History of Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro

August 5, 2016 - August 21, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro is hosting South America’s first Olympic Games, set against a stunning backdrop that has been attracting visitors for more than 500 years.

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Olympic Taekwondo

Olympic Boxing

Olympic medal table interactive

Top Olympics medal-winning nations interactive

Top summer Olympics medal-winning nations

Origins of the Olympic Games

Olympic doping Interactive

Violence seeps back into Rio's favelas

Olympic doping

New Olympic technology

Olympic security measures

Olympic events schedule

Olympic Race Walk interactive

Olympic Marathon route interactive

Olympic Golf

Olympic Marathon route

Olympic Race Walk

Olympic stadium icons

Olympic Marathon Swimming interactive

Olympic medals podium

Olympic budgets compared

Olympic medals factfile

Olympic Medals

Olympic Mountain Bike interactive

Olympic Mountain Bike

Olympic track records interactive

Olympic 10,000m evolution

Olympic 200m evolution

Olympic 100m evolution

Olympic 800m evolution