Rio 2016; Future Arena (2)

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FUTURE ARENA

  • Architect; Lopes Santos & Ferreira Gomes + AndArchitects
  • Year completed; 2016
  • Type; New and temporary
  • Capacity; 12.000 seats
  • Olympic Sports; Handball
  • Paralympic Sports; Goalball
  • Legacy; The Future Arena will be removed after the Games and re-used in the construction of four schools.

 

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Rio 2016; Olympic Stadium

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OLYMPIC STADIUM

  • Architect; Lopes Santos & Ferreira Gomes
  • Year completed; 2007, Renovated in 2016
  • Type; Existing, temporary expanded
  • Capacity; 44.661 permanent + 15.000 temporary seats
  • Olympic Sports; Athletics + Football
  • Paralympic Sports; Athletics
  • Previous major events; 2007 Pan American Games
  • Legacy; Home of Botafogo

 

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Rio 2016; Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre

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MARIA LENK AQUATICS CENTRE

  • Architect; Lopes Santos & Ferreira Gomes
  • Year completed; 2007
  • Capacity; 5.000 seats
  • Pool dimensions; 25x50x3m + 25x30x5/3,8m + 20x50x1,5m
  • Olympic Sports; Diving + Synchronised Swimming + Water Polo
  • Paralympic Sports ; –
  • Previous major events; 2007 Pan American Games
  • Legacy; Regional en international competitions. Part of the Olympic Training Centre.

 

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Rio 2016; Deodoro Olympic Park

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DEODORO OLYMPIC PARK

Deodoro is the 2nd largest cluster and is located to the northwest of the centre. This district has many existing venues that were used during the Pan American Games in 2007, for example the Shooting and Equestrian Centres.

Venues:

  • Deodoro Aquatics Centre
  • Deodoro Stadium
  • Olympic Equestrian Centre
  • Olympic Hockey Centre (read more)
  • Olympic Shooting Centre
  • Youth Arena (read more)
  • Mountain Bike Centre
  • Olympic BMX Centre (read more)
  • Whitewater Stadium

 

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Rio 2016; Fort Copacabana

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FORT COPACABANA

  • Type; Temporary
  • Capacity; 5.000 seats
  • Olympic Sports; Road Cycling + Marathon Swimming + Triathlon
  • Paralympic Sports; Athletics (Marathon) + Paratriathlon

 

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Rio 2016; Heart of Denmark Pavilion (2)

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Rio 2016; Lagoa Stadium

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LAGOA STADIUM

  • Year completed; 2016
  • Type; Temporary
  • Capacity; 14.000 seats
  • Olympic Sports; Canoe Sprint + Rowing
  • Paralympic Sports; Paracanoe + Para-rowing

 

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Rio 2016; Sponsor Pavilions Barra Olympic Park

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COCA COLA

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Rio 2016; Whitewater Stadium

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WHITEWATER STADIUM

  • Architect; Vigliecca & Associados
  • Consultants; Whitewater Parks International
  • Year completed; 2016
  • Volume lake/reservoir; 25.000 m3
  • Capacity; 8.424 temporary seats
  • Olympic Sports; Canoe Slalom
  • Paralympic Sports; –
  • Legacy; Swimming pool / recreational pool (after removal of the obstacles)