Incredible facts

Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil starts on August 5 and runs until August 21, 2016.

The opening and closing ceremony will take place at the Maracanã Stadium, and during the games, about 16,000 athletes will compete, playing 306 sets of awards in 42 sports.

More than 1.6 million foreign tourists visit Rio de Janeiro every year. It is the most visited city in Brazil, as in 2015 alone, about a million tourists came to Rio for the carnival.

Here are a few interesting facts about the 2016 Olympics you wanted to know.

Summer olympic games 2016

1. For the first time in history, the Olympic Games will be held in South America ... Rio de Janeiro was voted in in 2009, leaving cities such as Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo behind.

2. The Olympic torch relay began on April 21 at home Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece, passing through Brazil in a little more than 90 days, and ending his journey in Rio de Janeiro on August 5.

3. The opening and closing ceremony will be held at Maracanã Stadium, which holds the record for the largest number of football fans.

Although it currently holds about 78,000 people, it was able to collect 173,000 fans during the 1950 FIFA World Cup final. It also hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup final.

4. It is expected that about 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will take part in the Olympics by playing 306 sets of awards.

5. Competitions will take place in four different zones: on Copacabana beach- where the beach volleyball competitions will take place, Barra da Tijuca- where is Olympic Park, v Deodoro- where water sports competitions will take place, Olympic CenterBMX and centers for equestrian sports, as well as in Maracana, where there are two large stadiums.

Sports in the 2016 Olympics

6. Golf will return to the Olympics after a 112-year hiatus... international Olympic Committee decided to reintroduce this sport, the competition in which last time took place in 1900 and 1904.

7. For the first time, Olympians born in 2000 will participate in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

According to the rules, athletes born before January 1, 2003 can take part in the competition, but in some sports there are other age restrictions. The youngest participants will most likely compete in sports such as gymnastics and diving.

8. A team of athletes who were forced to leave their country will take part in the competition. The IOC said that about 5-10 private traders the refugee national team will compete under the Olympic flag.

9. The mascot of the 2016 Olympics is Vinicius Is a blue-yellow character representing the fauna of Brazil.

It looks like a cat or a monkey that can fly and stretch its limbs and body.

It was named after a Brazilian musician Vinicius di Moraes, who became one of the author of the famous composition in the genre of bossa nova "The Girl from Ipanema". Organizers hope the mascot will help them raise R $ 1 billion ($ 398 million) from merchandise sales.

10. In total, the Olympic Games presented 7.5 million tickets which range in price from $ 40 for some swimming events to nearly $ 3000 for best places to the opening ceremony.

The most popular competitions are football, basketball, volleyball and handball.

11. The organizers are planning prepare about 60,000 meals a day to feed athletes... Traditional Brazilian dishes such as rice, black beans and grilled meats, tapioca, cheese rolls and acai berries will be served.

Participants in the Olympic Games 2016

12.In the 2016 Olympic Games it is expected participation of 70,000 volunteers mainly from Brazil, USA, UK, Russia and China.

13. For the Olympiad involved about 85,000 soldiers and police Is the largest security team formed to host the event in Brazilian history, twice the size of the security forces attending the 2012 London Olympics.

14. The organizing committee has provided taxi drivers in Rio de Janeiro with the opportunity to sign up for free online English courses.

15. The motto of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro is "Viva sua paixão", which translates as "Live your passion".

In 2016, the next Olympic Summer Games will be held in South America for the first time. Competitions will be held in Brazil between 5-21 August.

Hosting the 2016 Olympics

Applications for this large-scale event began to be submitted back in 2007. Countries such as the USA, Azerbaijan, Japan, Spain, Qatar, Brazil and the Czech Republic took part in the competition. As a result, four finalist cities were selected: Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo. In 2009, after several rounds, the International Olympic Committee finally decided where the Olympiad would take place and chose the winner - city ​​in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro

Up to this point, the country has applied several times, but never reached the final. According to approximate data, more than 12,000 athletes from 205 countries will take part in the games. 306 sets of medals will be raffled off. The current budget for this event is $ 2.93 billion, excluding the government's financial expenditures for infrastructure development at the venue of the Olympic Games. This amount is associated with an increase in inflation, the use of the most innovative technologies, as well as changing the rules in some programs.

It should be noted that the competition program did not undergo any global changes compared to the previous Games, which were held in Great Britain however, it has been slightly expanded. The following sports have been added to it: Beach Soccer, golf, street basketball and a simplified version of rugby. The 2016 rio olympics will be the world's first environmentally friendly competition.

Especially for this event, the Swiss company RAFAA built a large-scale artificial waterfall, powered by solar panels, and accumulating the energy of the sun throughout the day. It is assumed that the capacity of this unique structure will be sufficient to provide electricity not only to the Olympic Village, but also to the city itself. What else distinctive features will have a summer olympics in 2016? The city authorities presented a unique transportation system Bus Rapid Transit... It is modern vehicle, will transport people to various sports facilities, moving along specially designated lanes that link the western and northern regions of Rio de Janeiro.

Olympic facilities

The organizers of the event have allocated several main zones for the competition.

Most of sports will take place in Barre... For these purposes, several Olympic facilities have been built here. In the Maria Lenk Water Park, it is planned to hold competitions in diving, as well as water polo. Competitions in sports and rhythmic gymnastics will be held at the Olympic Arena. For sports such as boxing and weightlifting, a separate area will be allocated - the Riocenter. The Olympic halls will host basketball competitions, as well as different types martial arts. In addition, the Tennis Center and Velodorom are located in Barre.

The following sports events are planned in this zone:

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

This large-scale object is one of the most popular football stadiums worldwide. It is here that the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will take place, as well as the football championship, in which not only Rio de Janeiro will take part, but also other Brazilian cities. In addition, in this area is the João Havelange facility, where competitions in athletics, and sports complex Maracanazinho designed for volleyball competitions. Especially for the press, small Olympic villages will be built in Maracana, Barre and Deodoro.

Copacabana is one of the most beautiful and famous beaches in the world, where the organizers are planning to host the following water competitions:

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

Symbols and talismans

The 2016 Olympics will be held under the auspices of mascots, which are collective images of the Brazilian flora and fauna: a yellow animal that looks like a cat, as well as a blue-green plant, which traces the features of an exotic tree and flower. The mascots were named after a vote on the Internet Volume and Vinicius, in honor of famous Brazilian musicians.

When developing the visual image of the Olympic Games, main goal the designers were to create a solemn and festive atmosphere for the guests of Rio de Janeiro. In it, you can see the main attributes and values ​​of the city, as well as elements that emphasize its fluidity and passion. In addition, the image reflects the places of the famous Brazilian cities, which will host the 2016 football competitions: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia and Sao Paulo. The visual image of the Olympics can be seen on posters, tickets, as well as at all sports venues where the competition will take place. Medals for athletes will be made from precious metals obtained from the recycling of electrical appliances. Brazil plans to release about 5000 medals for awarding and 75,000 commemorative medals.

Price question

Many sports fans are worried about the question, how much are tickets for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil? The organizers of the event provided information that the price of the cheapest ticket will be 14 euros, and the most expensive - 420 euros. As you know, the most grandiose and memorable event is the opening and closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. In order to get to it, guests of the event will have to spend at least 1000 euros. Tickets can be purchased at the beginning of 2015 on a specialized website.

Volunteering

The organizers of the 2016 Olympics plan to attract about 60,000 volunteers... The application deadline lasted until the end of 2014. Anyone over 18 years old, regardless of nationality and gender, could offer their services. The selected candidates will be given special online trainings, during which they will be introduced to the specifics of the work performed, as well as the place where sports competitions are to be held. During the games, all volunteers will be provided with free meals and appropriate equipment. However, they need to get to Rio at their own expense. After the end of the event, all volunteers will receive certificates and exclusive gifts.

Ready for the Olympics

It is worth noting that at present, the International Olympic Committee believes that Brazil is not completely ready to host this event, since the organizers do not have enough funds for this, as a result of which they do not meet the deadlines. The IOC also notes that funding for all preparatory work carried out with long delays. Many sports facilities in the country have not yet been completed, moreover, in Rio de Janeiro, the necessary infrastructure is still lacking and there is a shortage of rooms in hotel complexes.
In addition, Guanabara Bay, where the sport competitions canoeing and kayaking, as well as sailing, heavily polluted and the Brazilian authorities are currently cleaning it up. However, the Olympic Committee says that all contaminants will be removed by the start of the ceremony. Information appeared in the press that the venue of the Summer Olympics in 2016 may be changed. According to some reports, representatives of the IOC have already asked their colleagues from Great Britain whether it is possible to organize this event in London, to which they received an answer that the city is able to host the Olympic Games for the second time in a row. However, no there have been no official statements on this yet. Currently, the International Olympic Committee has adopted a number of decisions aimed at stabilizing the situation. Its representatives expressed their readiness to help the Brazilian organizers implement some of the projects, as well as to constantly monitor the preparation process for the Olympics so that it is held at the highest level.

According to the situation in the fall of 2015 - the Olympics will not be postponed and it will take place in Rio De Janeiro.

Less than a year is left until the opening of the next Summer Olympic Games. The main sporting events 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 was last held 92 years ago, and golf has not been considered Olympic for the past 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 sports are already available for purchase by booking through the National Olympic Committee. The cheapest places on solemn ceremony openings will cost viewers $ 86, while 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 air flight by April 27, and on May 3 it will start 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 long journey of the Olympic flame will culminate in the grand opening of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

OLYMPIC OBJECTS

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

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

Maracana zone named for its central sports facility- famous football stadium... It is at the Maracanã stadium that the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games, as well as football competitions, will take place. Other facilities in this area 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 competitive 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 (artistic and gymnastics, trampoline jumping), Olympic tennis center, Maria Lenk swimming pool (water polo, diving), 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 Olympic Park and Olympic Village, as well as press and TV 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

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 by 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 by IOC officials about the host country not meeting the deadlines for the delivery of facilities for the competition.

The media considered London, which hosted the competition in 2012, and Moscow 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.

The Brazilians, after the approval of the candidacy of Rio de Janeiro, decided that the 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in the 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 will be held at the Joao Havelange and Maracanazinho stadiums adjacent to Maracana, respectively. 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 Olympiad competitions. 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. There will also be the start and finish lines 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 the 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, known 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 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.

Deodoro will also host fencing competitions (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 in 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 the animals that live in Brazil, "born of 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 colors. 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 on Summer Olympics tournament will be held for golf. 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, setting the Summer Olympics 2016 as his goal.

Travel 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 the results of 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.

August 14, 2016.

On the ninth competition day Russian athletes won 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.

Gold of Russia was brought by Greco-Roman wrestler Roman Vlasov (up to 75 kg), gymnast Aliya Mustafina (bars) and tennis players Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina ( doubles). Silver was won by gymnast Maria Paseka (vault) and shooter Sergei Kamensky (rifle, 50 m, three positions), bronze - cyclist Denis Dmitriev (individual sprint) and yachtswoman Stefania Elfutina (RS: X).

Russia has won the first medal in sailing since 1996. In the RS: X (windsurfing) class, 19-year-old Stefania Elfutina won bronze.

Frenchwoman Charlene Picon became Olympic champion, Chinese woman Chen Payne won silver.

Stefania Elfutina from the very first day, August 8, joined the fight for medals and never once lost contact with the leaders. After the first day of competition, she walked the second, after half of the planned flights - the third, and a day later she approached the leader of the regatta, Flavia Tartaglini from Italy, at a distance of one point. According to the results of the penultimate racing day, Elfutina took the lead overall standings... Alas, after one of the many protests, Tartaglini got an extra point and caught up with Elfutina. And since she has a victory in one of the flights, and the Russian woman does not, the Italian returned to the leading position.

The alignment before the Medal Race - a "medal race" where all points are doubled, was as follows: Tartaglini - first (55 points), Elfutina - second (55), Chinese Chen, French Picon and Israeli Davidovich (60 ). It turned out that in a bad scenario, the Russian woman could be left without medals at all, especially considering that she scored all the points due to stability, never having won a single flight during the entire regatta.

Officially, the women's Medal Race in the "RS: X" class was supposed to start at 14:05 local time, but time passed, the information was contradictory, and nothing began. Finally, at 15:35, the start was given. The wind was not strong - about 10 knots (15 is considered good). But a red flag was lit in front of Elfutina. All the rivals went into the race, and the Russian woman had just started.

“I’m very ashamed, but I still don’t understand why I was given a warning,” she said to journalists after Elfutin: “There are no complaints against the judges, so I deserved it. But what exactly happened - I don't know right now. "

Probably only she knows that in half an hour almost calmly it cost her to rise from the last, tenth, to sixth place, overtaking the favorite, Tartaglini, and snatch this bronze: “I just thought that I had two options: to surrender and wait another four years or do something. And then I decided: no, four years is too much, I'll try now. "

She desperately "glided", trying to accelerate and reach far-gone rivals! Of course, it was lucky that the wind was very weak: Elfutina is good in such weather thanks to physical strength, and this allows her to support the board in "gliding" much longer than her competitors (he says that he can easily do 20-25 pull-ups, but maybe more).

For sure - this moment will go down in the history of our sailing sport.

Based on materials by E. Slyusarenko "Championship".
Photo by Zimbio.

Aliya Mustafina is a two-time Olympic champion.

She outstripped her main rival American Madison Kochian in the exercise on the uneven bars by 0.067 points. The German Sophie Scheder won the bronze medal.

“Everything went well,” Aliya said after the performance: “Moreover, I think it was my best combination of four made at the Olympics. It turned out to be cleaner than the others. I made this combination upon arrival here in Rio. 5, and performed from base 6, 8. I came to the gym one day and realized that I did not want to perform with a simple program, that I would gather all my strength and do a difficult one.

In the all-around, I did not show my maximum on three apparatus at once - on the balance beam, on the uneven bars and in floor exercises. But on the other hand, it would be very difficult for me to overtake the American women, only in case of their mistakes it was possible. "