NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 2016 Olympics

The 2016 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, will be an international athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Olympic Committee. The organization under the leadership of Jacques Rogge is currently preparing to mount calls for cities to bid for the honor of hosting the event. All applications are expected to be officially submitted in 2007. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... The Olympic Oath is taken by an athlete and a judge at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. ... The Olympic Oath is taken by an athlete and a judge at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. ... The Olympic Flame at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics The Olympic Flame or Olympic Fire is a symbol of the Olympic Games. ... There are several Olympic Stadiums around the world: Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands Olympic Stadium, Antwerp, Belgium Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany Olympic Stadium, Guangdong, Peoples Republic of China Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadyumu, Istanbul, Turkey Stade... The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organise this sports event every four years. ... Jacques Rogge (born May 2, 1942) is a Belgian orthopaedic surgeon and has been the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2001. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 12th 2005, Kenya made an intention on hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. Kenya would be one of two African countries (the other being South Africa) to seriously bid for the Olympics. However, Rogge said that Kenya would have to make infrastructure changes to be taken seriously. Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ...

Cities Considering Bids

The following sites are currently working towards bids for the 2016 Olympic Games (this highly credible list has been obtained from sources within each campaign):

Basingstoke, England (Announced May 2005)
Busan, South Korea (Busan's Mayor announced on October 2, 2002)
Chile (Announced Chile's NOC President on October 15, 2002)
Delhi, India (IOA announced December 27, 2003)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (According to March 1, 2004 Report)
Hamburg, Germany (According to February 17, 2004 Mayor's Announcement)
Japan (Sapporo or Fukuoka) (JOC announces May 19, 2005)
Kenya (GamesBids.com Reports January 12, 2005)
Milan or Rome, Italy (GamesBids.com Reports Feb. 18, 2005)
Portugal (GamesBids.com Reports January 7, 2004)
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Under investigation)
St. Petersburg, Russia (According to Vice Governor, December 29, 2003)
St. Paul/Minneapolis, USA (According to August 7, 2003 Report)
San Diego USA, Tijuana Mexico (Binational bid study underway according to Jan. 24, 2005 report.)
Tel Aviv, Israel (conducting feasibility study, admits challenges.)
Thailand (According to September 15, 2004 Report)
Location within the British Isles. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Busan Metropolitan City, also commonly referred to as Pusan, is a harbor city and designated Metropolitan City in the southeast of South Korea. ... Delhi (दिल्ली or Dillī in Hindi and Bengali and دیلی in Urdu) is a term that refers to either the State of Delhi or the National Capital Territory (NCT) of the Republic of India. ... Classification Emirate, City Emirate Dubai Emir Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area 3,885 km² [1] Population –City proper –Density –UAE rank 1,141,959 (total) [2] 1,137,376 [3] 293. ... Position of Hamburg in Germany Hamburgs central broadway Jungfernstieg at the Alster lake, between 1900 and 1914 This article is about the city in Germany. ... Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ... Masanobu Fukuoka, author of The One Straw Revolution, is the pioneer of No Till grain growing (see also permaculture) Fukuoka is also the name of two towns in Japan, Fukuoka, Toyama (in Toyama Prefecture) and Fukuoka, Gifu (in Gifu Prefecture) Central Fukuoka View of Momochi, Fukuoka. ... Location within Italy Piazza della Scala Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed of Italian regions. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area - City Proper 1290 km² Population - City (2004) - Metropolitan - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Rotterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province South Holland Population 604,819 (2005) Coordinates 51° 55 N.; 4° 30 E. Website www. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ... Tijuana is the largest city in the state of Baja California, Mexico. ... Tel Aviv at night Dizengof Center Allenby Street Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew תל אביב-יפו; Arabic تل ابيب-يافا Tal Abīb-Yāfā) is an Israeli city on the coast of the Mediterranean sea. ...

Categories: Future events | Summer Olympic Games | 2016 in sports For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Olympics and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ... The Games of the II Olympics were held in 1900 in France. ... The 1904 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were held in St. ... The fourth modern Olympic games, held in sports Opening ceremonies April 22, 1906 Closing ceremonies May 2, 1906 Officially opened by George I of Greece Athletes Oath not applicable Judges Oath not applicable Olympic Torch not applicable First Intercalated Games These games were scheduled by the IOC in... The Games of the IV Olympiad, originally scheduled to be held in Rome, were instead held in 1908 in London, England. ... The Games of the V Olympiad were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The Games of the VI Olympiad were to have been held in 1916 in Berlin, Germany. ... The Games of the VII Olympiad were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. ... The Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in France. ... The Games of the IX Olympiad were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... The Games of the X Olympiad were held in 1932 in Los Angeles, United States. ... The Games of the XI Olympiad were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ... The Games of the XII Olympiad were cancelled due to World War II. Originally slated to be held in Tokyo, Japan, they were later awarded to Helsinki, Finland before being cancelled completely. ... The Games of the XIII Olympiad were cancelled due to World War II. They were to have been held in London, United Kingdom. ... The Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in 1948 in United Kingdom. ... The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Finland. ... The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Italy. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Japan. ... The Games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Mexico City in 1968. ... The Games of the XX Olympiad were held in 1972 in Munich, West Germany. ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union. ... The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States. ... The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... The Games of the XXVII Olympiad were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the Peoples Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p. ... The 2012 Summer Olympics is formally known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... Originally called Semaine des Sports dHiver (International Winter Sports Week) and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions held at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France between 25 January and 5 February 1924, organised by the French Olympic Committee, were in... The II Olympic Winter Games were held in 1928 in Sankt-Moritz, Switzerland. ... The III Olympic Winter Games were held in Lake Placid, New York, USA and opened on February 4, 1932. ... The IV Olympic Winter Games were held in the villages of Garmisch and Partenkirchen in Bavaria. ... The anticipated V Olympic Winter Games were cancelled due to World War II. They were to have been held in Sapporo, Japan. ... The anticipated V Olympic Winter Games were cancelled due to World War II. They were to have been held in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. ... The V Olympic Winter Games were held in St. ... The VI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1952 in Norway. ... The VII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1956 in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. ... The VIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1960 in Squaw Valley, USA. Alexander Cushing, the creator of the resort, campaigned vigorously to win the Games. ... The IX Olympic Winter Games were held in 1964 Austria. ... See also: 1968 Winter Paralympics The X Olympic Winter Games were held in 1968 France and opened on Norway won the most medals, the first time a country other than the Soviet Union had done so since the Soviet Union first entered the Winter Games in 1956. ... The XI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1972 in Japan. ... The XII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. ... The XIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, Canada; they withdrew before the final vote. ... The XIV Olympic Winter Games were held in 1984 in Japan; and Falun/Göteborg, Sweden. ... The XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... The XVI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1992 in France. ... The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Japan. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... See also: 2006 Winter Paralympics The XX Olympic Winter Games will be held in Turin, Italy from February 10 to 26. ... The 2010 Winter Olympics, known formally as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The 2014 Winter Olympics, formally called the XXII Winter Olympic Games, will be an international athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Olympic Committee. ... The 2018 Winter Olympics, formally called the XXIII Winter Olympic Games, will be an international athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Olympic Committee. ... The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organise this sports event every four years. ...

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