RIO
OLYMPICS – 2016
1.
Host – Brazil, South America (First time in
South America)
2.
Number of Countries Participated : 207
3.
Total Games Featured : 28 Olympic Sports
4.
Officially known as Games of XXXI Olympiad
5.
Theme : World Peace and Environment
6. Opening and Closing Ceremony : at Maracana Stadium, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
7. Top
three in the medals tally : USA(total-121), Great Britain,
China
(India
ended at 67th place with 1 Bronze and 1 Silver)
8. Mascot :Vinicius (Named after a Musician)
9. New
Sports For Rio Olympics : Golf and Rugby.
10. New
Countries : Kosovo and South Sudan
11. Usain
Bolt won his 3rd Olympic Gold
medal in 100m event
12. Michael
Phelps won his fourth Gold medal in individual Medley.
13. Andy
Murray clinches Gold medal in men’s tennis singles Category.
14. 15
year old Ren Qian got the Gold medal in diving for China (7th
medal).
15. PV
Sindhu won Silver medal for India in Women’s Singles Badminton Event after
defeated by Carolina Marin (Spain)
16. Sakshi
Malik won Bronze in Freestyle Wrestling in 58Kg Catetgory.