The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and officially branded as Rio 2016, were 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. The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: August 5 – August 21, 2016. Top of the medal table: United States (46 gold, 37 silver, 38 bronze); Great Britain (27 gold, 23 silver, 17 bronze); China (26 gold, 18 silver, 26 bronze). Wiki link