RIO OLYMPICS – 2016

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 67^th 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 3^rd 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 (7^th 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.