Just one day to Opening Ceremony of XXXI Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (BRA), but less then 24 hours to archery competition.
Olympic Games will start on 5th August and will end on 21st August.
Attached an interesting infographic of the Games (Source: rio 2016 olympics infographic thanks to dr-discount for the illustrations).
Archery competition will go from Friday 5th to Friday 12th August, with 4 days of Finals.
Details:
- Venue: Sambodromo
- Number of athletes: 128 (64 Men, 64 Women)
- Number of Medals: 4 (Men’s, Women’s, Men’s Team, Women’s Team)
Defending Champions (after London 2012):
- Man: OH JIN HYEK, KOREA
- Woman: KI BO BAE, KOREA
- Men’s Team: ITALY
- Women’s Team: KOREA
Here some info about equipment and how it works and numbers about Archery at Olympic Games.
Focus on European archers in Rio:
- Number of athletes: 46 / 128
- Number of nations: 22
- Number of first-time nations: 2 (Azerbaijan and Austria)
The most decorated European Olympian on the Rio roster is Marco Galiazzo. Attending his fourth Games, the Italian man already has three medals: Individual gold from 2004, team gold from 2012 and team silver from ’08.
The only European nation with a full six-athlete roster at Rio 2016 is Italy.
Here all details about European Countries at Rio, nation-by-nation.
Schedule:
Friday 5 August: Qualification Rounds Men (h. 13.00 GMT), Women (h. 17.00 GMT)
Saturday 6 August: Elimination Round Men Team (h. 13.00 GMT), Finals (from 1/4-final) (h. 17.00 GMT)
Bronze medal match (h. 20.39 GMT) / Gold medal match (h. 21.07 GMT)
Sunday 7 August: Elimination Round Women Team (h. 13.00 GMT), Finals (from 1/4-final) (h. 18.00 GMT)
Bronze medal match (h. 20.39 GMT) / Gold medal match (h. 21.07 GMT)
Monday 8 August: Elimination Round Individuals (h. 13.00 and 19.00 GMT)
Tuesday 9 August: Elimination Round Individuals (h. 13.00 and 19.00 GMT)
Wednesday 10 August: Elimination Round Individuals (h. 13.00 and 19.00 GMT)
Thursday 11 August: Elimination Round Women (h. 13.00 GMT), Finals (from 1/4-final) (h. 18.00 GMT)
Bronze medal match (h. 20.27 GMT) / Gold medal match (h. 20.43 GMT)
Friday 12 August: Elimination Round Men (h. 13.00 GMT), Finals (from 1/4-final) (h. 18.00 GMT)
Bronze medal match (h. 20.27 GMT) / Gold medal match (h. 20.43 GMT)
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