Rio Olympics Games 2016

Edition: 31st
★ Opening Ceremony:  5th August, 2016
★ Closing Ceremony: 22nd August, 2016
★ Theme: World Peace and Environment
★ Motto: A New World
★ Mascot: Vinicius
★ Total Participating Nations: 207
★ Total Events: 306
★ Total Sports Category: 28
★ 1st Time Participating Country: Kosovo, South Sudan
★ New Sports Event: Golf, Rugby
★ Headquarter of International Olympic Committee: Lausanne, Switzerland
★ President of International Olympic Committee: Thomas Bach
★ 1st Indian Women Member: Nita Ambani
★ India's Flag-bearer: Abhinav Bindra
★ Number of Indian Athletes: 117
★ Largest Olympic Team of 2016 Rio Olympics: USA (554 athletes)
★ Smallest Olympic Team of 2016 Rio Olympics: South Pacific Nation of Tuvalu (1 athletes)
★ 1st Gold Medal at Rio Olympic: Virginia Thrasher (Women's 10 meter air rifle, USA)
★ 1st Indian Medalist at Rio: Sakshi Malik (Bronze, 58 Kg Freestyle Wrestling)
★ 2nd Indian Medalist at Rio: P. V. Sindhu (Silver, Women's Single Badminton)
★ Highest Individual Medal: Michael Phelps (6 Medals: Gold- 5, Silver-1, USA)
★ Youngest Gold Medal: Ren Qian (15-Year Old, Women's 10m Platform Diving Event)
★ Youngest athlete of 2016 Rio Olympics: Meet Gaurika Singh (13-Year Old, Swimmer, Nepal)
★ Next Olympic Venue: Tokyo, 2020
★ Headquarter of Indian Olympic Association (IOA): New Delhi
★ President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA): Narayana Ramachandran
★ General Secretary of Indian Olympic Association (IOA): Rajeev Mehta.