2016 Summer Olympics
| Games of the XXXI Olympiad
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| Athletes participating
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| Events
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| Opening ceremony
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| Closing ceremony
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| Officially opened by
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| Athlete's Oath
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| Judge's Oath
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| Olympic Torch
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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.
Host Bids
The following sites have announced, through a municipal government authority or by a national Olympic committee, of their intentions to compete for the opportunity to host the 2016 Summer Olympics:
- Chile
- Brussels or Flanders, Belgium
- Busan, South Korea
- Delhi, India
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Hamburg, Germany
- Milan, Italy
- Portugal
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Minneapolis and Saint Paul, United States
- Tel Aviv, Israel
