Rio 2016 Olympic Schedule and Result Summer Olympics of 2016 (Portuguese: Jogos OlÃmpicos de Verão de 2016), officially known as the Olympic Games XXXI known as Rio in 2016, is a multi-international sports major event in the tradition of the Olympic Games judged by the International Olympic Committee and to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It began opening rounds in some of the events in the August 3, 2016 - two days before the opening ceremony and is running the Games officially in the period from August 5 to August 21, 2016................. More than 11,000 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), including first time entrants Kosovo and South Sudan, are involved. with 306 sets of medals, Games features 28 Olympic sport, including Sevens rugby and golf, which has been added by the International Olympic Committee in 2009. This sporting events taking place in 33 locations in the host city, as well as in five places in the cities of Sao Paulo (t...