Summer Olympics 2016: Rio de Janeiro
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
What to expect at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games
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306
Number of events in this year’s Games
37
Number of sporting venues
206
Number of nations participating in the Games
175
Number of nations participating in the Paralympic Games
10,293
Number of participating athletes in Rio 2016
over 700,000
Total capacity of all venues
1
Number of times Rio de Janeiro has hosted an Olympics (2016)
5,130
Number of medals to be awarded in 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
83
Number of places the torch will pass through on its journey from Greece to Brazil
22,000
Number of miles the torch will travel (12,000 miles by road and 10,000 miles by air) during the 95-day torch relay
12,000
Number of torchbearers
60,000
Capacity of Olympic Stadium
by Katherine Schauer
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