2015 In Sport
2015 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. This year, some sporting events listed below are qualifying ones, for athletes, to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics, Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. From July 2015 to May 2016, the venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will be tested, by hosting various events in them. Calendar by month January February March April May June July August September October November December Air sports * February 13 – October 13: 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship ** February 13 & 14: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi *** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme *** Open Challenger Class winner: Cristian Bolton ** May 16 & 17: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba in Chiba (city), Chiba *** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme *** Open Challenger Class winner: Petr Kopfstein ** ...
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2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. 11,238 athletes from 207 nations took part in the 2016 Games, including first-time entrants Kosovo at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kosovo, South Sudan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, South Sudan, and the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Refugee Olympic Team. With 306 sets of medals, the Games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009. These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city and at five separate venues in the Brazilian cities of ...
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