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The2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the "Games of the XXXI Olympiad", was an internationalmulti-sport event held inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016.^{[n 1][1]}

Events took place at eighteen existing venues (eight of which required some redevelopment), nine new venues constructed for the Summer Games, and seven temporary venues which were removed following the conclusion of the games.^[2] Each event was held in one of four geographically segregated Olympic clusters:Barra,Copacabana,Deodoro, Engenho de Dentro andMaracanã. The same was done for the2007 Pan American Games.^[3][4] Several of the venues are located at the Barra Cluster Olympic Park.^[2] The largest venue at the games in terms ofseating capacity is theEstádio do Maracanã, officially known as Jornalista Mário Filho Stadium, which can hold 74,738 spectators and served as the officialOlympic Stadium, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies as well as football finals.^[2] In addition, five venues outside Rio de Janeiro hosted football events, in the cities ofBrasília,Belo Horizonte,Manaus,Salvador andSão Paulo.^[2]

For the first time since the1900 Summer Olympics, the opening and closing Ceremonies for theSummer Olympics weren't held in the same place as the athletics events, and for the first time since the1988 Summer Olympics, all gymnastics events took place in the same venue.

TheMaracanã Stadium and theMaracanãzinho arena (left).

TheVelodrome,Carioca Arena 3,2 and1 andFuture Arena (in the background), and theOlympic Tennis Centre (on the right) atBarra Olympic Park

Estádio Nilton Santos

Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium at Deodoro Radical Park

Maria Lenk Aquatics Center

Rio Olympic Arena

Olympic Tennis Centre

Olympic Aquatics Stadium

Future Arena

Youth Arena

New competition venues
Venue	Sports			Capacity
Carioca Arena 1	D	Basketball		16,000
Carioca Arena 2		Judo andWrestling		10,000
Carioca Arena 3		Fencing andTaekwondo
Olympic Aquatics Stadium		Swimming,Synchronized swimming (play-offs) andWaterpolo (play-offs)		15,000
Olympic BMX Centre		Cycling (BMX)		6,000
Olympic Golf Course		Golf		20,000
Olympic Hockey Centre		Field hockey		15,000 (10,000 court 1, 5,000 court 2)
Olympic Tennis Centre (Main Court)		Tennis		19,750
Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium		Canoe/Kayak (slalom)		8,000
Rio Olympic Velodrome		Cycling (track)		5,000
Youth Arena (Deodoro)		Basketball (women's preliminary round),Modern pentathlon (fencing)		5,000
Existing competition venues
Venue		Sports		Capacity
Deodoro Aquatics Centre	A	Modern pentathlon (swimming)		2000
Maracanã Stadium	A	Ceremonies andFootball (semifinal 2, finals)		74,738
Olympic Stadium (Engenhão)	B	Football (8 x group),Athletics (track and field)		60,000
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon	B	Rowing,Canoe/Kayak (sprint)		14,000
Maracanãzinho Arena	A	Volleyball		12,000
Maria Lenk Aquatics Center	B	Diving,Synchronized swimming (group matches),Waterpolo (group matches)		6,500
Marina da Glória	B	Sailing		10,000
Olympic Equestrian Center	B	Equestrian		14,000
Olympic Shooting Center	B	Shooting		N/A
Rio Olympic Arena (HSBC Arena)	A	Gymnastics		12,000
Riocentro –Pavilion 6	A	Boxing		9,000
Riocentro –Pavilion 3	A	Table tennis		7,000
Riocentro –Pavilion 4	A	Badminton		6,500
Sambódromo	B	Archery,Athletics (marathon)		36,000
Temporary competition venues
Venue		Sports		Capacity
Olympic Aquatics Stadium	C	Swimming,Synchronized swimming (play-offs) andWaterpolo (play-offs)		15,000
Copacabana Stadium		Beach volleyball		12,000
Deodoro Stadium		Modern pentathlon (riding, combined running and shooting),Rugby		15,000
Fort Copacabana		Marathon swimming,Cycling (road races),Triathlon		5,000
Future Arena		Handball		12,000
Mountain Bike Centre		Cycling (mountain biking)		5,000
Pontal		Athletics (racewalking),Cycling (time trials)		5,000
Riocentro –Pavilion 2		Weightlifting		6,500
Competition venues outside Rio de Janeiro
Venue		Sports	Location	Capacity
Mané Garrincha National Stadium	A	Football (8 x group, quarterfinals)	Brasília,Distrito Federal	69,394
Mineirão		Football (6 x group, quarterfinals, W semifinal, M 3rd place)	Belo Horizonte,Minas Gerais	58,170
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova		Football (8 x group, quarterfinals)	Salvador,Bahia	51,700
Arena Corinthians		Football (6 x group, quarterfinals, M semifinal, W 3rd place)	São Paulo,São Paulo	48,234
Arena da Amazônia		Football (6 x group)	Manaus,Amazonas	40,549

^ 1. Although the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics occurred on 5 August, football matches began on 3 August.^[2]

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