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Sport and Competition Schedule

Rodrigo Garcia Director

Press Operations Briefing | Oct 2015 The Games in numbers 5 – 21 August

4 zones 19 days 10,903 athletes 206 NOCs

28 sports 42 disciplines 306 events 697 sessions

• 2 ceremonies (opening and closing) • 100 DAYS Torch Relay around the country • 5 co-host cities Returning Olympic

Olympic Course

Eight competition days - men’s competition will be on Olympic days 6, 7, 8 and 9, women’s on days 12, 13, 14 and 15

Approximately 30 countries per gender

120 athletes Returning Olympic Sport

Deodoro

Six competition days - women’s competition will be on Olympic days 1, 2 and 3, men’s on days 4, 5 and 6

68 matches

288 athletes 5-21 August Use this schedule to help you plan your Olympic Games experience. Daily competition schedule All competition schedules included in this guide are subject to change. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Sport Venue Zone Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tueday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tueday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sambódromo Maracanã Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Athletics Maracanã Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Athletics - Sambódromo Maracanã Ű Ű Athletics - Race Walk TBC TBC Ű Ű - Pavilion 4 Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű / Deodoro / Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Beach Beach Volleyball Arena Copacabana Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Riocentro - Pavilion 6 Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Whitewater Stadium Deodoro Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Canoe Lagoa Stadium Copacabana Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Cycling - BMX Olympic BMX Centre Deodoro Ű Ű Ű Cycling - Mountain Bike Deodoro Ű Ű Cycling - Road Race Copacabana Ű Ű Cycling - Road Time Trial Barra Ű Cycling - Track Rio Olympic Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Equestrian - Olympic Equestrian Centre Deodoro Ű Ű Ű Ű Equestrian - Olympic Equestrian Centre Deodoro Ű Ű Ű Ű Equestrian - Jumping Olympic Equestrian Centre Deodoro Ű Ű Ű Ű Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Competition Mineirão Stadium Belo Horizonte Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Mané Garrincha Stadium Brasília Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Amazônia Arena Manaus Ű Ű Ű Football Maracanã Ű Ű Ű Ű Olympic Stadium Rio de Janeiro Ű Ű Ű Ű schedules are Fonte Nova Arena Salvador Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű TBC TBC Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Golf Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű - Artistic Rio Olympic Arena Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű available on Gymnastics - Rhythmic Rio Olympic Arena Barra Ű Ű Ű Gymnastics - Trampoline Rio Olympic Arena Barra Ű Ű Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Olympic Hockey Centre Deodoro Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Rio Exchange Marathon Fort Copacabana Copacabana Ű Ű / / Youth Arena Deodoro Ű Ű Ű Lagoa Stadium Copacabana Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Rugby Deodoro Stadium Deodoro Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Marina da Glória Copacabana Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Shooting Olympic Shooting Centre Deodoro Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Swimming Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Synchronised Swimming Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Table Riocentro - Pavilion 3 Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Carioca Arena 3 Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Tennis Olympic Tennis Centre Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Fort Copacabana Copacabana Ű Ű Volleyball Maracanãzinho Maracanã Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Julio de Lamare Aquatics Centre / Olympic Aquatics Stadium Maracanã / Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Weightlifting Rio Centro - Pavilion 2 Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű - Freestyle Carioca Arena 2 Barra Ű Ű Ű Ű Ű Wrestling - Greco-Roman Carioca Arena 2 Barra Ű Ű Ű Opening Ceremony Maracanã Maracanã Ű Closing Ceremony Maracanã Maracanã Ű 30 31 Competition schedule highlights

Key changes from London

Evening sessions will have later start times Athletics Select finals will be included in all morning sessions

Badminton Competition moved to second week of the Games

Additional competition venue Basketball Last medal of the Games

Beach volleyball Last match starts at midnight

Boxing Men’s and women’s finals distributed across eight sessions, earlier session times

Canoe sprint The 200m events will be distributed across all competition days

Dressage will now follow immediately after the conclusion of eventing and Equestrian jumping will be the last discipline, ending on day 14 Competition schedule highlights

Key changes from London

In the team events, women’s foil will be substituted by women’s sabre and men’s Fencing sabre with men’s épée

Rio (Olympic Stadium and Maracanã) and another five cities will host matches Football *Session schedule times for Amazônia Arena are UTC-4

All gymnastics disciplines will compete in one venue Gala will be conducted one day after the conclusion of Gymnastics Artistic: apparatus finals are distributed over the three days (4, 3 and 3 finals) Trampoline: start with the women's competition

Rio 2016 will use two pitches for hockey competitions Hockey New format also includes quarter-finals Competition schedule highlights

Key changes from London

Competition includes one additional day (three days total) Modern Fencing ranking round will be held on the additional day pentathlon A fencing bonus round has also been added Sailing Competition to be held over 11 days Tennis Two sessions on centre court for first five days Competition moved to the end of the second week, with morning finals Triathlon The order of events will be men’s then women’s Swimming Late start for both morning and evening sessions Competition schedule highlights

Key changes from London

Estimation of time per match will be longer than in London Volleyball Late evening sessions and single sessions for quarter-finals

Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman and men's and women's freestyle will have six categories each Olympic Qualification Timeline

Starting and end dates Qualification timeline started summer 2014 for a number of sports (equestrian and basketball being two of the first sports) and concludes on 11 July 2016 with athletics

Rio 2016 Sport Entries deadline Rio 2016 Sport Entries deadline is 18 July 2016 Competition Draw Sports that confirmed draws prior to Games time:

Date Sport

January Basketball

April Football; Handball

July Rugby

Location and dates are being approved by the IFs. Test Event Calendar 19 in 2015 + 25 in 2016

2015 2016 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY

BEACH CYCLING SYNCHRONISED WEIGHT- WATER POLO VOLLEYBALL TRIATHLON BOXING BASKETBALL DIVING VOLLEYBALL BMX SWIMMING LIFTING 12 – 14 27 APRIL 15 - 19✓ 1 - 2 ✓ 2 - 6 ✓ 3 – 4 ✓ 1 – 6 15 - 17 19 - 24 2 - 6 7 - 10 – 1 MAY

HANDBALL CANOE CYCLING TABLE POWER- ROWING MOUNTAIN TENNIS TAEKWONDO SPRINT TENNIS LIFTING 29 APRIL BIKE 10 – 12 20 - 21 5 - 6 9 5 – 9 ✓ 4 – 6 ✓ 18 - 21 20 - 23 – 1 MAY 11

WHEEL- FREESTYLE CHAIR JUDO SHOOTING EQUESTRIAN ARCHERY HOCKEY WRESTLING 6 - 9 ✓ 15 - 22✓ 24 - 28 RUGBY 8 - 9 14 - 25 4 - 5 30 - 31 26 - 28

RACE MODERN BADMINTON SWIMMING ATHLETICS SAILING WALK PENTATHLON 15 - 22✓ 24 - 29 28 10 - 14 15 - 20 14 - 16

CYCLING CANOE CYCLING PARALYMPIC GYMNASTICS ROAD SLALOM TRACK ATHLETICS 16 ✓ 26 - 29 18 - 20 16 - 24 18 - 21

MARATHON GOLF TBC SWIMMING 22 - 23✓ 22 - 24

FENCING 23 - 27 Test Event Concept

4 major events (Rio 2016’s responsibility) 38 events Testing all areas of the Games Testing field of play (FOP), results, timing and scoring

Rowing: 5–9 August 2015 Aquece Rio Open Series, Rio 2016 responsibility Rio 2016 to test FOP and event services Equestrian: 6–9 August 2015 Events under responsibility of IF/NF 15 Rio 2016 to test FOP Diving: 19–24 February 2016 IFs/NFs IF/NF to deliver event services

Gymnastics: 16–24 April 2016

Sport tests 1 major event testing Paralympic specificities +7 FOP operational test – no competition Athletics: 17-21 May 2016 Test Events

Amedeo Ricottilli Senior Manager of Press Operations

Press Operations Briefing | Oct 2015 Test Events General

Press Ops “fully” involved in eight test events: 1. Rowing (2015 WRJC) already done - full involvement 2. Equestrian (Aquece Rio International Horse Trials) already done - full involvement 3. Diving (FINA World Cup) February 2016 4. Golf (International Exhibition) March 2016 5. Rugby (Aquece Rio Intl Women’s ) March 2016 6. Gymnastic (Rio Olympic Gymnastic Qualifier) April 2016 7. Paralympic swimming (CPB Paralympic Intl Open) April 2016 8. Athletics (Campeonato Iberoamericano) May 2016 • Specific Press Ops activities (e.g. staff, photo positions, news service, etc.) tested in all other events • Detailed report post-event and specific meeting with Functional Areas to discuss improvements and changes for Games time Test Events Full involvement

• Accreditation process and zoning as per the Olympic and Paralympic Matrix • Plan of the spaces and the services • Test of the staff to be recruited at Games time • Test of specific procedures: photo boats operations, test of mixed zones for rowing and rugby • Print distribution and pigeonholes management • Info+ back of house testing • Volunteers • Training plan for staff Test Events Specific operations

• Test of photo positions for every event • Robotic and remote cameras installation • Underwater cameras set-up • Vans and motorbikes for road cycling photos • Boat operations for photos in sailing, triathlon and • Tests of mixed zone for tennis • Photo platforms for several events • Rope operations for golf • Key staff roles

• Specific technology infrastructure Test Events General information • Majority of test events are part of our Aquece Rio programme • Information on Aquecerio.com • For major test events, information is also available on the IF website

Dedicated session for media with all information for accreditation facilities and services available Test Events Aquecerio.com – Media section

Individual accreditation request per event Test Events Media accreditation form

• Deadline to request media accreditation is usually three weeks before the event, to allow enough time for visa requests if needed • In some events, a limitation of three staff per news organisation may be implemented • [email protected] or [email protected] are the email addresses for further information on test events Thank you rio2016.com TM © Rio 2016 | All rights reserved.