The 2016 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad will be hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, AS announced at the 121st IOC Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2009.
They are scheduled to be held from August 5 to 21, 2016, making these the second Summer Olympics to be held during the host city’s winter (the first was the Sydney 2000 Olympics, whose first week was held during the Southern Hemisphere’s winter).
There will be 35 competition venues mainly in Barra da Tijuca, but also in three other zones: Copacabana, Deodoro, and Maracanã. It will mark the first time a South American city hosts the event, the third to host in the Southern Hemisphere (and the first time in a Southern Hemisphere country other than Australia), and also the first time a Portuguese speaking country hosts the event. These will be the first Summer Olympic Games since the Sydney 2000 Olympics not to be held in the host nation’s capital city.
The Modern Pentathlon Test Event (UIPM World Cup #2) will take place 10-14 March 2016. The Modern Pentathlon competition of the Olympic Games will be held 18-20 August 2016. Both events will take place at Deodoro Olympic Park.
Rio 2016 – Qualification System – Modern Pentathlon (French version)
- Rio 2016 – Qualification System Explanation – Modern Pentathlon (English version)
- Олимпийские игры 2016 в Рио – Квалификационная система (Russian version)
- Juegos Olímpicos Rio 2016 – Sistema de Clasificación (Spanish version)
* Please, note the following update: the German Open is no longer an Olympic PWR competition.
Anti-Doping Rules applicable to Rio 2016 (French version)
- Note that in case of different interpretations, the English version prevails.
