Road to Rio: Olympic Venues

The open ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games is one week from tonight! Not only do the Olympic games allow athletes to shine, but puts the spotlight directly on the host city. Host cities spend years building and perfecting their venues to be ready when the world's watching.


MARCANA


The Marcana Stadium will stage the opening and closing ceremonies, along with the finals of both men's and women' soccer. Maracana Stadium hosted the 2014 World Cup.

SAMBODROMO


Sambodromo is most know for hosting samba school parade during carnival. This venue will host events such as archery and the marathon for the 2016 games.

RIO OLYMPIC ARENA


This arena was built in 2007 for the Pan American Games. For the Rio Olympics it will host artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline gymnastics.

PONTAL


Pontal is a temporary facility located on the coast in Rio's Western Zone. It marks the starting and finishing line for road cycling.

ENGENHAO (OLYMPIC STADIUM)


Like the Olympic Arena, the Olympic Stadium was built in 2007 for the Pan American Games. This summer it will host soccer and track and field events.

OLYMPIC AQUATICS STADIUM


The aquatics stadium is the stage of swimming competitions and water polo finals. The venue has two swimming pool, one for events and one for warming up. This is a temporary structure that will be dismantled after the Games.


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9 comments

  1. I'm soooo excited for the Olympics so this post made me really happy! Can't wait to see all the festivities!

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  2. The aquatics building is really cool! - Crystal

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  3. I can't wait for the Olympics!!

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  4. I can't believe that opening ceremonies are next week! I can't wait! I also can't believe that they're going to dismantle the aquatics center afterwards!

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  5. That is crazy that they will dismantle the aquatic center. It looks like such a cool building!

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  8. I love the Olympics and cannot wait for next week! So cool to see all the different venues!

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  9. The Olympics will bring with it huge number of visitors which means that the public transport will be completely booked hence it is suggested that you start planning your travel agenda to get to your favorite event.

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