Rio Olympics Games 2016 - At A Glance

Rio Olympics Games 2016 - At A Glance

Dear Readers,
The 2016 Rio Olympics were declared closed on today by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, following a ceremony which culminated in the handover of the Olympic flag to 2020 hosts Tokyo. The 2016 Games, which were the first to be held in South America, saw 11,000 athletes from 207 National Olympic Committees compete for 306 sets of medals. Today we are presenting a short note on Rio Olympic Games 2016.
Rio Olympics Games 2016 - At A Glance

Edition: 31st
Opening Ceremony:  5th August, 2016
Closing Ceremony: 22nd August, 2016
Theme: World Peace and Environment
Motto: A New World
Mascot: Vinicius
Total Participating Nations: 207
Total Events: 306
Total Sports Category: 28
1st Time Participating Country: Kosovo, South Sudan
New Sports Event: Golf, Rugby
Headquarter of International Olympic Committee: Lausanne, Switzerland
President of International Olympic Committee: Thomas Bach
1st Indian Women Member: Nita Ambani
India's Flag-bearer: Abhinav Bindra
Number of Indian Athletes: 117
Largest Olympic Team of 2016 Rio Olympics: USA (554 athletes)
Smallest Olympic Team of 2016 Rio Olympics: South Pacific Nation of Tuvalu (1 athletes)
1st Gold Medal at Rio Olympic: Virginia Thrasher (Women's 10 meter air rifle, USA)
1st Indian Medalist at Rio: Sakshi Malik (Bronze, 58 Kg Freestyle Wrestling)
2nd Indian Medalist at Rio: P. V. Sindhu (Silver, Women's Single Badminton)
Highest Individual Medal: Michael Phelps (6 Medals: Gold- 5, Silver-1, USA)
Youngest Gold Medal: Ren Qian (15-Year Old, Women's 10m Platform Diving Event)
Youngest athlete of 2016 Rio Olympics: Meet Gaurika Singh (13-Year Old, Swimmer, Nepal)
Next Olympic Venue: Tokyo, 2020
Headquarter of Indian Olympic Association (IOA): New Delhi
President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA): Narayana Ramachandran
General Secretary of Indian Olympic Association (IOA): Rajeev Mehta

Medal Standings of Rio Olympic 2016

Ranking
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
👇🏿
USA
46
37
68
121
👇🏿
Great Britain
27
23
17
67
👇🏿
China
26
18
26
70
👇🏿
Russia
19
18
19
56
👇🏿
Germany
17
10
15
42
👇🏿
Japan
12
8
21
41
👇🏿
France
10
18
14
42
👇🏿
South Korea
9
3
9
21
👇🏿
Italy
8
12
9
28
1👇🏿
Australia
8
11
10
29
👉�👉�👉�67th position
India
0
1
1
2