a 4x100 relay, becoming a nine-time Olympic champion. On three recent Olympics Bolt has consistently won these disciplines.

Usain Bolt (Jamaica) after finishing in the final race of the 200 m during the men's athletics at the XXXI Summer Olympics.

... and "heroes of the Olympics"

Athletes of the US women's national team in the semifinals of the 4x100 meter relay dropped the baton and could not qualify for the decisive race. The American women filed an appeal, claiming that they were prevented by Brazilian athletes. The appeal was upheld. The USA national team was allowed to run the semifinals in splendid isolation. In the re-run, they showed better time than their rivals from China, and the latter were "asked" from the final. The appeal of the Asian athletes was not granted, and the American women became Olympic Champions.

Georgian heroes of Rio

If you do not take into account the Georgian athletes who won medals at the Games in Rio, 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 incredibly happy when he was able to qualify for the Olympics. You couldn't even dream of more. But Nadiradze successfully performed in qualification and reached the semifinals of the single canoe competition at a distance of 200 meters. In the semifinals, he finished first, leaving behind the reigning Olympic Champion Ukrainian Yuriy 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.

Seoul Olympic Champion (1988) in sports pistol shooting Nino Salukvadze came to Rio for her eighth Games of 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 speeches, she said that most likely she would be preparing for the Tokyo Olympics - the ninth in a row.

David Kharazishvili became the first marathon runner in the history of Georgia who won a license for the Olympic Games. The Georgian athlete had a good start, but at the 25th kilometer he felt a sharp pain in his side. He did not run for almost two kilometers, but simply walked and even thought to withdraw from the distance. However, he found the courage and crossed the finish line. As a result, he took 72nd place, but ended up in the first half of the finishers and left 93 athletes behind.

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 jumping for women (Valentina Lyashenko).

Rio green water

Center pool water aquatic species The sport of Rio de Janeiro, where the diving competition was to be held, suddenly turned green, which baffled even the technical staff. It was later revealed that this was due to 160 liters of hydrogen peroxide accidentally poured into the pool. The substance neutralized chlorine, which promoted the growth of "organic compounds", including, possibly, algae. Despite the fact that the water did not pose a threat to the health of the athletes, it still had to be replaced.

04:40. That's all, for the Russian national team and its many fans, the time has come for the most interesting. Yes, there will still be different kinds of words, songs and dances, but the main thing is that Russia defended these Games for itself and the whole world saw that we would not leave here without medals. This is where we end our live opening ceremony, but we'll see you again very soon, literally 10 hours later, the full live of the first competition day will begin. All the best and good luck!

04:35. The Olympics have begun for us!

04:30. Was greeted warmly enough Russian athletes... Let's wish them good luck!

04:25. Wait! The Russian national team entered the stadium! Our standard bearer is a legendary volleyball player, Olympic champion London Sergei Tetyukhin.

04:15. As you can see, there is a lag behind the schedule. We are looking forward to our athletes.

04:05. Important news!

04:00. The excitement, of course, is incredible. But the show itself was rated by many as a bit boring. It could have been brighter.

03:50. We are all waiting for the Russian national team! Exit at about 04:06 Moscow time.

03:40. Team USA! One of the main contenders for the victory. The standard bearer is the most decorated Olympian in history, Michael Phelps.

03:35. Almost a third of countries have already passed with flags - and this is what the field looks like in the arena.

03:30. World tennis star Caroline Wozniacki with the Danish flag at the opening ceremony.

03:20. The Chinese came out - one of the two strongest sports nations in the world at the moment, along with the United States.

03:10. Brothers Belarusians! We will not forget about them. The flag was carried by Vasily Kiriyenko, who tomorrow will be one of the first to fight for awards in the road group cycling race.

03:05. And these are independent athletes under the IOC flag. Yulia Stepanova could have been among them.

03:00. Athletes parade.

02:55. The parade of athletes begins. The Greek delegation opens the parade. The order is a bit unusual, in particular, South Africa is in the forefront. That's because it's in Portuguese.

02:50. Now the conversation is not about Brazil, but about the fate of the entire planet - global warming and other threats. All this global warming by 4 degrees and the rise of the world's oceans cannot but affect the fate of Rio. So that the environment does not deteriorate, it is not necessary to litter it, but it is necessary to preserve forests, including Brazilian ones.

02:40. Now Maracatu, the folk dance of the state of Pernambuco. It is based on a mixture of the musical cultures of the Portuguese, Indians and Africans.

02:35. A song sounds that can be translated as a construction. Its author is Chiku Bouarque, who came here from Italy in 1970. This is one of the most popular Brazilian songs, because the whole stadium sings it. And then a tribute to blacks - capoeira. Performed by a duo of rappers from Curitiba.

02:31. And here is the airplane!

02:35. And now the construction of cities and megalopolises, the formation of modern Brazil. And the creation of the airplane by Santos Dumen, after whom the airport in Rio is named. This airplane flew only 60 meters in 1906.

02:30. Japanese immigrants appeared with red flags, who arrived here in large numbers at the beginning of the last century and taught Brazilians the arts of judo and ju-jitsu.

02:25. Here they are, the Europeans! Arrived.

02:20. Yes, first there was a forest as the basis of life in Brazil, and then the first people. And now there will be the arrival of the Europeans on ships.

02:15. The Brazilian Anthem was performed by Paulinha da Viola. And this scene symbolizes the birth of life in Brazil.

02:10. A thousand people are holding 250 sheets of metal paper.

02:05. All the most beautiful begins!

02:00. The presenter turns on the fans before the start of the opening ceremony.

01:55. In the center of the arena there is a presenter in all white and speaks English about peace and love.

01:50. Two aerial figures appeared on the arena.

01:45. The commentator Denis Kazansky is also ready to go and will help the fans to watch the ceremony.

01:40. The audience is waiting for the spectacle! It won't be long to wait.

01:35. The last moments of preparation are coming.

01:25. Some more statistics. For the first time, more than 11,000 athletes participated in the opening ceremony. So, a Russian-speaking girl was at the rehearsal of the opening ceremony, and this is what she said!

01:15. The largest delegations are from the USA, Brazil, Australia, Germany and China. The most common surname is Kim. It is worn by 58 athletes: 45 of South Korea and 13 from Severnaya. The youngest participant is Gaurika Singh, a swimmer from Nepal, and the oldest is Julia Broham from New Zealand (equestrian sport). By the way, one of the most beautiful athletes in world swimming Federica Pellegrini today not only carries the flag of Italy, but also celebrates her 28th birthday.

01:10. A video panorama of the stadium a little over an hour before the start of the 2016 OI-2016 opening ceremony.

01:00. Fans from the windows of a skyscraper across from Maracana observe the crowd at the entrance.

01:00. Three-time Roland Garros winner tennis player Gustavo Kuerten will replace three-time world football champion Pele and light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Games. The organizers of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were forced to turn to Kuerten's candidacy after Pele refused such an honor due to health problems.

00:50. Bowl of the stadium an hour and a half before the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

00:40. ESPN Brazilian TV presenter begins reporting with the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

00:35. And this is the line in which the special correspondents Slyusarenko and Kruglov stood before getting to the stands.

00:30. The press center is distributing the magazine from AIPS. Dope, dope and dope again.

00:25. While the special correspondents of the Championship were standing in a line that stretched for 200 meters, the legendary Olympic champion-2004, three-time world champion in the heptathlon Karolina Kluft from Sweden passed by.

00:20. Alas, the seats in the stadium are dirty. The organizers could do it!

00:10. There are still two hours before the opening ceremony, and Maracana has long queues to enter.

00:00. Blimey! A Chinese journalist was stuck in an elevator on Marakana for half an hour. Volunteers confirmed this information to the correspondent of "Championship" Grigory Telingater.

23:45. This is how the layout of the Maracanã stadium looks like.

And this is the procedure for the exit of country delegations and other information related to the opening ceremony.

23:30. "Kyuzhnetsova" - this is how foreigners pronounce the names of our Olympians. Watch a fun video on the wonders of transcription.

23:15. Such a picturesque view opens from the stands of "Maracani", where the opening ceremony will take place. Do you see Jesus?

23:05. There is still enough time before the ceremony, which means you can plunge headlong into history. For example, watch a video about the opening of the previous Olympic Games.

22:50. The rules of conduct at the opening ceremony of the Olympics are very strict. Apparently, we will not wait for selfies from athletes.

22:35. Our correspondent witnessed police cars rushing through the streets of Rio. Should we wait for another portion of crime news from the Olympic capital?

However, we must admit that the Brazilian police with such cars must be ready for any unrest and incidents.

22:25. Scaffolding at many Olympic venues has not yet been removed. The owners do everything literally at the last moment.

Entrance to the main press center of the Olympics. You can call this place the headquarters of all the journalists who came to these Games.

22:15. For those who will follow the opening ceremony not only on our live, but also turn on the TV receiver, we inform you that Anna Dmitrieva and Denis Kazansky will comment on everything that happens in Rio.

22:05. Today Sergei Tetyukhin is destined to be the standard-bearer of the Russian national team, but for now he and his volleyball team partner Alexei Verbov are having fun with a torch. Well, will you give Tetyukhin his 40 years?

21:55. The opening ceremony of the XXXI Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro may become the most high-tech in the history of the Olympics. Rio 2016's competition venues will feature a record-breaking number of giant LED screens and video systems, as well as complete audio and video management solutions to create vibrant and informative competition broadcasts. The latest professional equipment will be used for shooting.

“On Friday, August 5, the world will watch as Brazil's vibrant cultural heritage, with all its power and passion, is embodied with the help of thousands of actors and state-of-the-art technology at the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In this theatrical extravaganza, designed by one of the world's most talented and creative teams, we showcase the best of Brazilian culture and celebrate the beginning sports event along with billions of viewers from all over the world, ”said Sidney Levy, executive director of the Rio 2016 organizing committee.

21:40. Rio is a city on the hills. Sometimes the roads there are built at an angle of almost 60 degrees.

And here's another contrast. A wealthy area is located in a matter of minutes. No favelas. But there is barbed wire and security at every turn.

21:30. What will the upcoming opening ceremony be like? That's what she says creative director Fernando Meirelles:

Our opening ceremony will be different from the previous ones. I am ready for criticism, people on the Internet are already saying that everything will be terrible. Athens, Beijing and London talked about the history and heroic past of their countries, and we will show what we should become in the future. Due to the economic crisis, the budget for the ceremonies (opening and closing of the Olympic and Paralympic Games) decreased from $ 113.9 million to $ 55.9 million. Most of this money will go towards security. Our staff was also cut from 3000 to 700 people. I am very upset about this, but I am understanding. If 40 percent of Brazilian homes have no sanitation, how can you spend billions on shows? I think our budget is 12 times less than in London and 20 times less than in Beijing.

21:20. Journalists are used to attending accreditation competitions, but even hardened reporters need a ticket for today's ceremony. This is how it looks in Rio de Janeiro. For the deputy editor-in-chief of "Championship" Evgeny Slyusarenko, such a ticket is already the fifth in the collection.

21:10. Rio's infamous favelas are a state within a state with no schools, no hospitals, and no future. All guests of the Olympic Games observe these views from the windows of buses on the way to the competition venues.

20:55. By the way, today is a day off in Rio de Janeiro. The metro, specifically in order to deliver all the spectators of the opening ceremony to their homes and hotels, will run until 2:30 am.

20:30. Three rows of fences on Maracana. Even the day before, anyone could go there that.

20:23. The military on the outskirts of Maracana had already gathered in the morning. Special correspondents of "Championship" could not even use their usual route - everything was blocked. Let's go around.

20:15. The Russian national team will appear at the opening ceremony only 159th in a row. All in all, 207 delegations will be represented in Rio. Greece will be the first to come out as founder Olympic movement and the last one is the hosts from Brazil. As for our delegation, it numbers 250 people. Let us remind you that the legendary volleyball player, Olympic champion Sergei Tetyukhin will become the standard bearer.

20:05. Today's ceremony is expected to last three hours, from 8 pm to 11 pm local time. The TV audience of the opening is estimated to be 3.5 billion people! 35 thousand people will be involved in it. Including 12 samba schools will take part in the opening at once. Well, where in Brazil without folk dance?

20:00. Hello dear sports fans! There is very little left before the start of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil survived the World Cup, and now the Olympic Games will also be held in a country where there are many wild monkeys. The opening ceremony is very modest - $ 20 million, and this is just half the cost of the same event in London four years ago. However, as you know, money is not everything. The organizers promised a lot of surprises, and they shouldn't cheat. The ceremony itself will begin at about 2:00 Moscow time, and we are already starting our text online broadcast. Four correspondents of the Championship are in the vicinity of Maracana, and they intend to tell and show in detail everything that is hidden (by the way, not only today). Stay with us!

AND two-time champion world in cross Emily Chebet. Four leaders of the Kenyan athletics 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 aiding doping by Kenyan athletes. In June, the IOC ordered international federations for the respective sports to admit Kenyan athletes to the Olympic Games individually, after passing additional anti-doping tests. In late July, the head of the Kenyan National Olympic Committee, Kipchoge Keino, announced that Kenyan athletes would undergo doping 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 consideration of the case was scheduled for July 19, the verdict was announced by CAS 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 in individually, became the runner Julia Stepanova. The IAAF message said that the athlete would be able to perform not under the Russian, but under the Olympic flag. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) asked Yulia Stepanova to be admitted to the Olympics, in view of the fact that the athlete and her husband Vitaly Stepanov, who left for the United States, were recognized as important informants of 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.

Another 80 Russian athletes sought the right to participate in the Games. The IAAF rejected all relevant applications for participation in international competitions, except for one - from long jumper Daria Klishina. She is the only athlete who was able to participate in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro under the Russian flag.

Weightlifters

Azerbaijan

After 7 weightlifters of Azerbaijan were disqualified due to positive results on doping tests in different competitions, the Azerbaijani national team lost two Olympic licenses, and dropped in the team competition to 31st place, in general, all licenses.

Bulgaria

In March 2015, the Bulgarian national weightlifting team in full complement was disqualified after 11 team members tested positive for doping tests. In the fall of the same year, the International Federation weightlifting prevented Bulgarian weightlifters from participating in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and in January 2016 the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the IWF's suspension and dismissed the appeal of the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation.

Russia

The International Weightlifting Federation has disqualified the entire Russian team. Thus, Russian weightlifters are completely barred from participating in the 2016 Olympics.

The Republic of Kazakhstan

June 24, 2016 executive committee and congress International Federation weightlifting has stripped 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 Ermek Omirtai for four years, Zhasulan Kydyrbaev (with deprivation of medals) for eight years. Banned anabolic androgenic steroids were found in doping samples of these athletes during the World Championships in Houston; Russian men's team in Belarus was disqualified due to doping

The men's national kayaking and canoeing team of Belarus has been disqualified for violation of doping rules 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 kayak and canoe team, including coaches, medical and support personnel, from international competitions for a period of one year. Sports arbitration court in Lausanne (CAS) rejected the claim of the Belarusian national kayak and canoe team for the disqualification of the team by the International Rowing Federation. The basis was the decision of the International Canoe Federation on the redistribution of the Olympic quotas on July 18, 2016.

Less than a year is left until the opening of the next Summer Olympic Games. The main sports competitions of the four years will start on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro at the Maracanã stadium. For the first time, the Olympics will be held in South America.

Summer Olympic Games 2016were far from the first application for this kind of competition in Brazil. Previously, Rio de Janeiro claimed to host the Olympics in 1936, 1940, 2004 and 2012. Attempts to host the main Games were crowned with success for Rio only for the fifth time. In addition to Brazil, Madrid (Spain), Tokyo (Japan) and Chicago (USA) also fought for the right to host the XXXI Summer Games. Interestingly, at the first stage, St. Petersburg also fought for the possibility of hosting the Summer Olympic Games. However, in the summer of 2007, after the city of Sochi received the right to host the 2014 Winter Games, the northern capital withdrew from this race.

NUMBERS

Summer Olympic Games in sunny Brazil will be held from 5 to 21 August. August in this country is considered a calendar winter. The air temperature at this time is from +18 to +25 degrees. In Rio de Janeiro, August is the "coldest" and windiest month of the year, but at the same time one of the sunniest (22 days of clear weather). The opening ceremony of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games will begin on August 5 at 18:00 local time (in the South Urals - 2 am). According to the tradition that started at the 1996 Games, it will be Friday.

A feature of the upcoming Olympics will return to the official program after a long absence of such sports as rugby-sevens and golf. Summer Games rugby competition last time was held 92 years ago, and golf has not been considered Olympic for the last 112 years.

According to the organizers, in the upcoming competitions over 10 thousand athletes will take part, which will represent 205 countries of the world. Athletes will play 306 sets awards in 42 types. The greatest number of medals - 47 sets (23 for women, 24 for men) - will go to athletes. Almost 5 thousand award and 75 thousand commemorative medals of the Olympics will be produced by the Brazilian Mint.

Over 7.5 million tickets for sports events can already be purchased by booking them through the national Olympic Committee... The cheapest places on solemn ceremony openings will cost viewers $ 86, and the most expensive ones will cost up to $ 2,000. The average ticket price for the competition is $ 30.

Official cost of preparing the Olympics in Brazil today is $ 2.9 billion. The amount is significantly different from the originally announced - 1.8 billion. The organizers attributed the significant increase to inflation, the addition of new species to the program and an unforeseen increase in the cost of equipping the Olympic village.

SYMBOLS RIO-2016

Emblem of the XXXI Olympic Games, according to its creators, symbolizes Rio de Janeiro itself. The symbol of the future Games is based on the three colors of the national flag of Brazil, and the winding lines represent the sea, sun, mountains and silhouettes of people dancing together.

- Vinicius and Tom- presented back in November 2014. The patrons of the Games received their names in honor of famous Brazilian musicians. The characters are collective images of the richest flora and fauna of a tropical country. Olympic mascot depicted in the form of a smiling yellow beast Vinicius, similar to a cat. The volume, which resembles a cross between a flower and a tree, is the mascot of the Paralympic Games, the personification of the Brazilian flora.

OLYMPIC FIRE

Traditional fire lighting will take place on April 21, 2016 in Greece. The flame will be delivered to the capital of the Games by a special flight by air by April 27, and will start on May 3 Olympic torch relay "Rio 2016"... It is planned to use 12 thousand torchbearers in it. The length of the walking route for each of the participants will be about 200 meters. The total length of the route will be 20 and 16 thousand km by land and air, respectively.

The relay will take place almost throughout Brazil, and almost 90% of the country's residents will get the opportunity to see this event. The end of the long journey of the Olympic flame will be the grand opening of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

OLYMPIC OBJECTS

Sports venues the organizers have divided into four zones: Copacabana, Maracanã, Deodoro and Barra.

Copacabana as one of the most famous beaches in the world, it is an area predominantly for aquatic species. Here will be awarded medals for sailing, open water swimming, triathlon, rowing, and cycling (highway), walking and marathon.

Maracana zone named after its central sports facility - the famous football stadium... It is at the Maracana stadium that the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games, as well as football competitions, will take place. Other facilities in this zone include the Maracanisinho volleyball arena and the João Havelange stadium, where athletes will perform.

In the past, a military base Deodoro as planned by the organizers, during the Games it will become a competition zone where medals will be competed in equestrian sports, modern pentathlon, fencing, rowing slalom, cycling (BMX, mountain bike) and shooting.

The largest and most competitive area in Rio will be Barra... It will house: the Olympic arena (rhythmic and artistic gymnastics, trampoline jumping), the Olympic tennis center, the Maria Lenk swimming pool (water polo, diving), a water sports center (swimming, synchronized swimming), Riocenter (boxing, badminton, table tennis, weightlifting), Olympic halls 1-4 (taekwondo, judo, wrestling, basketball, handball), golf center, velodrome.

In addition to sports grounds, the territory of Barr includes Olympic park and Olimpic village, as well as press and television centers.

According to sports standards, it is not so long to wait until the opening of the Olympic Games - less than a year! In some forms, the struggle for tickets to the main starts of the four-year period is already in full swing. It is too early to talk about possible results and make any predictions. However, the fans of the Russian team believe: very soon the next Olympic Games will write new Russian names in the history of world sports.

Preparation for the 2016 Games is the worst of those that I have ever seen ... But we have no other plan "B". Therefore, we are going to Rio.

vice president of the IOC

The 2016 Summer Olympics - the main sporting event in four years Ancient Greece... Then it was both a sports and a religious event. But after 394 A.D. the competition fell under the disgrace of the authorities.

Only at the end of the 19th century, the Games were resumed. Since then, starting in 1986, the world has hosted 22 Winter and 30 Summer Olympics. The next Summer Olympic Games 2016 will be held in Brazil. This is the first Olympics in South America.

Host country selection and organizational problems

Eight countries have applied for the Games. In addition to Brazil, Azerbaijan, Spain, Czech Republic, Qatar, Japan, the USA and Russia fought for the right to host the Games. Three countries indicated cities other than their capitals in their applications. These were: Russia (St. Petersburg), the USA (Chicago) and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). St. Petersburg withdrew the application, because a month and a half after submitting the application, another city (Sochi) received the right to host Winter Games 2014 year.

V the final part the race hit four contenders: Madrid, Tokyo, Chicago and Rio de Janeiro. Voting took place in three stages. With each of them, one applicant was eliminated. As a result, there were two of them left: Rio de Janeiro and Madrid.

Rio de Janeiro won with a two-fold lead in the final vote in October 2009. In 2014, it was reported that the venue for the 2016 Summer Olympics could be changed. The reason for the rumors was the frequent statements of IOC officials about the host country not meeting the deadlines for the delivery of facilities for the competition.

In the media, London, which hosted the competitions in 2012 and Moscow, was considered as an alternative to hosting the Games. But despite the problems with the organization, IOC officials announced that the Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro, and there is no talk of postponing the competition.

After the approval of the candidacy of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilians decided that the 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be held in the territory of four zones of the city.

Athletics;
marathon;
archery;
football;
water polo;
volleyball.

Maracana will become the main subject of the Olympics. The eponymous stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games. Also, the Maracana stadium will host final match Olympic tournament on football. This is the largest playground Brazil with a capacity of 79,000 people.

Athletics and volleyball competitions, respectively, will be held at the Joao Havelange and Maracanazinho stadiums adjacent to Maracana. Olympic Stadium João Havelange is new (commissioned in 2007) and has a capacity of 45,000 people.

The Maracanazinho Stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people. The stadium was built in 1954 and has undergone two renovations. The last one was in 2007. One of the main attractions of the Maracanã area will also host part of the Olympics. It is about the famous Sambodrome street, where the Brazilian carnival is held annually. The street is 700 meters long, and on the sides it is fenced off with spectator stands. Their capacity is 90,000 people.

Archery competitions will be held at the Sambodrome. Here will be the start and finish of the women's and men's marathons.

Barra

boxing;
table tennis;
badminton;
cycling (road);
Weightlifting;
gymnastics (sports, rhythmic and trampoline jumping);
cycle track;
race walking;
diving;
water polo;
swimming;
synchronized swimming;
basketball;
judo;
taekwondo;
wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman);
handball;
fencing;
golf;
tennis.

The Barra district will host the lion's share of the upcoming Olympics. There are 15 sports facilities on its territory. The largest water sports facility is the Maria Lenk Water Park, which will host swimming and diving competitions.

The center was built in 2004 and has a capacity of 8,000 spectators. Its total area is 42,000 sq. M. Medals in all types of gymnastics and trampoline jumping will be raffled off at the HSBC Arena. The arena opened in 2007 and has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. Exhibition complex "Riocentro" can accommodate up to 9000 spectators. It will host badminton competitions, table tennis, boxing and weightlifting.

Basketball competitions will also be held in the Barra area. The venue for the tournament will be the Olympic Training Center, built specifically for the 2013 Olympics. The center can accommodate 20,000 spectators. Competitions in tennis will be held at the Rio Olympic Tennis Center, which is still under construction. The center will consist of 16 courts. The central court will accommodate 10,000 spectators, court number 1 - 5000, court number 2 - 3000, other courts - 250 people each.

Barre will host the Olympic Park and Olympic Village, as well as a television and press center covering the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Beach volleyball;
rowing and canoeing and rowing;
cycling (highway);
swimming in open water;
triathlon;
sailing.

The Copacabana area, which is famous for its beach, will host beach volleyball competitions, as well as open water swimming and triathlon competitions. A sailing competition will take place within Copacabana in the Marina da Gloria center. Temporary stands will be erected on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, which can accommodate 10,000 people.

Deodoro

basketball;
modern pentathlon;
Horseback Riding;
field hockey;
shooting;
rugby sevens;
mountain bike and bicycle motocross;
slalom.

Show jumping competitions will be held at the fourth Deodoro Center at the National Equestrian Center. The center was built in 2007, but three years later it required reconstruction. Its capacity is 20,000 people. The National Center is located next to the Equestrian Center shooting sports, also built in 2007. Competitions in bullet and clay shooting will take place within it.

Fencing competitions will also take place within Deodoro (Arena Deodoro), modern pentathlon(National Center for Modern Pentathlon), cycling (mountain biking) and rowing and canoeing (Olympic Slalom Stadium). Cycling competitions will be able to gather up to 25,000 spectators based on the number of seats in Olympic Center mountain bike, and competitions in fencing, slalom and modern pentathlon, respectively, 5000, 8000 and 15000 spectators.

Rio de Janeiro is not alone in hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics. Four more Brazilian cities will host the Olympics. Part of the competition of the Olympic tournament in football will take place at the stadiums of Sao Paulo, Salvador, Belo Horizonte and the capital Brasilia. The largest is the Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia (76,000 people). This is followed by the Mineiran Stadium in Belo Horizonte (74,000), Morumbi in São Paulo (66,000) and the Fonte Nava Arena in Salvador (60,000).

Mascot and logo of the Games

Talisman future Olympics became an animal named Vinicius and a plant named Tom. Both mascots represent the diverse flora and fauna of Brazil. Vinicius is the embodiment of all animals living in Brazil, "born from an explosion of joy" from the fact that the country was chosen as the capital of the Olympics. Tom personifies the symbol of the Paralympics and is a kind of mixture of plants.

The color scheme of the mascots clearly shows the theme of the Brazilian flag. The official logo of the Olympics is an image of three dancing human figures in orange, green and blue. They are all holding hands. Below is the inscription "RIO 2016" and the symbol of all the Olympic Games - five rings connected to each other.

At the Olympics, 301 medals will be played in 40 sports disciplines. For the first time in the program Summer Games included rugby sevens, which is a simplified form of this game. Also for the first time since 1904 at the Summer Olympiad will be held golf tournament. This sport was once excluded from the Olympic list, but by the decision of the IOC by voting in 2009 this status was returned to it.

Otherwise, the 2016 Summer Olympics will be held at the same sports program as the previous Olympics.

The famous Russian pole vaulter Elena Isinbaeva is planning to perform in Rio de Janeiro. Elena became the champion of the Olympic Games twice (2004 and 2008). After a bronze podium at the 2012 London Olympics, she announced that she was suspending sports career and will make the final decision about performing at next Games later..

The American swimmer, 18-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps, who retired in 2012 and returned to the sport in 2014, also intends to take part in the Games in Brazil, having designated the 2016 Summer Olympics as his goal.

Traveling to the Olympics as a volunteer

To do this, you need to register on the official website of the Games and submit an application. In May 2015, the casting started at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games. It will run until November 2015. During this period, interviews will take place, following which in November 2015 years will pass meeting of participants with art group, which will select the most liked applicants with an invitation in April 2016 to Brazil for rehearsal events.

Participants must be at least 16 years old as of April 1, 2016. The ticket to Brazil is paid by the volunteer himself.

Tickets for the competition went on sale in early 2015. For example, the price of tickets for the Olympic Games in Brazil ranges from $ 17 to $ 1,300. For the opening ceremony, the cheapest tickets cost $ 57 or BRL 200, depending on the exchange rate.

The most expensive tickets (R $ 1,200 or $ 341) will be sold for athletics and volleyball competitions, the cheapest (R $ 40 or $ 11) for open water swimming, field hockey, shooting, weightlifting and race walking.

All tickets can be purchased through the "Rio 2016 Tickets" Internet portal after registration. There are no direct flights between Russia and Brazil. A direct flight to Galleon Airport can be reached from European airports. These can be: Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Lisbon, Madrid, Rome, London and Istanbul.

A trip to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will require large financial costs for at least one flight, but despite the financial side of the issue and the initial problems with the organization, the 2016 Summer Olympics promise to be grandiose sporting event a year worth visiting at least once in a lifetime.