*2016 Summer Olympics*
{Games of the XXXI Olympiad}
→*37 venues* in Rio de Janerio
→*Motto*- 'A new world'
→*Theme* - 'World Peace and Environment'
▶▶*Total Medals*-2102
→*Nations participating* -206
→*Athletes participating*-11436
→*Events*- 306 in 28 sports and 41 disciplines
→*New sports for 2016*-golf and rugby sevens
→*Women sports events* -136
→*Men sports events*-161
→*Mixed events* -9
▶▶Total 306 events
→*Opening ceremony*- 5 August
→*Closing ceremony*- 21 August
→*Stadium*- Maracanã Stadium
→*Logo*- Henri Matisse's painting Dance
→*Mascot*- Vinicius (named after musician 'Vinicius de Moraes')
→*Official Song*- Life of a Traveller
→*First time entrants*-Kosovo,South sudan
→*Number of Indian Athletes* - 119 in 15 sports
→*India's Flag-beare* - Abhinav Bindra
→*First transgender model to participates in Opening ceremony* -Lea T(Brazil)
→*IOC President* -Thomas Bach
→*IOC Headquarters* -Lausanne,Switzerland
→*First Indian woman member of IOC*-Nita Ambani
→*Indian Olympic association president* - Narayana Ramachandran
→*IOA Headquarters* -New Delhi
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